Shepparton Race 6

Trent Baker (250+Rank)

Stake: $1,652

DON'T TELL SHELL (4) has been mixing form lately, hitting the frame two back before finishing sixth (25.46) at Warrnambool in a Special conditions H. Looks suited here and big improvement expected. ALFIE ABALONE (7) turned in a plain effort last time when sixth at this track over 390m behind Got A Habit (22.82) in a Grade 5. Key runner who gets his chance to atone. BINGO DASH (6) was game in defeat off the inside draw last start, finishing second and beaten 0.7 lengths (22.41) behind Paw Usami at Ballarat. Bold showing expected. ARTIFICIAL BLUE (1) recorded a commanding victory last time. Hard to beat again.

Distance: 450m
Class: Mixed 4/5
Track: Good
Weather: FINE
Surface: All Weather

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Artificial Blue (1) 4253288241
Trainer: Calum Blake (Simson )
Prize Money: $32,368
Win / Place: 18% / 45%

4 yo BLU D

Sire: RAW ABILITY (AUS)

Dam: DUBOVKA (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

101: 19-8-19

Track

8: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

7: 0-0-1

Distance

14: 3-0-1

Season

31: 3-4-6

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	11	6	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	9	14	14	11	19	11	12	11
1st	2	3	3	3	3	0	4	1
2nd	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
3rd	2	3	1	1	5	2	3	2

Comments

Good effort to win last start by 3.5 lengths over 450m at Warrnambool in a handy (25.64), beating Zara's Princess. In winning form now and looks a major threat.

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 7	21/4/25	Warrnambool	450m	2	0:25.64	63.2 km/h	3.6L	$2.40	0:25.64	0:25.64	GR 5	$1,652	$1,080	5	1. Artificial Blue 2. Zara's Princess 3. Flax Mill
4th of 8	16/4/25	Geelong	460m	7	0:26.28	63.0 km/h	0.5L	$7.50	0:26.24	0:26.23	GR 5	$1,652	$54	7	1. Gizmo's Girl 2. Geani Bale, Black Spectre 3.
2nd of 8	9/4/25	Bendigo	425m	7	0:24.57	62.3 km/h	1.5L	$23	0:24.48	0:24.21	GR 5	$1,652	$346	10	1. Aston Ember 2. Artificial Blue 3. Lakeview Deceah
8th of 8	30/3/25	Mount Gambier	512m	6	0:30.63	60.2 km/h	12.3L	$101	0:29.77	0:29.61	OPEN	$3,240	-	7	1. Darcy Dakota 2. Orli Bale 3. Captain Rita
8th of 8	23/3/25	Mount Gambier	600m	8	0:36.02	60.0 km/h	15.5L	$71	0:34.93	0:34.93	OPEN	$3,780	-	7	1. Huntsman 2. Canya Striker 3. Swift Gift
2nd of 7	16/3/25	Mount Gambier	512m	5	0:30.30	60.8 km/h	0.8L	$26	0:30.25	0:30.25	OPEN	$2,592	$518	23	1. Canya Striker 2. Artificial Blue 3. Ringer's Girl

Zambada Icon (2) 5451256x44
Trainer: Robert Sullivan (Shepparton East)
Prize Money: $8,429
Win / Place: 14% / 48%

2 yo FWN D

Sire: JARVIS BALE (AUS)

Dam: TIJUANA ICON (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

27: 4-4-5

Track

22: 3-4-3

Trk/Dst

10: 1-1-1

Distance

10: 1-1-1

Season

22: 3-3-4

1st Up

3: 0-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Has finished fourth at this circuit at the last two appearances, most recently when beaten 1.75 lengths behind Miss Georgie Lee over 390m. Hard to envisage a win.

