The Meadows Race 5

We Stand With Tasmania

Stake: $4,008

UNIVERSE (8) ran below best last time finishing sixth (28.83) over 500m at Bendigo from Box 2. Goes very well from this draw with two wins and two minor placings from four starts. Should bounce back. NEENA BALE (7) showed little early speed at her last couple, the latest finishing sixth (31.48) in a Grade 5 at this track. Goes well out of this box with a win and seven minor placings. Better than last start and can bounce back. LES NORTON (2) had a tricky draw last time and although midfield in fourth wasn't far away finishing 4.5 lengths from the winner (31.98). In the mix. OPAL WHISPER (4) can find the frame without surprising.

Distance: 525m
Class: Grade 5 T3
Track: Good
Weather: Overcast
Surface: All Weather

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Smooth Ranger (1) 4432464866
Trainer: Malcolm Carr (CASEY (C))
Prize Money: $41,094
Win / Place: 6.52% / 36%

4 yo Black B

Sire: OUT OF RANGE (AUS)

Dam: FREEDOM FIRE (AUS)

Owners: John Carr

Rating

Stats

Career

138: 9-26-16

Track

7: 0-0-2

Trk/Dst

5: 0-0-1

Distance

5: 0-0-1

Season

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	5	4	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	19	14	18	20	21	8	18	20
1st	1	2	1	1	3	0	0	1
2nd	2	2	3	7	2	0	4	6
3rd	0	3	2	2	2	1	3	3

Comments

Has been out of the money of late. Could only manage sixth last time out over 350m at Healesville. Prefer to watch at this stage.

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
6th of 8	5/8/26	Healesville	350m	3	0:20.34	61.9 km/h	5.0L	$71	0:20.01	0:19.64	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,836	-	6	1. Aussie Supreme 2. Let's Play Ball 3. Paw Olive
6th of 8	30/7/26	Warragul	460m	7	0:26.96	61.4 km/h	9.8L	$23	0:26.29	0:26.29	GR 5	$1,836	-	10	1. Darnum Rain 2. Rattle And Bang 3. Dr. Calista
8th of 8	20/7/26	Traralgon	570m	4	0:34.16	60.1 km/h	9.0L	$20	0:33.53	0:33.53	GR 5	$2,088	-	7	1. Smooth Prince 2. Warrior Ethan 3. Princess Lass
4th of 5	13/7/26	Sandown	515m	5	0:30.50	60.8 km/h	4.0L	$4.00	0:30.22	0:29.38	GR 5 NP	$4,008	$90	14	1. Vera Jakit 2. Divine Ratio 3. Joan's Gem
6th of 8	29/6/26	Sandown	595m	7	0:35.22	60.8 km/h	3.0L	$23	0:35.03	0:34.44	GR 5 NP	$4,872	$36	7	1. Athens Aura 2. Pumping Magic 3. Assume Floppy
4th of 6	22/6/26	Traralgon	570m	1	0:33.54	61.2 km/h	9.3L	$7.50	0:32.89	0:32.89	GR 5	$2,088	$60	7	1. Galloping Red 2. Miss Jeckell 3. Princess Lass

Les Norton (2) 6545421574
Trainer: Chris Armstrong (WYNDHAM (C))
Prize Money: $13,284
Win / Place: 11% / 35%

2 yo DK BDL D

Sire: FERAL FRANKY (AUS)

Dam: CROWN ELLA (AUS)

Owners: Edan Price

Rating

Stats

Career

42: 5-6-4

Track

10: 0-2-0

Trk/Dst

6: 0-1-0

Distance

6: 0-1-0

Season

3: 0-0-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	1	4	0	0

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

Comments

Last start finished fourth over 545m at Ballarat, beaten 4.5 lengths (31.98) behind Miss Sparkles in a Grade 5 on August 8. Looks a solid contender.

