Menangle R5 AGNES BANKS EQUINE CLINIC PACE (NR up to 70 RBD Mobile)

Race comment

Finished 15m 7th $7.00 (Fr1) Muscle Mach Menangle 1609m (1:51.5) R5592 race Jan 18 then beaten 12m 4th $5.50 (Fr6) Arma The Gun Menangle 1609m (1:51.8) R5786 race Jan 25. Chance on narrow win three back.

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Held on well when 5.5m 6th $19 (Fr6) Bright Energy Menangle 1609m (1:53.1) R68119 race Jan 6 then raced well when 5.7m 5th $5.00 (Fr5) Royal Lincoln NZ Menangle 1609m (1:53.3) R6187 race Jan 11. Just out of the placings last start and contender here from the pole position.

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Handy win $4.40 (Fr3) defeating Wattlebank Flyer NZ 2m Menangle 1609m (1:55.3) R5584 race Jan 11 then beaten 11.2m 7th $9.00 (Fr4) Ideal Star NZ Menangle 1609m (1:52.0) R65120 race Jan 18. Mixing form and need to treat warily.

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Eased early when 11.5m 6th $16 (Fr7) Petes Big Jim Menangle 1609m (1:54.0) R4857 race Jan 14 then was a handy winner $8.00 (Fr4) defeating Fear Cruisin NZ 1.5m Menangle 1609m (1:53.9) R5161 race Jan 21. This is tougher than last start.

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Won $3.70 (Fr4) narrowly defeating Its Inevitable NZ 0.7m Goulburn 1710m (1:55.8) R5974 race Jan 3 then scored handily over Johnny White NZ 3.5m $2.70 (Fr4) Newcastle 2030m (1:59.3) R5576 race Jan 17. Drawn well and stays in the mix on consecutive wins in weaker company at past two runs.

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Tightened during running when 1.5m 3rd $1.60 (Fr5) Muscle Mach Menangle 1609m (1:51.5) R5592 race Jan 18 then eased early when 21.5m 3rd $61 (Fr9) Balraj NZ Menangle 1609m (1:49.9) R5792 race Jan 25. Racing consistently and has solid stats at this track and distance (4-4-12); drawn ideally and hard to beat.

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Eased early and held up for a run early in the straight when 15m 10th $10.00 (Fr10) Aqua Miss Menangle 1609m (1:55.3) R5584 race Jan 11 then won $16 (Fr4) narrowly defeating Matai Valour NZ 0.5m Menangle 1609m (1:51.5) R5592 race Jan 18. Surprise winner last start but can't leave out.

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Finished 0.5m 2nd $34 (Fr3) Muscle Mach Menangle 1609m (1:51.5) R5592 race Jan 18 then raced wide early and hung in during the race when beaten 37.5m 4th $10.00 (Fr6) Uncle Jay Bankstown 2140m (2:00.1) R7690 race Jan 24. Minor place only.

Race comment

Eased early when 5.5m 4th $7.00 (Fr9) Muscle Mach Menangle 1609m (1:51.5) R5592 race Jan 18 then good run when 2m 3rd $2.60 (Fr5) Chevrons Reward NZ Menangle 1609m (1:51.1) R5596 race Jan 25. Sound in all four runs this prep and has place 2 from 3 fifth up; each way.