Northfield Park Race 9

1609M

Stake: $21,086

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: Fine
Surface: All Weather
Class: NW6500L4

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Esteso (Fr1) 6152931441
Trainer: Keith Kash (Jnr) ()
Driver: Keith Kash Jr.
Prize Money: $125,925
Win / Place: 19% / 38%

4 yo Brown Filly

Sire: CREATINE (USA)

Dam: SMITH HALL

100

Rating

Stats

Career

36: 7-3-4

Distance

36: 7-3-4

Trk/Dst

23: 6-1-2

Track

23: 6-1-2

Season

13: 3-1-1

1st Up

3: 0-2-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

3rd Up

3: 1-0-1

All-Weather

36: 7-3-4

Best Mile

1:56.00

Comments

Recent efforts have been impressive. Last start won by a 0.6 m as favourite (Fr2) at this track (1:59.00) beating Lous Private Eye in NW4PMCD on April 2 at $2.10.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 9	2/4/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Keith Kash Jr.	1:59.00	1:59.00	0.6m	$2.10f	4	NW4PMCD	$19,329	$9,665	1. Esteso 2. Lous Private Eye 3. Templeton
4th of 9	29/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Keith Kash Jr.	1:57.10	1:57.10	15.8m	$3.40	3	NW4PMCD	$19,176	$1,535	1. Bar Talk 2. Impressive View 3. Rhett Butler
4th of 9	26/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Keith Kash Jr.	1:59.20	1:59.20	6.8m	$4.70	11	30000CLNW7	$19,176	$1,535	1. Mounds For All 2. Benezia 3. Lions Habitat As
1st of 8	15/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Keith Kash Jr.	1:59.00	1:59.00	0.3m	$8.20	7	NW4PMCD	$19,423	$9,711	1. Esteso 2. Bar Talk 3. Flip Five Stones
3rd of 8	8/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Keith Kash (Jnr)	1:56.20	1:56.20	15.8m	$9.10	7	NW4PMCD	$19,423	$2,331	1. Irresistible Son 2. Certified Swan 3. Esteso
9th of 9	1/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Keith Kash (Jnr)	1:58.10	1:58.10	70.5m	$8.10	3	NW4PMCD	$19,423	-	1. Memorynimagination 2. Flip Five Stones 3. Certified Swan

Fred's Dream Girl (Fr2) 3231773172
Trainer: Cory Kreiser ()
Driver: Aaron Merriman
Prize Money: $170,206
Win / Place: 13% / 49%

8 yo Bay Mare

Sire: TEAM SIX

Dam: BALATA

100

Rating

Stats

Career

79: 11-13-15

Distance

79: 11-13-15

Trk/Dst

72: 8-12-12

Track

72: 8-12-12

Season

13: 3-3-4

1st Up

3: 1-0-1

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

3rd Up

3: 1-1-0

All-Weather

79: 11-13-15

Best Mile

1:53.10

Comments

Improved last start with a solid effort when 2nd (Fr5) over 1609m at this track, beaten 0.9 m by Anastasia Rudy (1:58.10) in NW5000L4 on April 2 at $1.20.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 9	2/4/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Aaron Merriman	1:58.10	1:58.10	0.9m	$1.20f	7	NW5000L4	$17,571	$4,393	1. Anastasia Rudy 2. Fred's Dream Girl 3. Baby Yoda
7th of 8	26/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Aaron Merriman	1:57.30	1:57.30	18.8m	$3.00	12	NW5000L4	$17,433	-	1. Stumpy 2. Oberto 3. Get In And Go
1st of 9	14/3/25	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Dave Palone	1:53.10	1:53.10	12.8m	$5.40	7	NW6800L4	$15,008	$7,504	1. Fred's Dream Girl 2. Rising Mvp 3. Battin Athousand
3rd of 9	7/3/25	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Dave Palone	1:55.40	1:55.40	3.8m	$2.70f	5	NW6200L4	$15,008	$1,801	1. Stay Close 2. Wallet 3. Fred's Dream Girl
7th of 9	2/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Hunter Myers	1:57.00	1:57.00	11.3m	$12	7	NW6500L4	$21,188	-	1. Heavensdor Hanover 2. Lous Gambler 3. Bluebird Revival
7th of 8	23/2/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Hunter Myers	1:58.00	1:58.00	8.3m	$3.10	9	NW6500L4	$21,256	-	1. Johnny Boy 2. Get In And Go 3. Big Baller Beane

