Maitland Race 8

Greta Gbota Branch 1-6 Win Heat 3 H

Stake: $2,564

PRINCESS JOSIE (7) was midfield throughout and finished there last time when 4th (22.87) at this track. Consistent performer from this draw with a win and two minor placings to her credit. Tough to beat if on-song. AUSSIE RATTLER (1) has been in super consistent form, last time breaking from this same box when second in a Grade 5 at this track (22.61) and making it three straight placings. Good beginner and aided by the inside draw. Bold showing expected again. SPEEDY HOUDINI (4) has shown good improvement at her last two starts, finishing in the money last time when 3rd at this track over 400m. Solid beginner who can clear the tricky draw. Leading player again. SOGGY SOCKS (8) is in the mix after placing at a big quote last time out.

Distance: 400m
Class: 5th Grade
Track: Good
Weather: OCAST
Surface: All Weather

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Aussie Rattler (1) 4445671322
Trainer: Brian Mitchell (Caves Beach)
Prize Money: $9,030
Win / Place: 21% / 47%

Nearing Another Win

2 yo Black D

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED (AUS)

Dam: RATTLIN' HOME (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

19: 4-4-1

Track

12: 4-3-0

Trk/Dst

11: 4-3-0

Distance

14: 4-3-1

Season

13: 2-3-1

1st Up

3: 0-2-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	4	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	5	8
STARTS	5	5	4	2	3
1st	2	1	1	0	0
2nd	2	0	0	1	1
3rd	1	0	0	0	0

Comments

Hit the frame latest (22.61) when second at this track in a Grade 5. Goes very well off the draw boasting two wins and three places from five starts. With a clean break looks hard to beat.

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
2nd of 8	3/3/25	Maitland	400m	1	0:22.61	63.7 km/h	2.0L	$2.90	0:22.46	0:22.08	GR 5	$2,564	$483	7	1. Special Style 2. Aussie Rattler 3. John's Flash
2nd of 8	24/2/25	Maitland	400m	5	0:22.87	63.0 km/h	2.0L	$7.00	0:22.73	0:22.46	GR 5	$2,564	$483	14	1. Kingston Trick 2. Aussie Rattler 3. Jet Boots Tommy
3rd of 8	10/2/25	The Gardens	400m	1	0:23.14	62.2 km/h	2.5L	$2.80	0:22.95	0:22.66	GR 4	$1,321	$128	7	1. Dreamtime Dolly 2. Zipping Hoff 3. Aussie Rattler
1st of 8	3/2/25	Maitland	400m	3	0:22.74	63.3 km/h	0.8L	$1.70	0:22.74	0:22.08	GR 5	$2,564	$1,637	9	1. Aussie Rattler 2. Toxic Label 3. Our Apprentice
7th of 8	25/1/25	The Gardens	400m	2	0:23.45	61.4 km/h	12.5L	$10	0:22.57	0:22.57	GR 5	$2,564	-	12	1. Maeve Baby 2. Heart Desires 3. Kiarni Terror
6th of 8	13/1/25	Maitland	400m	2	0:23.17	62.1 km/h	4.8L	$2.60	0:22.83	0:22.02	GR 5	$2,564	-	6	1. Bomb Marvin 2. Larrakyah London 3. New Jack

Sparky United (2) 6677188857
Trainer: Jamey Dodd (CESSNOCK)
Prize Money: $11,977
Win / Place: 5.41% / 27%

3 yo RED/BDL D

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED (AUS)

Dam: COLD TWIST (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

74: 4-9-7

Track

16: 0-2-1

Trk/Dst

15: 0-2-1

Distance

39: 1-7-5

Season

16: 1-0-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
3	1	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	11	5	10	12	10	13	5	8
1st	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
2nd	2	0	0	4	1	1	0	1
3rd	1	0	1	0	1	2	1	1

Comments

Hasn't shown any early speed lately and tends to spot them a start in his races, Last start finished seventh over 388m at Gosford, beaten 13 lengths. Hard to have this time.

