Richmond Race 5

Grnsw Middle Distance Series

Stake: $10,146

ZIPPING XADEN (4) was strongly fancied latest and proved too good with a 13 length win at Nowra in a handy 35.87. Awkwardly drawn but has a good record over this journey. Ran the fastest time on the program in his latest win. Great chance to get the job done again. BEST SURPRISE (8) is worth forgiving last start after finishing fifth (30.10) from Box 5 at Wentworth Park over 520m. Better than the latest run and deserves another chance. AMERICAN INDIAN (1) turned in a plain effort last time when sixth at Wentworth Park over 520m behind BEST SURPRISE (30.30) in a Grade 5. The form from her last run stacks up well. Has ability and is one of the better chances. TAKE HIS EYES (2) was out of the frame here most recently but can atone.

Distance: 622m
Class: 5th Grade
Track: Good
Weather: Fine
Surface: All Weather

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American Indian (1) 746x7x4166
Trainer: John Chapman (LIDSDALE)
Prize Money: $36,729
Win / Place: 9.68% / 48%

3 yo Black B

Sire: OAKS ROAD (AUS)

Dam: ANNA COTTON (AUS)

Owners: John Hill

Rating

Stats

Career

31: 3-4-8

Season

4: 1-0-0

1st Up

5: 0-0-1

2nd Up

4: 1-0-1

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

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

Comments

Has finished sixth at her last couple of starts, most recently at Wentworth Park over 520m. Well placed and among the chances here.

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 7	22/11/25	Wentworth Park	520m	7	0:30.30	61.8 km/h	11.0L	$20	0:29.52	0:29.52	GR 5	$10,146	-	9	1. Best Surprise 2. Blazing Raso 3. Reece Unleashed
6th of 7	13/11/25	Wentworth Park	520m	6	0:30.49	61.4 km/h	5.8L	$12	0:30.09	0:29.47	GR 5	$6,658	-	5	1. Royal Bandit 2. Hey Aldo 3. Where's Mason
1st of 8	8/11/25	Wentworth Park	520m	3	0:30.11	62.2 km/h	2.5L	$3.00	0:30.11	0:29.50	GR 5	$10,146	$6,812	9	1. American Indian 2. I'm Sweet 3. Canya Sydney
4th of 6	30/10/25	Wentworth Park	520m	8	0:30.30	61.8 km/h	5.8L	$23	0:29.90	0:29.76	GR 5	$6,658	$86	96	1. Zipper In 2. Mrs. Buttons 3. Where's Mason
96 Day Spell
99th of 3	26/10/25	Richmond	520m	3	N/A	-	9.14L	$0.00	0:29.84		Trial	$0	-	-	1. 99-Winsome Josie 2. 99-American Indian 3. 99-Peaky Grace
99th of 3	19/9/25	Wagga	525m	3	N/A	-	-	$0.00	0:30.54		Trial	$0	-	-	1. 99-American Indian 2. 99-Highway To Never 3. 99-Queen Of Spades

Take His Eyes (2) 7331625444
Trainer: Paul Roach (Lidsdale)
Prize Money: $10,921
Win / Place: 20% / 45%

3 yo Black D

Sire: COLLISION (AUS)

Dam: LIMIT DESIRES (AUS)

