Plainridge Racecourse Race 2

1609m

Stake: $24,789

ARDEN MESSI N (3) drew wide last start and was safely held, beaten 15 metres into seventh at Pocono Downs over 1609m. It doesn't get any easier but from a better draw he is capable of testing this line-up. WATERFRONT (5) finished eighth at this track two runs ago before a comparable effort at his latest appearance over 1609m at this track, beaten 35 metres. Beautifully placed and is sure to be there at the finish. JETTINGTOMALIBU (7) was responsible for a better effort last time out when third over 1609m at this track. Should run a big race. TH KAY C CRUNCH (4) is the best of the rest after finishing fourth over 1609m at this track last time out.

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: NW5000CD

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Seafood Neighneigh (Fr2) 2157844552
Trainer: Nicholas Vamvilis ()
Driver: Matthew Athearn
Prize Money: $182,927
Win / Place: 18% / 40%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: HUNTSVILLE (USA)

Dam: SEAFOOD MISSY

Rating

Stats

Career

32: 6-5-2

Distance

32: 6-5-2

Trk/Dst

16: 2-3-1

Track

16: 2-3-1

Season

12: 2-2-0

1st Up

3: 1-0-1

2nd Up

3: 2-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-3-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

32: 6-5-2

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:51.30

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 2nd (Fr6) over 1609m at this track, beaten 8 m by Instant Replay (1:52.00) in NW3000CD on July 20 at $15.70. Two runs back 5th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track beaten 11 m by Hey Jude Hanover (1:53.40) in NW3000CD on July 14 at $6.40. Happy enough to avoid.

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	20/7/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Nicholas Graffam	1:52.00	1:52.00	3.09L	$16	6	NW3000CD	$21,249	$5,312	1. Instant Replay 2. Seafood Neighneigh 3. Torrid Saint
5th of 7	14/7/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Nicholas Graffam	1:53.40	1:53.40	4.20L	$6.40	8	NW3000CD	$21,249	$1,063	1. Hey Jude Hanover 2. Whata Foolbelieves 3. Torrid Saint
5th of 8	6/7/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Brian Cross	1:54.40	1:54.40	3.35L	$11	9	NW2500L5CD	$10,979	$549	1. Bold Express 2. Knockout Round 3. Skylight
4th of 8	27/6/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Brian Cross	1:52.40	1:52.40	6.13L	$12	7	WO2-5PMCD	$20,806	$1,664	1. A Good Quest 2. Stay Sharp 3. Night Hunter
4th of 8	20/6/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Brian Cross	1:55.00	1:55.00	3.90L	$5.82	9	NW7500L5CD	$22,120	$1,769	1. Quality Bud 2. Frank Deford 3. Idealofaday
8th of 8	11/6/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	James Hardy	1:49.30	1:49.30	11.71L	$48	14	W4-7PMLT	$34,031	-	1. Charlies Wish 2. Southpaw 3. Courageous Warrior

Arden Messi N (Fr3) 5194534647
Trainer: Enrico Robinson (Rossmore)
Driver: Brett Beckwith
Prize Money: $601,456
Win / Place: 19% / 47%

9 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: BETTOR'S DELIGHT (USA)

Dam: TOSCA HANOVER (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

155: 30-29-15

Distance

130: 23-24-14

Trk/Dst

7: 1-1-0

Track

7: 1-1-0

Season

15: 1-1-2

1st Up

6: 1-1-2

2nd Up

6: 4-0-0

3rd Up

6: 0-3-0

Mobile

44: 9-12-3

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

155: 30-29-15

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:49.40

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Last start 7th (Fr7) over 1609m at Pocono Downs beaten 15 m by This Is The Plan (1:50.10) in NW5500L5 on July 18 at $33.50. Before that, 4th (Fr7) over 1609m at Tioga Downs beaten 6 m by Raven Banner (1:52.00) in NW4501-4 on July 12 at $9.78. This race appears well within his grasp.

