The Meadows Race 10

Maturity - July 26

Stake: $4,801

GROOVEBIRD (5) has a strong record this journey here with five wins and a minor from nine starts. Below best last time at Sandown (34.82) in a Special conditions H, finishing a 9 length sixth. Has the ability and should feature. PAW LOUIS (2) doesn't win out of turn but looks close to breaking through. Filled a minor placings again last time when second (36.77) at Sale making it three placings in a row. Form here sound including two wins. Ran one of the fastest times on the program last start despite finishing in the minors. Nicely placed to grab a well-deserved win. SON OF GHOST (7) hit the ground running last start and was never headed (29.67) at Sandown in Grade 5 over 515m. Winner at his latest appearance in one of the quickest times on the card. Should be in this for a long way. PAW XANTIPPE (8) has ability and looks a top-three prospect.

Distance: 600m
Class: Mixed 4/5
Track: Good
Weather: Overcast
Surface: All Weather

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Paw Louis (2) 4172774222
Trainer: Robert Camilleri (Lara)
Prize Money: $41,153
Win / Place: 14% / 52%

Nearing Another Win

3 yo Black D

Sire: JS FLAMIN ACE (AUS)

Dam: DYNA ADRIA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

57: 8-10-12

Track

14: 2-2-2

Trk/Dst

11: 1-1-2

Distance

11: 1-1-2

Season

44: 6-8-8

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	5	1	1	1

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

Comments

In the money last time at Sale (36.77) in a Grade 5, finishing a 2.25 lengths second. Has one win and five placings from eight starts from the draw. Looks suited and should go close.

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 6	22/6/25	Sale	640m	5	0:36.77	62.7 km/h	2.3L	$4.60	0:36.63	0:36.63	GR 5	$4,255	$880	4	1. If Only 2. Paw Louis 3. Paw Erina
2nd of 7	18/6/25	The Meadows	525m	1	0:30.47	62.0 km/h	3.0L	$2.10	0:30.27	0:29.97	GR 5	$3,607	$745	8	1. Magic Snowdrop 2. Paw Louis 3. Aston Currency
2nd of 5	10/6/25	Horsham	485m	5	0:27.97	62.4 km/h	4.3L	$2.10	0:27.69	0:27.69	GR 4/5	$4,190	$864	20	1. Dash Express 2. Paw Louis 3. Had A Mischief
4th of 8	21/5/25	The Meadows	600m	7	0:34.82	62.0 km/h	4.7L	$51	0:34.49	0:34.49	GR 4/5	$4,806	$81	4	1. Reality Best 2. Bindy Blazer 3. He's Magic
7th of 8	17/5/25	The Meadows	600m	4	0:35.63	60.6 km/h	9.5L	$15	0:35.00	0:35.00	GR 5	$10,908	-	10	1. Panama Rhode 2. Mickayla Swift 3. Reiko Dusty
7th of 8	7/5/25	The Meadows	600m	3	0:35.60	60.7 km/h	16.5L	$11	0:34.45	0:34.45	GR 4/5	$4,806	-	8	1. Tammy McIvor 2. Panama Rhode 3. King Owen

Aston Barton (4) 5744311144
Trainer: Benjamin Magri (Avalon)
Prize Money: $16,070
Win / Place: 20% / 55%

2 yo Black D

Sire: ASTON FASTNET (AUS)