Famous Dan (Fr3) 5159574145
Trainer: Samuel Smith ()
Driver: Kody Massey
Prize Money: $257,824
Win / Place: 15% / 36%

6 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: DOVER DAN (USA)

Dam: SILVIA

Rating

Stats

Career

101: 16-9-12

Distance

101: 16-9-12

Trk/Dst

11: 2-1-1

Track

11: 2-1-1

Season

11: 3-0-0

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-1

3rd Up

2: 0-0-1

All-Weather

101: 16-9-12

Best Mile

1:55.10

Comments

Last start 5th (Fr3) over 1609m at this track, beaten 13 m by Nothingbutadreamer (1:56.40) in NW6500L4 on April 6 at $7.60. Two runs back 4th (Fr3) over 1609m at Buffalo Raceway, beaten 17 m by Grinder (1:58.00) in OPEN I-II on March 29 at $9.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 9	6/4/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Aaron Merriman	1:56.40	1:56.40	13.5m	$7.60	8	NW6500L4	$21,086	$1,054	1. Nothingbutadreamer 2. Get In And Go 3. Omyheart
4th of 8	29/3/25	Buffalo Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Kevin Cummings	1:58.00	1:58.00	17.3m	$9.00	7	OPEN I-II	$22,662	$1,813	1. Grinder 2. Newsboy 3. Crazy Ritz
1st of 7	22/3/25	Buffalo Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Kevin Cummings	2:02.20	2:02.20	12.0m	$6.30	7	NW5250L4	$18,304	$9,152	1. Famous Dan 2. Fireworks Flash 3. E Street
4th of 7	15/3/25	Buffalo Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Kevin Cummings	1:58.00	1:58.00	26.3m	$17	6	NW7000L4	$21,188	$1,695	1. Crazy Fool 2. Double Class 3. Grinder
7th of 9	9/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Hunter Myers	1:58.20	1:58.20	11.3m	$24	7	NW6500L4	$21,188	-	1. Magic Hill 2. Bird And Grenade 3. Rattling Pine
5th of 8	2/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Kody Massey	1:56.30	1:56.30	12.0m	$35	20	NW8000L4	$23,836	$1,191	1. Open Bar 2. Big Bad Caviar 3. Reckon I Will

Nacho Rodeo (Fr4) 55676x4124
Trainer: Edward Miller ()
Driver: Kurt Sugg
Prize Money: $154,974
Win / Place: 23% / 47%

5 yo Brown Horse

Sire: CREATINE (USA)

