Plainridge Racecourse Race 8

1609M

Stake: $42,248

PLATINUM AS (7) won at this track two runs ago before finishing sixth at his latest appearance over 1609m at this track, beaten 20 metres. Has to contend with a very wide draw. Tackles a similar assignment and he can finish a lot closer this time. MORNING EDITION (2) recorded yet another strong performance last time when he battled on bravely to just miss out over 1609m at this track, adding to a string of recent minor placings. A nice draw on the front line should ensure a cosy run. Big chance based on that latest outing. A NEW LEADER (8) comes right into contention after scoring last start by 3 metres at this track over 1609m. BRAVADO (4) showed pleasing improvement last time out when runner-up over 1609m at this track.

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: OPEN HC

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Judge Bob (Fr1) 78x1341412
Trainer: Jimmy Nickerson ()
Driver: Bruce Ranger
Prize Money: $299,001
Win / Place: 16% / 62%

10 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: GREAT GEORGE TWO

Dam: ENDORPHAN ANNIE

Rating

Stats

Career

77: 13-24-11

Distance

77: 13-24-11

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Track

1: 1-0-0

Season

7: 3-1-1

1st Up

4: 1-2-1

2nd Up

4: 1-1-1

3rd Up

4: 0-0-2

All-Weather

77: 13-24-11

Best Mile

1:53.10

Comments

Last start 2nd (Fr2) over 1609m at Cumberland Raceway beaten 18 m by Beat Bobby Bayou (1:56.20) in OPEN on August 2 at $7.80. Two runs back posted a big 4.5 m win (Fr6) at this track (1:55.00) beating Sky Box in NW7500CD on July 14 at $12.40.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 7	2/8/25	Cumberland Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	W Drew Campbell	1:56.20	1:56.20	6.99L	$7.80	19	OPEN	$16,899	$4,225	1. Beat Bobby Bayou 2. Judge Bob 3. Big Al M
1st of 7	14/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Matthew Athearn	1:55.00	1:55.00	1.67L	$12	28	NW7500CD	$29,166	$14,583	1. Judge Bob 2. Sky Box 3. McStoned Again
4th of 6	16/6/25	Ocean Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Jonathan Roberts	1:56.40	1:56.40	4.20L	$13	14	OPEN HC	$18,647	$1,492	1. Sinatra De Vie 2. Timestorm 3. Kenobi
1st of 6	2/6/25	Ocean Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Jonathan Roberts	1:57.30	1:57.30	3.09L	$1.20f	5	NW3501L4	$11,019	$5,509	1. Judge Bob 2. Speed Ball Swagger 3. What That Is
4th of 8	28/5/25	Ocean Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Jonathan Roberts	1:58.10	1:58.10	10.33L	$9.90	21	NW5001L4	$13,625	$1,090	1. Sinatra De Vie 2. Mind Yown Business 3. Dw's Revenge
3rd of 9	7/5/25	Rosecroft Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Jonathan Roberts	1:55.30	1:55.30	4.46L	$2.50	14	MPNW4000	$12,774	$1,533	1. Timestorm 2. R Hot Toddy 3. Judge Bob

Morning Edition (Fr2) 3713164333
Trainer: Alicia Gray ()
Driver: Shawn T Gray
Prize Money: $342,533
Win / Place: 15% / 50%

Nearing Another Win

5 yo Bay Horse

Sire: WALNER (CAN)

