Swindon Bags Race 8

Race 8

Stake: $770

HARLEQUIN DAHY (6) box seated before sticking on well to finish 1.75 lengths away in second (28.99) at this track in an A3 over 476m. Consistent performer from this draw with a win and four minor placings to his credit. Can measure up this time. SALLAGH FINN (3) is an honest type in the frame at 11 of 31 starts including last time when second (15.62) over 262m at this track. Solid record at the distance winning two races. Super consistent and can feature with the right run. KLASSICAL JOEY (2) was impressive last time, posting a strong 15.67 win and a new Best time this course and distance. Bold showing expected again. VANESSAS MELODY (4) has ability and finds the right scenario to bounce back.

Distance: 262m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: D2

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Homeward Hero (1) 2315432433
Trainer: P V Swadden (Swindon)
Prize Money: $16,175
Win / Place: 20% / 59%

Nearing Another Win

4 yo Black D

Sire: LAUGHIL BLAKE (IRE)

Dam: CADBURYS HERO (IRE)

Rating

Stats

Career

128: 26-26-24

Track

128: 26-26-24

Trk/Dst

41: 14-7-9

Distance

41: 14-7-9

Season

13: 2-2-5

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
14	12	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5
STARTS	81	38	5	3	1
1st	16	9	0	1	0
2nd	15	11	0	0	0
3rd	15	6	2	0	1

Comments

Racing well of late. In the money two starts back at this track then finished third at his latest appearance in a D2 at this track over 262m (15.71). This might be too rich.

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
3rd of 6	23/5/25	Swindon	262m	2	0:15.71	60.0 km/h	5.8L	$5.50	0:15.25	0:15.25		$767	$112	14	1. Swift Oilean 2. Sallagh Finn 3. Homeward Hero
3rd of 6	9/5/25	Swindon	262m	1	0:15.63	60.3 km/h	1.5L	$4.00	0:15.51	0:15.51		$767	$112	14	1. Blue Drout 2. Vanessas Melody 3. Homeward Hero
4th of 5	25/4/25	Swindon	262m	1	0:15.89	59.4 km/h	4.6L	$4.00	0:15.51	0:15.51		$647	$111	14	1. Dupalight Boy 2. Blue Drout 3. Sallagh Finn
2nd of 5	11/4/25	Swindon	262m	1	0:15.62	60.4 km/h	2.8L	$6.00	0:15.40	0:15.40		$647	$111	6	1. Youarethereason 2. Homeward Hero 3. Dupalight Boy
3rd of 6	5/4/25	Swindon	262m	2	0:15.59	60.5 km/h	3.5L	$5.00	0:15.31	0:15.31		$758	$111	7	1. Vanessas Melody 2. Dupalight Boy 3. Homeward Hero
4th of 5	29/3/25	Swindon	262m	1	0:16.08	58.7 km/h	5.5L	$3.00	0:15.63	0:15.63		$643	$111	19	1. Mystical Allie 2. Vanessas Melody 3. De Paddy Piper

Klassical Joey (2) 5113246511
Trainer: D T Smith (Swindon)
Prize Money: $1,344
Win / Place: 40% / 60%

Track Specialist

Track / Distance Specialist

Box Specialist

1 yo Black D

Sire: COOLAVANNY HOFFA (IRE)

Dam: BALLYKEVIN SUE (IRE)

Rating

Stats

Career

10: 4-1-1

Track

7: 4-0-1

Trk/Dst

4: 2-0-0

Distance

4: 2-0-0

Season

9: 4-1-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Good win last start as odds-on favourite by 1.5 lengths over 262m at this track in a handy 15.67, beating Walking Nunez. Looks a solid contender.

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 5	20/5/25	Swindon	262m	1	0:15.67	60.2 km/h	1.5L	$1.80	0:15.67	0:15.29		$632	$180	4	1. Klassical Joey 2. Walking Nunez 3. Antigua Burn
1st of 6	16/5/25	Swindon	262m	1	0:15.76	59.8 km/h	1.5L	$3.00	0:15.76	0:15.76		$744	$180	7	1. Klassical Joey 2. Shanbally Blues 3. Antigua Burn
5th of 5	9/5/25	Swindon	262m	1	0:16.10	58.6 km/h	5.3L	$3.50	0:15.68	0:15.51		$632	$112	62	1. Flyhigh Rich 2. Wessex Warrior 3. Ashway Ebony
62 Day Spell
1st of 1	2/5/25	Swindon	262m	1	0:15.70	60.1 km/h	0L	$0.00	0:15.70		Trial	$0	-	-	1. Klassical Joey 2. 3.
1st of 1	26/4/25	Swindon	262m	2	0:15.88	59.4 km/h	0L	$0.00	0:15.88		Trial	$0	-	-	1. Klassical Joey 2. 3.
6th of 6	8/3/25	Swindon	262m	2	0:18.54	50.9 km/h	42.5L	$2.80	0:15.57	0:15.57		$721	$109	6	1. Wessex Headford 2. Blue Link 3. Wessex Warrior