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
4th of 6	28/4/25	Shepparton	390m	7	0:22.52	62.3 km/h	1.8L	$4.00	0:22.40	0:21.95	GR 5	$3,164	$81	4	1. Miss Georgie Lee 2. Another Nando 3. Bone Shaker
4th of 8	24/4/25	Shepparton	390m	2	0:22.52	62.3 km/h	3.8L	$4.50	0:22.27	0:22.16	GR 5	$1,652	$54	109	1. Minh Georgy 2. Happy Buddha 3. Twilight Sleuth
109 Day Spell
6th of 6	5/1/25	Murray Bridge	395m	7	0:23.13	61.5 km/h	7.8L	$2.60	0:22.58	0:22.21	GR 6	$1,642	-	50	1. Flying Artie 2. Lady Buick 3. Sweet Lynette
50 Day Freshen-Up
5th of 8	16/11/24	Shepparton	450m	1	0:25.55	63.4 km/h	3.1L	$3.70	0:25.33	0:25.20	GR 5	$1,652	-	5	1. Our Alamo 2. Yellow Hawk 3. Applicant
2nd of 8	11/11/24	Shepparton	450m	7	0:25.61	63.3 km/h	1.7L	$13	0:25.48	0:25.09	GR 5	$3,164	$648	5	1. Daintree Pedro 2. Zambada Icon 3. Mr. Ferguson
1st of 6	6/11/24	Bendigo	425m	7	0:24.04	63.6 km/h	2.1L	$2.40f	0:24.04	0:23.88	GR 5	$1,652	$1,080	5	1. Zambada Icon 2. Star's Hope 3. Squiggly King

Argyle Axle (3) 1135467x67
Trainer: Raymond Morgan (Argyle)
Prize Money: $11,723
Win / Place: 25% / 40%

3 yo RED/BDL D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: GOLDEN SHIRAZ (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

27: 7-2-2

Track

7: 3-1-0

Trk/Dst

7: 3-1-0

Distance

8: 3-1-0

Season

8: 1-0-1

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	4	3	0	0

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

Comments

Hasn't shown any early speed lately and tends to spot them a start in his races, The latest effort was a 8 length seventh over 500m at Bendigo. Others have better credentials.

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
7th of 7	14/3/25	Bendigo	500m	3	0:29.05	62.0 km/h	8.1L	$41	0:28.48	0:28.30	GR 4/5	$4,190	-	7	1. Go Go Evie 2. Navy Blue Buzz 3. Cooper Summer
6th of 7	7/3/25	Bendigo	500m	2	0:28.98	62.1 km/h	9.1L	$19	0:28.35	0:28.28	GR 4/5	$4,190	-	112	1. Fade To Black 2. Go Go Evie 3. Tension Head
112 Day Spell
7th of 8	15/11/24	Bendigo	500m	8	0:28.70	62.7 km/h	8.3L	$34	0:28.15	0:28.01	GR 4/5	$4,190	-	9	1. Fernando Duke 2. Garry Stun On 3. Packham Prince
6th of 8	6/11/24	The Meadows	525m	4	0:31.11	60.8 km/h	13.2L	$41	0:30.18	0:29.90	GR 5	$3,607	-	7	1. Seagull Rock 2. Giacomo 3. Miss Jazz
4th of 6	30/10/24	The Meadows	525m	7	0:30.89	61.2 km/h	8.6L	$12	0:30.29	0:29.86	GR 4/5	$4,190	$81	4	1. Ballan Brumby 2. Spring Coin 3. Chappy's Thief
5th of 8	26/10/24	The Meadows	525m	4	0:30.73	61.5 km/h	5.7L	$20	0:30.34	0:29.65	GR 5 FIN	$9,785	-	8	1. Go Go Evie 2. Play The Victim 3. Instinctively

Don't Tell Shell (4) 3154466536
Trainer: Michael Chilcott (Heathcote)
Prize Money: $38,243
Win / Place: 15% / 49%

3 yo Black B

Sire: FABREGAS (AUS)

Dam: ELSA ROSE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

79: 12-16-11

Track

15: 1-4-2

Trk/Dst

14: 1-3-2

Distance

20: 2-3-3

Season

41: 5-10-5

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	11	1	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	9	12	4	11	13	10	10	10
1st	0	5	0	1	3	2	1	0
2nd	3	0	0	4	3	2	2	2
3rd	2	0	2	1	2	0	3	1

Comments

Was out of placings last time (25.46) at Warrnambool in a Special conditions H, finishing sixth and beaten 10 lengths. Fairly consistent record from the draw including a win and five minors. Leading chance.