Dam: MORNING GLOW (USA)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

73: 11-15-11

Distance

73: 11-15-11

Trk/Dst

11: 2-1-5

Track

11: 2-1-5

Season

18: 3-4-5

1st Up

2: 1-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

3rd Up

2: 1-0-1

All-Weather

73: 11-15-11

Best Mile

1:53.10

Comments

Solid run when beaten by 2.25 m finishing third behind Platinum As at this track over 1609m in a OPEN on July 14 at $30.40. Then a handy effort when beaten by 7 m finishing third behind A New Leader at this track over 1609m in a OPEN on July 31 at $7.30.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 7	31/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Shawn T Gray	1:53.10	1:53.10	2.79L	$7.30	17	OPEN	$41,666	$5,000	1. A New Leader 2. Sforza 3. Morning Edition
3rd of 9	14/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Shawn T Gray	1:54.00	1:54.00	0.86L	$30	7	OPEN	$41,666	$5,000	1. Platinum As 2. Deadline Hall 3. Morning Edition
3rd of 7	7/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Shawn T Gray	1:52.30	1:52.30	0.56L	$7.60	7	OPEN	$41,666	$5,000	1. Big Box Hanover 2. By The Book 3. Morning Edition
4th of 9	30/6/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Shawn T Gray	1:53.10	1:53.10	2.23L	$29	14	OPEN HC	$42,379	$3,390	1. Deadline Hall 2. By The Book 3. Marquis Lafayette
6th of 6	16/6/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Shawn T Gray	1:53.00	1:53.00	4.46L	$9.00	14	WO12500L5	$42,379	-	1. Big Box Hanover 2. Platinum As 3. Duke Lavictoire, Deadline Hall
1st of 8	2/6/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Shawn T Gray	1:53.40	1:53.40	0.56L	$6.00	10	WO12500L5	$42,379	$21,190	1. Morning Edition 2. A New Leader 3. Deadline Hall

Heavens Pic (Fr3) 1x54324235
Trainer: Mario Dessureault ()
Driver: Aaron Byron
Prize Money: $251,948
Win / Place: 20% / 53%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ARCHANGEL (USA)

Dam: ALLERAGE BELLE

Rating

Stats

Career

58: 12-14-5

Distance

58: 12-14-5

Trk/Dst

10: 2-2-2

Track

10: 2-2-2

Season

8: 0-2-2

1st Up

3: 1-1-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-1

All-Weather

58: 12-14-5

Best Mile

1:53.40

Comments

Last start 5th (Fr7) over 1609m at this track, beaten 9 m by Memorynimagination (1:54.00) in NW10000CD on July 31 at $13.20. Two runs back 3rd (Fr7) over 1609m at this track, beaten 9 m by Global Heritage (1:52.40) in NW12500CD on July 20 at $25.90.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 8	31/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Aaron Byron	1:54.00	1:54.00	3.35L	$13	11	NW10000CD	$33,333	$1,667	1. Memorynimagination 2. Bravado 3. Passarino
3rd of 7	20/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Aaron Byron	1:52.40	1:52.40	3.64L	$26	6	NW12500CD	$35,000	$4,200	1. Global Heritage 2. Cruising Tom 3. Heavens Pic
2nd of 8	14/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Aaron Byron	1:52.40	1:52.40	2.79L	$25	7	NW12500CD	$35,000	$8,751	1. Sea Can 2. Heavens Pic 3. Snowpiercer
4th of 8	7/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Aaron Byron	1:54.00	1:54.00	2.79L	$19	7	NW12500CD	$35,000	$2,800	1. Bravado 2. Sea Can 3. Bill Bauer
2nd of 8	30/6/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Nicholas Graffam	1:54.30	1:54.30	0.22L	$8.80	14	NW12500CD	$35,429	$8,857	1. Sforza 2. Heavens Pic 3. Memorynimagination
3rd of 5	16/6/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Shawn T Gray	1:53.00	1:53.00	4.76L	$24	7	WO12500L5	$37,294	$4,476	1. A New Leader 2. Four Sixes 3. Heavens Pic

Bravado (Fr4) x211139152
Trainer: Gretchen Athearn ()
Driver: Kevin Switzer (Jnr)
Prize Money: $322,399
Win / Place: 26% / 55%

5 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: TRIXTON (USA)

Dam: BOURBON 'N GRITS

100

Rating

Stats

Career

60: 16-8-9

Distance

60: 16-8-9

Trk/Dst

58: 16-7-9

Track

58: 16-7-9

Season

9: 4-2-1

1st Up

4: 0-2-0

2nd Up

4: 2-0-0

3rd Up

4: 2-1-0

All-Weather

60: 16-8-9

Best Mile

1:54.00

Comments

Fair run when beaten by 6 m finishing fifth behind Platinum As at this track over 1609m in a OPEN on July 20 at $21.20. Then a handy effort when a close second behind Memorynimagination at this track over 1609m in a NW10000CD on July 31 at $2.90.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 8	31/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Kevin Switzer (Jnr)	1:54.00	1:54.00	0.11L	$2.90	11	NW10000CD	$33,333	$8,333	1. Memorynimagination 2. Bravado 3. Passarino
5th of 8	20/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Kevin Switzer (Jnr)	1:52.30	1:52.30	2.23L	$21	13	OPEN	$41,666	$2,083	1. Platinum As 2. Big Box Hanover 3. Sforza
1st of 8	7/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Kevin Switzer (Jnr)	1:54.00	1:54.00	0.56L	$50	7	NW12500CD	$35,000	$17,500	1. Bravado 2. Sea Can 3. Bill Bauer
9th of 9	30/6/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Matthew Athearn	1:53.10	1:53.10	6.99L	$26	21	OPEN HC	$42,379	-	1. Deadline Hall 2. By The Book 3. Marquis Lafayette
3rd of 8	9/6/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Nicholas Graffam	1:53.20	1:53.20	8.92L	$11	7	NW12500CD	$32,208	$3,865	1. Four Sixes 2. McStoned Again 3. Bravado
1st of 8	2/6/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Nicholas Graffam	1:54.20	1:54.20	3.09L	$6.40	14	NW7500CD	$27,122	$13,562	1. Bravado 2. Knowyoucando 3. Nomophobia

