Sandown Park Race 4

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ZELDA COVILHA (5) used the inside draw to advantage last time and hit the ground running with a fast early split, paving the way for a 3.5 lengths win at The Meadows over 600m in 34.32. Recorded the quickest time on the card last start. Great chance again. ESPOIR (4) comes into this as a quickest on the card winner last time at this track, scoring by one length (34.18). Harder here but expected to measure up. NIGEL DEVERE (8) has been beaten for early speed lately, last time finishing sixth (31.31) in a Grade 4/5 at Ballarat. Form here at this distance is sound. Comes out of a solid form race last start. Bold showing expected. ULENTA BALE (1) missed the frame latest (30.74) when seventh over 525m at The Meadows in a Special conditions H. Has already won two times from this draw.

Distance: 595m
Class: Mixed 3/4
Track: Good
Weather: Fine
Surface: All Weather

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Ulenta Bale (1) 2383735217
Trainer: Correy Grenfell (ANAKIE)
Prize Money: $61,885
Win / Place: 22% / 58%

Box Specialist

2 yo Black B

Sire: BARCIA BALE (AUS)

Dam: KNICKS BALE (AUS)

Owners: Brendan Wheeler

Rating

Stats

Career

36: 8-6-7

Track

13: 4-1-4

Trk/Dst

5: 2-0-2

Distance

5: 2-0-2

Season

36: 8-6-7

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Got back last start and could only manage seventh but before that won by 2.5 lengths at this track (42.42) beating Paw Quinby in a Grade 5 on July 9. Not far away last start. Right in the mix again.

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
7th of 8	18/7/26	The Meadows	525m	4	0:30.74	61.5 km/h	10.8L	$21	0:30.00	0:29.74	SPEC H	$11,053	-	9	1. Tripped Out 2. Upended 3. Flying Ducati
1st of 8	9/7/26	Sandown	715m	5	0:42.42	60.7 km/h	2.5L	$7.50	0:42.42	0:42.42	GR 5	$12,322	$8,296	5	1. Ulenta Bale 2. Paw Quinby 3. In Bloom
2nd of 8	4/7/26	The Meadows	525m	1	0:30.10	62.8 km/h	4.0L	$5.00	0:29.83	0:29.74	GR 5	$10,724	$2,220	7	1. Bernardo's Queen 2. Ulenta Bale 3. Cool Disguise
5th of 7	27/6/26	Wentworth Park	520m	5	0:30.06	62.3 km/h	4.0L	$10	0:29.78	0:29.29	NG	$12,810	-	7	1. Zipping Violet 2. Summer Angel 3. All I See
3rd of 8	20/6/26	The Meadows	525m	4	0:30.53	61.9 km/h	5.3L	$8.00	0:30.16	0:29.92	GR 5	$10,724	$1,116	7	1. Paw Raynor 2. O'keefe 3. Ulenta Bale
7th of 8	13/6/26	The Meadows	525m	4	0:30.74	61.5 km/h	9.3L	$15	0:30.10	0:30.10	GR 5	$10,724	-	4	1. Neo Devere 2. Zipping Columbus 3. Giacomo

Motor City Rossi (2) 3574313312
Trainer: Gerard O'keeffe (BAW BAW (S))
Prize Money: $91,855
Win / Place: 16% / 58%

3 yo Black D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: MOTOR CITY MOSSY (AUS)

Owners: Hard Earnt Thirst - Mgr G Pask

Rating

Stats

Career

78: 13-16-17

Track

31: 4-4-11

Trk/Dst

7: 2-0-3

Distance

7: 2-0-3

Season

47: 7-7-13

1st Up

2: 0-2-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Placed last time (29.93) at this track in a Grade 4/5, finishing second and beaten 2.5 lengths. Goes very well from the draw boasting three victories and eight places from 13 starts. Others appear better placed.

