Bendigo Race 8

Braidies Tavern

Stake: $4,844

ZELDA BRAGA (1) impressed last time when clocked a slick 28.17 to finish second behind Paw Vortex in a new PB this course and distance. Rates a top chance if runs up to latest. PAW RAYNOR (4) showed good early burn but run over late to finish 5th at Sandown in Grade 4/5 company. Cannot be taken lightly. NEO DEVERE (7) is a talented type and proved too strong last time to win by 4 lengths at this track in a handy 28.00 beating Bomb Over. Winner at his latest appearance in the quickest time on the card. Leading chance again. WHIRLER (2) is another with top-three prospects.

Distance: 500m
Class: Mixed 4/5
Track: Good
Weather: Showery
Surface: All Weather

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Zelda Braga (1) 5413422542
Trainer: Jason Whybrow (WANGARATTA (RC))
Prize Money: $41,581
Win / Place: 17% / 48%

3 yo RED/FWN D

Sire: BALLYMAC ANTON (AUS)

Dam: GYPSY ZELDA (AUS)

Owners: Jason Whybrow

Rating

Stats

Career

64: 11-8-12

Track

6: 2-1-1

Trk/Dst

4: 1-1-1

Distance

4: 1-1-1

Season

13: 1-4-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
3	5	3	0	0

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

Comments

Placed last time (28.17) at this track in a Grade 4/5, finishing second and beaten 3 lengths. Goes very well from the draw boasting two victories and two places from six starts. Looks suited here and rates a leading chance.

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
2nd of 8	7/11/26	Bendigo	500m	2	0:28.17	63.9 km/h	3.1L	$10	0:27.96	0:27.94	GR 4/5	$4,850	$1,000	5	1. Paw Vortex 2. Zelda Braga 3. Paw Nilbert
4th of 8	2/11/26	Shepparton	390m	7	0:22.44	62.6 km/h	8.3L	$9.00	0:21.86	0:21.86	GR 4/5	$4,200	$94	7	1. Special Envoy 2. Out Of Elite 3. Blue Sky Tokyo
5th of 8	26/10/26	Shepparton	390m	2	0:22.38	62.7 km/h	8.2L	$7.00	0:21.81	0:21.81	FFA	$4,200	-	7	1. Elite Intention 2. Ascend Igloo 3. Mepunga Scarlett
2nd of 7	19/10/26	Shepparton	390m	3	0:22.19	63.3 km/h	0.7L	$7.00	0:22.14	0:21.81	MX 3/4	$4,200	$863	7	1. Ascend Igloo 2. Zelda Braga 3. Aston Pastizzi
2nd of 7	12/10/26	Shepparton	390m	8	0:22.55	62.3 km/h	0.8L	$12	0:22.50	0:21.89	MX 3/4	$4,200	$863	7	1. Cheeky Meeki 2. Zelda Braga 3. Paw Quebec
4th of 6	5/10/26	Shepparton	450m	3	0:25.82	62.7 km/h	8.0L	$21	0:25.26	0:25.21	GR 4/5	$4,200	$94	9	1. Bold Thruster 2. Da Souza 3. Soft Beauty

Whirler (2) 7463112237
Trainer: Jennifer Torr (GREATER BENDIGO (C))
Prize Money: $15,194
Win / Place: 15% / 50%

3 yo RED/FWN B

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: MISS RHUBARB (AUS)

Owners: David Torr

Rating

Stats

Career

40: 6-7-7

Track

10: 2-1-3

Trk/Dst

2: 0-1-1

Distance

2: 0-1-1

Season

5: 1-2-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Had been racing in honest fashion, recording three placings in a row, before finishing seventh (25.83) at Shepparton last start. Aided by a low draw but prefer each-way.

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	2/11/26	Shepparton	450m	2	0:25.83	62.7 km/h	8.4L	$9.00	0:25.25	0:25.14	GR 5	$3,663	-	10	1. Springer's Boy 2. Rita Paige 3. Whipstick Bobbi
3rd of 7	23/10/26	Bendigo	500m	7	0:28.41	63.4 km/h	2.3L	$6.50	0:28.25	0:27.54	GR 5	$4,175	$431	9	1. Stipulated 2. Moraine Damian 3. Whirler
2nd of 8	14/10/26	Ballarat	390m	7	0:22.33	62.9 km/h	0.1L	$11	0:22.32	0:21.79	GR 5	$3,663	$750	61	1. Blue Sky Tokyo 2. Whirler 3. Rovaniemi
61 Day Spell
2nd of 8	14/8/26	Bendigo	500m	6	0:28.33	63.5 km/h	0.3L	$3.40	0:28.32	0:27.97	GR 5	$4,175	$863	7	1. Montana Icon 2. Whirler 3. Husky Sara Lee
1st of 8	7/8/26	Bendigo	425m	4	0:23.83	64.2 km/h	2.5L	$9.50	0:23.83	0:23.59	GR 5	$3,663	$2,438	15	1. Whirler 2. Phoenix Tan 3. Blame Margaret
1st of 8	23/7/26	Shepparton	450m	2	0:25.54	63.4 km/h	5.6L	$2.10	0:25.54	0:25.54	GR 5	$1,913	$1,250	8	1. Whirler 2. Wyong Houston 3. Destini Kadali

