Bendigo Race 7

Hip Pocket Bendigo

Stake: $3,607

SCOTT AQUAPHOBIA (7) was a winner two back when prominent throughout then got further back last time and could manage only a 8 length 8th at Horsham (27.90). The form from his last run is stacking up nicely. Can discover winning form. COPPER RUSH (2) goes very well this trip starting 13 times for five wins and four minors. Scored by 3.5 lengths last time (29.95) in a Grade 5 over 525m at The Meadows. Looks suited here and can measure up. COOPER SUMMER (5) has been mixing form lately, hitting the frame two back before finishing sixth (28.66) at this track in a Mix 3/4. Expected to do much better this time. HARRY ZOOM (6) is last start winner who looks one of the chances.

Distance: 500m
Class: Grade 5
Track: Good
Weather: Overcast
Surface: All Weather

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Aussie Fred (1) 1466361311
Trainer: Simon Payne (Toolern Vale)
Prize Money: $11,032
Win / Place: 29% / 58%

Going for the Hat-Trick

2 yo BDL D

Sire: FERAL FRANKY (AUS)

Dam: NO GOOD DEED (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

17: 5-0-5

Track

1: 0-0-0

Season

17: 5-0-5

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

In fine form with wins at his last couple of outings most recently at Ballarat. In winning form but this a tough assignment.

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	1/5/25	Ballarat	450m	2	0:25.62	63.2 km/h	2.4L	$3.20	0:25.62	0:25.38	GR 5	$3,164	$2,106	8	1. Aussie Fred 2. Paw Marvel 3. Bern's Banjo
1st of 8	23/4/25	Ballarat	390m	6	0:21.97	63.9 km/h	1.5L	$3.10	0:21.97	0:21.97	GR 5	$3,164	$2,106	5	1. Aussie Fred 2. Gloria's Entity 3. Harley
3rd of 8	18/4/25	Geelong	400m	7	0:22.87	63.0 km/h	3.5L	$5.00	0:22.65	0:22.26	GR 5	$3,164	$324	6	1. Why I'm Broke 2. Duchess Georgia 3. Aussie Fred
1st of 7	12/4/25	Ballarat	390m	2	0:22.39	62.7 km/h	2.8L	$1.50	0:22.39	0:22.27	GR 6	$1,652	$1,080	13	1. Aussie Fred 2. She's Our Art 3. Moe Patty
6th of 8	30/3/25	Healesville	350m	1	0:19.93	63.2 km/h	5.0L	$9.50	0:19.60	0:19.01	MX 6/7	$3,164	-	7	1. Barking Blue 2. Limited Time 3. Aston Alight
3rd of 6	23/3/25	Healesville	350m	2	0:19.86	63.4 km/h	3.5L	$6.00	0:19.64	0:18.88	MX 6/7 H	$3,164	$324	30	1. Aston Kopeck 2. Akashic 3. Aussie Fred

Copper Rush (2) 1754164321
Trainer: Shane Drummond (Heathcote)
Prize Money: $30,337
Win / Place: 31% / 63%

2 yo Black D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: FLAMING RUSH (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

19: 6-3-3

Track

2: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-0

Distance

2: 1-0-0

Season

19: 6-3-3

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Good effort to score just six days ago over 525m at The Meadows by 3.5 lengths in a Grade 5. Looks to have an edge on most of these.

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	3/5/25	The Meadows	525m	4	0:29.95	63.1 km/h	3.4L	$3.50	0:29.95	0:29.57	GR 5	$9,493	$6,372	5	1. Copper Rush 2. Gold Class Cool 3. Riversdale Mick
2nd of 6	28/4/25	Shepparton	450m	8	0:25.42	63.7 km/h	3.1L	$5.50	0:25.20	0:25.20	GR 4/5	$3,629	$745	5	1. Kraken Paddy 2. Copper Rush 3. Paw Quark
3rd of 5	23/4/25	Ballarat	450m	2	0:25.83	62.7 km/h	3.3L	$1.60	0:25.61	0:25.29	GR 5	$3,164	$324	56	1. Toxic Slime 2. Whatever He Said 3. Copper Rush
56 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 5	26/2/25	The Meadows	600m	7	0:34.97	61.8 km/h	5.8L	$2.10	0:34.59	0:34.59	GR 5	$4,255	$81	7	1. If Only 2. Voss Ali 3. Statue Of Time
6th of 8	19/2/25	The Meadows	525m	8	0:30.39	62.2 km/h	6.8L	$8.50	0:29.95	0:29.58	GR 5 FIN	$4,190	-	7	1. Canya Explode 2. Ready To Sting 3. Paw Whistler
1st of 7	12/2/25	The Meadows	525m	1	0:29.97	63.1 km/h	3.0L	$4.80	0:29.97	0:29.86	GR 5 H	$3,607	$2,408	5	1. Copper Rush 2. Will Vanson 3. Prince Pierre

