Bendigo Race 10

Rank And File Cup (300+Rank) Ht6

Stake: $1,683

FLAT CHAT (4) flew the lids with a strong early split and led throughout to score an impressive win by 3.5 lengths over 410m at Horsham (23.40). Can make it back-to-back wins. STARSHIP ATLAS (1) was out of the placings last time when sixth at Warragul (23.09) but did record second best time of the card when winning four back. Has a solid record over this journey. Boasts two wins from two starts out of this box. Has the ability to give this a shake. LONELY HUNTER (7) was well fancied last time and led throughout to score (22.41) at Shepparton in a Grade 6 over 390m. Expected to measure up again.

Distance: 425m
Class: Grade 5 Heat
Track: Good
Weather: FINE
Surface: All Weather

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Starship Atlas (1) 1651721686
Trainer: Jason Sharp (Lara)
Prize Money: $4,708
Win / Place: 30% / 40%

Unbeaten from the Box

1 yo Black D

Sire: TOMMY SHELBY (AUS)

Dam: STARLIGHT AMY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

10: 3-1-0

Season

10: 3-1-0

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Last start finished 6th over 400m at Warragul beaten 6 lengths (23.09) behind Galloping Jessie in a Grade 5 on April 8. Yet to be beaten in two starts out of this draw. Sure to go 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
6th of 8	8/4/25	Warragul	400m	7	0:23.09	62.4 km/h	6.3L	$5.00	0:22.69	0:22.53	GR 5	$3,223	-	7	1. Galloping Jessie 2. No Charge 3. Key Pillars
8th of 8	1/4/25	Horsham	410m	7	0:23.93	61.7 km/h	8.3L	$7.50	0:23.39	0:22.93	GR 5	$3,223	-	8	1. Paw Glory 2. Sugar Bowl Rose 3. Tinker Conall
6th of 6	24/3/25	Shepparton	390m	4	0:22.65	62.0 km/h	5.0L	$6.50	0:22.32	0:21.76	GR 5	$3,223	-	6	1. Russian Berry 2. Tinker Lee 3. Aston Warrior
1st of 8	18/3/25	Geelong	400m	1	0:22.62	63.7 km/h	5.3L	$3.10	0:22.62	0:22.51	GR 6	$1,683	$1,100	7	1. Starship Atlas 2. Crown Arya 3. Condah Express
2nd of 8	11/3/25	Geelong	400m	9	0:22.62	63.7 km/h	1.8L	$4.80	0:22.50	0:22.30	MX 6/7	$3,223	$660	17	1. Gunai Nugget 2. Starship Atlas 3. Bend Your Ear
7th of 8	22/2/25	Shepparton	390m	3	0:22.76	61.7 km/h	9.2L	$10	0:22.12	0:22.12	GR 6	$1,683	-	9	1. Misclassified 2. Tipsy Turtle 3. Marionvale Kev

Tinker Dan (3) 5421866185
Trainer: Mark Giddings (Myrniong)
Prize Money: $26,829
Win / Place: 12% / 40%

4 yo RED/BDL D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: DYNA BOBBI (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

104: 13-17-12

Track

6: 2-0-1

Trk/Dst

6: 2-0-1

Distance

6: 2-0-1

Season

34: 4-4-5

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
7	6	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	11	16	11	14	9	16	14	13
1st	2	3	1	1	0	1	2	3
2nd	0	1	2	3	5	3	0	3
3rd	0	0	1	2	0	3	5	1

Comments

Goes well at this track and trip. Most recent effort finished 5th on April 8 over 390m at Ballarat behind Ziva Bale beaten 10 lengths (22.98) in a Grade 5. Must be included.

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
5th of 7	8/4/25	Ballarat	390m	5	0:22.98	61.1 km/h	10.1L	$11	0:22.27	0:22.25	GR 5	$1,683	-	7	1. Ziva Bale 2. Redeemer Belle 3. Borough Man
8th of 8	1/4/25	Geelong	400m	4	0:23.64	60.9 km/h	12.8L	$14	0:22.79	0:22.45	GR 5 H	$1,683	-	7	1. Sand Dunes 2. Golden Scotch 3. James's Entity
1st of 6	25/3/25	Geelong	400m	2	0:23.15	62.2 km/h	0.6L	$2.60	0:23.15	0:22.73	GR 5	$1,683	$1,100	15	1. Tinker Dan 2. Velox Bale 3. She's On Boost
6th of 7	10/3/25	Ballarat	450m	6	0:26.05	62.2 km/h	4.3L	$4.50	0:25.77	0:25.44	GR 5	$1,683	-	7	1. Remember What 2. Stella Rose 3. Kid Luck
6th of 7	3/3/25	Ballarat	450m	8	0:25.99	62.3 km/h	9.0L	$21	0:25.40	0:25.40	GR 5	$1,683	-	3	1. Hot Saki 2. Paw Samuel 3. Mr. Frankie Lee
8th of 8	28/2/25	Healesville	350m	2	0:19.94	63.2 km/h	8.7L	$21	0:19.33	0:19.33	GR 5	$1,683	-	7	1. Cash Now 2. Howe Pie 3. Get A Grip

