Grafton Race 8

Grnsw 5Th Grade Final F

Stake: $7,409

Great race with 8 genuine chances...SANDAVE BLAZE (3) has high speed when hitting the ground and comes off three straight wins here in blistering times, the one to beat. BLUE ART (7) is airborne at present with a string of victories at short odds, big show. LOCAL LEGEND (1) will be strong late and is ideally drawn. DUSTY MCGRAW (2) looks a threat

Distance: 450m
Class: 5th Grade
Track: Good
Weather: Showers
Surface: All Weather

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Local Legend (1) 12164x2111
Trainer: Garry Geary (Junction Hill)
Prize Money: $21,978
Win / Place: 28% / 72%

Box Specialist

Last Start Winner from Box

2 yo Black D

Sire: BEAST UNLEASHED (AUS)

Dam: ALPHA IRIS (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

25: 7-5-6

Track

23: 7-5-6

Trk/Dst

20: 6-5-6

Distance

20: 6-5-6

Season

19: 6-5-4

1st Up

2: 0-1-1

2nd Up

2: 1-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
1	6	0	0	0

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

Comments

Strong heat winner from this same draw last week, deep race but is in top form and looks a leading contender again

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
1st of 7	2/3/25	Grafton	450m	1	0:25.41	63.8 km/h	0.1L	$2.10	0:25.41	0:25.03	GR 5	$3,452	$2,192	5	1. Local Legend 2. Dusty McGraw 3. Know All Leah
1st of 6	25/2/25	Grafton	450m	7	0:25.25	64.2 km/h	1.3L	$1.80	0:25.25	0:25.25	GR 5	$3,452	$2,192	9	1. Local Legend 2. Dam Smooth 3. Firebird
1st of 8	16/2/25	Grafton	350m	5	0:19.68	64.0 km/h	7.0L	$2.50	0:19.68	0:19.68	GR 5	$2,564	$1,637	7	1. Local Legend 2. Smooth Panther 3. High Range
2nd of 8	9/2/25	Grafton	450m	6	0:25.50	63.5 km/h	6.5L	$3.90	0:25.03	0:25.03	GR 5	$3,452	$705	63	1. Sandave Ablaze 2. Local Legend 3. Out The Will
63 Day Spell
99th of 3	21/1/25	Grafton	450m	3	N/A	-	8L	$0.00	0:25.24		Trial	$0	-	-	1. 99-Local Legend 2. 99-Let Them Go 3. 99-Orson Ivy
4th of 6	8/12/24	Grafton	450m	4	0:25.79	62.8 km/h	4.0L	$6.00	0:25.51	0:25.51	GR 4/5	$3,652	$83	21	1. Hear The Crow 2. Whispering Jack 3. Know All Baxter

Dusty McGraw (2) 32311111x2
Trainer: Dave Irwin (Warragai Creek)
Prize Money: $25,114
Win / Place: 54% / 100%

Track Specialist

Track / Distance Specialist

2 yo Black D

Sire: ASTON RUPEE (AUS)

Dam: NANGAR GOLD (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

11: 6-2-3

Track

7: 5-1-1

Trk/Dst

7: 5-1-1

Distance

7: 5-1-1

Season

9: 5-2-2

1st Up

2: 1-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Smart pup who has already won 5 form 7 over this T/D with a 25.22pb, should rush forward early and take beating again

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 7	2/3/25	Grafton	450m	8	0:25.42	63.7 km/h	0.1L	$2.30	0:25.41	0:25.03	GR 5	$3,452	$705	124	1. Local Legend 2. Dusty McGraw 3. Know All Leah
124 Day Spell
1st of 8	29/10/24	Grafton	450m	1	0:25.36	63.9 km/h	1.5L	$1.10f	0:25.36	0:25.30	GR 5	$4,562	$2,969	7	1. Dusty McGraw 2. Velaris 3. Roger
1st of 8	22/10/24	Grafton	450m	7	0:25.36	63.9 km/h	4.8L	$1.15f	0:25.36	0:25.36	GR 5	$3,452	$2,192	2	1. Dusty McGraw 2. Watch The Show 3. Roger
1st of 8	20/10/24	Grafton	450m	4	0:25.22	64.2 km/h	3.3L	$1.55f	0:25.22	0:25.22	GR 5	$4,562	$2,969	7	1. Dusty McGraw 2. Local Legend 3. Ultimate Floyd
1st of 8	13/10/24	Grafton	450m	5	0:25.31	64.0 km/h	5.3L	$1.50f	0:25.31	0:25.18	GR 5	$3,452	$2,192	10	1. Dusty McGraw 2. Velaris 3. Tiddler Boy
1st of 7	3/10/24	Albion Park	520m	4	0:30.41	61.6 km/h	1.0L	$1.33f	0:30.41	0:29.93	NOV	$10,323	$6,710	7	1. Dusty McGraw 2. Looks Good 3. Akela Iaido

