Bendigo Race 9

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Stake: $3,159

FLUENT ACTION (2) is going well, finishing in the placings twice in a row. Not beaten far last time when a 0.7 lengths second (23.54) in a Grade 5 at Horsham. Likely to improve sharply this time. SUDOKU CARMELLO (7) showed little early speed at his last couple, the latest finishing fifth (25.72) in a Grade 5 at Shepparton. Form from his last run is proving strong. Can measure up this time. PAW XANDER (4) finished well back at Warragul last time when a 12 length seventh (26.56) but scored five back at Ballarat (25.35). Form from his last run is proving very strong. Key runner who gets his chance to atone. SHIMA STRIPE (1) placed last start in slick time and is in the mix again.

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

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Shima Stripe (1) 3541214242
Trainer: Billy Galea (Rockbank)
Prize Money: $63,509
Win / Place: 19% / 58%

3 yo Black D

Sire: SHIMA SHINE (AUS)

Dam: SWIFT CURRENT (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

81: 16-17-14

Track

3: 0-2-0

Trk/Dst

3: 0-2-0

Distance

3: 0-2-0

Season

35: 6-10-5

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
7	9	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	16	8	8	9	6	10	11	13
1st	2	2	2	2	1	0	5	2
2nd	6	1	0	2	3	2	1	2
3rd	4	2	1	1	1	2	0	3

Comments

Sent out long odds last time but rocketed out of the boxes with a fast early sectional and gave a sight before being swallowed up late, finishing a 3.5 lengths second (24.21) over 425m at this track. The form from the last run stacks up well. Worth including.

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	9/5/25	Bendigo	425m	6	0:24.21	63.2 km/h	3.3L	$14	0:24.01	0:23.81	GR 5	$3,164	$648	5	1. Paw Whistler 2. Shima Stripe 3. Paw Gertrude
4th of 8	4/5/25	Healesville	350m	6	0:19.24	65.5 km/h	1.3L	$2.80	0:19.17	0:18.91	GR 4/5	$3,629	$81	6	1. Smooth Collinda 2. Dinosaur Deano 3. Son Of Cindy
2nd of 6	28/4/25	Shepparton	390m	1	0:22.01	63.8 km/h	0.9L	$3.30	0:21.95	0:21.95	GR 4/5	$3,629	$745	8	1. Pepper Rush 2. Shima Stripe 3. Broombrae Tommy
4th of 7	20/4/25	Bendigo	425m	2	0:24.13	63.4 km/h	4.1L	$13	0:23.84	0:23.75	GR 4/5	$3,629	$81	4	1. Field Day 2. Magnet Mover 3. Roscoe Bale
1st of 7	16/4/25	Ballarat	390m	7	0:21.94	64.0 km/h	0.3L	$5.00	0:21.94	0:21.94	GR 5	$3,164	$2,106	5	1. Shima Stripe 2. Bank Robber 3. Diablo Sixteen
2nd of 8	11/4/25	Bendigo	425m	1	0:24.13	63.4 km/h	0.3L	$3.90	0:24.11	0:23.78	GR 5	$3,164	$648	12	1. Trefusis 2. Shima Stripe 3. Leggett Bale

Fluent Action (2) 3525542532
Trainer: Malcolm Davis (Heathcote)
Prize Money: $36,952
Win / Place: 36% / 75%

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Nearing Another Win

2 yo BLU B

Sire: TOMMY SHELBY (AUS)

Dam: SAPPHIRE RUBY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

36: 13-9-5

Track

3: 0-0-2

Trk/Dst

3: 0-0-2

Distance

3: 0-0-2

Season

35: 13-9-5

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	13	0	0	0

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

Comments

Flew the lids with a fast early split but had to contend with second when clocking 23.54 over 410m at Horsham. Looks well placed and should prove hard to beat.