Expected Early Speed:Front Runner

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
7th of 8	4/2/25	Gosford	388m	3	0:23.47	59.5 km/h	13.8L	$91	0:22.51	0:21.89	GR 5	$2,564	-	14	1. Redshift Foxtrot 2. Star Elise 3. Good Odds Turbo
99th of 3	27/1/25	Maitland	400m	3	N/A	-	13.57L	$0.00	0:22.67		Trial	$0	-	-	1. 99-Speedy Pebbles 2. 99-Sparky United 3. 99-Raider Brax
5th of 8	21/1/25	Gosford	388m	5	0:23.19	60.2 km/h	4.8L	$126	0:22.86	0:21.99	GR 5	$2,564	-	5	1. Great North 2. Fascinate George 3. Redshift Foxtrot
8th of 8	16/1/25	Richmond Straight	324m	7	0:18.60	62.7 km/h	9.0L	$91	0:17.97	0:17.57	GR 5	$2,564	-	7	1. Mr. Irrelevent 2. Tilly The Filly 3. Milo Rules
8th of 8	9/1/25	Richmond Straight	324m	7	0:18.39	63.4 km/h	10.5L	$126	0:17.65	0:17.28	GR 5	$2,564	-	26	1. Fumbles 2. Like A Monarch 3. Run Baby
8th of 8	14/12/24	The Gardens	400m	1	0:24.27	59.3 km/h	17.3L	$23	0:23.07	0:22.94	GR 5	$2,564	-	4	1. Federal Mel 2. Peyton's Wish 3. Screaming Envy

Athena Miss (3) 8746628628
Trainer: Raymond Walters (Glendale)
Prize Money: $8,652
Win / Place: 5.66% / 20%

3 yo BLU B

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED (AUS)

Dam: BECKY BALE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

53: 3-5-3

Track

39: 3-4-3

Trk/Dst

28: 3-3-1

Distance

33: 3-3-1

Season

23: 0-3-0

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	3	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	6	3	8	7	8	7	5	9
1st	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
2nd	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0
3rd	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Comments

Last start finished eighth on February 22 over 400m at The Gardens behind Ripper Freda, beaten 26 lengths (24.40) in a Grade 5. Hard to recommend this time.

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
8th of 8	22/2/25	The Gardens	400m	6	0:24.40	59.0 km/h	26.0L	$101	0:22.57	0:22.57	GR 5	$2,564	-	7	1. Ripper Freda 2. Smoke And Flame 3. Magic Technique
2nd of 7	15/2/25	Gosford	388m	2	0:22.89	61.0 km/h	2.0L	$26	0:22.75	0:22.36	GR 5	$1,221	$194	5	1. Redshift Bravo 2. Athena Miss 3. Bel Tor Express
6th of 8	10/2/25	The Gardens	400m	6	0:23.92	60.2 km/h	13.8L	$126	0:22.95	0:22.66	GR 4	$1,321	-	28	1. Dreamtime Dolly 2. Zipping Hoff 3. Aussie Rattler
8th of 8	13/1/25	Maitland	400m	8	0:23.32	61.7 km/h	7.0L	$101	0:22.83	0:22.02	GR 5	$2,564	-	7	1. Bomb Marvin 2. Larrakyah London 3. New Jack
2nd of 8	6/1/25	Maitland	400m	5	0:23.37	61.6 km/h	6.0L	$61	0:22.94	0:22.15	GR 5	$2,564	$483	3	1. Baracuda 2. Athena Miss 3. Bel Tor Express
6th of 7	3/1/25	Gosford	388m	1	0:23.90	58.4 km/h	16.3L	$4.50	0:22.77	0:21.99	GR 5	$2,564	-	4	1. Jagger Style 2. Freeway Isaac 3. Jilliby Jewel

Speedy Houdini (4) f547335753
Trainer: Michael Edwards (Mount Forbes)
Prize Money: $17,921
Win / Place: 11% / 47%

3 yo Black B

Sire: TOMMY SHELBY (AUS)

Dam: RACING BOOTS (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

51: 6-8-10

Track

19: 3-2-3

Trk/Dst

16: 3-2-3

Distance

29: 5-3-7

Season

22: 1-1-6

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
1	5	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	5	7	6	11	3	9	6	4
1st	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0
2nd	0	1	1	4	0	0	1	1
3rd	2	2	2	0	1	1	2	0

Comments

Big odds last time but gave a huge sight after a fast early split, grabbed late but holding on to a placing when a 4 length third (22.70) over 400m at this track. Thereabouts of late and can feature with the right run.