Viking Ruler (3) 2536663818
Trainer: Frank Spiteri (BRIMBANK (C))
Prize Money: $51,731
Win / Place: 21% / 56%

3 yo Black D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: BLACK ROBIN (AUS)

Owners: Best Bet

Rating

Stats

Career

46: 10-8-8

Track

3: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

10: 1-1-2

1st Up

3: 0-2-1

2nd Up

3: 1-1-0

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

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

Comments

Got back last start and could only manage eighth but before that won by 1.5 lengths at Sandown (29.97) beating Paw Jasta in a Grade 5 on October 26. Has ability and worth including.

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	2/11/26	The Meadows	600m	2	0:35.54	60.8 km/h	16.8L	$81	0:34.37	0:34.08	SPEC H	$12,975	-	7	1. No Stop Signs 2. Ritza Sophie 3. Xara Navy
1st of 7	26/10/26	Sandown	515m	2	0:29.97	61.9 km/h	1.6L	$2.10	0:29.97	0:29.26	GR 5	$4,175	$2,788	9	1. Viking Ruler 2. Paw Jasta 3. Blazing Blue Ice
8th of 8	17/10/26	The Meadows	525m	1	0:31.04	60.9 km/h	9.4L	$6.50	0:30.39	0:29.75	GR 5	$10,988	-	5	1. Caco Missile 2. Mighty Miss 3. Paw Nilbert
3rd of 5	12/10/26	Horsham	410m	7	0:23.71	62.3 km/h	2.0L	$5.00	0:23.58	0:23.35	GR 4/5	$4,200	$431	5	1. Groot Bale 2. Inga Johnny 3. Viking Ruler
6th of 6	7/10/26	The Meadows	600m	5	0:35.56	60.7 km/h	14.0L	$26	0:34.58	0:34.58	GR 4/5	$5,563	-	13	1. Ascend Geranium 2. Socialism 3. Ulenta Bale
6th of 8	24/9/26	Sandown	515m	4	0:30.08	61.6 km/h	12.0L	$61	0:29.25	0:29.20	GR 5 FIN	$11,325	-	6	1. How High 2. Wizard Watson 3. Morning

Paw Raynor (4) 3516614265
Trainer: Mark Delbridge (BALLIANG)
Prize Money: $72,775
Win / Place: 28% / 46%

2 yo RED/BDL D

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED (AUS)

Dam: TYNSLEE BALE (AUS)

Owners: Brendan Wheeler

Rating

Stats

Career

50: 14-6-3

Track

4: 1-2-0

Trk/Dst

2: 1-1-0

Distance

2: 1-1-0

Season

14: 3-2-1

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
1	7	6	0	0

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

Comments

Hasn't threatened at his last couple but he has solid credentials over this track and distance. Has a blistering 27.97 best time at this course and distance. Big chance.

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	5/11/26	Sandown	515m	5	0:30.10	61.6 km/h	11.8L	$7.00	0:29.29	0:29.23	GR 4/5	$11,325	-	7	1. Kiwi Evoca 2. Mepunga Power 3. Bold Thruster
6th of 8	29/10/26	Sandown	515m	3	0:30.07	61.7 km/h	7.5L	$6.50	0:29.54	0:29.09	GR 4/5	$11,325	-	7	1. Mepunga Spirit 2. Avengement 3. Stream It
2nd of 8	22/10/26	Sandown	515m	2	0:29.59	62.7 km/h	5.0L	$4.00	0:29.25	0:29.22	GR 4/5	$11,325	$2,338	7	1. Corban Yaxley 2. Paw Raynor 3. Cruise Commander
4th of 8	15/10/26	Sandown	515m	7	0:30.10	61.6 km/h	5.5L	$10	0:29.71	0:29.28	MX 4/5 FIN	$11,325	$188	8	1. Mepunga Express 2. Sparring 3. Miner Mick
1st of 8	7/10/26	Ballarat	450m	7	0:25.17	64.4 km/h	1.0L	$4.00	0:25.17	0:24.67	MX 4/5 H	$4,200	$2,813	6	1. Paw Raynor 2. Crackerjack Les 3. Hurricane
6th of 6	1/10/26	Sandown	515m	7	0:30.12	61.6 km/h	6.8L	$6.50	0:29.65	0:29.57	GR 4	$11,325	-	14	1. Stream It 2. Giacomo 3. Paw Vortex