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	2/5/25	Horsham	410m	7	0:23.54	62.7 km/h	0.7L	$3.10	0:23.49	0:23.04	GR 5	$3,164	$648	12	1. Mr. Persuader 2. Fluent Action 3. Kade
3rd of 7	20/4/25	Bendigo	425m	5	0:24.28	63.0 km/h	4.2L	$2.70	0:23.99	0:23.75	GR 5	$3,164	$324	4	1. Snowball One 2. Sofia Riot 3. Fluent Action
5th of 8	16/4/25	Ballarat	390m	2	0:22.25	63.1 km/h	2.5L	$41	0:22.09	0:21.94	GR 5 FIN	$10,346	-	7	1. Cosmic Reward 2. Blessed Rain 3. Atomic Secret
2nd of 6	9/4/25	Ballarat	390m	7	0:22.35	62.8 km/h	6.3L	$8.00	0:21.93	0:21.93	GR 5 H	$3,164	$648	9	1. Hijack 2. Fluent Action 3. Butterflies Lad
4th of 8	31/3/25	Shepparton	390m	5	0:22.36	62.8 km/h	9.8L	$8.50	0:21.72	0:21.72	GR 4/5	$3,629	$81	10	1. Sweet Valentine 2. Our Regards 3. Hunter Fred
5th of 7	21/3/25	Geelong	400m	4	0:22.74	63.3 km/h	4.3L	$8.00	0:22.47	0:22.27	GR 4/5	$3,629	-	4	1. Hi There Frank 2. Sweet Valentine 3. Let's Win Ollie

My Amber (3) 1158567415
Trainer: Jessica Bean (Catani)
Prize Money: $11,615
Win / Place: 33% / 46%

2 yo Black B

Sire: MY REDEEMER (AUS)

Dam: HARPER'S GIRL (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

15: 5-2-0

Season

15: 5-2-0

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-1-0

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

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

Comments

Got back last start and could only manage fifth but before that won by 2.25 lengths at Warragul (22.49) beating Holly Rose in a Grade 5 on April 29. Not going well enough. Needs to lift.

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 8	6/5/25	Warragul	460m	4	0:26.23	63.1 km/h	6.6L	$17	0:25.77	0:25.70	FFA	$3,629	-	7	1. Here Comes Dezel 2. Zeberiah 3. No Iron Team
1st of 7	29/4/25	Warragul	400m	2	0:22.49	64.0 km/h	2.3L	$3.20	0:22.49	0:22.49	GR 5	$3,164	$2,106	53	1. My Amber 2. Holly Rose 3. Luca Skywalker
53 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 4	7/3/25	Horsham	410m	4	0:23.34	63.2 km/h	6.6L	$27	0:22.88	0:22.88	GR 5	$3,164	$81	7	1. Russian Raccoon 2. MacKinaw Peach 3. Ruthless Secret
7th of 7	28/2/25	Horsham	410m	7	0:24.18	61.0 km/h	14.4L	$12	0:23.17	0:22.89	GR 5 H	$3,164	-	8	1. Paw Pavlov 2. Solar Jessie 3. Myrniong Stitch
6th of 6	20/2/25	Sandown	515m	4	0:30.76	60.3 km/h	14.7L	$8.50	0:29.73	0:29.47	GR 5	$9,493	-	9	1. Fleetwood Eros 2. Valencia Jim 3. Lassard
5th of 8	11/2/25	Warragul	460m	8	0:26.32	62.9 km/h	4.1L	$5.00	0:26.03	0:25.81	GR 4/5	$3,629	-	5	1. Acacia Rocket 2. Computer Model 3. Best Of Colour

Paw Xander (4) 1524413247
Trainer: Mark Delbridge (Balliang)
Prize Money: $30,904
Win / Place: 16% / 41%

2 yo Black D

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED (AUS)

Dam: DYNA PATTY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

43: 7-7-4

Track

1: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

28: 3-6-3

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Last start finished 7th over 460m at Warragul beaten 12 lengths (26.56) behind He's Magic in a Grade 5 on April 4. Major threat on best form.