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
7th of 8	18/7/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Brett Beckwith	1:50.10	1:50.10	5.87L	$34	6	NW5500L5	$19,477	-	1. This Is The Plan 2. Be Dazzled Lou 3. Justasec
4th of 8	12/7/26	Tioga Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Colin Kelly	1:52.00	1:52.00	2.23L	$9.78	17	NW4501-4	$15,936	$1,275	1. Raven Banner 2. Rum N Raisins 3. Gold Star Sven
6th of 8	25/6/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Brett Beckwith	1:50.20	1:50.20	3.09L	$18	7	NW5000L4	$24,789	-	1. Lifes A Puzzle 2. Negotiator 3. Sweet Street Lou
4th of 6	18/6/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Brett Beckwith	1:51.40	1:51.40	3.90L	$16	12	NW7500L4	$28,926	$2,314	1. Stellar Yankee 2. Lifes A Puzzle 3. Missed The Truth
3rd of 7	6/6/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Tim Tetrick	1:50.20	1:50.20	10.89L	$29	54	NW9500L5	$22,970	$2,756	1. Boom 2. Mac's Delight 3. Arden Messi
54 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 4	26/5/26	Philadelphia	1609m			-	Tim Tetrick	1:54.30	1:54.30	7.81L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Arden Messi 2. Ushoedcedaotherguy 3. Knockaroundthworld

Th Kay C Crunch (Fr4) 6465175544
Trainer: Jimmy Nickerson ()
Driver: Mitchell Cushing
Prize Money: $263,687
Win / Place: 13% / 44%

4 yo Brown Horse

Sire: CAPTAIN CRUNCH (USA)

Dam: SPECIAL KAY DEO

Rating

Stats

Career

43: 6-9-4

Distance

43: 6-9-4

Trk/Dst

15: 2-0-1

Track

15: 2-0-1

Season

19: 3-1-2

1st Up

2: 0-2-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

3rd Up

2: 1-0-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

43: 6-9-4

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.10

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr2) over 1609m at this track, beaten 18 m by Kill A Dragon (1:51.20) in NW5000CD on July 13 at $3.70. Before that, 4th (Fr3) over 1609m at this track, beaten 14 m by It's In The Stars (1:50.10) in NW10000L4 on June 25 at $32. Cannot be left out of calculations.

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
4th of 6	13/7/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Mitchell Cushing	1:51.20	1:51.20	6.99L	$3.70	18	NW5000CD	$24,789	$1,984	1. Kill A Dragon 2. Bag Pipe Major 3. Scrappy Ideal
4th of 8	25/6/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Mitchell Cushing	1:50.10	1:50.10	5.32L	$32	7	NW10000L4	$38,955	$3,116	1. It's In The Stars 2. Justa Little Bit 3. Justcallmebuck
5th of 6	18/6/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Mitchell Cushing	1:51.40	1:51.40	6.69L	$15	7	NW7500L4	$28,926	$1,446	1. Stellar Yankee 2. Lifes A Puzzle 3. Missed The Truth
5th of 8	11/6/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Mitchell Cushing	1:50.30	1:50.30	5.87L	$49	7	NW7500L4	$28,926	$1,446	1. Jackson Cooper 2. It's In The Stars 3. Patrikthepiranha
7th of 7	4/6/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Aaron Byron	1:49.10	1:49.10	9.22L	$74	6	NW10000L4	$37,433	-	1. Franco Tyson 2. Thenu Came Along 3. Wild Bill Wyatt
1st of 8	29/5/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Mitchell Cushing	1:52.10	1:52.10	0.30L	$1.70f	8	NW2500CD	$20,418	$10,209	1. Th Kay C Crunch 2. Major Betts 3. Flirtin Jk

Waterfront (Fr5) 8167174188
Trainer: Julia Eaton ()
Driver: Drew Monti
Prize Money: $143,013
Win / Place: 16% / 37%

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: PAPI ROB HANOVER (USA)

Dam: DB BLUE CHIP

Rating

Stats

Career

43: 7-5-4

Distance

43: 7-5-4

Trk/Dst

12: 3-0-0

Track

12: 3-0-0

Season

18: 3-3-1

1st Up

3: 0-0-1

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

43: 7-5-4

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.30

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Capable of better than we have seen lately. Last start 8th (Fr2) over 1609m at this track beaten 35 m by Vintage Cheddar (1:50.00) in NW7500CD on July 19 at $20. At the previous start 8th (Fr3) over 1609m at this track, beaten 30 m by Jackson Cooper (1:50.30) in 4 YO OPEN on July 6 at $27.10. Expecting a spike in form this time.

