Menangle R6 Alex Smith Am Pace

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Ran 18m 8th $2.60 (Sr4) Secretagent Tycoon Albion Park 1660m (1:53.3) R5465 race Jul 16 then tightened during running when 22.5m 12th $2.40 (Fr4) Royal Story Albion Park 1660m (1:55.1) R6297 race Jul 27. Had excuses last start and winner at this stage in an earlier prep; contender.

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Finished 15m 8th $8.00 (Fr2) Lexus With A View Penrith 2125m (1:57.7) C2-C5 race Apr 18 then battled on gamely defeating Ideal Star NZ 0.2m $11 (Fr3) Menangle 1609m (1:53.9) R5772 race Aug 20. Good winner first-up and is proven second up; warrants respect despite the tricky draw.

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Finished 0.2m 2nd $3.10 (Fr1) Weona Luke Menangle 1609m (1:54.0) R6092 race Aug 10 then broke at the start when 18m 10th $14 (Fr7) Rays Choice Menangle 1609m (1:52.7) R6193 race Aug 17. Take on trust.

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Inconvenienced and raced wide early when 18.7m 9th $34 (Fr6) Elderberry Stride NZ Menangle 1609m (1:53.7) C2-C3 race Jun 11 then galloped out and inconvenienced when beaten 28.5m 8th $7.50 (Fr3) Times Stride NZ Menangle 1609m (1:54.2) R5366 race Jul 9. Needs to find best.

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Sound effort when 9.5m 8th (Sr3) Ivana Legacy NZ Invercargill 2200m (2:00.8) R5560 race Jun 3 then won $1.90 (Fr1) narrowly over Fiore Stride 0.7m Menangle 1609m (1:55.4) R4760 race Aug 20. Last start narrow winner and has also won second up.

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Finished 23.5m 10th $19 (Sr1) Wahs Fire Bug NZ Menangle 1609m (1:52.4) C0-C1 race Jun 11 then fought on very well when 0.7m 2nd $3.50 (Fr2) Rnr Windermere NZ Menangle 1609m (1:55.4) R4760 race Aug 20. Ran a good 2nd when resuming last start and this distance suits; could go one better here.

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Resuming. Eased early and raced wide late when 38.5m 9th $26 (Fr5) Vena May Penrith 1720m (1:56.8) C0 race Feb 28 then raced well when 9m 3rd $3.00 (Fr6) Straddie Newcastle 1609m (1:56.5) C0 race Mar 11. Back from a spell here and has placed first-up before.

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Eased early and tightened during running when 7.7m 4th $12 (Fr5) Sheer Modern Menangle 1609m (1:53.9) R5160 race Aug 13 then eased early when 21m 6th $31 (Fr5) Rnr Windermere NZ Menangle 1609m (1:55.4) R4760 race Aug 20. Could get some minor money.

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First start since spell. Finished 20m 6th $81 (Fr4) Bright Energy Menangle 1609m (1:51.5) C1-C2 race May 21 then beaten 9.5m 5th $51 (Fr2) Prophesy Menangle 1609m (1:53.7) C2-C3 race May 28. First up and unplaced in 6 previous first up runs.

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Out of position at the start when 13.7m 5th $6.80 (Fr2) Aristocrat Chester Kilmore 2180m (2:03.9) R4955 race Aug 8 then out of position at the start and eased early when 19m 6th $10 (Fr7) Aimforthestarzzz Tabcorp Park 1720m (1:56.6) R5156 race Aug 12. Must improve.