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 8	4/4/25	Warragul	460m	7	0:26.56	62.3 km/h	12.6L	$5.50	0:25.67	0:25.54	GR 5	$3,164	-	3	1. He's Magic 2. Son Of Ghost 3. Invictus Blue
4th of 8	1/4/25	Warragul	460m	6	0:26.24	63.1 km/h	7.3L	$9.00	0:25.77	0:25.77	GR 4/5	$3,629	$81	7	1. Paw Vernon 2. Akina Jack 3. Mr. Kia Ora
2nd of 8	25/3/25	Warragul	460m	3	0:26.17	63.3 km/h	3.3L	$4.20	0:25.96	0:25.77	GR 5	$3,164	$648	7	1. Panama Rhode 2. Paw Xander 3. Spicy Assassin
3rd of 8	18/3/25	Warragul	460m	5	0:26.23	63.1 km/h	5.8L	$10	0:25.85	0:25.85	GR 4/5	$3,629	$373	6	1. Paw Roxy 2. Paw Vernon 3. Paw Xander
1st of 8	12/3/25	Ballarat	450m	2	0:25.35	63.9 km/h	1.2L	$3.30	0:25.35	0:25.10	GR 5	$3,164	$2,106	7	1. Paw Xander 2. Jebrynah Nitro 3. Norbit
4th of 8	5/3/25	Ballarat	450m	5	0:25.74	62.9 km/h	5.0L	$2.80	0:25.42	0:25.16	GR 5	$3,164	$81	7	1. Paw Manny 2. Blackpool Viper 3. Leon's Entity

Cosmic Reward (6) 7424251118
Trainer: Peter Presutto (Devon Meadows)
Prize Money: $27,643
Win / Place: 36% / 63%

2 yo Black D

Sire: COSMIC RUMBLE (AUS)

Dam: REAL REWARD (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

22: 8-5-1

Track

2: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

2: 0-1-0

Distance

2: 0-1-0

Season

22: 8-5-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
3	4	1	0	0

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

Comments

Got back last start and could only manage eighth but before that won by 0.7 lengths at Geelong (25.84) beating Leggett Bale in a Grade 4/5 on April 26. Prepared to overlook.

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
8th of 8	7/5/25	The Meadows	525m	7	0:33.73	56.0 km/h	49.9L	$2.70	0:30.24	0:29.88	GR 5 H	$3,607	-	11	1. Jetstream Icon 2. Erza Scarlet 3. I'm Honey
1st of 8	26/4/25	Geelong	460m	2	0:25.84	64.1 km/h	0.7L	$2.70	0:25.84	0:25.75	GR 4/5	$3,629	$2,430	10	1. Cosmic Reward 2. Leggett Bale 3. Erza Scarlet
1st of 8	16/4/25	Ballarat	390m	8	0:22.09	63.6 km/h	0.3L	$4.00	0:22.09	0:21.94	GR 5 FIN	$10,346	$7,020	7	1. Cosmic Reward 2. Blessed Rain 3. Atomic Secret
1st of 5	9/4/25	Ballarat	390m	4	0:21.94	64.0 km/h	1.5L	$10	0:21.94	0:21.93	GR 5 H	$3,164	$2,106	41	1. Cosmic Reward 2. Short Straw Trev 3. Lightning Range
41 Day Freshen-Up
5th of 7	27/2/25	Sandown	515m	2	0:30.02	61.8 km/h	9.3L	$7.50	0:29.36	0:29.13	GR 5	$9,493	-	12	1. Van Wyck 2. Valencia Jim 3. Lassard
2nd of 8	15/2/25	The Meadows	525m	4	0:30.32	62.3 km/h	2.3L	$6.00	0:30.16	0:29.72	GR 5	$9,493	$1,966	35	1. Paw Phelps 2. Cosmic Reward 3. Make Me King
35 Day Freshen-Up

Sudoku Carmello (7) fx77422355
Trainer: Anthony Azzopardi (Rowsley)
Prize Money: $12,798
Win / Place: 26% / 52%

2 yo RED/FWN D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: STALENBERG (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