Sandave Ablaze (3) 1514475111
Trainer: David Richardson (The Pinnacles)
Prize Money: $18,454
Win / Place: 47% / 68%

Track Specialist

Track / Distance Specialist

Picket Fence

2 yo Black D

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED (AUS)

Dam: SANDAVE DIVA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

19: 9-0-4

Track

16: 8-0-4

Trk/Dst

7: 4-0-0

Distance

7: 4-0-0

Season

19: 9-0-4

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
4	5	0	0	0

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

Comments

Has high speed when hitting the ground and comes off three straight wins here in blistering times, huge chance again

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
1st of 7	2/3/25	Grafton	450m	6	0:25.17	64.4 km/h	3.0L	$1.40	0:25.17	0:25.03	GR 5	$3,452	$2,192	14	1. Sandave Ablaze 2. McKeon 3. Rapido Vito
1st of 5	16/2/25	Grafton	450m	1	0:25.11	64.5 km/h	5.3L	$1.10	0:25.11	0:25.11	GR 5	$3,452	$2,192	7	1. Sandave Ablaze 2. Velaris 3. Mum Said Albert
1st of 8	9/2/25	Grafton	450m	3	0:25.03	64.7 km/h	6.5L	$3.30	0:25.03	0:25.03	GR 5	$3,452	$2,192	14	1. Sandave Ablaze 2. Local Legend 3. Out The Will
5th of 8	26/1/25	Grafton	450m	2	0:25.74	62.9 km/h	8.3L	$3.30	0:25.16	0:25.16	GR 4/5	$3,652	-	5	1. Blue Art 2. Wobbly 3. Apache Tiger
7th of 8	21/1/25	Grafton	450m	4	0:25.68	63.1 km/h	3.5L	$1.90	0:25.44	0:25.44	GR 5	$3,452	-	16	1. Divorce Source 2. Velaris 3. Paw Until Payday
4th of 8	5/1/25	Grafton	450m	8	0:25.65	63.2 km/h	6.8L	$2.20	0:25.17	0:25.00	GR 5	$3,452	$83	4	1. Benjamin Mac 2. Velaris 3. Wobbly

Dam Smooth (4) 217132622
Trainer: Garry Geary (Junction Hill)
Prize Money: $7,992
Win / Place: 22% / 77%

Nearing Another Win

2 yo BLU B

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED (AUS)

Dam: QUARA'S FLICK (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

9: 2-4-1

Track

6: 1-3-1

Trk/Dst

4: 0-3-0

Distance

4: 0-3-0

Season

9: 2-4-1

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Honest type who has made a solid start to her career, tricky draw but has upside and don't rule out

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
2nd of 8	2/3/25	Grafton	450m	4	0:25.60	63.3 km/h	1.8L	$6.00	0:25.47	0:25.03	GR 5	$3,452	$705	5	1. Kilara Chloe 2. Dam Smooth 3. Fly Tom
2nd of 6	25/2/25	Grafton	450m	2	0:25.34	63.9 km/h	1.3L	$11	0:25.25	0:25.25	GR 5	$3,452	$705	9	1. Local Legend 2. Dam Smooth 3. Firebird
6th of 7	16/2/25	Grafton	450m	2	0:25.89	62.6 km/h	5.8L	$7.00	0:25.48	0:25.11	GR 5	$3,452	-	7	1. McKeon 2. He's A Bonus 3. Lil Pocket's
2nd of 8	9/2/25	Grafton	450m	8	0:25.67	63.1 km/h	3.0L	$4.80	0:25.46	0:25.03	GR 5	$3,452	$705	35	1. Phantom Juliet 2. Dam Smooth 3. My Boy Majestic
35 Day Freshen-Up
3rd of 8	5/1/25	Grafton	350m	4	0:20.31	62.0 km/h	0.8L	$7.50	0:20.27	0:19.91	GR 5	$2,564	$361	7	1. Two Fisted 2. Nugget Roberts 3. Dam Smooth
1st of 7	29/12/24	Grafton	350m	1	0:20.21	62.3 km/h	1.5L	$2.00f	0:20.21	0:19.81	GR 5	$2,564	$1,637	11	1. Dam Smooth 2. Stylish Beast 3. Needs Time