Sallagh Finn (3) 5635243312
Trainer: R Short (Swindon)
Prize Money: $6,330
Win / Place: 32% / 67%

3 yo BDL D

Sire: DROOPYS SYDNEY (IRE)

Dam: MYDRAS DAWN (IRE)

Rating

Stats

Career

31: 10-5-6

Track

13: 2-3-4

Trk/Dst

9: 2-2-2

Distance

9: 2-2-2

Season

7: 1-2-2

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	7	0	1	0

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

Comments

Racing consistently, including a win two back at this track, before a 4.5 lengths second (15.62) over 262m at this track last time. Has a very good strike-rate out of trap 3, scoring five times. Go close.

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	23/5/25	Swindon	262m	4	0:15.62	60.4 km/h	4.5L	$4.00	0:15.25	0:15.25		$767	$112	10	1. Swift Oilean 2. Sallagh Finn 3. Homeward Hero
1st of 6	13/5/25	Swindon	262m	3	0:15.50	60.9 km/h	2.5L	$2.00	0:15.50	0:15.50		$744	$180	18	1. Sallagh Finn 2. Wessex Headford 3. Ashway Ebony
3rd of 5	25/4/25	Swindon	262m	4	0:15.82	59.6 km/h	3.6L	$5.50	0:15.51	0:15.51		$647	$111	42	1. Dupalight Boy 2. Blue Drout 3. Sallagh Finn
42 Day Freshen-Up
2nd of 2	7/4/25	Swindon	262m	5	N/A	-	2L	$0.00	0:15.60		Trial	$0	-	-	1. Ballymac Rocky 2. Sallagh Finn 3.
3rd of 5	14/3/25	Swindon	476m	3	0:29.01	59.1 km/h	8.5L	$3.80	0:28.33	0:28.33		$728	$116	13	1. Arthur Length 2. Crannon Lady 3. Sallagh Finn
4th of 6	1/3/25	Swindon	262m	3	0:16.10	58.6 km/h	3.5L	$2.20	0:15.81	0:15.81		$743	$109	7	1. Al Be Chloe 2. Chadwell Jet 3. Trimmer Ball

Vanessas Melody (4) 3452156246
Trainer: P T Maynard (Swindon)
Prize Money: $12,113
Win / Place: 28% / 60%

3 yo Black B

Sire: LAUGHIL BLAKE (IRE)

Dam: TRIONAS TUNE (IRE)

Rating

Stats

Career

73: 21-14-9

Track

73: 21-14-9

Trk/Dst

15: 4-3-1

Distance

15: 4-3-1

Season

17: 2-4-1

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-1-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
4	17	0	0	0

Box History	2	3	4	5	6
STARTS	1	24	30	15	3
1st	0	9	6	6	0
2nd	1	5	4	3	1
3rd	0	4	3	0	2

Comments

Races well at this course and distance. Last start finished last in a D2 on May 23 over 262m at this track behind Swift Oilean beaten 9 lengths (16.03). Forget the latest effort. Among the chances.

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 6	23/5/25	Swindon	262m	5	0:16.03	58.8 km/h	9.6L	$4.00	0:15.25	0:15.25		$767	$112	6	1. Swift Oilean 2. Sallagh Finn 3. Homeward Hero
4th of 6	17/5/25	Swindon	262m	4	0:15.99	59.0 km/h	3.3L	$2.50	0:15.72	0:15.72		$767	$112	8	1. Al Be Chloe 2. Fivesinglehands 3. Corrin Ava
2nd of 6	9/5/25	Swindon	262m	5	0:15.60	60.5 km/h	1.0L	$2.80	0:15.51	0:15.51		$767	$112	6	1. Blue Drout 2. Vanessas Melody 3. Homeward Hero
6th of 6	3/5/25	Swindon	476m	4	0:29.33	58.4 km/h	7.5L	$9.00	0:28.72	0:28.26		$856	$118	18	1. Bristol Lad 2. Sawpit Seagull 3. Rainey Street
5th of 5	15/4/25	Swindon	262m	4	0:15.59	60.5 km/h	4.1L	$11	0:15.25	0:15.25		$714	$111	10	1. Castell Maggie 2. Knockboy Curragh 3. Strideaway Honey
1st of 6	5/4/25	Swindon	262m	4	0:15.31	61.6 km/h	3.0L	$2.90	0:15.31	0:15.31		$758	$201	7	1. Vanessas Melody 2. Dupalight Boy 3. Homeward Hero