19: 5-4-1

Track

2: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

2: 0-1-0

Distance

2: 0-1-0

Season

8: 0-2-1

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Latest effort finished 5th on March 31 over 450m at Shepparton behind Red Ed beaten 4.5 lengths (25.72) in a Grade 5. Strong form emerging from the that last run. 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
5th of 8	31/3/25	Shepparton	450m	4	0:25.72	63.0 km/h	4.3L	$2.50	0:25.45	0:25.02	GR 5	$3,164	-	5	1. Red Ed 2. Atlas Alien 3. Husky Sara Lee
5th of 6	26/3/25	Ballarat	450m	7	0:25.54	63.4 km/h	4.8L	$7.50	0:25.24	0:24.99	GR 5	$3,164	-	7	1. Paw Earnest 2. Tommy Tequila 3. Versnellen
3rd of 7	19/3/25	Ballarat	390m	8	0:22.25	63.1 km/h	6.8L	$4.80	0:21.81	0:21.81	GR 4/5	$3,629	$373	7	1. Imani 2. Xisan Bale 3. Sudoku Carmello
2nd of 8	12/3/25	Ballarat	390m	7	0:22.01	63.8 km/h	0.8L	$4.60	0:21.96	0:21.96	GR 4/5	$3,629	$745	7	1. Zero Killer 2. Sudoku Carmello 3. Buffalo Cowboy
2nd of 8	5/3/25	Ballarat	390m	8	0:22.22	63.2 km/h	2.0L	$2.30	0:22.10	0:21.87	GR 5	$3,164	$648	49	1. Mini Milky 2. Sudoku Carmello 3. Valletta Dash
49 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 8	15/1/25	Ballarat	390m	3	0:22.64	62.0 km/h	4.4L	$3.70	0:22.33	0:21.99	GR 5	$3,164	$81	3	1. Millie 2. Shima Stripe 3. Tinker Dot

Shock And Awe (8) 6130x56516
Trainer: Shara Quinlan (Rushworth)
Prize Money: $17,285
Win / Place: 10% / 54%

3 yo BDL B

Sire: ORSON ALLEN (AUS)

Dam: CULLQUIN CERSEI (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

46: 5-11-9

Track

9: 1-2-0

Trk/Dst

7: 1-2-0

Distance

7: 1-2-0

Season

13: 3-1-1

1st Up

3: 1-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
4	1	0	0	0

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

Comments

Got back last start and could only manage sixth but before that won by 2.5 lengths at Shepparton (22.24) beating Joe The Goose in a Grade 5 on May 1. Doesn't look smart enough to threaten the top few.

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	7/5/25	Ballarat	390m	8	0:22.80	61.6 km/h	9.3L	$12	0:22.15	0:21.96	GR 5	$3,164	-	6	1. North Carolina 2. Harley 3. Rapidfire Layla
1st of 8	1/5/25	Shepparton	390m	7	0:22.24	63.1 km/h	2.5L	$3.50	0:22.24	0:22.24	GR 5	$3,164	$2,106	20	1. Shock And Awe 2. Joe The Goose 3. Shaka Goes Bang
5th of 7	11/4/25	Bendigo	425m	1	0:24.77	61.8 km/h	5.0L	$9.00	0:24.45	0:23.78	RST WIN H	$3,164	-	5	1. Paw Verity 2. Scott Sigma 3. Made Up Stories
6th of 8	6/4/25	Healesville	350m	5	0:19.49	64.6 km/h	3.0L	$12	0:19.29	0:18.92	GR 5	$3,164	-	7	1. Sit And Steer 2. Redgum Wars 3. Special Sian
5th of 7	30/3/25	Healesville	350m	5	0:19.80	63.6 km/h	3.5L	$41	0:19.58	0:19.01	RST WIN	$3,164	-	69	1. Essence 2. Canya Sparkle 3. July She Lied
69 Day Spell
- of 6	20/1/25	Shepparton	390m	4	0:28.93	48.5 km/h	99.0L	$5.00	0:22.00	0:21.60	GR 5	$3,164	-	5	1. Zeni Bale 2. Don't Tell Shell 3. She's Versace

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