Flat Chat (4) 1718758181
Trainer: Rachael Brown (SPRING GULLY)
Prize Money: $6,930
Win / Place: 26% / 42%

2 yo BDL D

Sire: BLACK MAGIC OPAL (AUS)

Dam: IMMERSION (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

19: 5-2-1

Season

19: 5-2-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Strong performance to win by 3.5 lengths at Horsham over 410m (23.40) beating Jed's Memory in Grade 5 on April 11. Looks the one to beat again.

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
1st of 6	11/4/25	Horsham	410m	2	0:23.40	63.1 km/h	3.6L	$2.00	0:23.40	0:23.13	GR 5	$1,683	$1,100	3	1. Flat Chat 2. Jed's Memory 3. Dollar Short
8th of 8	8/4/25	Horsham	410m	1	0:23.96	61.6 km/h	7.5L	$8.00	0:23.43	0:23.21	RST WIN	$3,696	-	8	1. Scooba Steve 2. Kill Your Smile 3. Let's Go Out
1st of 5	31/3/25	Ballarat	390m	7	0:21.89	64.1 km/h	9.1L	$6.00	0:21.89	0:21.89	GR 5	$1,683	$1,100	7	1. Flat Chat 2. Thai Mogwai 3. Haleigh Vella
8th of 8	24/3/25	Healesville	350m	3	0:20.41	61.7 km/h	8.3L	$13	0:19.87	0:19.53	GR 5	$1,683	-	3	1. Zinzan Charlie 2. Ayia The Slayer 3. Inter Sparkle
5th of 8	21/3/25	Healesville	350m	5	0:20.13	62.6 km/h	2.5L	$11	0:19.97	0:19.64	GR 5	$1,683	-	37	1. All In Ollie 2. Cathy's Dream 3. Why Not Jules
37 Day Freshen-Up
99th of 1	13/3/25	Warragul	400m	5	N/A	-	-	$0.00			Trial	$0	-	-	1. 99-Flat Chat 2. 3.

In Their Honour (5) 1176338742
Trainer: Jason Stemmer (Bangholme)
Prize Money: $23,364
Win / Place: 15% / 39%

4 yo Black D

Sire: MY BRO FABIO (AUS)

Dam: LOVE CAPERS (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

71: 11-8-9

Track

2: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

2: 0-1-0

Distance

2: 0-1-0

Season

33: 6-4-5

1st Up

2: 1-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
8	3	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	8	7	2	13	9	13	7	12
1st	0	0	0	2	1	4	0	4
2nd	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	2
3rd	1	1	1	4	1	0	0	1

Comments

Finished second last start (24.72) over 435m at Sale. Awkward draw to overcome. Looking to others.

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	9/4/25	Sale	435m	7	0:24.72	63.3 km/h	0.1L	$3.90	0:24.71	0:24.71	GR 5	$1,683	$352	5	1. Stellar Career 2. In Their Honour 3. Strike It Ryker
4th of 8	4/4/25	Healesville	350m	4	0:19.74	63.8 km/h	2.0L	$13	0:19.62	0:19.38	GR 5	$1,683	$55	15	1. Hard Press 2. King Plum 3. General Winston
7th of 8	20/3/25	Horsham	410m	5	0:24.24	60.9 km/h	13.2L	$15	0:23.32	0:23.32	GR 4/5	$1,683	-	4	1. Dunach Fireball 2. Dash Of Sally 3. Brutality
8th of 8	16/3/25	Healesville	350m	6	0:19.59	64.3 km/h	5.3L	$67	0:19.26	0:19.00	GR 5	$3,223	-	7	1. Leap Of Faith 2. Sailaway Gin 3. Silvertree Ben
3rd of 8	9/3/25	Healesville	350m	4	0:19.48	64.7 km/h	2.0L	$13	0:19.35	0:18.97	GR 5	$3,223	$330	7	1. Path To Nirvana 2. Lethal Trix 3. In Their Honour
3rd of 8	2/3/25	Healesville	350m	4	0:19.60	64.3 km/h	1.0L	$91	0:19.54	0:19.23	SPEC VET	$3,696	$380	7	1. Reverse Sweep 2. Peacock 3. In Their Honour

