Bendigo (G) Race 13

Bendigo Race 13

Stake: $1,867

HOOKED ON GIN (3) pinged the lids and was in the firing line throughout but drifted out of it when 7th at Shepparton in a Grade 5. Worth another chance. SMILING BEE (1) was safely held last time out, finishing sixth at this track over 425m behind Red Cabang (25.07) in a Bottom Up - Grade 5. Expected to give a good account. ELSA JAY (2) was safely held last time out, finishing fifth at this track over 425m behind Goosebumps Rico (24.78) in a Bottom Up - Grade 5. Better than the latest run and deserves another chance. HARD COMPASS (8) will give backers a sight.

Distance: 425m
Class: Grade 5 T3
Track: Good
Weather: FINE
Surface: All Weather

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Smiling Bee (1) 3347242586
Trainer: Jane Hooke (GREATER BENDIGO (C))
Prize Money: $17,208
Win / Place: 10% / 31%

4 yo Black B

Sire: ASTON DEE BEE (AUS)

Dam: WHITE AMBUSH (AUS)

Owners: Jane Hooke

Rating

Stats

Career

73: 8-5-10

Track

42: 5-5-3

Trk/Dst

42: 5-5-3

Distance

42: 5-5-3

Season

35: 3-4-5

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	7	7	8	10	6	9	14	12
1st	0	0	1	3	0	2	2	0
2nd	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
3rd	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	3

Comments

Suited by inside box. Latest effort finished 6th in a Bottom Up - Grade 5 on May 6 over 425m at this track behind Red Cabang beaten 13 lengths (25.07). Has performed below expectations at her last couple but is capable of far better.

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 8	6/5/26	Bendigo	425m	4	0:25.07	61.0 km/h	13.7L	$11	0:24.11	0:24.09	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,867	-	4	1. Red Cabang 2. Stella Rose 3. Ned The Knight
8th of 8	2/5/26	Ballarat	390m	3	0:23.16	60.6 km/h	13.5L	$81	0:22.22	0:22.09	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,867	-	3	1. Sumo Smash 2. Kensington Flyer 3. Heart
5th of 6	29/4/26	Bendigo	425m	7	0:24.86	61.5 km/h	2.8L	$27	0:24.66	0:24.14	GR 5	$1,867	-	7	1. Gremlin 2. Paw Ucarty 3. Rabada
2nd of 6	22/4/26	Bendigo	425m	2	0:24.79	61.7 km/h	10.8L	$12	0:24.05	0:24.00	GR 5	$1,867	$390	18	1. Heart 2. Smiling Bee 3. Paw Trinny
4th of 8	4/4/26	Shepparton	390m	2	0:22.79	61.6 km/h	1.5L	$18	0:22.70	0:22.28	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,867	$61	4	1. Rolling Express 2. Broadway Icon 3. Got A Message
2nd of 7	31/3/26	Bendigo	425m	8	0:24.28	63.0 km/h	9.3L	$41	0:23.65	0:23.65	SPEC H	$1,867	$390	6	1. Peaky Collinda 2. Smiling Bee 3. Allie

Elsa Jay (2) 7288672445
Trainer: Donald Jarvis (GREATER BENDIGO (C))
Prize Money: $29,067
Win / Place: 9.62% / 37%

4 yo BDL B

Sire: HOOKSY (AUS)

Dam: LEAVE ME OUT (AUS)

Owners: Donald Jarvis

Rating

Stats

Career

104: 10-10-19

Track

37: 6-1-9

Trk/Dst

17: 4-1-2

Distance

17: 4-1-2

Season

31: 2-2-4

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	10	19	18	9	11	11	14	12
1st	2	1	3	1	1	1	1	0
2nd	0	1	2	1	1	2	1	2
3rd	0	6	1	1	2	1	4	4

Comments

Last start finished 5th on May 6 over 425m at this track behind Goosebumps Rico beaten 7 lengths (24.78) in a Bottom Up - Grade 5. Should prove hard to beat.