Dam: MAKER A LAKER

Rating

Stats

Career

38: 9-7-2

Distance

38: 9-7-2

Trk/Dst

20: 5-3-1

Track

20: 5-3-1

Season

4: 1-1-0

1st Up

4: 1-1-0

2nd Up

4: 3-0-1

3rd Up

4: 1-1-0

All-Weather

38: 9-7-2

Best Mile

1:55.10

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr1) over 1609m at this track beaten 6 m by Magic Hill (1:58.10) in NW6500L4 on March 30 at $10.30. Before that, a game effort when 2nd (Fr3) over 1609m at this track beaten 9 m by Swan On A Mission (1:57.30) in NW3500L4 on March 18 at $2.80.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 9	30/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Kurt Sugg	1:58.10	1:58.10	6.0m	$10	12	NW6500L4	$20,919	$1,673	1. Magic Hill 2. Irresistible Son 3. Rattling Pine
2nd of 8	18/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Kurt Sugg	1:57.30	1:57.30	9.8m	$2.80	7	NW3500L4	$14,125	$3,531	1. Swan On A Mission 2. Nacho Rodeo 3. Tulsa Bell
1st of 9	11/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Aaron Merriman	2:00.00	2:00.00	0.9m	$1.20f	13	NW1500L4	$8,829	$4,414	1. Nacho Rodeo 2. Emerald Chip 3. Norman Hill
4th of 8	26/2/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Kurt Sugg	2:00.30	2:00.30	5.3m	$4.10	106	NW3500L4	$14,170	$1,134	1. Mo Bay 2. Met Your Request 3. Bars Open
106 Day Spell
1st of 9	12/2/25	Northfield Park	1609m			-	Kurt Sugg	2:01.20	2:01.20	6.75m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Nacho Rodeo 2. Zena Lou 3. Roxie's Tom
6th of 9	12/11/24	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Kurt Sugg	1:57.40	1:57.40	9.8m	$7.10	10	NW3500L4	$14,064	-	1. Fred's Dream Girl 2. Double Account 3. Hitwiththeguy's

Magic Hill (Fr5) 2223116217
Trainer: Cory Kreiser ()
Driver: Ronnie Wrenn (Jnr)
Prize Money: $200,325
Win / Place: 25% / 54%

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: MUSCLE HILL (USA)

Dam: MAGIC MARKER

Rating

Stats

Career

35: 9-7-3

Distance

35: 9-7-3

Trk/Dst

11: 3-4-2

Track

11: 3-4-2

Season

11: 3-4-2

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

3rd Up

2: 1-1-0

All-Weather

35: 9-7-3

Best Mile

1:54.20

Comments

Last start 7th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track, beaten 16 m by Nothingbutadreamer (1:56.40) in NW6500L4 on April 6 at $4.80. Two runs back won by 3 m (Fr6) at this track (1:58.10) beating Irresistible Son in NW6500L4 on March 30 at $4.10.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
7th of 9	6/4/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Ronnie Wrenn (Jnr)	1:56.40	1:56.40	16.5m	$4.80	7	NW6500L4	$21,086	-	1. Nothingbutadreamer 2. Get In And Go 3. Omyheart
1st of 9	30/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Ronnie Wrenn (Jnr)	1:58.10	1:58.10	3.0m	$4.10	7	NW6500L4	$20,919	$10,460	1. Magic Hill 2. Irresistible Son 3. Rattling Pine
2nd of 9	23/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Ronnie Wrenn (Jnr)	1:58.30	1:58.30	6.8m	$26	7	NW6500L4	$20,919	$5,229	1. Shamrock 2. Magic Hill 3. Swartz Bros Donna
6th of 8	16/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Ronnie Wrenn (Jnr)	1:57.30	1:57.30	13.5m	$2.50	7	NW6500L4	$21,188	-	1. Lous Gambler 2. Swartz Bros Donna 3. Rankin
1st of 9	9/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Aaron Merriman	1:58.20	1:58.20	0.9m	$2.30f	11	NW6500L4	$21,188	$10,594	1. Magic Hill 2. Bird And Grenade 3. Rattling Pine
1st of 9	26/2/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Aaron Merriman	2:00.10	2:00.10	6.8m	$1.30f	7	30000CLNW7	$19,484	$9,743	1. Magic Hill 2. Esteso 3. Star Pilot

Son Of Sona (Fr6) 5143314897
Trainer: Keith Kash (Jnr) ()
Driver: Joseph Chindano (Jnr)
Prize Money: $302,454
Win / Place: 18% / 46%

9 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: DONTYOUFORGETIT (USA)