Angry Chief (3) 4764161145
Trainer: Stephen Brincat (Albanvale)
Prize Money: $17,901
Win / Place: 33% / 50%

1 yo BLU/FWN D

Sire: ASTON RUPEE (AUS)

Dam: EMMY'S SHARK (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

24: 8-2-2

Track

2: 1-0-0

Season

24: 8-2-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Backs up after finishing 5th on May 4 over 300m at Healesville in a Grade 5. Not keen this time.

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
5th of 8	4/5/25	Healesville	300m	5	0:16.80	64.3 km/h	2.0L	$3.60	0:16.67	0:16.59	GR 5	$3,164	-	3	1. Peaches 2. Miss Charmed 3. Looks Like Magic
4th of 8	1/5/25	Ballarat	450m	5	0:25.81	62.8 km/h	3.2L	$5.50	0:25.59	0:25.38	GR 5	$3,164	$81	4	1. Lady Julia 2. Nimble Benny 3. Reuben Hill
1st of 8	27/4/25	Healesville	350m	5	0:19.56	64.4 km/h	1.1L	$2.10	0:19.56	0:19.31	GR 5	$3,164	$2,106	3	1. Angry Chief 2. Raging Storm 3. Need You Now
1st of 8	24/4/25	Shepparton	450m	5	0:25.40	63.8 km/h	3.8L	$1.60	0:25.40	0:25.38	GR 4/5	$1,652	$1,080	4	1. Angry Chief 2. Bundy Paradise 3. Mandolin Storm
6th of 7	20/4/25	Bendigo	425m	5	0:24.26	63.1 km/h	5.9L	$13	0:23.84	0:23.75	GR 4/5	$3,629	-	7	1. Field Day 2. Magnet Mover 3. Roscoe Bale
1st of 7	13/4/25	Bendigo	425m	1	0:23.91	64.0 km/h	4.3L	$1.90	0:23.91	0:23.53	GR 5	$3,164	$2,106	10	1. Angry Chief 2. Duchess Georgia 3. Mr. President

Hurricane Bert (4) x614137761
Trainer: Shaun Coulson (BALLIANG)
Prize Money: $11,502
Win / Place: 31% / 50%

2 yo RED/FWN D

Sire: ASTON RUPEE (AUS)

Dam: MEPUNGA BELLA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

16: 5-2-1

Season

16: 5-2-1

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Good effort to win last start by a nose over 485m at Horsham in a handy (27.55), beating Dash Express. Will find this a bit tougher, happy enough to avoid.

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
1st of 7	29/4/25	Horsham	485m	2	0:27.55	63.4 km/h	0.1L	$3.50	0:27.55	0:27.24	GR 5	$3,607	$2,408	7	1. Hurricane Bert 2. Dash Express 3. Ox The Man
6th of 8	22/4/25	Horsham	485m	4	0:27.67	63.1 km/h	5.3L	$17	0:27.33	0:27.33	GR 5	$3,607	-	7	1. Bay Tudor 2. Mister Manfredi 3. Daintree Pedro
7th of 8	15/4/25	Warragul	460m	3	0:26.41	62.7 km/h	7.1L	$51	0:25.91	0:25.91	GR 4/5	$3,629	-	32	1. Mr. Kia Ora 2. Pretty Pipa 3. Spring Regency
32 Day Freshen-Up
7th of 7	14/3/25	Geelong	520m	1	0:30.93	60.5 km/h	14.0L	$7.00	0:29.99	0:29.83	RST WIN H	$3,607	-	8	1. Doongalla Shane 2. Only Easy 3. Doongalla Nomes
3rd of 6	6/3/25	Warrnambool	450m	4	0:25.75	62.9 km/h	6.9L	$2.30	0:25.27	0:25.25	GR 5	$3,164	$324	8	1. Paw Wincey 2. My Lady Panama 3. Hurricane Bert
1st of 8	26/2/25	Ballarat	450m	6	0:25.43	63.7 km/h	1.5L	$4.00	0:25.43	0:25.20	GR 5	$3,164	$2,106	36	1. Hurricane Bert 2. Mandolin Storm 3. Ruby's Show
36 Day Freshen-Up