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	24/4/25	Warrnambool	450m	2	0:25.46	63.6 km/h	10.6L	$67	0:24.72	0:24.72	SPEC H	$7,916	-	4	1. Matt Loch 2. Sharapova Star 3. Minnie's My Mum
3rd of 7	20/4/25	Bendigo	425m	5	0:24.09	63.5 km/h	2.9L	$5.00	0:23.88	0:23.75	GR 5	$3,164	$324	9	1. Dunach Fireball 2. Mia Coco 3. Don't Tell Shell
5th of 8	11/4/25	Bendigo	425m	2	0:24.25	63.1 km/h	5.8L	$19	0:23.84	0:23.78	MX 3/4	$3,629	-	7	1. Imani 2. Let's Win Ollie 3. Higher Force
6th of 8	4/4/25	Bendigo	425m	6	0:24.60	62.2 km/h	7.1L	$11	0:24.10	0:23.78	GR 4/5	$3,629	-	7	1. Leap Of Faith 2. She's Reloaded 3. Our Regards
6th of 6	28/3/25	Geelong	460m	8	0:26.19	63.2 km/h	9.5L	$16	0:25.57	0:25.57	GR 5	$3,164	-	4	1. Natalie Bale 2. Pretty Pipa 3. Distracting
4th of 6	24/3/25	Shepparton	450m	2	0:25.46	63.6 km/h	6.3L	$15	0:25.06	0:25.06	GR 4/5	$3,629	$81	5	1. Needful 2. Expelled 3. Ben Shaker

Bingo Dash (6) 5532532322
Trainer: Scott Millard (Kyneton)
Prize Money: $10,913
Win / Place: 11% / 50%

Nearing Another Win

2 yo RED/BDL B

Sire: TOMMY SHELBY (AUS)

Dam: POPPO'S LEGACY (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

42: 5-8-8

Track

5: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Distance

4: 0-1-0

Season

32: 3-7-7

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Form has been solid with minor placings at her last five starts. Last time out finished 2nd in a Grade 5 on April 28 over 390m at Ballarat behind Paw Usami beaten 0.7 lengths (22.41). Better than the last couple of runs suggest. Expected to feature.

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 6	28/4/25	Ballarat	390m	1	0:22.41	62.7 km/h	0.7L	$3.00	0:22.36	0:22.28	GR 5	$1,652	$346	6	1. Paw Usami 2. Bingo Dash 3. Cloud Scootin'
2nd of 8	22/4/25	Ballarat	390m	2	0:22.57	62.2 km/h	0.8L	$5.00	0:22.53	0:22.43	GR 5	$1,652	$346	8	1. Shaka Goes Bang 2. Bingo Dash 3. Squeegee's Ride
3rd of 8	14/4/25	Sandown	515m	8	0:30.28	61.2 km/h	4.0L	$4.60	0:30.02	0:29.40	T3 GR 5 H	$3,607	$373	6	1. Obstropalous 2. Rare Tarra 3. Bingo Dash
2nd of 8	8/4/25	Ballarat	450m	1	0:26.09	62.1 km/h	1.0L	$2.60	0:26.02	0:25.69	GR 5	$1,652	$346	6	1. Darra Ruby 2. Bingo Dash 3. Ablett Flyer
3rd of 6	2/4/25	The Meadows	525m	7	0:30.56	61.8 km/h	1.2L	$8.50	0:30.48	0:30.05	GR 5	$3,607	$373	7	1. Hurricane Mist 2. Little Darl 3. Bingo Dash
5th of 7	26/3/25	The Meadows	525m	4	0:31.10	60.8 km/h	9.0L	$7.00	0:30.50	0:30.16	GR 5	$3,607	-	8	1. Tsu'tey 2. Belfast Spot 3. Rare Tarra

Alfie Abalone (7) 4147522246
Trainer: Maria Lingard (Kilmore)
Prize Money: $23,085
Win / Place: 15% / 45%

3 yo Black D

Sire: ASTON DEE BEE (AUS)

Dam: MAJA MAHI MAHI (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

72: 11-13-9

Track

15: 2-5-1

Trk/Dst

5: 1-1-1

Distance

11: 1-2-5

Season

35: 4-10-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
3	6	2	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	8	6	10	7	5	12	10	14
1st	1	0	3	0	0	2	1	4
2nd	1	1	0	2	1	6	1	1
3rd	0	0	2	2	1	1	2	1

Comments

Latest effort finished last on April 28 over 390m at this track behind Got A Habit beaten 8 lengths (22.82) in a Grade 5. Below best last time but looks well placed here. Deserves another chance.