Memorynimagination (Fr5) 6835231681
Trainer: Jimmy Nickerson ()
Driver: Matthew Athearn
Prize Money: $507,210
Win / Place: 20% / 55%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: FATHER PATRICK (USA)

Dam: FELLOWSHIP OF TWO

100

Rating

Stats

Career

49: 10-11-6

Distance

49: 10-11-6

Trk/Dst

10: 2-2-2

Track

10: 2-2-2

Season

22: 4-4-3

1st Up

3: 0-1-1

2nd Up

3: 1-1-0

3rd Up

3: 2-0-0

All-Weather

49: 10-11-6

Best Mile

1:54.00

Comments

Last start won by a neck (Fr3) at this track (1:54.00) beating Bravado in NW10000CD on July 31 at $11.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 8	31/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Matthew Athearn	1:54.00	1:54.00	0.11L	$11	11	NW10000CD	$33,333	$16,667	1. Memorynimagination 2. Bravado 3. Passarino
8th of 8	20/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Matthew Athearn	1:52.30	1:52.30	90.63L	$33	6	OPEN	$41,666	-	1. Platinum As 2. Big Box Hanover 3. Sforza
6th of 9	14/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Matthew Athearn	1:54.00	1:54.00	1.67L	$36	7	OPEN	$41,666	-	1. Platinum As 2. Deadline Hall 3. Morning Edition
1st of 8	7/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Matthew Athearn	1:54.30	1:54.30	3.64L	$3.10	7	W4-7PMLT	$31,667	$15,833	1. Memorynimagination 2. Sonmar Pond 3. Pepper Wow
3rd of 8	30/6/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Matthew Athearn	1:54.30	1:54.30	1.41L	$7.10	14	NW12500CD	$35,429	$4,251	1. Sforza 2. Heavens Pic 3. Memorynimagination
2nd of 8	16/6/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Matthew Athearn	1:54.00	1:54.00	0.86L	$2.10	7	W2-5PMLT	$25,428	$6,357	1. Murial 2. Memorynimagination 3. Apple Fritter

Sea Can (Fr6) 9266512165
Trainer: Joseph Nelson ()
Driver: Nicholas Graffam
Prize Money: $409,781
Win / Place: 31% / 56%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: MUSCLE MASS (USA)

Dam: SOS RESPECT

Rating

Stats

Career

51: 16-9-4

Distance

51: 16-9-4

Trk/Dst

25: 6-5-2

Track

25: 6-5-2

Season

14: 4-3-1

1st Up

3: 1-1-0

2nd Up

3: 3-0-0

3rd Up

3: 2-0-1

All-Weather

51: 16-9-4

Best Mile

1:52.40

Comments

Won three starts back at this track over 1609m NW12500CD on July 14. Last start 5th (Fr3) over 1609m at this track beaten 12 m by A New Leader (1:53.10) in OPEN on July 31 at $7.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 7	31/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Nicholas Graffam	1:53.10	1:53.10	4.76L	$7.00	11	OPEN	$41,666	$2,083	1. A New Leader 2. Sforza 3. Morning Edition
6th of 8	20/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Nicholas Graffam	1:52.30	1:52.30	4.76L	$12	6	OPEN	$41,666	-	1. Platinum As 2. Big Box Hanover 3. Sforza
1st of 8	14/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Nicholas Graffam	1:52.40	1:52.40	2.79L	$1.40f	7	NW12500CD	$35,000	$17,500	1. Sea Can 2. Heavens Pic 3. Snowpiercer
2nd of 8	7/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Nicholas Graffam	1:54.00	1:54.00	0.56L	$2.40f	7	NW12500CD	$35,000	$8,751	1. Bravado 2. Sea Can 3. Bill Bauer
1st of 7	30/6/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Nicholas Graffam	1:55.00	1:55.00	1.41L	$2.00f	14	NW7500CD	$29,835	$14,918	1. Sea Can 2. Grateful 3. Sky Box
5th of 5	16/6/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Nicholas Graffam	1:53.00	1:53.00	6.99L	$8.20	14	WO12500L5	$37,294	$1,865	1. A New Leader 2. Four Sixes 3. Heavens Pic

