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R7
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Ballarat Isuzu Ute the Make Mine Cullen (group 3)
1710m | Mobile Start | Pacers |
9:43pm
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$1.33 | $1.33 | - | - | $1.33 | $1.35 | ||||||||||
RACE COMMENT
OVERVIEW: Cracking field of pacing mares assembled here, and we see the return of the star EYE KEEP SMILING (7). A winner of two Group 1s last season, Luke McCarthy’s girl strung together an 11-race winning streak before it was ended with a barnstorming third in the Len Smith Mile. She has been to the trials back home in NSW and can start her 2026 campaign with a win. STENO (8) ran a stack of great races behind EYE KEEP SMILING (7) in 2025 and has now joined the McCarthy stable. She won a soft trial on January 14 and is sure to run well here. The Victorian hopes look to be headed by Aaron Dunn’s SWEETNIKKILOU (3), who recorded the best last quarter in the Bendigo Pacing Cup behind Bulletproof Boy last time out and draws to press forward for the front. LOOK LIKE DIAMONDS (5) beat SWEET IDEAL (2) and JILLIBY WILLOW (6) first-up for the year on January 10 when doing it tough from the chair. She’s a ripper and can run well.
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TRACK
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DISTANCE
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TRK / DIST
16-12-1-1
LAST SEASON
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THIS SEASON
3/8
OUR RANKING
70%
WIN
S/RATE
85%
PLACE
S/RATE
40-28-5-1
CAREER
$805,283
PRIZE MONEY
1609 - 2270
WIN RANGE
140
DAYS LAST RACE
| Career Statistics | ||||
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| Stats | Win % | Place % | Rank | |
| Total | 40-28-5-1 | 70% | 85% | 1 |
| Distance | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Dist Range | 30-21-3-1 | 70% | 83% | 1 |
| Track | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Track / Dist | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| This Season | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Last Season | 16-12-1-1 | 75% | 88% | 1 |
| 1st up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| 2nd up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Career Best MR | 1:49.3MS | 1 | ||
| Distance Best MR | 1:49.3MS | 1 | ||
| Stable Stats | ||||
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| Stats | Win % | Place % | Rank | |
| Driver 12mth | --- | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Luke McCarthy | ||||
| Trainer 12mth | --- | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| L A McCarthy | ||||
| Trained at: | Cobbitty | |||
| Owners: | J J (Jackie) Gibson | |||
| Breeder(s): | Success Stud Pty Ltd | |||
| Colours: | Purple, White Inverted V/Jg Logo | |||
| Age/Sex: | 6 year old bay mare | |||
| Breeding: | Sweet Lou USA - Oh Eye See (Armbro Operative USA) | |||
| National Rating: | NR120 | |||
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RECENT FORM
| RESULT | DAY | RACE DETAILS | RESULT |
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| 3 of 10 | 7 |
MENANGL
(Good)
06/09/2025, 1609m, NR up to 120. 1:47.5 (54.1, 27.7)
Finished 3/10
btn HD, $150000, Luke McCarthy (Fr10), $9.00
restrained after start, swabbed, 1 out 3 back at bell, 3 wide and 3 back at bell
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1st
CYA ART NZ (Fr1)
2nd
CAPTAINS KNOCK (Fr3) HFHD
3rd
EYE KEEP SMILING (Fr10) HD
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| 1 of 8 | 42 |
MENANGL
(Good)
30/08/2025, 1609m, No NR. 1:49.9 (54.5, 27.3)
Finished 1/8
$20400, Luke McCarthy (Fr8), $1.70
post race blood test, 3 wide early, worked forward, swabbed, outside leader at bell, outside leader at bell
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1st
EYE KEEP SMILING (Fr8)
2nd
CLASSIC MISSION NZ (Fr6) 1.9m
3rd
RIPP (Fr1) 1.3m
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| 1 of 10 | 7 |
ALBPARK
(Good)
19/07/2025, 1660m, No NR. 1:49.9 (54.5, 27.7)
Finished 1/10
$150000, Luke McCarthy (Fr2), $1.35
worked forward, outside leader at bell, swabbed
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1st
EYE KEEP SMILING (Fr2)
2nd
TAY TAY (Fr1) 1.8m
3rd
STENO (Fr3) 1.3m
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| 1 of 10 | 21 |
ALBPARK
(Good)
12/07/2025, 1660m, No NR. 1:51.2 (54.9, 27.0)
Finished 1/10
$30000, Luke McCarthy (Fr5), $1.15
post race blood test, hung in, 3 wide middle, worked forward, outside leader at bell, swabbed
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1st
EYE KEEP SMILING (Fr5)
2nd
STENO (Sr3) HD
3rd
CHYNCHILLA NZ (Fr3) 2.0m
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| 1 of 10 | 14 |
ALBPARK
(Good)
21/06/2025, 1660m, No NR. 1:51.9 (54.6, 26.3)
Finished 1/10
$16500, Luke McCarthy (Fr5), $1.10
pre race urine, gate speed, worked forward, led, leader at bell, swabbed
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1st
EYE KEEP SMILING (Fr5)
2nd
STENO (Sr2) 7.6m
3rd
CHYNCHILLA NZ (Sr1) 2.7m
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| 1 of 10 | 28 |
MENANGL
(Fast)
07/06/2025, 1609m, No NR. 1:51.2 (54.5, 26.0)
Finished 1/10
$30600, Luke McCarthy (Fr10), $1.60
worked forward, led, swabbed, leader at bell, leader at bell
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1st
EYE KEEP SMILING (Fr10)
2nd
STENO (Fr9) 7.0m
3rd
MY MOONLITE DREAM NZ (Fr6) 1.6m
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| 1 of 10 | 7 |
MENANGL
(Fast)
10/05/2025, 1609m, No NR. 1:49.3 (54.4, 27.3)
Finished 1/10
$200000, Luke McCarthy (Fr8), $1.90
caught wide early , worked forward, swabbed, outside leader at bell, outside leader at bell
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1st
EYE KEEP SMILING (Fr8)
2nd
STENO (Fr9) HFHD
3rd
RAKERO REBEL NZ (Fr4) 3.4m
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| 1 of 10 | 14 |
MENANGL
(Fast)
03/05/2025, 1609m, No NR. 1:49.8 (54.3, 27.0)
Finished 1/10
$50000, Luke McCarthy (Fr8), $1.90
restrained after start, 3 wide middle with trail, 3 wide latter, 3 wide and 1 back at bell, outside leader at bell, swabbed
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1st
EYE KEEP SMILING (Fr8)
2nd
RAKERO REBEL NZ (Fr10) 3.9m
3rd
SWEET BELLA (Fr6) NK
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| 1 of 10 | 4 |
RIVERIN
(Fast)
19/04/2025, 2270m, No NR. 1:55.0 (55.0, 26.3)
Finished 1/10
$100000, Luke McCarthy (Sr3), $1.15
post race blood test, 3 wide early with trail, worked forward, led, 800 metres, leader at bell, swabbed
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1st
EYE KEEP SMILING (Sr3)
2nd
EVER ART (Fr6) 7.8m
3rd
LUX AETERNA (Sr2) 9.5m
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| 1 of 10 | N/A |
RIVERIN
(Good)
15/04/2025, 2270m, No NR. 1:56.7 (55.4, 27.0)
Finished 1/10
$9792, Luke McCarthy (Sr2), $1.07
3 wide early, worked forward, led, 800 metres, leader at bell, swabbed
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1st
EYE KEEP SMILING (Sr2)
2nd
EVER ART (Fr8) 2.9m
3rd
LUX AETERNA (Sr1) 4.5m
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