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
2nd of 8	20/7/26	Sandown	515m	1	0:29.93	61.9 km/h	2.6L	$1.70	0:29.74	0:29.50	GR 4/5	$4,734	$976	7	1. Paw Gordy 2. Motor City Rossi 3. Go Flash Go
1st of 7	13/7/26	Sandown	595m	4	0:34.54	62.0 km/h	1.8L	$1.60	0:34.54	0:34.02	GR 4/5	$5,429	$3,648	4	1. Motor City Rossi 2. Tiger Rocks 3. Miss Jeckell
3rd of 7	9/7/26	Sandown	515m	4	0:30.06	61.7 km/h	5.0L	$61	0:29.71	0:29.49	GR 5	$10,724	$1,116	7	1. Paw Carver 2. Paw Isla 3. Motor City Rossi
3rd of 8	2/7/26	Sandown	595m	1	0:34.77	61.6 km/h	4.5L	$12	0:34.46	0:34.23	GR 4/5	$12,664	$1,312	7	1. Radar O'reilly 2. Deadly Cool 3. Motor City Rossi
1st of 4	25/6/26	Sandown	595m	2	0:34.77	61.6 km/h	0.5L	$2.60	0:34.77	0:33.99	GR 5	$12,322	$8,296	3	1. Motor City Rossi 2. Mepunga Shadow 3. Black Thumb
3rd of 6	22/6/26	Sandown	595m	5	0:34.81	61.5 km/h	9.1L	$13	0:34.18	0:34.18	GR 5	$4,880	$500	7	1. Radar O'reilly 2. Gorringe 3. Motor City Rossi

Espoir (4) 1121f52321
Trainer: Bradley Fitton (CASEY (C))
Prize Money: $63,641
Win / Place: 43% / 78%

Track / Distance Specialist

Unbeaten from the Box

Last Start Winner from Box

2 yo White/Black B

Sire: HOOKED ON SCOTCH (AUS)

Dam: DISTINCT (AUS)

Owners: Nicholas De La Roche

Rating

Stats

Career

23: 10-5-3

Track

10: 4-1-1

Trk/Dst

6: 3-1-0

Distance

6: 3-1-0

Season

23: 10-5-3

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-1-0

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

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

Comments

Good performance to win by one length at this track over 595m (34.18) beating Fleeing in Grade 4/5 on July 16. Ran the fastest time on the program in that last win. Follow 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
1st of 8	16/7/26	Sandown	595m	4	0:34.18	62.7 km/h	1.0L	$3.80	0:34.18	0:34.18	GR 4/5	$12,664	$8,540	5	1. Espoir 2. Fleeing 3. Magic Loki
2nd of 6	11/7/26	The Meadows	600m	2	0:34.92	61.9 km/h	2.8L	$3.90	0:34.72	0:34.72	FFA	$12,664	$2,623	10	1. Elite One 2. Espoir 3. Mepunga Donna
3rd of 7	1/7/26	The Meadows	525m	8	0:30.48	62.0 km/h	5.8L	$6.00	0:30.09	0:29.72	GR 5 H	$4,075	$421	7	1. Regal Spencer 2. Mepunga Spirit 3. Espoir
2nd of 5	24/6/26	The Meadows	525m	8	0:30.27	62.4 km/h	1.2L	$2.20	0:30.19	0:29.85	GR 4/5	$4,770	$976	33	1. Perfectly 2. Espoir 3. Paw Imperial
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5th of 6	22/5/26	Sandown	595m	8	0:34.61	61.9 km/h	4.8L	$5.00	0:34.29	0:34.29	GR 4/5	$12,664	-	15	1. Vista Weird 2. Paw Quinby 3. Nangar Charm
- of 8	7/5/26	Sandown	595m	7	0:41.81	51.2 km/h	99.0L	$3.20	0:34.88	0:34.88	GR 4/5	$12,664	-	5	1. Dr. Paris 2. Paw Quinby 3. Urana Parallax

Zelda Covilha (5) 3331221451
Trainer: Korie-Lee Heinrich (GREATER GEELONG (C))
Prize Money: $207,065
Win / Place: 25% / 64%

3 yo RED/BDL D

Sire: BALLYMAC ANTON (AUS)

Dam: GYPSY ZELDA (AUS)

Owners: George Dailly

100

Rating

Stats

Career

64: 16-10-15

Track

19: 4-3-4

Trk/Dst

9: 3-1-0

Distance

9: 3-1-0

Season

47: 11-8-12

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	1	12	3	0

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

Comments

Last start winner at The Meadows over 600m running a time of 34.32. Makes plenty of appeal on the back of the latest win.