Flyhigh Rich (5) 4615x12152
Trainer: B P Johnson (Swindon)
Prize Money: $4,949
Win / Place: 25% / 59%

2 yo Black D

Sire: TYRUR BIG MIKE (IRE)

Dam: FLYHIGH OLLYHAZ (IRE)

Rating

Stats

Career

32: 8-9-2

Track

5: 2-2-0

Trk/Dst

5: 2-2-0

Distance

5: 2-2-0

Season

7: 3-2-0

1st Up

2: 2-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-2-0

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

Box History	2	3	4	5	6
STARTS	6	6	14	5	1
1st	0	1	5	2	0
2nd	2	2	3	2	0
3rd	0	0	2	0	0

Comments

Didn't fire two runs back then progressed nicely last time to be beaten just a head into second over 262m at this track. Back on track last time but this looks a stern test.

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 3	30/5/25	Swindon	262m	5	0:15.69	60.1 km/h	0.2L	$2.30	0:15.67	0:15.63		$653	$112	13	1. Sporting Socks 2. Flyhigh Rich 3. Ivys Holly
5th of 6	17/5/25	Swindon	262m	5	0:16.03	58.8 km/h	3.8L	$6.00	0:15.72	0:15.72		$767	$112	8	1. Al Be Chloe 2. Fivesinglehands 3. Corrin Ava
1st of 5	9/5/25	Swindon	262m	5	0:15.68	60.2 km/h	0.5L	$2.60	0:15.68	0:15.51		$632	$180	13	1. Flyhigh Rich 2. Wessex Warrior 3. Ashway Ebony
2nd of 6	26/4/25	Swindon	262m	5	0:15.72	60.0 km/h	0.1L	$4.30	0:15.71	0:15.71		$737	$111	7	1. Livin The Dream 2. Flyhigh Rich 3. Ashway Fred
1st of 6	19/4/25	Swindon	262m	5	0:15.96	59.1 km/h	0.5L	$3.80	0:15.96	0:15.66		$737	$178	80	1. Flyhigh Rich 2. Sawpit Smokey 3. Ashway Fred
80 Day Spell
1st of 3	15/4/25	Swindon	262m	4	0:15.78	59.8 km/h	2.25L	$0.00	0:15.78		Trial	$0	-	-	1. Flyhigh Rich 2. Mohican MacEy 3. Spiffing

Harlequin Dahy (6) 35x211212
Trainer: P R Foster (Swindon)
Prize Money: $1,130
Win / Place: 37% / 87%

Track Specialist

2 yo BLU D

Sire: BALLYMAC BOLGER (IRE)

Dam: DRYLAND SALLY (IRE)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

8: 3-3-1

Track

6: 3-3-0

Season

8: 3-3-1

1st Up

2: 0-1-1

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Handy type with a solid strike-rate. Winner two back then well fancied last time and could manage only second over 476m at this track in 28.99. Going well and can bounce back to winning 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
2nd of 5	27/5/25	Swindon	476m	6	0:28.99	59.1 km/h	1.8L	$3.30	0:28.84	0:28.54		$740	$118	4	1. Rolo Rosie 2. Harlequin Dahy 3. Trumpers Dara
1st of 6	23/5/25	Swindon	476m	6	0:28.64	59.8 km/h	0.1L	$2.90	0:28.64	0:28.12		$856	$271	6	1. Harlequin Dahy 2. Harlequin Flewin 3. Wonka
2nd of 6	17/5/25	Swindon	476m	6	0:28.79	59.5 km/h	0.1L	$3.00	0:28.78	0:27.98		$856	$118	5	1. Trumpers Dara 2. Harlequin Dahy 3. Its My World
1st of 5	12/5/25	Swindon	476m	5	0:28.75	59.6 km/h	1.0L	$1.90	0:28.75	0:28.70		$728	$259	6	1. Harlequin Dahy 2. Rheas Choice 3. Detroit Sonny
1st of 5	6/5/25	Swindon	476m	5	0:28.96	59.2 km/h	0.1L	$1.60	0:28.96	0:27.88		$717	$248	8	1. Harlequin Dahy 2. Wessex Merlin 3. Chubbys Angel
2nd of 6	28/4/25	Swindon	476m	6	0:29.15	58.8 km/h	1.0L	$1.80	0:29.07	0:28.49		$825	$116	95	1. Kimmers 2. Harlequin Dahy 3. Scala Brew
95 Day Spell

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