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	6/5/26	Bendigo	425m	5	0:24.78	61.7 km/h	7.5L	$18	0:24.25	0:24.09	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,867	-	6	1. Goosebumps Rico 2. Wilkie Twycross 3. Bonded
4th of 8	30/4/26	Shepparton	450m	7	0:26.21	61.8 km/h	2.5L	$17	0:26.05	0:25.53	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,867	$61	8	1. Valletta Pearl 2. Sam's Universe 3. Charge On
4th of 8	22/4/26	Bendigo	425m	2	0:24.73	61.9 km/h	4.5L	$12	0:24.43	0:24.00	GR 5	$1,867	$61	4	1. So Glamorous 2. Stella Rose 3. Charge On
2nd of 8	18/4/26	Bendigo	425m	8	0:24.40	62.7 km/h	2.8L	$17	0:24.22	0:23.90	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,867	$390	37	1. Energiser Dash 2. Elsa Jay 3. Spark Lightning
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7th of 7	12/3/26	Shepparton	450m	1	0:26.19	61.9 km/h	8.3L	$35	0:25.64	0:25.48	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,867	-	8	1. Motivate 2. Auntie Amber 3. Buster Bourbski
6th of 7	4/3/26	Bendigo	500m	2	0:29.07	61.9 km/h	3.3L	$81	0:28.86	0:28.02	GR 5	$2,123	-	6	1. White Shiraz 2. Ripping It Up 3. Scott Aquaphobia

Hooked On Gin (3) 1688376157
Trainer: Jordan Formosa (GREATER BENDIGO (C))
Prize Money: $10,498
Win / Place: 21% / 28%

2 yo BLU D

Sire: HOOKED ON SCOTCH (AUS)

Dam: BORN FOR THIS (AUS)

Owners: Anthony Saab

100

Rating

Stats

Career

32: 7-0-2

Track

9: 2-0-1

Trk/Dst

7: 2-0-0

Distance

7: 2-0-0

Season

30: 7-0-2

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
4	3	0	0	0

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

Comments

Last start finished 7th over 450m at Shepparton beaten 4 lengths (26.61) behind Ivory Quill in a Grade 5 on May 7. Goes very well from this draw including three wins. Leading player.

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
7th of 8	7/5/26	Shepparton	450m	1	0:26.61	60.9 km/h	4.0L	$2.40	0:26.34	0:25.69	GR 5	$3,575	-	3	1. Ivory Quill 2. Ambani 3. Sunshine North
5th of 8	4/5/26	Shepparton	390m	1	0:22.78	61.6 km/h	5.8L	$16	0:22.39	0:22.12	GR 5	$3,575	-	5	1. Fury's Rage 2. Sean's Matilda 3. Cinnabar Icon
1st of 6	29/4/26	Bendigo	425m	7	0:24.24	63.1 km/h	3.5L	$10	0:24.24	0:24.14	GR 5	$1,867	$1,220	2	1. Hooked On Gin 2. Stella Rose 3. Canya Ignite
6th of 8	27/4/26	Ballarat	390m	4	0:22.87	61.4 km/h	11.3L	$21	0:22.09	0:22.09	GR 5	$1,867	-	7	1. Snowball One 2. Hollywood Franky 3. It's Soysages
7th of 8	20/4/26	Shepparton	390m	2	0:23.10	60.8 km/h	13.9L	$13	0:22.12	0:21.88	GR 5	$3,575	-	5	1. Paw Razor 2. Gold Harada 3. Broadway Icon
3rd of 8	15/4/26	Bendigo	500m	2	0:28.55	63.0 km/h	4.8L	$20	0:28.23	0:28.23	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$2,123	$220	5	1. Him Tarzan 2. Lizard Country 3. Hooked On Gin

Borough Man (4) 4755455435
Trainer: Jordan Formosa (GREATER BENDIGO (C))
Prize Money: $14,006
Win / Place: 7.32% / 25%

4 yo WH/FWN D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: SUBLIME NEWS (AUS)

Owners: Jordan Formosa

Rating

Stats

Career

82: 6-8-7

Track

17: 2-3-1

Trk/Dst

17: 2-3-1

Distance

17: 2-3-1

Season

26: 1-2-2

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
4	2	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	13	12	9	11	6	10	15	6
1st	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
2nd	2	0	4	1	1	0	0	0
3rd	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0

Comments

Last start finished fifth over 390m at Shepparton, beaten 9 lengths (23.29) behind Socks And Slides in a Grade 5 on May 7. 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
5th of 8	7/5/26	Shepparton	390m	3	0:23.29	60.3 km/h	9.8L	$17	0:22.62	0:22.24	GR 5	$3,575	-	7	1. Socks And Slides 2. Want Some 3. Black Cabang
3rd of 7	30/4/26	Shepparton	390m	3	0:22.94	61.2 km/h	4.5L	$7.50	0:22.64	0:22.14	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,867	$195	3	1. Dookie Giblet 2. Aston Katy 3. Borough Man
4th of 8	27/4/26	Ballarat	390m	1	0:23.05	60.9 km/h	7.0L	$13	0:22.57	0:22.09	GR 5	$1,867	$61	6	1. Aussie Savannah 2. Swanky Chic 3. Black Cabang
5th of 7	21/4/26	Healesville	300m	1	0:17.43	62.0 km/h	6.0L	$31	0:17.02	0:16.79	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,867	-	4	1. Blazing Girl 2. Buster Bourbski 3. Be You
5th of 8	17/4/26	Healesville	300m	7	0:17.40	62.1 km/h	4.8L	$41	0:17.09	0:16.84	GR 5	$1,867	-	7	1. Buster Bourbski 2. Paint The Fence 3. Blazing Girl
4th of 6	10/4/26	Healesville	300m	5	0:17.46	61.9 km/h	1.6L	$46	0:17.35	0:16.80	GR 5	$1,867	$61	2	1. Tipsy Turtle 2. Paint The Fence 3. Aston Katy