Rapid Lulu (5) 1511113122
Trainer: David Richardson (The Pinnacles)
Prize Money: $16,217
Win / Place: 58% / 83%

Track Specialist

Track / Distance Specialist

Nearing Another Win

2 yo Black B

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED (AUS)

Dam: SANDAVE DIVA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

12: 7-2-1

Track

7: 4-2-0

Trk/Dst

5: 3-2-0

Distance

5: 3-2-0

Season

12: 7-2-1

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Fast beginner who has won 7 from 12 starts so far, probably needs a career best performance to win but should be competitive

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
2nd of 7	2/3/25	Grafton	450m	6	0:25.60	63.3 km/h	1.8L	$2.80	0:25.48	0:25.03	GR 5	$3,452	$705	28	1. Blue Art 2. Rapid Lulu 3. High Range
2nd of 6	2/2/25	Grafton	450m	1	0:25.43	63.7 km/h	0.8L	$3.40	0:25.39	0:25.36	GR 4/5	$3,652	$749	5	1. Tarawi Buster 2. Rapid Lulu 3. Velaris
1st of 5	28/1/25	Grafton	450m	4	0:25.33	64.0 km/h	5.3L	$1.50	0:25.33	0:25.33	GR 4/5	$3,652	$2,303	13	1. Rapid Lulu 2. Whispering Jack 3. Tiny Rambo
3rd of 8	15/1/25	Taree Super Track	525m	1	0:30.77	61.4 km/h	2.5L	$1.80	0:30.58	0:30.44	NG	$8,059	$527	7	1. Elizabeth Fire 2. Coin Counter 3. Rapid Lulu
1st of 8	8/1/25	Taree Super Track	525m	2	0:30.50	62.0 km/h	0.8L	$1.80	0:30.50	0:30.35	NG	$3,807	$2,414	8	1. Rapid Lulu 2. Elizabeth Fire 3. Kenzie Robbo
1st of 8	31/12/24	Grafton	450m	7	0:25.35	63.9 km/h	3.5L	$3.00	0:25.35	0:25.35	GR 5	$4,562	$2,969	7	1. Rapid Lulu 2. Rupee Mc Graw 3. Roger

McKeon (6) 131112
Trainer: Michael Landrigan (Waterview Heights)
Prize Money: $9,835
Win / Place: 66% / 100%

Track Specialist

Track / Distance Specialist

1 yo Black B

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: FIRE ON ICE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

6: 4-1-1

Track

6: 4-1-1

Trk/Dst

4: 3-1-0

Distance

4: 3-1-0

Season

6: 4-1-1

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Talented youngster who is yet to miss a place in 6 career starts and already a 3 time winner here, this is her toughest test to date but can run well

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 7	2/3/25	Grafton	450m	4	0:25.38	63.8 km/h	3.0L	$4.80	0:25.17	0:25.03	GR 5	$3,452	$705	14	1. Sandave Ablaze 2. McKeon 3. Rapido Vito
1st of 7	16/2/25	Grafton	450m	3	0:25.48	63.6 km/h	2.0L	$1.80	0:25.48	0:25.11	GR 5	$3,452	$2,192	7	1. McKeon 2. He's A Bonus 3. Lil Pocket's
1st of 8	9/2/25	Grafton	450m	8	0:25.38	63.8 km/h	3.0L	$3.10	0:25.38	0:25.03	MX	$4,562	$2,969	7	1. McKeon 2. My Warrior 3. Watch The Diva
1st of 8	2/2/25	Grafton	450m	4	0:25.40	63.8 km/h	0.3L	$3.00	0:25.40	0:25.36	MX	$3,452	$2,192	5	1. McKeon 2. Way Too Long 3. My Frankenstein
3rd of 8	28/1/25	Grafton	350m	1	0:20.37	61.9 km/h	4.8L	$2.70	0:20.04	0:19.79	MDN	$3,674	$472	7	1. Othello 2. Aussie Storm 3. McKeon
1st of 7	21/1/25	Grafton	350m	7	0:20.05	62.8 km/h	3.5L	$1.90	0:20.05	0:19.90	MDN	$1,987	$1,304	-	1. McKeon 2. Whispering Sally 3. Grapple