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
3rd of 8	3/3/25	Maitland	400m	1	0:22.70	63.4 km/h	3.8L	$81	0:22.43	0:22.08	GR 4/5	$2,764	$405	7	1. Ripped Raccoon 2. Our China Red 3. Speedy Houdini
5th of 8	24/2/25	Maitland	400m	4	0:23.07	62.4 km/h	2.5L	$6.00	0:22.89	0:22.46	GR 5	$2,564	-	6	1. Brave Choice 2. Premier Mac 3. Cruising Charlie
7th of 8	18/2/25	Gosford	388m	8	0:22.79	61.3 km/h	8.3L	$19	0:22.22	0:22.09	GR 5	$2,564	-	7	1. Good Odds Turbo 2. Dynamic Archer 3. Great North
5th of 8	11/2/25	Gosford	388m	4	0:22.99	60.8 km/h	11.0L	$12	0:22.22	0:22.12	GR 5	$2,564	-	6	1. Magic Wylde 2. Bigbad Franky 3. Meatball Ron
3rd of 8	5/2/25	The Gardens	400m	2	0:23.27	61.9 km/h	6.5L	$26	0:22.80	0:22.80	GR 5	$2,564	$361	5	1. Lochinvar Tiger 2. Black Bronti 3. Speedy Houdini
3rd of 6	31/1/25	The Gardens	400m	6	0:23.57	61.1 km/h	7.3L	$7.50	0:23.06	0:22.67	GR 5	$2,564	$361	6	1. Salem Sweetheart 2. Sons Of Barry 3. Speedy Houdini

Elusive Lenny (6) 7668664866
Trainer: Barry Harmey (Bossley Park)
Prize Money: $1,748
Win / Place: 5.26% / 10%

2 yo LT FWN D

Sire: RITZA LENNY (AUS)

Dam: ELUSIVE ZESTA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

19: 1-0-1

Track

4: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

4: 0-0-0

Distance

6: 0-0-1

Season

17: 0-0-1

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	0	1	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	8
STARTS	1	3	5	2	2	3	3
1st	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2nd	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3rd	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Comments

Unplaced in four tries here. Last start 6th over 525m at Taree Super Track. Hard to entertain this time.

Expected Early Speed:Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
6th of 8	26/2/25	Taree Super Track	525m	3	0:31.68	59.7 km/h	11.8L	$71	0:30.86	0:30.54	MX	$3,452	-	9	1. See Red 2. Alfie's Princess 3. Kiarni Bolt
6th of 6	17/2/25	Nowra	520m	1	0:31.14	60.1 km/h	16.0L	$31	0:30.02	0:30.02	MX	$3,452	-	3	1. Maggie's Ethics 2. Dream Linkin 3. Where's Ivy
8th of 8	14/2/25	Richmond	520m	2	0:31.18	60.0 km/h	25.8L	$151	0:29.38	0:29.26	GR 5	$3,452	-	11	1. Zipping Evania 2. Tammy Road 3. Honk Honk
4th of 8	3/2/25	Maitland	400m	6	0:23.35	61.7 km/h	8.8L	$20	0:22.74	0:22.08	GR 5	$2,564	$83	9	1. Aussie Rattler 2. Toxic Label 3. Our Apprentice
6th of 8	25/1/25	The Gardens	400m	5	0:23.69	60.8 km/h	13.3L	$91	0:22.75	0:22.57	GR 5	$2,564	-	14	1. Prince Vinnie 2. Golden Book 3. Garin
6th of 7	11/1/25	The Gardens	515m	4	0:30.66	60.5 km/h	17.0L	$31	0:29.47	0:29.47	GR 5	$3,452	-	6	1. Here We Go 2. Sugar Jack 3. Miss Bansky

Princess Josie (7) 5322112234
Trainer: Natina Howard (Keinbah)
Prize Money: $16,761
Win / Place: 28% / 76%

2 yo Black B

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: ZAKUSKA ZIPPER (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

21: 6-7-3

Track

2: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-1

Distance

7: 1-2-2

Season

21: 6-7-3

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
1	3	2	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	4	3	1	1	2	2	4	4
1st	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
2nd	2	0	0	1	1	2	1	0
3rd	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0

Comments

Missed the frame latest (22.87) when fourth over 400m at this track in a Grade 5. Fairly consistent record from the draw including a win and two minors. Looks suited here and rates a leading chance.