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	8/8/26	Ballarat	545m	4	0:31.98	61.4 km/h	4.4L	$3.80	0:31.67	0:31.02	GR 5	$2,088	$60	3	1. Miss Sparkles 2. Misty Blue 3. Paw Cassian
7th of 8	5/8/26	Bendigo	500m	7	0:29.28	61.5 km/h	10.9L	$2.50	0:28.52	0:28.17	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$2,088	-	4	1. Reggae Miss 2. Lochinvar Gift 3. White Shiraz
5th of 8	1/8/26	Ballarat	545m	4	0:31.69	61.9 km/h	5.3L	$4.00	0:31.33	0:30.78	GR 5	$2,088	-	7	1. Bun Quake 2. Axel's Radar 3. Lektra Otis
1st of 7	25/7/26	Ballarat	545m	8	0:31.65	62.0 km/h	0.2L	$5.00	0:31.65	0:31.11	GR 5	$2,088	$1,380	53	1. Les Norton 2. Axel's Radar 3. Lektra Otis
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2nd of 6	2/6/26	Geelong	460m	1	0:26.27	63.0 km/h	3.1L	$2.80	0:26.06	0:26.06	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,836	$384	7	1. Remi Joy 2. Les Norton 3. Cindy Cabang
4th of 7	26/5/26	Geelong	460m	7	0:26.52	62.4 km/h	1.3L	$6.40	0:26.44	0:26.14	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,836	$60	13	1. No More Extras 2. Bit Of Potash 3. Remi Joy

Opal Whisper (4) 2743155574
Trainer: Michael Chilcott (GREATER BENDIGO (C))
Prize Money: $14,154
Win / Place: 8.82% / 29%

4 yo Black B

Sire: KINLOCH BRAE (USA)

Dam: RED ROCKS (AUS)

Owners: Greysynd Racing

Rating

Stats

Career

68: 6-4-10

Track

11: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

11: 1-0-0

Distance

11: 1-0-0

Season

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

4: 1-0-0

2nd Up

4: 0-0-2

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

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

Comments

Last start finished 4th in a Rank Limit - Grade 5 on August 5 over 500m at Bendigo behind Reggae Miss beaten 6 lengths (28.99). The form from the last run stacks up nicely. Worth following up.

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
4th of 8	5/8/26	Bendigo	500m	6	0:28.99	62.1 km/h	6.7L	$27	0:28.52	0:28.17	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$2,088	$60	7	1. Reggae Miss 2. Lochinvar Gift 3. White Shiraz
7th of 8	29/7/26	Bendigo	500m	6	0:29.35	61.3 km/h	10.3L	$67	0:28.63	0:28.44	GR 5	$2,088	-	14	1. Mandolin Storm 2. Amron Tommy 3. Magic Bullseye
5th of 6	15/7/26	The Meadows	525m	7	0:31.36	60.3 km/h	6.2L	$51	0:30.93	0:29.89	GR 5	$4,008	-	7	1. Zipping Maudie 2. Paw Helion 3. Witch Of Nova
5th of 5	8/7/26	The Meadows	525m	2	0:31.28	60.4 km/h	13.6L	$31	0:30.32	0:29.43	GR 5 H	$4,008	-	9	1. Doongalla Ghost 2. Belfast Spot 3. No More Extras
5th of 7	29/6/26	Sandown	515m	3	0:30.39	61.0 km/h	8.5L	$41	0:29.80	0:29.43	GR 5	$4,116	$36	5	1. Smaller Acts 2. Marshal Lee Rose 3. Talk That Talk
1st of 5	24/6/26	The Meadows	525m	2	0:30.76	61.4 km/h	1.0L	$4.60	0:30.76	0:29.85	GR 5	$4,080	$2,676	7	1. Opal Whisper 2. Neena Bale 3. Santorini Bale

Neena Bale (7) 6542766556
Trainer: Ruby Kennedy (GREATER GEELONG (C))
Prize Money: $28,116
Win / Place: 4.32% / 35%

5 yo Black B

Sire: DYNA VILLA (AUS)

Dam: JACLYN BALE (AUS)

Owners: Luke Harris

Rating

Stats

Career

162: 7-22-28

Track

9: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

9: 0-1-0

Distance

9: 0-1-0

Season

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-1

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	21	24	21	20	17	26	15	18
1st	0	2	1	0	2	1	1	0
2nd	7	3	0	2	2	3	3	2
3rd	3	3	4	1	3	9	4	1

Comments

Didn't make the placings last time at this track (31.48) in a Grade 5, finishing a 8 length sixth. Has performed well off the draw with a win and seven places from 15 starts. Leading player.