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
8th of 9	19/7/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Drew Monti	1:50.00	1:50.00	12.27L	$20	13	NW7500CD	$30,101	-	1. Vintage Cheddar 2. Syracuse Express 3. Whats For Suppaah
8th of 8	6/7/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Drew Monti	1:50.30	1:50.30	10.59L	$27	7	4 YO OPEN	$39,840	-	1. Jackson Cooper 2. Full Metal Jacket 3. Wild Bill Wyatt
1st of 6	29/6/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Drew Monti	1:50.30	1:50.30	1.41L	$7.60	7	TRK<80	$24,789	$12,395	1. Waterfront 2. Odds On Lauderdale 3. Bang Ah Uey
4th of 7	22/6/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Drew Monti	1:52.20	1:52.20	1.12L	$5.90	7	TRK<80	$22,120	$1,769	1. Meadowbrook Flash 2. Mach Seelster 3. Sundown Kid
7th of 7	15/6/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Drew Monti	1:52.00	1:52.00	7.55L	$3.60	7	TRK<80	$22,120	-	1. Head Honcho 2. Kill A Dragon 3. Bang Ah Uey
1st of 7	8/6/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Drew Monti	1:51.30	1:51.30	0.22L	$6.00	7	SA-TRK<80	$20,418	$10,209	1. Waterfront 2. Head Honcho 3. Ridgecrest Dan

Sweet Jeff Ir (Fr6) 5613696882
Trainer: James Heap ()
Driver: Nicholas Graffam
Prize Money: $443,458
Win / Place: 18% / 61%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SWEET LOU (USA)

Dam: MADDI

Rating

Stats

Career

72: 13-18-13

Distance

71: 13-18-13

Trk/Dst

65: 13-14-13

Track

66: 13-14-13

Season

13: 1-1-2

1st Up

3: 0-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-2-0

3rd Up

3: 0-1-1

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

72: 13-18-13

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:49.20

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Two back was well beaten into eighth behind Vintage Cheddar at this track over 1609m in a NW5000L4 on July 9 at $47.10. Then a handy effort when a close second behind Wichita Lineman at this track over 1609m in a NW3000CD on July 16 at $1.30. Rates highly. Big chance.

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 9	16/7/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Nicholas Graffam	1:52.40	1:52.40	0.30L	$1.30f	7	NW3000CD	$21,249	$5,312	1. Wichita Lineman 2. Sweet Jeff 3. Hollywood Skeeter
8th of 8	9/7/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Nicholas Graffam	1:51.30	1:51.30	6.13L	$47	14	NW5000L4	$24,789	-	1. Vintage Cheddar 2. Bang Ah Uey 3. Boiler Maker
8th of 8	25/6/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Nicholas Graffam	1:50.40	1:50.40	15.35L	$3.40	7	NW7500L4	$30,101	-	1. Digging For Gold 2. Head Honcho 3. Rifleman
6th of 6	18/6/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Nicholas Graffam	1:51.10	1:51.10	5.58L	$8.20	7	NW10000L4	$37,433	-	1. Myultimate Snowy 2. Patrikthepiranha 3. Warrawee Yale
9th of 9	11/6/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Nicholas Graffam	1:49.30	1:49.30	13.38L	$44	7	NW10000L4	$37,433	-	1. Hunting Zone 2. Confederatestar 3. Thenu Came Along
6th of 7	4/6/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Nicholas Graffam	1:49.10	1:49.10	4.20L	$6.10	7	NW10000L4	$37,433	-	1. Franco Tyson 2. Thenu Came Along 3. Wild Bill Wyatt

Jettingtomalibu (Fr7) 1822775543
Trainer: Irwin Rosenthal ()
Driver: Bruce Ranger
Prize Money: $258,269
Win / Place: 13% / 44%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: JEREME'S JET (USA)

Dam: T J'S OWENETTE

100

Rating

Stats

Career

83: 11-10-16

Distance

83: 11-10-16

Trk/Dst

36: 5-5-6

Track

36: 5-5-6

Season

15: 1-2-2

1st Up

4: 0-0-2

2nd Up

4: 0-1-0

3rd Up

4: 1-0-1

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

83: 11-10-16

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:51.20

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Two back was beaten by 9 m finishing fourth behind Vintage Cheddar at this track over 1609m in a NW5000L4 on July 9 at $3. Then a handy effort when well beaten into third behind Rifleman at this track over 1609m in a NW5000CD on July 16 at $2.40. Strong winning hope.