Kid Gulla (5) 726315x255
Trainer: Jimmy Holt (MACEDON RANGES (S))
Prize Money: $16,600
Win / Place: 15% / 53%

2 yo Black D

Sire: HOOKSY (AUS)

Dam: DOLLY JAY (AUS)

Owners: Donald Jarvis

Rating

Stats

Career

26: 4-6-4

Track

14: 3-3-3

Trk/Dst

4: 1-1-0

Distance

4: 1-1-0

Season

4: 0-1-0

1st Up

3: 1-1-1

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Has finished fifth at his last couple of starts, most recently at Ballarat over 450m. Happy enough to dismiss in this field.

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 6	5/11/26	Ballarat	450m	7	0:25.69	63.1 km/h	5.3L	$23	0:25.33	0:24.83	GR 5	$3,663	-	4	1. Kaelix Jewel 2. Soft Beauty 3. She's Primed
5th of 8	1/11/26	Healesville	350m	2	0:19.41	64.9 km/h	3.5L	$26	0:19.18	0:19.14	GR 5	$3,663	-	7	1. Occulent, Occulent 2. Fernley Girl 3. Zipping Fiyero
2nd of 7	25/10/26	Healesville	350m	8	0:19.71	63.9 km/h	1.3L	$4.20	0:19.64	0:19.25	GR 5	$3,663	$750	76	1. Flaming Fox 2. Kid Gulla 3. Borroloola Boy
76 Day Spell
99th of 1	14/9/26	Ballarat	390m	8	N/A	-	-	$0.00			Trial	$0	-	-	1. 99-Kid Gulla 2. 3.
5th of 5	10/8/26	Sandown	515m	6	0:30.35	61.1 km/h	16.8L	$15	0:29.19	0:29.19	GR 5 H	$4,175	-	17	1. Dustin 2. Monument 3. Hartland Axel
1st of 8	24/7/26	Bendigo	500m	6	0:28.28	63.6 km/h	1.7L	$3.30	0:28.28	0:27.61	GR 5	$4,175	$2,788	4	1. Kid Gulla 2. Ripper Rae 3. Ivory Inzai

Zipping Oshawa (6) 1443527476
Trainer: Ruby Kennedy (GREATER GEELONG (C))
Prize Money: $14,938
Win / Place: 21% / 42%

2 yo Black/BDL B

Sire: SUPERIOR PANAMA (AUS)

Dam: ZIPPING LUCILLE (AUS)

Owners: Ruby Kennedy

Rating

Stats

Career

19: 4-3-1

Season

15: 3-2-1

1st Up

2: 1-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Backs up after finishing 6th on November 11 over 450m at Ballarat in a Grade 5. Prefer in something easier.

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 7	11/11/26	Ballarat	450m	1	0:25.93	62.5 km/h	6.5L	$9.00	0:25.47	0:25.16	GR 5	$3,663	-	4	1. Lektra Beta 2. Yondu Bale 3. Oklahoma Bale
7th of 7	7/11/26	The Meadows	525m	1	0:31.26	60.5 km/h	15.1L	$46	0:30.20	0:29.63	GR 5 H	$10,988	-	14	1. Tandanya 2. Amron Dancer 3. Quinlee Bale
4th of 7	24/10/26	Gosford	515m	3	0:29.87	62.1 km/h	7.8L	$8.50	0:29.32	0:28.98	GR 5	$13,250	$500	17	1. Beaver Menzies 2. Blue Moon Magic 3. Paris Party
7th of 8	7/10/26	Nowra	520m	5	0:30.58	61.2 km/h	17.3L	$4.80	0:29.36	0:29.36	GR 5	$4,050	-	6	1. Skedaddle Benny 2. Gypsy Grace 3. Saja Boy
2nd of 8	1/10/26	Wentworth Park	520m	6	0:30.03	62.3 km/h	1.5L	$11	0:29.92	0:29.49	GR 5	$7,425	$1,375	7	1. Winsome Jumbo 2. Zipping Oshawa 3. Voila
5th of 8	24/9/26	Wentworth Park	520m	1	0:30.17	62.0 km/h	5.3L	$9.00	0:29.81	0:29.48	GR 5	$7,425	-	5	1. Zipping Alita 2. Angelic Angel 3. Sparkling Wheels