Like A Blaze (5) 4654547461
Trainer: Jordan Formosa (GREATER BENDIGO (C))
Prize Money: $14,311
Win / Place: 6.98% / 25%

3 yo Black B

Sire: SUPERIOR PANAMA (USA)

Dam: SASSY IZZY (AUS)

Owners: Jamari

100

Rating

Stats

Career

86: 6-8-8

Track

24: 1-2-2

Trk/Dst

24: 1-2-2

Distance

24: 1-2-2

Season

52: 2-5-7

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Solid performance after racing just off the speed to win by one length at Ballarat over 390m (22.72) beating Flying Bessie in Grade 5 on May 11. Not up to this.

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 6	11/5/26	Ballarat	390m	2	0:22.72	61.8 km/h	1.0L	$3.30	0:22.72	0:21.94	GR 5	$1,867	$1,220	5	1. Like A Blaze 2. Flying Bessie 3. Slinger
6th of 8	6/5/26	Bendigo	425m	5	0:25.23	60.6 km/h	8.8L	$7.50	0:24.61	0:24.09	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,867	-	2	1. Motivate 2. Notorious Blaze 3. Sweet Begonia
4th of 8	4/5/26	Ballarat	390m	4	0:22.83	61.5 km/h	4.6L	$10	0:22.50	0:22.44	GR 5	$1,867	$61	5	1. Miss Lady Bug 2. Key Begonia 3. Dookie Giblet
7th of 7	29/4/26	Bendigo	425m	6	0:24.64	62.1 km/h	3.8L	$21	0:24.39	0:24.14	GR 5	$1,867	-	2	1. Kraken Missiles 2. Energiser Dash 3. So Glamorous
4th of 8	27/4/26	Ballarat	390m	2	0:22.74	61.7 km/h	3.3L	$15	0:22.52	0:22.09	GR 5	$1,867	$61	5	1. Uptown Sally 2. Mustang Eleanor 3. Bone Shaker
5th of 8	22/4/26	Bendigo	425m	4	0:24.79	61.7 km/h	5.3L	$20	0:24.43	0:24.00	GR 5	$1,867	-	7	1. So Glamorous 2. Stella Rose 3. Charge On

Notorious Blaze (6) 1786626842
Trainer: Brian Brown (GREATER BENDIGO (C))
Prize Money: $11,200
Win / Place: 12% / 32%

3 yo BDL D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: MERCEDES DIOR (AUS)

Owners: Notorious

100

Rating

Stats

Career

49: 6-8-2

Track

16: 0-4-0

Trk/Dst

16: 0-4-0

Distance

16: 0-4-0

Season

25: 2-4-1

1st Up

4: 1-1-0

2nd Up

4: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	4	0	0	0

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

Comments

Good effort last time when second (24.70) over 425m at this track. Has ability and should run well.

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 8	6/5/26	Bendigo	425m	6	0:24.70	61.9 km/h	1.3L	$4.80	0:24.61	0:24.09	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,867	$390	4	1. Motivate 2. Notorious Blaze 3. Sweet Begonia
4th of 7	2/5/26	Ballarat	390m	1	0:22.90	61.3 km/h	8.5L	$10	0:22.32	0:22.09	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,867	$61	5	1. James's Entity 2. Roscoe Bale 3. Dinosaur
8th of 8	27/4/26	Ballarat	390m	6	0:22.90	61.3 km/h	11.8L	$41	0:22.09	0:22.09	GR 5	$1,867	-	5	1. Snowball One 2. Hollywood Franky 3. It's Soysages
6th of 7	22/4/26	Bendigo	425m	3	0:24.92	61.4 km/h	6.5L	$8.50	0:24.48	0:24.00	GR 5	$1,867	-	7	1. Tiger Shark 2. Kraken Missiles 3. Ned The Knight
2nd of 7	15/4/26	Bendigo	425m	2	0:24.40	62.7 km/h	2.8L	$3.50	0:24.22	0:23.93	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,867	$390	11	1. Stella Rose 2. Notorious Blaze 3. Slippery Shark
6th of 8	4/4/26	Shepparton	390m	1	0:22.89	61.3 km/h	6.0L	$9.50	0:22.47	0:22.28	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,867	-	4	1. Spanish Armada 2. We Are South 3. Tiggy Touch