Cooper Summer (5) 3323671836
Trainer: Kevin Ashton (Charlton)
Prize Money: $28,690
Win / Place: 14% / 47%

3 yo BDL D

Sire: ORSON ALLEN (AUS)

Dam: SUMMER SKYE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

71: 10-13-11

Track

38: 8-5-9

Trk/Dst

17: 3-2-5

Distance

17: 3-2-5

Season

33: 6-4-5

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Was out of placings last time (28.66) at this track in a Mix 3/4, finishing sixth and beaten 11 lengths. Goes well out of this box with a win and four minors. Expected to be in the finish.

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
6th of 8	2/5/25	Bendigo	500m	1	0:28.66	62.8 km/h	11.0L	$35	0:27.93	0:27.93	MX 3/4	$4,190	-	12	1. Tammy McIvor 2. Letizia 3. Lassard
3rd of 8	20/4/25	Bendigo	500m	3	0:28.45	63.3 km/h	2.1L	$10	0:28.30	0:27.92	GR 4/5	$4,190	$432	9	1. Our Regards 2. I'm Honey 3. Cooper Summer
8th of 8	11/4/25	Bendigo	500m	1	0:29.16	61.7 km/h	13.3L	$13	0:28.23	0:28.23	GR 4/5	$4,190	-	7	1. Paw Ultra 2. Paw Imperial 3. Derogative
1st of 7	4/4/25	Bendigo	500m	3	0:28.40	63.4 km/h	2.8L	$2.80	0:28.40	0:28.17	GR 5	$3,607	$2,408	4	1. Cooper Summer 2. Urano Bale 3. Insubordinate
7th of 8	31/3/25	Shepparton	450m	7	0:25.77	62.9 km/h	9.5L	$46	0:25.15	0:25.02	GR 4/5	$3,629	-	10	1. Gold Scotch 2. Tammy McIvor 3. Leap Of Faith
6th of 6	21/3/25	Bendigo	500m	7	0:28.72	62.7 km/h	7.5L	$18	0:28.22	0:27.99	GR 4/5	$4,190	-	7	1. Takumi Bale 2. Thirty Seconds 3. Lupini Monelli

Harry Zoom (6) 2633815681
Trainer: Desmond Dooley (Harcourt North)
Prize Money: $16,303
Win / Place: 22% / 58%

3 yo RED/BDL D

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED (AUS)

Dam: PERFECT PIPER (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

36: 8-5-8

Track

17: 3-2-2

Trk/Dst

1: 0-1-0

Distance

1: 0-1-0

Season

19: 5-2-4

1st Up

3: 0-2-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
3	5	0	0	0

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

Comments

Good performance to win by 2.75 lengths at Shepparton over 450m (25.41) beating Winckie Bale in Grade 5 on May 3. Solid showing expected.

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	3/5/25	Shepparton	450m	2	0:25.41	63.8 km/h	2.8L	$2.80	0:25.41	0:25.28	GR 5	$1,652	$1,080	11	1. Harry Zoom 2. Winckie Bale 3. Twilight Tori
8th of 8	22/4/25	Ballarat	450m	5	0:26.87	60.3 km/h	11.2L	$2.90	0:26.09	0:25.76	GR 5	$1,652	-	9	1. Blazing Riot 2. Queen Shaka 3. Jag Fernando
6th of 7	13/4/25	Bendigo	425m	4	0:24.39	62.7 km/h	13.0L	$61	0:23.53	0:23.53	GR 4/5	$3,629	-	5	1. Jetstream Icon 2. Cheap Red Wine 3. I'm What's Next
5th of 5	8/4/25	Horsham	410m	8	0:23.76	62.1 km/h	6.4L	$5.50	0:23.31	0:23.21	GR 5	$3,164	-	4	1. Paw Manny 2. Paw Nevada 3. Blame Spencer
1st of 8	4/4/25	Bendigo	425m	5	0:24.31	62.9 km/h	0.5L	$8.00	0:24.31	0:23.78	GR 5	$3,164	$2,106	4	1. Harry Zoom 2. Paw Kattia 3. Zap
8th of 8	31/3/25	Shepparton	390m	8	0:22.98	61.1 km/h	14.8L	$10	0:22.00	0:21.72	GR 5	$3,164	-	5	1. Zesty Boy 2. Scorching Boy 3. Xisan Bale