Platinum As (Fr7) 6111284116
Trainer: Melissa Beckwith ()
Driver: Brett Beckwith
Prize Money: $501,614
Win / Place: 29% / 51%

7 yo Bay Horse

Sire: E L TITAN (USA)

Dam: JARETTE AS

Rating

Stats

Career

72: 21-6-10

Distance

72: 21-6-10

Trk/Dst

6: 2-1-0

Track

6: 2-1-0

Season

22: 7-2-3

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

3: 2-0-0

3rd Up

3: 1-2-0

All-Weather

72: 21-6-10

Best Mile

1:52.30

Comments

Last start was well beaten into sixth behind A New Leader at this track over 1609m in a OPEN on July 31 at $3. Performed better the start before where he won by 1.5 m (Fr5) at this track (1:52.30) beating Big Box Hanover in OPEN on July 20 at $3.80.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
6th of 7	31/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Brett Beckwith	1:53.10	1:53.10	7.55L	$3.00f	11	OPEN	$41,666	-	1. A New Leader 2. Sforza 3. Morning Edition
1st of 8	20/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Brett Beckwith	1:52.30	1:52.30	0.56L	$3.80	6	OPEN	$41,666	$20,833	1. Platinum As 2. Big Box Hanover 3. Sforza
1st of 9	14/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	W Drew Campbell	1:54.00	1:54.00	0.11L	$4.60	7	OPEN	$41,666	$20,833	1. Platinum As 2. Deadline Hall 3. Morning Edition
4th of 7	7/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Brett Beckwith	1:52.30	1:52.30	1.67L	$5.60	7	OPEN	$41,666	$3,333	1. Big Box Hanover 2. By The Book 3. Morning Edition
8th of 9	30/6/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Brett Beckwith	1:53.10	1:53.10	6.69L	$2.00f	14	OPEN HC	$42,379	-	1. Deadline Hall 2. By The Book 3. Marquis Lafayette
2nd of 6	16/6/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Brett Beckwith	1:53.00	1:53.00	0.22L	$2.20f	18	WO12500L5	$42,379	$10,595	1. Big Box Hanover 2. Platinum As 3. Duke Lavictoire, Deadline Hall

A New Leader (Fr8) 4142166541
Trainer: Mitchell Cushing ()
Driver: Mitchell Cushing
Prize Money: $378,991
Win / Place: 18% / 44%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: TRIXTON (USA)

Dam: MISS DIRECTED

Rating

Stats

Career

79: 15-10-10

Distance

79: 15-10-10

Trk/Dst

7: 2-1-0

Track

7: 2-1-0

Season

21: 5-2-2

1st Up

3: 0-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-2-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-1

All-Weather

79: 15-10-10

Best Mile

1:53.00

Comments

Last start won by 3 m (Fr5) at this track (1:53.10) beating Sforza in OPEN on July 31 at $3.50.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 7	31/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Mitchell Cushing	1:53.10	1:53.10	1.12L	$3.50	11	OPEN	$41,666	$20,833	1. A New Leader 2. Sforza 3. Morning Edition
4th of 8	20/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Mitchell Cushing	1:52.30	1:52.30	2.23L	$23	6	OPEN	$41,666	$3,333	1. Platinum As 2. Big Box Hanover 3. Sforza
5th of 9	14/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Sr1	Mitchell Cushing	1:54.00	1:54.00	1.12L	$16	7	OPEN	$41,666	$2,083	1. Platinum As 2. Deadline Hall 3. Morning Edition
6th of 7	7/7/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Mitchell Cushing	1:52.30	1:52.30	2.53L	$3.80f	7	OPEN	$41,666	-	1. Big Box Hanover 2. By The Book 3. Morning Edition
6th of 9	30/6/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Mitchell Cushing	1:53.10	1:53.10	3.35L	$4.70	14	OPEN HC	$42,379	-	1. Deadline Hall 2. By The Book 3. Marquis Lafayette
1st of 5	16/6/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Mitchell Cushing	1:53.00	1:53.00	3.35L	$1.80f	14	WO12500L5	$37,294	$18,647	1. A New Leader 2. Four Sixes 3. Heavens Pic

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