Kiss Me Ruby (7) 66x8476765
Trainer: Thomas Boehmke (BULOKE (S))
Prize Money: $6,551
Win / Place: 6.38% / 19%

4 yo Black B

Sire: FLYING FIRED UP (AUS)

Dam: KISS AN' ROLL (AUS)

Owners: Jane Crawford

Rating

Stats

Career

47: 3-1-5

Track

32: 1-1-3

Trk/Dst

32: 1-1-3

Distance

32: 1-1-3

Season

17: 0-1-0

1st Up

4: 1-0-0

2nd Up

4: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Last start finished 5th on May 6 over 425m at this track behind Motivate beaten 5.5 lengths (24.99) in a Bottom Up - Grade 5. Major threat on best form.

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	6/5/26	Bendigo	425m	1	0:24.99	61.2 km/h	5.4L	$31	0:24.61	0:24.09	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,867	-	7	1. Motivate 2. Notorious Blaze 3. Sweet Begonia
6th of 7	29/4/26	Bendigo	425m	4	0:25.29	60.5 km/h	12.1L	$35	0:24.44	0:24.14	GR 5	$1,867	-	14	1. Small Mercies 2. Scott Lil Diva 3. Francesca Rose
7th of 7	15/4/26	Bendigo	425m	8	0:25.38	60.3 km/h	12.7L	$18	0:24.49	0:23.93	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,867	-	6	1. Slinger 2. Francesca Rose 3. Paw Forrester
6th of 8	9/4/26	Horsham	410m	4	0:24.46	60.3 km/h	9.1L	$46	0:23.82	0:22.98	GR 5	$1,867	-	7	1. Chill Out Plate 2. Offensive Lady 3. Sweet Begonia
7th of 7	2/4/26	Bendigo	425m	6	0:25.27	60.5 km/h	13.8L	$51	0:24.32	0:24.05	GR 5	$1,867	-	8	1. Chain Drive 2. Zero Monster 3. Ned The Knight
4th of 6	25/3/26	Bendigo	425m	4	0:24.70	61.9 km/h	3.9L	$41	0:24.42	0:23.94	GR 5	$1,867	$61	22	1. Alice From Venus 2. Chain Drive 3. Small Mercies

Hard Compass (8) 4457244668
Trainer: Brian Brown (GREATER BENDIGO (C))
Prize Money: $18,690
Win / Place: 13% / 37%

3 yo BDL D

Sire: HARD STYLE RICO (AUS)

Dam: MAGGIE PIE (AUS)

Owners: Gemini

Rating

Stats

Career

61: 8-10-5

Track

32: 5-6-5

Trk/Dst

17: 3-4-3

Distance

17: 3-4-3

Season

38: 3-6-5

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Should get a clear run from the wide draw. Wasn't impressive last start but does have a great record at this track and distance, major threat on best 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
8th of 8	7/5/26	Shepparton	450m	4	0:26.60	60.9 km/h	12.8L	$16	0:25.71	0:25.69	GR 5	$3,575	-	7	1. Kraken Missiles 2. Big Big Bear 3. Major Shiraz
6th of 8	30/4/26	Shepparton	450m	4	0:26.00	62.3 km/h	6.8L	$10	0:25.53	0:25.53	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,867	-	7	1. Sonia's Beauty 2. Vintage King 3. Major Shiraz
6th of 8	23/4/26	Shepparton	450m	3	0:25.82	62.7 km/h	8.5L	$7.00	0:25.24	0:25.24	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,867	-	5	1. Paw Farok 2. Berserker Viking 3. Kunama Namadgi
4th of 7	18/4/26	Bendigo	500m	8	0:28.85	62.4 km/h	9.8L	$14	0:28.18	0:28.18	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$2,123	$61	5	1. Doongalla Serena 2. Serrated Edge 3. Les Norton
4th of 8	13/4/26	Shepparton	450m	1	0:25.68	63.1 km/h	4.0L	$34	0:25.40	0:25.12	GR 5	$3,575	$92	9	1. Paw Olive 2. Franky's Outlaw 3. Night Sharid
2nd of 8	4/4/26	Shepparton	450m	7	0:25.78	62.8 km/h	1.5L	$12	0:25.69	0:25.69	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,867	$390	4	1. Montana Icon 2. Hard Compass 3. Got A Scan

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