Dam: SONALONA HANOVER

Rating

Stats

Career

112: 21-15-16

Distance

112: 21-15-16

Trk/Dst

82: 16-11-10

Track

82: 16-11-10

Season

10: 2-0-2

1st Up

2: 0-1-1

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

3rd Up

2: 1-0-0

All-Weather

112: 21-15-16

Best Mile

1:54.30

Comments

Capable of better than we have seen lately. Last start 7th (Fr7) over 1609m at this track beaten 45 m by Kildare King (1:56.30) in NW10000L4 on March 30 at $20.50. The run prior 9th (Fr5) over 1609m at this track beaten 30 m by Beacon Beach (1:59.30) in OPEN HCP on March 23 at $25.60.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
7th of 7	30/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Keith Kash Jr.	1:56.30	1:56.30	44.3m	$21	7	NW10000L4	$26,498	-	1. Kildare King 2. Mo Bay 3. Setit And Forgetit
9th of 9	23/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Keith Kash Jr.	1:59.30	1:59.30	30.8m	$26	7	OPEN HCP	$33,993	-	1. Beacon Beach 2. Tequila Talkin 3. Windsong Patriot
8th of 9	16/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Ronnie Wrenn (Jnr)	1:58.10	1:58.10	51.8m	$11	7	OPENII HCP	$29,134	-	1. Irresistible Son 2. Setit And Forgetit 3. Heavensdor Hanover
4th of 7	9/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Keith Kash (Jnr)	1:57.00	1:57.00	9.8m	$44	7	OPEN HCP	$33,548	$2,684	1. Oh Look Magic 2. Open Bar 3. Nothingbutadreamer
1st of 8	2/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Keith Kash (Jnr)	1:57.10	1:57.10	0.9m	$37	7	OPEN HCP	$34,430	$17,215	1. Son Of Sona 2. Windsong Patriot 3. Shamrock
3rd of 9	23/2/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Keith Kash (Jnr)	1:56.30	1:56.30	6.8m	$9.90	13	NW8000L4	$25,684	$3,082	1. Tequila Talkin 2. Double Account 3. Son Of Sona

Anastasia Rudy (Fr7) 3427452261
Trainer: Jeff Conger ()
Driver: Chris Lems
Prize Money: $152,548
Win / Place: 9.64% / 40%

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: FULL COUNT

Dam: ANASTASIA WILDFIRE

100

Rating

Stats

Career

83: 8-11-15

Distance

83: 8-11-15

Trk/Dst

83: 8-11-15

Track

83: 8-11-15

Season

11: 1-3-1

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-2

3rd Up

3: 0-1-0

All-Weather

83: 8-11-15

Best Mile

1:56.30

Comments

Last start won by a 0.9 m (Sr1) at this track (1:58.10) beating Fred's Dream Girl in NW5000L4 on April 2 at $14.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 9	2/4/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Sr1	Chris Lems	1:58.10	1:58.10	0.9m	$14	7	NW5000L4	$17,571	$8,786	1. Anastasia Rudy 2. Fred's Dream Girl 3. Baby Yoda
6th of 8	26/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Tyler Angus	1:57.30	1:57.30	18.0m	$21	7	NW5000L4	$17,433	-	1. Stumpy 2. Oberto 3. Get In And Go
2nd of 9	19/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Luke Ebersole	1:57.30	1:57.30	0.9m	$13	7	NW5000L4	$17,656	$4,414	1. Mo Bay 2. Anastasia Rudy 3. Double Account
2nd of 9	12/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Luke Ebersole	1:58.10	1:58.10	0.9m	$6.30	14	NW2500L4	$11,476	$2,869	1. Bo Nanza Chip 2. Anastasia Rudy 3. Bars Open
5th of 8	26/2/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Luke Ebersole	2:00.30	2:00.30	7.5m	$6.50	7	NW3500L4	$14,170	$708	1. Mo Bay 2. Met Your Request 3. Bars Open
4th of 8	19/2/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Luke Ebersole	1:58.10	1:58.10	22.5m	$33	14	NW5000L4	$17,713	$1,152	1. Covid Cartel 2. Nothingbutadreamer 3. Bo Nanza Chip

Stumpy (Fr8) 7544661113
Trainer: Edward Miller ()
Driver: Justin Irvine
Prize Money: $309,159
Win / Place: 20% / 42%

Track / Distance Specialist

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: WHAT THE HILL (USA)