Neo Devere (7) 3572416471
Trainer: Daniel Pell (CAMPASPE (S))
Prize Money: $103,981
Win / Place: 21% / 62%

Dominant Win Last Start

3 yo Black D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: PHEME (AUS)

Owners: Bev And Daniel - Mgr D Pell

100

Rating

Stats

Career

70: 15-18-11

Track

12: 4-3-1

Trk/Dst

9: 2-3-1

Distance

9: 2-3-1

Season

15: 2-2-3

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	5	10	0	0

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

Comments

Charged out of the boxes with a strong early split and went straight to the front, scoring an all the way win (28.00) over 500m at this track. 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 6	6/11/26	Bendigo	500m	8	0:28.00	64.3 km/h	4.0L	$2.80	0:28.00	0:28.00	GR 5	$4,175	$2,788	7	1. Neo Devere 2. Bomb Over 3. Montana Icon
7th of 8	30/10/26	Bendigo	500m	5	0:29.00	62.1 km/h	12.5L	$5.50	0:28.13	0:27.89	GR 5	$4,175	-	6	1. Chill Out Plate 2. Moraine Sara 3. Detection
4th of 8	24/10/26	The Meadows	525m	2	0:30.47	62.0 km/h	8.7L	$26	0:29.86	0:29.85	GR 4/5	$11,325	$188	5	1. On The Prowl 2. Highly Connected 3. Opawa Fannin
6th of 8	19/10/26	Sandown	515m	2	0:29.95	61.9 km/h	5.8L	$6.50	0:29.56	0:29.36	FFA	$4,850	-	5	1. Maxi Grin 2. Indian Prince 3. Mepunga Rule
1st of 5	14/10/26	The Meadows	525m	5	0:30.28	62.4 km/h	2.5L	$2.30	0:30.28	0:30.03	MX 3/4	$4,850	$3,250	5	1. Neo Devere 2. Paw Cornelius 3. Par Excellence
4th of 8	9/10/26	Bendigo	500m	8	0:28.33	63.5 km/h	9.3L	$19	0:27.67	0:27.67	GR 4/5	$4,850	$94	7	1. Gold Tag 2. Gemma Keeping 3. Black Marvel

Phoenix Tan (8) 2261162354
Trainer: Roslyn Russell (GREATER SHEPPARTON (C))
Prize Money: $32,506
Win / Place: 20% / 47%

3 yo Black B

Sire: SHIMA SHINE (AUS)

Dam: LALA PHOENIX (AUS)

Owners: Al N Roz

Rating

Stats

Career

55: 11-10-5

Track

14: 2-4-2

Trk/Dst

3: 0-0-0

Distance

3: 0-0-0

Season

12: 2-4-1

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Showed blistering pace early and stuck on well despite missing the frame, finishing fourth over 500m this track in 28.21. Top-three hope with the right run.

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	7/11/26	Bendigo	500m	3	0:28.21	63.8 km/h	3.9L	$4.80	0:27.94	0:27.94	GR 5	$4,175	$94	5	1. Georgie Sunshine 2. Loco Dominator 3. Solar Spectrum
5th of 6	2/11/26	Shepparton	450m	5	0:25.77	62.9 km/h	8.9L	$17	0:25.14	0:25.14	MX 3/4	$4,200	-	7	1. Flaming Smooth 2. Scott Greyscale 3. Paw Hades
3rd of 7	26/10/26	Shepparton	450m	1	0:25.48	63.6 km/h	6.2L	$23	0:25.05	0:25.05	MX 3/4	$4,200	$431	6	1. He's A Pearl 2. Paw Quebec 3. Phoenix Tan
2nd of 7	20/10/26	Bendigo	425m	8	0:23.92	64.0 km/h	2.0L	$5.50	0:23.79	0:23.36	GR 4	$4,200	$863	8	1. Cheeky Meeki 2. Phoenix Tan 3. Zinzan Charlie
6th of 7	12/10/26	Shepparton	450m	1	0:25.75	62.9 km/h	4.8L	$9.50	0:25.43	0:25.33	GR 4/5	$4,200	-	3	1. Scott Greyscale 2. Kiwi George 3. Bernardo Blue
1st of 8	9/10/26	Bendigo	425m	7	0:24.06	63.6 km/h	0.1L	$2.40	0:24.06	0:23.56	GR 5	$3,663	$2,438	4	1. Phoenix Tan 2. Star Meli 3. Hard Compass

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