Owners: Coles Roach Synd G Coles,P Roach

Rating

Stats

Career

20: 4-2-3

Track

13: 3-2-2

Trk/Dst

3: 1-0-0

Distance

3: 1-0-0

Season

12: 2-1-2

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Has not shown much in recent runs. Could only manage fourth last time out over 622m at this track. Likely to struggle 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 8	21/11/25	Richmond	622m	1	0:36.06	62.1 km/h	9.3L	$27	0:35.40	0:35.40	GR 4/5	$11,001	$86	7	1. Zipping Xaden 2. Vodka And Ice 3. Ozzie Nick
4th of 6	14/11/25	Richmond	622m	1	0:35.86	62.4 km/h	3.5L	$34	0:35.62	0:35.62	GR 5	$10,146	$86	9	1. Ozzie Nick 2. Pepe Morada 3. Zipping Xaden
4th of 7	5/11/25	Richmond	520m	6	0:30.13	62.1 km/h	6.3L	$8.50	0:29.68	0:29.68	GR 5	$3,545	$86	5	1. Zipping Admiral 2. Erina Flash 3. Zipper In
5th of 8	31/10/25	Richmond	520m	6	0:30.22	61.9 km/h	13.5L	$126	0:29.27	0:29.27	GR 5	$9,245	-	7	1. Tank Keeping 2. Winsome Rambo 3. Barely Light
2nd of 7	24/10/25	Richmond	520m	7	0:30.00	62.4 km/h	3.0L	$35	0:29.79	0:29.61	GR 5	$3,545	$724	6	1. Winsome Storm 2. Take His Eyes 3. Big Bernie
6th of 8	18/10/25	Wentworth Park	520m	8	0:30.34	61.7 km/h	7.8L	$91	0:29.79	0:29.29	GR 5	$10,146	-	15	1. Forged Iron 2. Ritza Kris 3. Her Reason

Bound's Missile (3) 5782325142
Trainer: Michael Dunphy (Middle Dural)
Prize Money: $25,091
Win / Place: 8.16% / 42%

2 yo White/Black D

Sire: HEAD BOUND (AUS)

Dam: FASIKA (AUS)

Owners: Michael Dunphy

Rating

Stats

Career

49: 4-8-9

Track

17: 0-5-5

Trk/Dst

7: 0-4-2

Distance

7: 0-4-2

Season

17: 2-4-2

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Finished second last start (35.92) at big odds over 622m at this track. Drawn close to the inside. Looks tested in this line-up.

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	28/11/25	Richmond	622m	8	0:35.92	62.3 km/h	3.8L	$126	0:35.66	0:35.66	NG	$11,970	$2,252	6	1. Ozzie Nick 2. Bound's Missile 3. Zig Zag Man
4th of 7	22/11/25	Wentworth Park	520m	4	0:30.03	62.3 km/h	7.3L	$18	0:29.52	0:29.52	GR 5	$10,146	$86	4	1. Best Surprise 2. Blazing Raso 3. Reece Unleashed
1st of 8	18/11/25	Gosford	603m	1	0:34.91	62.2 km/h	0.1L	$5.00	0:34.91	0:34.91	GR 5	$3,545	$2,252	5	1. Bound's Missile 2. Blue Chanelle 3. Double Dealings
5th of 7	13/11/25	Wentworth Park	720m	4	0:43.05	60.2 km/h	15.5L	$46	0:41.97	0:41.97	GR 5	$7,364	-	5	1. Magpie Hector 2. Derry 3. Go Jo Jo
2nd of 6	8/11/25	Wentworth Park	520m	4	0:30.15	62.1 km/h	9.3L	$51	0:29.51	0:29.50	GR 5	$10,146	$1,910	8	1. Magic Bandit 2. Bound's Missile 3. Beautiful Magpie
3rd of 5	31/10/25	Richmond	622m	7	0:36.23	61.8 km/h	13.3L	$15	0:35.29	0:35.29	GR 5	$3,545	$485	7	1. Pepe Morada 2. Derry 3. Bound's Missile

Zipping Xaden (4) f141222311
Trainer: Melinda Finn (Cranebrook)
Prize Money: $59,924
Win / Place: 50% / 75%

Track Specialist

Going for the Hat-Trick

1 yo Black D

Sire: ZACK MONELLI (AUS)

Dam: ZIPPING DHARMA (AUS)

Owners: Hallinan Hallinan Synd M Hallinan,F Hallinan

100

Rating

Stats

Career

20: 10-4-1

Track

7: 5-0-1

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-1

Distance

2: 1-0-1

Season

19: 10-3-1

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Improved two runs back to score then won again last start over 630m at Nowra (35.87), beating Cassie Cool. Query squeeze box draw. In top form and can make it three straight.