Astronomica (6) 5227736535
Trainer: Garry Johnson (Chum Creek)
Prize Money: $48,708
Win / Place: 10% / 40%

3 yo Black D

Sire: ASTON DEE BEE (AUS)

Dam: MISS MORRISSET (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

103: 11-15-16

Track

9: 1-1-1

Trk/Dst

7: 1-1-1

Distance

7: 1-1-1

Season

38: 4-3-6

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
3	7	1	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	9	8	13	10	7	18	18	20
1st	2	0	2	0	0	2	3	2
2nd	1	1	2	0	2	4	3	2
3rd	2	1	3	1	1	1	4	3

Comments

Came from wide draw and finished 5th in a Grade 5 on April 9 over 425m at this track behind Harry Hotcakes beaten 6 lengths (24.75). Hard to have 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
5th of 7	9/4/25	Bendigo	425m	7	0:24.75	61.8 km/h	5.8L	$5.50	0:24.37	0:24.21	GR 5	$1,683	-	6	1. Harry Hotcakes 2. Sandy Cabang 3. Paw Valentina
3rd of 8	3/4/25	Shepparton	450m	3	0:25.98	62.4 km/h	4.0L	$10	0:25.73	0:25.50	GR 5	$3,223	$330	8	1. County Kildare 2. Ned The Knight 3. Astronomica
5th of 8	26/3/25	Sale	435m	4	0:25.21	62.1 km/h	8.5L	$8.00	0:24.65	0:24.16	GR 5	$1,683	-	9	1. Doctor Minty 2. Dr. Spokes 3. Dr. Bell
6th of 8	17/3/25	Healesville	350m	7	0:19.84	63.5 km/h	3.3L	$11	0:19.62	0:19.57	GR 5	$1,683	-	11	1. Redgum Wars 2. Western Feel 3. Thai Butterfly
3rd of 8	6/3/25	Shepparton	450m	7	0:25.79	62.8 km/h	3.9L	$6.00	0:25.52	0:25.45	GR 5	$3,223	$330	3	1. Sonic Trooper 2. Big Stacks 3. Astronomica
7th of 8	3/3/25	Shepparton	450m	5	0:25.87	62.6 km/h	13.3L	$126	0:24.99	0:24.87	GR 5 H	$3,223	-	5	1. Paw Zelini 2. Solar Spectrum 3. First Train Out

Lonely Hunter (7) 656774x141
Trainer: Daniel Pell (Toolleen)
Prize Money: $4,472
Win / Place: 27% / 36%

2 yo FWN D

Sire: FLYING RICCIARDO (AUS)

Dam: GET REAL (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

11: 3-0-1

Track

2: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-0

Distance

2: 1-0-0

Season

11: 3-0-1

1st Up

2: 1-0-1

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Strong performance to win by 2.75 lengths at Shepparton over 390m (22.41) beating Kraken Casper in Grade 6 on April 10. Can make it two on the bounce.

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
1st of 8	10/4/25	Shepparton	390m	6	0:22.41	62.7 km/h	2.7L	$1.70	0:22.41	0:22.41	GR 6	$1,683	$1,100	8	1. Lonely Hunter 2. Kraken Casper 3. Glowing Ethics
4th of 8	2/4/25	Bendigo	425m	3	0:24.45	62.6 km/h	5.8L	$2.30	0:24.04	0:23.98	GR 6	$1,683	$55	7	1. Sir Whip 2. Christa's Girl 3. Lisburn
1st of 8	26/3/25	Bendigo	425m	3	0:24.48	62.5 km/h	1.3L	$2.20	0:24.48	0:24.13	GR 7	$1,683	$1,100	76	1. Lonely Hunter 2. Pinot Grigio 3. Nick's Mate
76 Day Spell
4th of 8	9/1/25	Warrnambool	390m	7	0:22.43	62.6 km/h	7.9L	$19	0:21.88	0:21.75	MX 6/7	$3,223	$83	9	1. Magic Miley 2. Resign The Plow 3. Paw Maud
7th of 8	31/12/24	Warragul	400m	6	0:23.15	62.2 km/h	9.3L	$93	0:22.50	0:22.38	GR 7	$3,223	-	11	1. My Amber 2. Royal Magpie 3. Amron Sammy
7th of 8	20/12/24	Geelong	400m	2	0:23.97	60.1 km/h	15.7L	$43	0:22.87	0:22.43	MX 6/7	$3,223	-	22	1. Ringwald 2. Stojanovic 3. Bend Your Ear