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
6th of 6	5/8/26	The Meadows	525m	5	0:31.48	60.0 km/h	8.8L	$91	0:30.88	0:29.93	GR 5	$4,008	-	7	1. Greysynd Bonnie 2. Vesta Bale 3. Ivory Mihara
5th of 6	29/7/26	The Meadows	525m	2	0:31.01	60.9 km/h	5.3L	$35	0:30.64	0:29.91	GR 5	$4,008	-	7	1. Universe 2. Paw Amalfi 3. Wilson Again
5th of 5	22/7/26	The Meadows	525m	2	0:31.27	60.4 km/h	6.5L	$46	0:30.81	0:30.16	GR 5	$4,008	-	7	1. Money Palace 2. Universe 3. She's Salty
6th of 6	15/7/26	The Meadows	525m	5	0:31.08	60.8 km/h	8.4L	$46	0:30.49	0:29.89	GR 5	$4,008	-	8	1. Greysynd Bonnie 2. Paw Amalfi 3. Bun Quake
6th of 8	7/7/26	Geelong	400m	5	0:23.47	61.4 km/h	2.0L	$8.50	0:23.35	0:22.29	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,836	-	5	1. Daphnee's Gold 2. Dragon Black 3. Mr. Boot Boot
7th of 8	2/7/26	Shepparton	390m	3	0:23.32	60.2 km/h	13.3L	$41	0:22.39	0:22.14	GR 5	$3,516	-	8	1. Harry Zoom 2. Sweet Millie 3. Coco Tommy

Universe (8) 6453326146
Trainer: Paul Cusack (MELTON (C))
Prize Money: $16,722
Win / Place: 15% / 40%

Box Specialist

3 yo White/Black D

Sire: TOMMY SHELBY (AUS)

Dam: PRIORITY PASS (AUS)

Owners: Paul Cusack

100

Rating

Stats

Career

40: 6-3-7

Track

2: 1-1-0

Trk/Dst

2: 1-1-0

Distance

2: 1-1-0

Season

2: 0-0-0

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	3	1	0	0

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

Comments

Has failed to fire at the last couple but he has solid credentials over this track and distance. Form from this box is very strong, including two wins. Hard to beat.

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
6th of 8	5/8/26	Bendigo	500m	2	0:28.83	62.4 km/h	5.8L	$6.00	0:28.43	0:28.17	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$2,088	-	4	1. Husky Sara Lee 2. Don't Tell Danni 3. Magic Bullseye
4th of 8	1/8/26	Ballarat	545m	5	0:31.59	62.1 km/h	3.8L	$6.00	0:31.33	0:30.78	GR 5	$2,088	$60	3	1. Bun Quake 2. Axel's Radar 3. Lektra Otis
1st of 6	29/7/26	The Meadows	525m	7	0:30.64	61.7 km/h	0.8L	$5.00	0:30.64	0:29.91	GR 5	$4,008	$2,676	4	1. Universe 2. Paw Amalfi 3. Wilson Again
6th of 7	25/7/26	Ballarat	450m	7	0:26.10	62.1 km/h	5.3L	$4.00	0:25.74	0:25.71	GR 5	$1,836	-	3	1. Zari Desiree 2. Pyrenees Ace 3. Blow Torch
2nd of 5	22/7/26	The Meadows	525m	4	0:31.03	60.9 km/h	3.3L	$5.00	0:30.81	0:30.16	GR 5	$4,008	$828	6	1. Money Palace 2. Universe 3. She's Salty
3rd of 8	16/7/26	Shepparton	450m	4	0:25.97	62.4 km/h	4.0L	$5.00	0:25.71	0:25.63	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,836	$192	2	1. Magic Bullseye 2. Valve Bounce 3. Universe

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