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 6	27/11/25	Nowra	630m	6	0:35.87	63.2 km/h	13.0L	$1.10	0:35.87	0:35.87	GR 5	$10,146	$6,812	6	1. Zipping Xaden 2. Cassie Cool 3. Siska Lucy
1st of 8	21/11/25	Richmond	622m	5	0:35.40	63.3 km/h	7.8L	$1.70	0:35.40	0:35.40	GR 4/5	$11,001	$7,382	7	1. Zipping Xaden 2. Vodka And Ice 3. Ozzie Nick
3rd of 6	14/11/25	Richmond	622m	7	0:35.71	62.7 km/h	1.3L	$1.40	0:35.62	0:35.62	GR 5	$10,146	$1,340	6	1. Ozzie Nick 2. Pepe Morada 3. Zipping Xaden
2nd of 7	8/11/25	Wentworth Park	520m	3	0:29.50	63.5 km/h	0.1L	$2.70	0:29.50	0:29.50	NG	$11,970	$2,252	8	1. Federal Bullet 2. Zipping Xaden 3. Black Myth Wave
2nd of 8	31/10/25	Goulburn	440m	1	0:24.45	64.8 km/h	0.5L	$2.40	0:24.42	0:24.27	NG	$62,130	$10,260	7	1. Taw Galaxy 2. Zipping Xaden 3. Foreign Capital
2nd of 7	24/10/25	Goulburn	440m	4	0:24.62	64.3 km/h	1.3L	$3.40	0:24.53	0:24.53	NG	$6,361	$1,140	7	1. She's Fearless 2. Zipping Xaden 3. Cumbria Benny

Vivid Memory (6) 57x6642765
Trainer: Kayla-Jane Coleman (The Oaks)
Prize Money: $15,584
Win / Place: 9.52% / 33%

2 yo BLU B

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED (AUS)

Dam: MEMORY REMAINS (AUS)

Owners: Kayla-Jane Coleman

Rating

Stats

Career

21: 2-3-2

Track

1: 0-0-0

Season

7: 0-1-0

1st Up

3: 0-0-1

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Is back up to 622m which has been an issue in the past. Last appeared when fifth over 520m at Nowra eight days ago. Prepared to risk on this occasion.

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	27/11/25	Nowra	520m	3	0:30.45	61.5 km/h	10.0L	$6.50	0:29.74	0:29.74	GR 5	$3,545	-	7	1. Billy Boil 2. Where's Ivy 3. Saja Boy
6th of 7	20/11/25	Nowra	520m	6	0:30.13	62.1 km/h	7.8L	$41	0:29.59	0:29.20	GR 5	$3,545	-	5	1. Zipping Mooney 2. Gramercy Garry 3. Winsome Rambo
7th of 8	15/11/25	Wentworth Park	520m	6	0:30.95	60.5 km/h	16.0L	$3.40	0:29.83	0:29.69	GR 5	$10,146	-	5	1. Major Flirt 2. On The Razzle 3. Mount Parnis
2nd of 8	10/11/25	Nowra	520m	6	0:30.13	62.1 km/h	1.0L	$7.00	0:30.06	0:29.80	GR 5	$3,545	$724	14	1. Long Term Memory 2. Vivid Memory 3. Gramercy Gift
4th of 7	27/10/25	Nowra	520m	5	0:30.19	62.0 km/h	0.8L	$13	0:30.13	0:29.76	GR 5	$3,545	$86	7	1. General Lee 2. Zipping Babe 3. Phoenix Silver
6th of 7	20/10/25	Nowra	520m	6	0:30.46	61.5 km/h	10.5L	$4.40	0:29.71	0:29.68	MX	$3,545	-	26	1. Mr. Moodie 2. Magnificent 3. Sabina Sparkles

Rugged Ethics (7) 7421535343
Trainer: Shane Pulbrook (TAHMOOR)
Prize Money: $50,320
Win / Place: 9.86% / 53%

3 yo WH/BLU D

Sire: TOMMY SHELBY (AUS)

Dam: WHITE SOX ETHICS (AUS)

Owners: David Smith

Rating

Stats

Career

71: 7-14-17

Track

11: 0-2-2

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Distance

2: 0-0-0

Season

21: 2-3-6

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	10	9	5	4	5	10	16	12
1st	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	3
2nd	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	2
3rd	2	3	1	1	0	2	5	3