Kentucky Gus (8) 6437x71552
Trainer: Jeff Gorgioski (Stanhope)
Prize Money: $20,994
Win / Place: 20% / 41%

3 yo BDL D

Sire: HARD STYLE RICO (AUS)

Dam: AYIA SOPHIA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

48: 10-3-7

Track

9: 2-0-2

Trk/Dst

9: 2-0-2

Distance

9: 2-0-2

Season

17: 2-2-4

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
6	4	0	0	0

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

Comments

Finished second last start (22.52) over 390m at Shepparton. Jumps from a wide draw. Top-three aspirations.

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 8	5/4/25	Shepparton	390m	3	0:22.52	62.3 km/h	2.0L	$3.40	0:22.38	0:22.22	GR 5	$1,683	$352	7	1. Zero Monster 2. Kentucky Gus 3. Aston Washington
5th of 6	29/3/25	Geelong	400m	7	0:23.26	61.9 km/h	5.5L	$6.50	0:22.90	0:22.68	GR 4/5	$1,683	-	9	1. Waterloo Boy 2. Ripper Riley 3. Captain Stevie
5th of 6	20/3/25	Ballarat	390m	4	0:22.73	61.8 km/h	6.5L	$5.00	0:22.30	0:21.92	GR 5 NP	$3,223	-	7	1. Take Notice 2. Tinker Conall 3. Collinda Pearl
1st of 7	13/3/25	Shepparton	390m	5	0:22.24	63.1 km/h	2.8L	$2.90	0:22.24	0:22.20	GR 5	$1,683	$1,100	6	1. Kentucky Gus 2. Ace Redeemer 3. Borough Man
7th of 8	7/3/25	Healesville	300m	6	0:17.36	62.2 km/h	3.4L	$4.60	0:17.12	0:16.99	GR 5	$1,683	-	134	1. Step On Air 2. Intercept Queen 3. Classic Wynstan
134 Day Spell
7th of 8	24/10/24	Ballarat	450m	2	0:26.72	60.6 km/h	12.4L	$2.90	0:25.85	0:25.39	GR 5	$3,223	-	5	1. Saint Mick 2. Tom's Bourbski 3. Solar Toby

Little Rush (2) 2345277776
Trainer: Craig Treherne (Lara)
Prize Money: $5,962
Win / Place: 7.32% / 29%

3 yo Black B

Sire: DROOPYS MALDINI

Dam: ONE STEP AHEAD (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

41: 3-3-6

Season

11: 0-2-1

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Dual acceptor. Has been out of the money of late. Could only manage sixth last time out over 390m at Warrnambool. Prepared to overlook.

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	7/4/25	Warrnambool	390m	2	0:22.96	61.1 km/h	7.0L	$21	0:22.50	0:22.13	GR 5	$1,683	-	51	1. Saint Xavier 2. Paw Dahlia 3. Super Sort
51 Day Freshen-Up
7th of 8	15/2/25	Geelong	400m	4	0:23.48	61.3 km/h	6.6L	$51	0:23.02	0:22.48	GR 5	$1,683	-	47	1. Holtorf Bale 2. Hollywood Franky 3. Thai Mogwai
47 Day Freshen-Up
7th of 8	30/12/24	Warrnambool	450m	7	0:26.15	62.0 km/h	6.6L	$23	0:25.69	0:25.27	SPEC H	$1,683	-	7	1. Letho Land 2. Moraine Gloria 3. Belair Betty
7th of 8	23/12/24	Warrnambool	450m	2	0:26.40	61.4 km/h	8.7L	$20	0:25.79	0:25.79	GR 5	$1,683	-	21	1. Lektra Layla 2. Shaka Big Chief 3. Golden Blend
7th of 8	2/12/24	Warrnambool	450m	2	0:26.07	62.1 km/h	9.3L	$12	0:25.43	0:25.43	GR 5	$1,683	-	7	1. Sloan Street 2. More Wine Please 3. Remarli
2nd of 6	25/11/24	Ballarat	450m	4	0:25.88	62.6 km/h	0.1L	$8.50	0:25.87	0:25.48	T3 RSTW	$1,683	$352	7	1. Urano Bale 2. Little Rush 3. Harry Chana

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