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Held up near 300m when ns, sht hd 3rd of 11 (2) $2.80 59.5 Hexed 2000m Mildura 3yo+ Mdn Soft(5) Jul 17. Made strong inroads 1/2 hd 2nd of 10 (2) $1.45 59.5 Harry Caviar 2000m Wangaratta 3yo+ Mdn Heavy(9) Jul 31. Early form encouraging and in the market at each run. Looks well placed amongst these.

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Raced three wide when 2-3/4 len 5th of 9 (8) $3.00 69.5 Flying Shelby 1600m Coleraine Mdn Hwt Soft(5) Jul 19. Freshened. Well backed at Coleraine on debut and benefits from the experience. Can take a positive step forward here.

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Midfield, kept grinding away first-up 7-1/4 len 7th of 10 (10) $41.00 59.5 Razanne 1443m Geelong 2yo+ Mdn Heavy(8) Jul 10. Plodded home 8 len 8th of 13 (13) $21.00 59.5 Frank Whisper 1700m Geelong 2yo+ Mdn Soft(7) Jul 31. Ridden cold and never in the picture at Geelong second-up. Others with more appeal.

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Forward, caught near line lg nk 2nd of 7 (5) $6.50 59.5 He's Electric 2200m Hamilton 3yo+ Mdn Plate Heavy(10) Aug 1. Battled away solidly 2-3/4 len 4th of 9 (2) $9.50 59.5 Wings Of Love 2435m Geelong 3yo+ Mdn Heavy(8) Aug 14. Backing up quickly. Not disgraced in testing conditions at Geelong over longer test. Placed only other time here.

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Always detached at rear 8-1/4 len 9th of 11 (5) $9.50 59.5 Wazza 1600m Swan Hill 2yo+ Mdn Plate Soft(5) Jul 28. Crowded near 1600m when 3-1/4 len 5th of 7 (2) $31.00 59.5 Glouf 1900m Mildura 3yo+ Mdn Plate Good(4) Aug 8. Battled home into 5th in the small field at Mildura when drifting in the betting. Building nicely and this looks easier.

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Gave all to the line 1-1/2 len 4th of 9 (2) $21.00 69.5 Flying Shelby 1600m Coleraine Mdn Hwt Soft(5) Jul 19. Not disgraced but no match 4-1/4 len 5th of 13 (1) $26.00 59.5 Frank Whisper 1700m Geelong 2yo+ Mdn Soft(7) Jul 31. Midfield, finished off evenly through line at Geelong. Unplaced from eight starts and needs to lift.

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Laid out near 800m, Tactics queried when 3 len 5th of 11 (7) $101.00 59.5 Wazza 1600m Swan Hill 2yo+ Mdn Plate Soft(5) Jul 28. Fair effort 3/4 len, 3/4 len 3rd of 8 (5) $9.00 59.5 Ate Iron 2100m Ballarat Synthetic 3yo+ Mdn Plate Synthetic(0) Aug 9. Brave in defeat at Ballarat Synthetic. Hard fit and only for exotics.

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Tail-ender, never likely first-up 9-1/2 len 6th of 11 (4) $101.00 58.0 Cinnamon Kiss 1200m Hamilton Mdn Plate Heavy(10) Aug 1. Laid in in straight when 9-1/4 len 7th of 11 (6) $71.00 69.5 The Cable Guy 1400m Casterton 3yo+ Mdn Hwt Soft(7) Aug 9. Failed to threaten in rain affected going at Casterton when second-up at long odds. Quickly up in trip. Place preferred option.

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Crowded near 1200m when 2-1/2 len 4th of 8 (5) $3.60 59.5 Newcombe 1500m Ballarat Synthetic 2yo+ Mdn Plate Synthetic(0) Jul 12. Fought hard without matching 1/2 len, 1-3/4 len 3rd of 11 (6) $6.50 59.5 Wazza 1600m Swan Hill 2yo+ Mdn Plate Soft(5) Jul 28. Mid-division, well held by winner but good through line at Swan Hill at $6.50. This looks very achievable.

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Prepared for debut 23 len 6th of 6 (6) Thurmond 2400m Coleraine Barrier Trl Soft(5) Jul 20. Trials (2:0-0-0). Fifth foal to get to the track out of a unplaced mare. Two low-key trials in readiness for debut. Expect will need the run and experience.