Comments

In the money last time at Goulburn (25.00) in a Grade 5, finishing a 4.5 lengths third. Has two wins and seven placings from 16 starts from the draw. Others rate better 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
3rd of 7	28/11/25	Goulburn	440m	8	0:25.00	63.4 km/h	4.5L	$46	0:24.70	0:24.70	GR 5	$3,545	$485	3	1. Zipping Gatsby 2. Sovereign Reign 3. Rugged Ethics
4th of 6	25/11/25	Bulli	472m	8	0:26.62	63.8 km/h	1.0L	$23	0:26.54	0:25.92	GR 5	$3,545	$86	8	1. O'Keefe 2. Mighty Trojan 3. Folding Stuff
3rd of 8	17/11/25	Maitland	565m	3	0:32.12	63.3 km/h	6.5L	$6.50	0:31.65	0:31.65	GR 5	$3,545	$485	3	1. Blazin' Fire 2. Red Opal 3. Rugged Ethics
5th of 6	14/11/25	Richmond	622m	8	0:35.92	62.3 km/h	4.3L	$67	0:35.62	0:35.62	GR 5	$10,146	-	6	1. Ozzie Nick 2. Pepe Morada 3. Zipping Xaden
3rd of 8	8/11/25	The Gardens	600m	4	0:35.18	61.4 km/h	2.3L	$6.00	0:35.02	0:35.02	GR 5	$10,146	$1,340	4	1. Curyo Dancer 2. Blue Chanelle 3. Rugged Ethics
5th of 6	4/11/25	Bulli	472m	7	0:26.66	63.7 km/h	6.5L	$35	0:26.20	0:25.97	GR 5	$3,545	-	3	1. Vaya Con Dios 2. Tarawi Lock 3. Joanne

Best Surprise (8) 2486516615
Trainer: Andrew Rowe (Goulburn)
Prize Money: $40,738
Win / Place: 25% / 42%

Box Specialist

2 yo WH/BDL B

Sire: WOW (AUS)

Dam: WAYANG ANGEL (AUS)

Owners: Adrian Rowe

Rating

Stats

Career

28: 7-4-1

Season

14: 4-2-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Won two starts back when well in the market at Wentworth Park over 520m. Last start finished 5th in a Grade 4/5 on November 29 over 520m at Wentworth Park behind Back Tomorrow beaten 8 lengths (30.10). Has a very good strike-rate out of box 8, scoring two times. Go close.

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	29/11/25	Wentworth Park	520m	5	0:30.10	62.2 km/h	8.0L	$8.00	0:29.54	0:29.37	GR 4/5	$11,001	-	7	1. Back Tomorrow 2. West Rock Casey 3. Still Available
1st of 7	22/11/25	Wentworth Park	520m	8	0:29.52	63.4 km/h	5.5L	$2.40	0:29.52	0:29.52	GR 5	$10,146	$6,812	8	1. Best Surprise 2. Blazing Raso 3. Reece Unleashed
6th of 8	14/11/25	Goulburn	440m	7	0:25.11	63.1 km/h	5.5L	$9.00	0:24.72	0:24.68	GR 5	$3,545	-	20	1. O'Keefe 2. Paw Zeva 3. Dark Noise
6th of 7	25/10/25	Wentworth Park	520m	3	0:30.64	61.1 km/h	8.5L	$2.50	0:30.04	0:29.45	GR 5	$11,001	-	7	1. Spring Mirage 2. Zipping Mooney 3. Tarawi Licorice
1st of 7	18/10/25	Wentworth Park	520m	3	0:29.67	63.1 km/h	5.3L	$2.60	0:29.67	0:29.29	GR 5	$10,146	$6,812	7	1. Best Surprise 2. Zipping Ali 3. Puerile
5th of 7	11/10/25	Wentworth Park	520m	6	0:30.57	61.2 km/h	12.8L	$9.00	0:29.67	0:29.37	NG	$11,970	-	7	1. He's A Pearl 2. Fancy Bella 3. Ritzy Ethics

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