Scott Aquaphobia (7) 4664421418
Trainer: Peter Bartlett (BAMAWM)
Prize Money: $21,055
Win / Place: 11% / 40%

3 yo Black D

Sire: LK'S CRUSHN IT (AUS)

Dam: MISS BOOMING (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

52: 6-7-8

Track

15: 2-4-2

Trk/Dst

14: 2-4-2

Distance

14: 2-4-2

Season

27: 4-2-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Ordinary effort last start when he was slow out over 485m at Horsham. Prior to that won by 1.3 lengths at The Meadows (30.25) beating Zippity Zippin' in a Grade 5 on April 26. Some good form is emerging from that last run. Expected to prove hard to beat.

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
8th of 8	2/5/25	Horsham	485m	8	0:27.90	62.6 km/h	8.5L	$20	0:27.31	0:27.31	GR 4/5	$4,190	-	6	1. Paw Xantippe 2. Canya Jive 3. Varsity Bale
1st of 8	26/4/25	The Meadows	525m	8	0:30.25	62.5 km/h	1.3L	$20	0:30.25	0:29.96	GR 5	$9,493	$6,372	18	1. Scott Aquaphobia 2. Zippity Zippin' 3. Prince Pierre
4th of 6	8/4/25	Horsham	485m	4	0:27.83	62.7 km/h	8.7L	$15	0:27.22	0:27.22	GR 4/5	$4,190	$81	6	1. Fleetwood Odin 2. Crackerjack Bull 3. Paw Cheyenne
1st of 8	2/4/25	Bendigo	500m	3	0:28.14	64.0 km/h	1.6L	$7.00	0:28.14	0:27.95	GR 5	$1,879	$1,242	6	1. Scott Aquaphobia 2. Paw Lilibet 3. Regal Barry
2nd of 8	27/3/25	Shepparton	450m	2	0:25.67	63.1 km/h	2.3L	$7.50	0:25.53	0:25.46	GR 5	$1,652	$346	6	1. Blue Tick Nelson 2. Scott Aquaphobia 3. Hellboy
4th of 6	21/3/25	Bendigo	500m	4	0:28.50	63.2 km/h	4.3L	$51	0:28.22	0:27.99	GR 4/5	$4,190	$81	22	1. Takumi Bale 2. Thirty Seconds 3. Lupini Monelli

Kraken Huggie (8) 6343273151
Trainer: Barry Hall (Dingee)
Prize Money: $14,337
Win / Place: 13% / 45%

Box Specialist

3 yo FWN D

Sire: FERAL FRANKY (AUS)

Dam: KRAKEN LIGHTNING (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

51: 7-7-9

Track

30: 4-4-4

Trk/Dst

4: 0-2-0

Distance

4: 0-2-0

Season

34: 6-4-7

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Good effort to win last start by 6 lengths over 425m at this track in a handy (24.18), beating White Brew. Has a strong record from box 8, including two wins. Winning hope with the right run.

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	2/5/25	Bendigo	425m	5	0:24.18	63.3 km/h	6.5L	$7.00	0:24.18	0:23.75	GR 5	$3,164	$2,106	4	1. Kraken Huggie 2. White Brew 3. Zapatron
5th of 6	28/4/25	Shepparton	450m	6	0:25.79	62.8 km/h	5.3L	$14	0:25.42	0:25.20	GR 5	$3,164	-	4	1. Spring Miles 2. Ripper Riley 3. Twilight Sleuth
1st of 8	24/4/25	Shepparton	450m	8	0:25.69	63.1 km/h	4.0L	$3.00	0:25.69	0:25.38	GR 5	$1,652	$1,080	7	1. Kraken Huggie 2. Detriot 3. Gunai Daisy
3rd of 8	17/4/25	Bendigo	425m	8	0:24.16	63.3 km/h	1.9L	$9.00	0:24.03	0:23.99	GR 5	$1,652	$173	4	1. Ripper Riley 2. Queen Shaka 3. Kraken Huggie
7th of 8	13/4/25	Bendigo	500m	3	0:28.73	62.7 km/h	5.5L	$35	0:28.37	0:28.37	GR 5	$3,607	-	4	1. Borough Banker 2. Erza Scarlet 3. McIvor Alfy
2nd of 8	9/4/25	Bendigo	500m	4	0:28.95	62.2 km/h	6.3L	$10	0:28.55	0:28.41	GR 5	$1,879	$389	6	1. Silver Machine 2. Kraken Huggie 3. Bree Cabang

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