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 8	16/7/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Bruce Ranger	1:51.10	1:51.10	3.90L	$2.40f	7	NW5000CD	$24,789	$2,974	1. Rifleman 2. Odds On Lauderdale 3. Jettingtomalibu
4th of 8	9/7/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Bruce Ranger	1:51.30	1:51.30	3.64L	$3.00	14	NW5000L4	$24,789	$1,984	1. Vintage Cheddar 2. Bang Ah Uey 3. Boiler Maker
5th of 8	25/6/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Brett Beckwith	1:50.40	1:50.40	8.92L	$3.30	7	NW7500L4	$30,101	$1,505	1. Digging For Gold 2. Head Honcho 3. Rifleman
5th of 6	18/6/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Brett Beckwith	1:51.10	1:51.10	3.90L	$8.90	7	NW10000L4	$37,433	$1,871	1. Myultimate Snowy 2. Patrikthepiranha 3. Warrawee Yale
7th of 9	11/6/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Mitchell Cushing	1:49.30	1:49.30	3.09L	$29	7	NW10000L4	$37,433	-	1. Hunting Zone 2. Confederatestar 3. Thenu Came Along
7th of 7	4/6/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Kevin Switzer (Jnr)	1:50.10	1:50.10	4.20L	$28	7	NW12500L4	$42,539	-	1. Hes Coming On 2. Confederatestar 3. Stellar Yankee

P A Piper (Fr8) 6363562345
Trainer: Jolene Andrews ()
Driver: James Hardy
Prize Money: $173,694
Win / Place: 16% / 43%

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: PAPI ROB HANOVER (USA)

Dam: QUEBEC BLUE CHIP

Rating

Stats

Career

37: 6-6-4

Distance

37: 6-6-4

Trk/Dst

20: 5-2-3

Track

20: 5-2-3

Season

11: 0-1-3

1st Up

3: 0-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-2

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

37: 6-6-4

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:51.30

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Last start 5th (Fr1) over 1609m at this track, beaten 30 m by Kill A Dragon (1:51.20) in NW5000CD on July 13 at $3.40. Two runs back 4th (Fr2) over 1609m at this track, beaten 6 m by Lifes A Puzzle (1:50.20) in NW5000L4 on June 25 at $20.30. Others preferred at this stage.

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 6	13/7/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	James Hardy	1:51.20	1:51.20	10.33L	$3.40	18	NW5000CD	$24,789	$1,240	1. Kill A Dragon 2. Bag Pipe Major 3. Scrappy Ideal
4th of 8	25/6/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	James Hardy	1:50.20	1:50.20	2.53L	$20	7	NW5000L4	$24,789	$1,984	1. Lifes A Puzzle 2. Negotiator 3. Sweet Street Lou
3rd of 9	18/6/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	James Hardy	1:50.10	1:50.10	5.58L	$11	7	NW5000L4	$23,822	$2,858	1. Mullinax 2. Boiler Maker 3. P A Piper
2nd of 9	11/6/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	James Hardy	1:52.40	1:52.40	2.53L	$13	14	NW2500L4	$20,418	$5,104	1. Torrid Saint 2. P A Piper 3. Monsieur Panic
6th of 7	28/5/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	James Hardy	1:50.20	1:50.20	10.59L	$75	7	W4-7PMLT	$32,329	-	1. Wild Bill Wyatt 2. Courageous Warrior 3. Full Metal Jacket
5th of 6	21/5/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	James Hardy	1:52.00	1:52.00	4.46L	$7.40	7	NW5000CD	$23,855	$1,193	1. Sweet Jeff 2. Hespoisedtopounce 3. Negotiator

Race Review Abbreviations

Brk: Broke, Blkd: Blocked or held up, 1 x 1: One-out, one-back, Prkd: Parked, 3bk otr: 3 back on the outer, 3bk inr: 3 back on the inside, two horses behind the leader, trld: Trailed, Gt spd: Showed gate speed, 3wd: 3-wide postd: Caught wide without cover, Held up: Held up, no gaps or few gaps: If they don't see any clear air in the straight, Inr-mid-wd -position: On the inside, mid = 1-off, wd = 3-wide or wider, flew hm wd: Flew home wide, dashd inr: Sprinted well on the inside, Chkd: Checked, Slow: Slow away at the start, Wltd: Wilted or got tired, Fdd: Faded late, Urgd: driver asking horse for extra effort

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