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	18/7/26	The Meadows	600m	1	0:34.32	62.9 km/h	3.5L	$2.90	0:34.32	0:34.32	FFA	$12,664	$8,540	9	1. Zelda Covilha 2. Vista Weird 3. Flash On By
5th of 7	9/7/26	Sandown	595m	3	0:35.12	61.0 km/h	8.0L	$2.60	0:34.58	0:34.58	FFA	$12,664	-	13	1. He's Magic 2. Champlain 3. Radar O'reilly
4th of 8	26/6/26	Horsham	485m	1	0:27.32	63.9 km/h	8.8L	$14	0:26.70	0:26.70	SPEC G2	$70,150	$3,050	7	1. Wrongly Accused 2. Dustin 3. Zipping Columbus
1st of 6	19/6/26	Horsham	485m	4	0:27.59	63.3 km/h	1.3L	$2.50	0:27.59	0:26.76	SPEC H	$8,943	$6,100	7	1. Zelda Covilha 2. Elite Intention 3. Paw Nimbus
2nd of 8	12/6/26	Bendigo	660m	8	0:37.66	63.1 km/h	2.4L	$7.50	0:37.49	0:37.49	Group Listed	$90,890	$17,080	7	1. Vista Weird 2. Zelda Covilha 3. Mepunga Lara
2nd of 7	5/6/26	Bendigo	660m	7	0:37.54	63.3 km/h	3.8L	$5.50	0:37.28	0:37.28	SPEC H	$5,429	$1,122	8	1. Without A Trace 2. Zelda Covilha 3. Mepunga Lara

Weblec Memphis (7) 1175524334
Trainer: Nicholas Britton (GREATER GEELONG (C))
Prize Money: $55,040
Win / Place: 20% / 70%

2 yo Black/WH D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: WEBLEC DIAMOND (AUS)

Owners: Weblang

Rating

Stats

Career

34: 7-10-7

Track

14: 3-3-4

Trk/Dst

3: 2-0-0

Distance

3: 2-0-0

Season

26: 7-6-6

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	2	5	0	0

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

Comments

Was out of placings last time (34.66) at this track in a Grade 4/5, finishing fourth and beaten 6 lengths. Still a maiden from the draw but has placed five times. Tough field and looking to others 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	16/7/26	Sandown	595m	7	0:34.66	61.8 km/h	6.9L	$18	0:34.18	0:34.18	GR 4/5	$12,664	$183	5	1. Espoir 2. Fleeing 3. Magic Loki
3rd of 6	11/7/26	The Meadows	600m	4	0:35.58	60.7 km/h	3.1L	$5.50	0:35.36	0:34.72	GR 5	$12,322	$1,281	9	1. Melvin Bale 2. Urana Orbit 3. Weblec Memphis
3rd of 6	2/7/26	Sandown	515m	7	0:29.83	62.2 km/h	5.5L	$5.00	0:29.45	0:29.29	GR 5	$10,724	$1,116	7	1. Mepunga Whiskey 2. Paw Welkes 3. Weblec Memphis
4th of 8	25/6/26	Sandown	515m	3	0:30.01	61.8 km/h	3.8L	$3.10	0:29.74	0:29.43	GR 5	$10,724	$183	7	1. Moraine Sara 2. Sweet Bee 3. Paw Welkes
2nd of 8	18/6/26	Sandown	515m	7	0:29.72	62.4 km/h	2.1L	$4.20	0:29.58	0:29.34	GR 5	$10,724	$2,220	6	1. Ian Albert 2. Weblec Memphis 3. Dr. Beyond
5th of 7	12/6/26	Geelong	460m	3	0:26.23	63.1 km/h	5.8L	$9.00	0:25.83	0:25.65	GR 4/5	$4,099	-	5	1. Slick Tommy 2. Coolabah Station 3. Aston Gozo

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