Dam: ASTON SAKURA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

20: 4-5-2

Track

2: 0-0-0

Season

20: 4-5-2

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Has finished fourth at his last couple of starts, most recently at Ballarat over 660m. Hard to recommend 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
4th of 7	18/6/25	Ballarat	660m	2	0:38.68	61.4 km/h	3.0L	$2.60	0:38.48	0:38.48	GR 5	$4,255	$81	5	1. Paw Barton 2. Paw Erina 3. Spencer
4th of 8	13/6/25	Geelong	680m	3	0:39.75	61.6 km/h	13.2L	$5.00	0:38.83	0:38.83	Group Listed	$32,940	$1,620	6	1. Without A Trace 2. Regal Jyle 3. Chirp Third
1st of 4	7/6/25	Geelong	680m	6	0:39.40	62.1 km/h	2.9L	$2.50	0:39.40	0:38.96	RST WIN H	$4,255	$2,851	5	1. Aston Barton 2. Regal Jyle 3. Without A Trace
1st of 6	2/6/25	Sandown	595m	5	0:34.68	61.8 km/h	1.8L	$1.30	0:34.68	0:34.37	RST WIN	$4,255	$2,851	7	1. Aston Barton 2. Baywara 3. Zipping Dargan
1st of 8	26/5/25	Sandown	595m	2	0:33.93	63.1 km/h	14.8L	$1.80	0:33.93	0:33.93	RST WIN	$4,255	$2,851	10	1. Aston Barton 2. Crafty Beer 3. From The Ghetto
3rd of 8	16/5/25	Ballarat	545m	2	0:31.26	62.8 km/h	3.8L	$2.90	0:31.02	0:30.96	RST WIN	$3,607	$373	9	1. Mister Manfredi 2. Aston Pratt 3. Aston Barton

Groovebird (5) 6216121576
Trainer: Jeffrey Britton (Anakie)
Prize Money: $200,910
Win / Place: 28% / 53%

Track / Distance Specialist

3 yo Black B

Sire: NEED MY MONEYNOW (USA)

Dam: SAINT WEST (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

63: 18-8-8

Track

25: 8-2-4

Trk/Dst

9: 5-0-1

Distance

10: 5-0-2

Season

33: 11-4-5

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	1	7	6	4

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	7	12	16	4	9	5	2	8
1st	3	7	2	3	1	0	0	2
2nd	0	1	3	0	1	1	1	1
3rd	1	0	3	1	1	2	0	0

Comments

Hasn't threatened at her last couple but she does have a good record at the track and trip, including five wins. Rates highly and looks tough 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
6th of 6	26/6/25	Sandown	595m	3	0:34.82	61.5 km/h	9.2L	$12	0:34.18	0:34.10	SPEC H	$11,210	-	42	1. Bebop Jazz 2. Paw Yasmin 3. Wren Bale
42 Day Freshen-Up
7th of 8	15/5/25	Sandown	715m	2	0:42.73	60.2 km/h	10.3L	$4.50	0:42.01	0:41.54	SPEC H	$15,984	-	40	1. Miss Mary Jo 2. Raider's Guide 3. Reiterate
40 Day Freshen-Up
5th of 6	5/4/25	Wentworth Park	720m	1	0:42.75	60.6 km/h	12.0L	$2.60	0:41.91	0:41.84	NG	$11,772	-	7	1. Max Capacity 2. Ella's Babe 3. Might Have Been
1st of 6	29/3/25	The Meadows	730m	8	0:42.99	61.1 km/h	0.8L	$1.50	0:42.99	0:42.99	GR 4/5	$11,210	$7,560	14	1. Groovebird 2. Reiterate 3. Canya Vivi
2nd of 8	15/3/25	Cannington	715m	6	0:41.61	61.9 km/h	0.1L	$5.50	0:41.60	0:41.60	OPEN	$193,741	$39,161	7	1. Ethanol Water 2. Groovebird 3. Miss Ronnie Mac
1st of 6	8/3/25	Cannington	715m	4	0:41.91	61.4 km/h	0.1L	$3.90	0:41.91	0:41.91	OPEN	$21,406	$14,162	14	1. Groovebird 2. Black Silencer 3. Max Capacity

Son Of Ghost (7) 2137464351
Trainer: Adrian Nuttall (Woodside)
Prize Money: $35,899
Win / Place: 17% / 47%

3 yo Black D

Sire: CATCH THE THIEF (AUS)

Dam: SUPREME OUTLAW (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

57: 10-11-6

Track

6: 1-1-0

Season

30: 5-5-4

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Good effort to win last start by 6 lengths over 515m at Sandown in a handy (29.67), beating Noah's Best. This appears within his reach.