Dam: MISSING AN ANGEL

Rating

Stats

Career

59: 12-9-4

Distance

59: 12-9-4

Trk/Dst

35: 12-7-2

Track

35: 12-7-2

Season

9: 3-0-1

1st Up

3: 2-0-1

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-1

All-Weather

59: 12-9-4

Best Mile

1:57.00

Comments

Last start game effort when 3rd (Fr1) over 1609m at this track beaten 9 m by Looks Like Moni (1:55.40) in OPEN HCP on April 6 at $7.20. Two runs back won by 2.25 m (Fr7) at this track (1:57.30) beating Oberto in NW5000L4 on March 26 at $15.10.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 9	6/4/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Kurt Sugg	1:55.40	1:55.40	9.8m	$7.20	11	OPEN HCP	$34,265	$4,112	1. Looks Like Moni 2. Cornstar 3. Stumpy
1st of 8	26/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Chris Lems	1:57.30	1:57.30	2.3m	$15	8	NW5000L4	$17,433	$8,716	1. Stumpy 2. Oberto 3. Get In And Go
1st of 8	18/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Kurt Sugg	1:57.30	1:57.30	30.8m	$1.60f	7	NW2500L4	$11,476	$5,739	1. Stumpy 2. Solar 3. Travlin Swan
1st of 9	11/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Sr1	Keith Kash Jr.	1:58.30	1:58.30	1.5m	$1.70f	26	NW1500L4	$8,829	$4,414	1. Stumpy 2. Helpfull Princess 3. Lily's Swan Pond
1st of 6	27/2/25	Northfield Park	1609m			-	Kurt Sugg	2:02.00	2:02.00	5.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Stumpy 2. Muscle On 3. Weslynn Warrior
6th of 9	13/2/25	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Austin Hanners	1:57.30	1:57.30	19.5m	$4.50	8	NW2001L4	$18,599	-	1. Call Me Dani 2. Glenfidich 3. Mjs Wishinforpete

Setit And Forgetit (Sr1) 2117622737
Trainer: John Oliverio ()
Driver: Greg Grismore
Prize Money: $265,004
Win / Place: 16% / 44%

9 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: DONTYOUFORGETIT (USA)

Dam: CARSCOT REVIEW

Rating

Stats

Career

104: 17-17-12

Distance

104: 17-17-12

Trk/Dst

103: 17-17-12

Track

103: 17-17-12

Season

13: 2-3-2

1st Up

2: 0-1-1

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-0

All-Weather

104: 17-17-12

Best Mile

1:53.40

Comments

Last start 7th (Fr3) over 1609m at this track, beaten 20 m by Looks Like Moni (1:55.40) in OPEN HCP on April 6 at $123.20. Two runs back 3rd (Fr1) over 1609m at this track beaten 23 m by Kildare King (1:56.30) in NW10000L4 on March 30 at $30.40.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
7th of 9	6/4/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Greg Grismore	1:55.40	1:55.40	20.3m	$123	7	OPEN HCP	$34,265	-	1. Looks Like Moni 2. Cornstar 3. Stumpy
3rd of 7	30/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Greg Grismore	1:56.30	1:56.30	23.3m	$30	7	NW10000L4	$26,498	$3,180	1. Kildare King 2. Mo Bay 3. Setit And Forgetit
7th of 9	23/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Greg Grismore	1:59.30	1:59.30	6.0m	$35	7	OPEN HCP	$33,993	-	1. Beacon Beach 2. Tequila Talkin 3. Windsong Patriot
2nd of 9	16/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Sr1	Aaron Merriman	1:58.10	1:58.10	0.6m	$19	7	OPENII HCP	$29,134	$7,283	1. Irresistible Son 2. Setit And Forgetit 3. Heavensdor Hanover
2nd of 8	9/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Aaron Merriman	1:57.20	1:57.20	7.5m	$5.20	7	NW8000L4	$23,836	$5,959	1. Heavensdor Hanover 2. Setit And Forgetit 3. Big Bad Caviar
6th of 8	2/3/25	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Justin Irvine	1:57.10	1:57.10	9.8m	$96	7	OPEN HCP	$34,430	-	1. Son Of Sona 2. Windsong Patriot 3. Shamrock

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