Expected Early Speed:Front Runner

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
4th of 6	3/3/25	Maitland	400m	8	0:22.87	63.0 km/h	5.0L	$3.30	0:22.52	0:22.08	GR 5	$2,564	$83	12	1. Jet Boots Tommy 2. Reggae Ethics 3. Fire Me Up
3rd of 8	19/2/25	The Gardens	400m	2	0:23.42	61.5 km/h	9.3L	$1.50	0:22.78	0:22.78	GR 5	$2,564	$361	6	1. Bumpy's Lad 2. Fabulous Flame 3. Princess Josie
2nd of 6	13/2/25	Muswellbrook	431m	4	0:24.62	63.0 km/h	2.8L	$2.70	0:24.42	0:24.42	GR 4/5	$3,652	$749	8	1. Best Ever 2. Princess Josie 3. Premier Mac
2nd of 8	5/2/25	The Gardens	400m	7	0:23.11	62.3 km/h	1.0L	$2.40	0:23.03	0:22.80	GR 5	$2,564	$483	4	1. Dashing Mimco 2. Princess Josie 3. Anguilliformes
1st of 8	1/2/25	The Gardens	400m	1	0:22.77	63.2 km/h	6.5L	$1.40	0:22.77	0:22.57	GR 5	$2,564	$1,637	10	1. Princess Josie 2. Transpose 3. Cheap Rolex
1st of 7	22/1/25	Bulli	340m	7	0:19.51	62.7 km/h	0.3L	$4.20	0:19.51	0:19.16	GR 5	$3,208	$2,192	8	1. Princess Josie 2. Written In Gold 3. Runaway Ricky

Soggy Socks (8) 4564686683
Trainer: David Lewis (Mount Gambier)
Prize Money: $2,442
Win / Place: 9.52% / 19%

3 yo Black B

Sire: MEPUNGA BLAZER (AUS)

Dam: DESTINI DELTA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

21: 2-0-2

Track

2: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Distance

4: 0-0-1

Season

20: 2-0-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	0	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	8
STARTS	1	1	3	4	3	4	5
1st	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
2nd	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3rd	0	0	0	0	1	1	0

Comments

Good effort at double-figure odds last time when third (22.87) over 388m at Gosford. Wide draw here. Deserves respect.

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
3rd of 7	4/3/25	Gosford	388m	6	0:22.87	61.1 km/h	3.0L	$35	0:22.66	0:22.00	GR 5	$2,564	$361	43	1. Stormy Lane 2. Smart Aussie 3. Soggy Socks
43 Day Freshen-Up
8th of 8	20/1/25	Maitland	400m	2	0:23.94	60.2 km/h	18.8L	$51	0:22.62	0:22.10	GR 5	$2,564	-	6	1. Despicable Dash 2. Go The Zipper 3. Peyton's Wish
6th of 7	14/1/25	Gosford	388m	3	0:23.36	59.8 km/h	18.3L	$41	0:22.07	0:22.01	GR 5	$2,564	-	14	1. Where's Nanny 2. Silver Rein 3. Fascinate Abby
6th of 8	31/12/24	Gosford	388m	4	0:23.47	59.5 km/h	16.3L	$71	0:22.34	0:22.08	GR 5	$2,564	-	4	1. Rev It Suzie 2. Bring On Bling 3. Harper O'Brien
8th of 8	27/12/24	Gosford	388m	8	0:23.56	59.3 km/h	22.3L	$71	0:22.00	0:21.88	GR 5	$2,564	-	59	1. Sneaky Chamber 2. Diva's Delight 3. Got Merit
59 Day Freshen-Up
6th of 8	29/10/24	Gosford	388m	5	0:22.96	60.8 km/h	7.3L	$11	0:22.45	0:22.15	GR 5	$2,564	-	4	1. My Lady Ash 2. My Crabby 3. Geordie

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