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 4	23/6/25	Sandown	515m	3	0:29.67	62.5 km/h	6.1L	$1.70	0:29.67	0:29.45	GR 5	$3,607	$2,408	7	1. Son Of Ghost 2. Noah's Best 3. My Boy Parker
5th of 7	16/6/25	Sandown	515m	5	0:29.98	61.8 km/h	4.0L	$21	0:29.72	0:29.72	GR 5 H	$3,607	-	8	1. Blazin' Fire 2. Meteor Monelli 3. Valenzuela
3rd of 8	8/6/25	Sale	435m	8	0:24.51	63.9 km/h	1.0L	$4.20	0:24.46	0:24.05	GR 4	$3,629	$373	7	1. Bring Your Best 2. Hamish Rose 3. Son Of Ghost
4th of 8	1/6/25	Sale	435m	1	0:24.84	63.0 km/h	3.0L	$6.00	0:24.64	0:24.38	GR 4/5	$3,629	$81	7	1. Winking Willie 2. Chasing Hearts 3. Ashley Hook
6th of 8	25/5/25	Ballarat	450m	3	0:26.00	62.3 km/h	8.0L	$19	0:25.48	0:24.74	GR 4/5	$3,629	-	9	1. Lyndl Said No 2. Paw Farina 3. Mia Coco
4th of 8	16/5/25	Warragul	460m	7	0:26.24	63.1 km/h	2.4L	$3.90	0:26.07	0:25.82	GR 5	$3,164	$81	15	1. Jumbuk Johnny 2. Sweet Nugget 3. I'm Fabulous

Paw Xantippe (8) 3113611542
Trainer: Daniel Gibbons (Avalon)
Prize Money: $37,357
Win / Place: 40% / 68%

Track Specialist

2 yo Black B

Sire: CHRISTO BALE (AUS)

Dam: WINNIE ALLEN (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

22: 9-2-4

Track

6: 3-1-0

Season

22: 9-2-4

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	4	5	0	0

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

Comments

Looks close to another win after her success on May 31 at this track over 525m. Last start was second over 515m in 29.86, behind Slick Splits. Solid chance with even luck.

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	23/6/25	Sandown	515m	4	0:29.86	62.1 km/h	5.9L	$2.80	0:29.45	0:29.45	GR 4/5	$4,190	$864	7	1. Slick Splits 2. Paw Xantippe 3. Zelda Covilha
4th of 8	16/6/25	Sandown	515m	4	0:30.18	61.4 km/h	5.0L	$2.90	0:29.85	0:29.72	GR 5 H	$3,607	$81	9	1. Spring Miles 2. Xoel Bale 3. Slay Queen Molly
5th of 7	7/6/25	The Meadows	525m	7	0:30.18	62.6 km/h	2.4L	$12	0:30.01	0:29.91	MX 3/4	$9,785	-	7	1. Holden Bale 2. Riversdale Mick 3. Spring Regency
1st of 8	31/5/25	The Meadows	525m	6	0:29.97	63.1 km/h	0.3L	$34	0:29.97	0:29.89	FFA	$9,785	$6,588	8	1. Paw Xantippe 2. Van Wyck 3. Zipping Gryllis
1st of 8	23/5/25	Bendigo	500m	4	0:28.29	63.6 km/h	3.8L	$2.80	0:28.29	0:28.22	GR 4/5	$4,190	$2,808	8	1. Paw Xantippe 2. Gremlin 3. Totally Emgrand
6th of 7	15/5/25	Sandown	515m	4	0:30.08	61.6 km/h	6.0L	$3.70	0:29.66	0:29.09	GR 4	$9,785	-	7	1. Mepunga Rocky 2. Irish Nikki 3. Tough Taz

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