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 6	28/4/25	Shepparton	390m	2	0:22.82	61.5 km/h	8.4L	$9.00	0:22.23	0:21.95	GR 5	$3,164	-	7	1. Got A Habit 2. Belsar 3. Rapidfire Layla
4th of 8	21/4/25	Shepparton	390m	1	0:22.36	62.8 km/h	2.8L	$8.00	0:22.19	0:21.82	GR 5	$3,164	$81	21	1. Cinnabar Icon 2. Darra Topaz 3. Rapidfire Layla
2nd of 8	31/3/25	Shepparton	390m	7	0:22.03	63.7 km/h	1.3L	$3.00	0:21.96	0:21.72	GR 5	$3,164	$648	4	1. Atomic Secret 2. Alfie Abalone 3. Phil's No Angel
2nd of 8	27/3/25	Shepparton	390m	1	0:22.26	63.1 km/h	0.8L	$6.00	0:22.21	0:22.19	GR 4/5	$1,652	$346	7	1. Oriental Ophelia 2. Alfie Abalone 3. Green Flash
2nd of 7	20/3/25	Ballarat	390m	6	0:22.37	62.8 km/h	3.0L	$7.50	0:22.17	0:21.92	GR 5	$3,164	$648	6	1. Avianna 2. Alfie Abalone 3. Just Believe
5th of 7	14/3/25	Bendigo	425m	3	0:24.27	63.0 km/h	8.2L	$13	0:23.70	0:23.58	GR 5	$3,164	-	5	1. Bubba Ray Banner 2. Roscoe Bale 3. Readiness

Is He Lucky (8) 3211646372
Trainer: Douglas Hammerstein (ARARAT)
Prize Money: $22,237
Win / Place: 34% / 59%

2 yo Black D

Sire: BEAST UNLEASHED (AUS)

Dam: MADE ME BLIND (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

44: 15-6-5

Track

3: 1-0-0

Season

44: 15-6-5

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
8	7	0	0	0

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

Comments

Finished second last start (19.43) over 350m at Murray Bridge Straight. Drawn wide. Others preferred.

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	22/4/25	Murray Bdge Straight	350m	2	0:19.43	64.8 km/h	0.8L	$7.50	0:19.39	0:19.39	GR 3/4/5	$1,253	$248	2	1. Beast Cut Loose 2. Is He Lucky 3. Pin Up
7th of 8	20/4/25	Sale	435m	4	0:24.90	62.9 km/h	7.2L	$35	0:24.40	0:24.40	GR 4	$3,629	-	7	1. Play Lab 2. Winking Willie 3. Xatu Bale
3rd of 8	13/4/25	Mount Gambier	400m	8	0:23.29	61.8 km/h	5.8L	$3.20	0:22.88	0:22.86	GR 4/5	$1,858	$184	12	1. Imposter 2. Lie To Me 3. Is He Lucky
6th of 7	1/4/25	Horsham	410m	2	0:23.56	62.6 km/h	8.8L	$23	0:22.98	0:22.93	GR 5	$3,164	-	5	1. Cookie Man 2. White Crest 3. Lightning Range
4th of 8	27/3/25	Mount Gambier	400m	2	0:23.50	61.3 km/h	4.5L	$3.10	0:23.18	0:23.18	Other	$1,156	$140	4	1. Imposter 2. Sugar Bowl Rose 3. Cadillac Belle
6th of 7	23/3/25	Broken Hill	375m	1	0:22.11	61.1 km/h	4.3L	$2.20	0:21.81	0:21.59	NG	$2,840	-	3	1. Fireworks 2. Uncontested 3. Allinga Metro

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