Blue Art (7) 2716313111
Trainer: Robert Ayres (Glass House Mountains)
Prize Money: $38,800
Win / Place: 31% / 74%

Unbeaten at the Track

Unbeaten at the Distance

Unbeaten The Track / Distance

2 yo BLU D

Sire: TOMMY SHELBY (AUS)

Dam: BOSCONO (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

35: 11-6-9

Track

2: 2-0-0

Trk/Dst

2: 2-0-0

Distance

2: 2-0-0

Season

28: 8-4-8

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
8	2	1	0	0

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

Comments

Airborne at present with three straight wins, all as an odds on favourite, will get clear air out wide and looks a leading contender again

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
1st of 7	2/3/25	Grafton	450m	5	0:25.48	63.6 km/h	1.8L	$1.60	0:25.48	0:25.03	GR 5	$3,452	$2,192	11	1. Blue Art 2. Rapid Lulu 3. High Range
1st of 4	19/2/25	Capalaba	366m	2	0:19.58	67.3 km/h	1.0L	$1.40	0:19.58	0:19.58	Best 8	$3,885	$2,525	3	1. Blue Art 2. Magistrate 3. Minter Formula
1st of 5	16/2/25	Capalaba	366m	7	0:19.39	68.0 km/h	5.0L	$1.80	0:19.39	0:19.39	Best 8	$3,885	$2,525	15	1. Blue Art 2. Go For Launch 3. Outback Gold
99th of 2	11/2/25	Ipswich	520m	3	N/A	-	6.71L	$0.00	0:30.60		Trial	$0	-	-	1. 99-Blue Art 2. 99-Sirius Andrew 3.
3rd of 8	1/2/25	Ipswich	520m	8	0:31.27	59.9 km/h	14.5L	$2.60	0:30.24	0:30.24	GR 5	$5,994	$599	6	1. Swift Beach 2. Go Seek Izra 3. Blue Art
1st of 8	26/1/25	Grafton	450m	3	0:25.16	64.4 km/h	0.8L	$8.50	0:25.16	0:25.16	GR 4/5	$3,652	$2,303	14	1. Blue Art 2. Wobbly 3. Apache Tiger

Kilara Chloe (8) 1644112x41
Trainer: Jamie Hancock (Doubtful Creek)
Prize Money: $16,772
Win / Place: 38% / 61%

Box Specialist

3 yo Black B

Sire: SENNACHIE (AUS)

Dam: KINGSBRAE RAYLEN (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

13: 5-3-0

Track

5: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

5: 1-0-0

Distance

5: 1-0-0

Season

2: 1-0-0

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 2-0-0

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

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

Comments

Solid heat winner off an inside draw last week, has further scope to improve and capable of figuring in the finish

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
1st of 8	2/3/25	Grafton	450m	2	0:25.47	63.6 km/h	1.8L	$9.00	0:25.47	0:25.03	GR 5	$3,452	$2,192	7	1. Kilara Chloe 2. Dam Smooth 3. Fly Tom
4th of 5	23/2/25	Grafton	450m	5	0:25.46	63.6 km/h	6.5L	$16	0:24.99	0:24.99	GR 4/5	$3,652	$83	290	1. Super Scrub 2. Wobbly 3. Mad Toro
290 Day Spell
99th of 3	16/2/25	Grafton	450m	1	N/A	-	3.57L	$0.00	0:25.46		Trial	$0	-	-	1. 99-Kilara Chloe 2. 99-Know All Baxter 3. 99-Tiny Rambo
99th of 1	10/9/24	Casino	411m	3	N/A	-	0L	$0.00	23.35		Trial	$0	-	-	1. 99-Kilara Chloe 2. 3.
2nd of 8	9/5/24	Albion Park	520m	4	0:30.52	61.3 km/h	0.1L	$7.50	0:30.51	0:30.03	GR 5	$10,323	$2,065	10	1. Mischievous Lou 2. Kilara Chloe 3. Hoshino
1st of 8	29/4/24	Albion Park	520m	8	0:30.20	62.0 km/h	4.3L	$3.30f	0:30.20	0:30.12	GR 5	$5,994	$3,896	7	1. Kilara Chloe 2. Annihilating 3. Bye Bye Dreamer