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R6
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Sharps Bakery Birchip Pacing Cup
2150m | Mobile Start | Pacers |
5:09pm
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R6
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$26.00 | $26.00 | - | - | $26.00 | $31.00 | |||||||||
RACE COMMENT
OVERVIEW: What a great field the club has drawn for the 40th running of the Birchip Pacing Cup, where there looks a stack of speed off the front line with the keen-going MARTYR (2) and fast beginners MERRYWOOD PAUL (5) and ROCK PHONE (6) likely to get involved early. For that reason, I’m confident the back row runners can come to the fore here and I’m siding with the Emma Stewart runner UNIQUELY IDEAL (8). She’s no superstar, but a classy mare who is well fancied in markets for the Running of the Bulls, where she is emergency. She looks a great chance here based off her impressive win at Kilmore last time out when she sat parked and was too good for a handy field in what was a dash home. SHADOW CELT (9) is flying at the moment for Tim McGuigan and ran a brave race for second in last weekend’s Boort Pacing Cup following some good efforts at Melton, MADIGAN (10) just missed in a photo when wide for the last lap in the Ararat Pacing Cup last Friday, while stablemate ROCK PHONE (6) has blistering gate speed and would be some chance first-up if he was able to get to the top.
0-0-0-0
TRACK
1-0-1-0
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
16-2-5-3
LAST SEASON
4-0-0-0
THIS SEASON
15%
WIN
S/RATE
45%
PLACE
S/RATE
62-9-11-8
CAREER
$72,788
PRIZE MONEY
N/A
WIN RANGE
15
DAYS LAST RACE
| Career Statistics | ||||
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| Stats | Win % | Place % | Rank | |
| Total | 62-9-11-8 | 15% | 45% | 6 |
| Distance | 1-0-1-0 | 0% | 100% | 3 |
| Dist Range | 25-5-6-4 | 20% | 60% | 3 |
| Track | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Track / Dist | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| This Season | 4-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Last Season | 16-2-5-3 | 13% | 63% | 3 |
| 1st up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| 2nd up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Career Best MR | 1:54.0MS | 3 | ||
| Distance Best MR | 1:57.1MS | 6 | ||
| Stable Stats | ||||
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| Stats | Win % | Place % | Rank | |
| Driver 12mth | --- | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Michael Bellman | ||||
| Trainer 12mth | --- | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| F Taiba | ||||
| Trained at: | Sunbury | |||
| Owners: | Boots Properties Racing Pty Ltd | |||
| Breeder(s): | S J Reid | |||
| Colours: | Black, Gold Medusa Head & Cuffs | |||
| Age/Sex: | 8 year old bay gelding | |||
| Breeding: | The Gold Ace NZ - Lite Polaris (NZ) (Badlands Hanover USA) | |||
| National Rating: | NR65 | |||
| Gear Changes | ||||
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RECENT FORM
| RESULT | DAY | RACE DETAILS | RESULT |
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| 10 of 12 | 4 |
MELTON
(Good)
21/02/2026, 2240m, NR 64 to 74. 1:56.0 (56.6, 28.8)
Finished 10/12
btn 18.8m, $15000, Michael Bellman (Fr1), $41.00
pre race swab, raced roughly in score up, gate speed, led, surrendered lead early, behind leader at bell, hung in, contact marker pegs
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1st
TRIPLE ROCK SAINT NZ (Fr3)
2nd
JACCKA CONNOR NZ (Fr5) HFHD
3rd
NEW YORKER (Fr7) 1.9m
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| 8 of 10 | 10 |
SHEPPTN
(Good)
17/02/2026, 1690m, NR 60 to 80. 1:55.2 (57.4, 28.7)
Finished 8/10
btn 12.9m, $8000, Riley Mitchell (Fr5), $71.00
gate speed, 1 out 2 back at bell
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1st
EDWARDE GRANGE (Fr2)
2nd
LE BELLE BIJOUX (Sr4) 2.4m
3rd
TEN DA TOUCH NZ (Sr2) HFHD
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| 9 of 12 | 8 |
KILMORE
(Good)
07/02/2026, 1690m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:56.8 (55.9, 27.8)
Finished 9/12
btn 11.5m, $15000, Michael Bellman (Sr4), $34.00
1 out 5 back at bell, 3 wide late with trail
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1st
MONTANA PRIDE (Fr5)
2nd
CELESTIAL ZODIAC (Fr4) 4.1m
3rd
LUVA SCRAP (Sr2) HFHD
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| 9 of 10 | 97 |
MELTON
(Good)
30/01/2026, 2240m, NR up to 80 (NMWL6M) 1:58.7 (56.4, 28.0)
Finished 9/10
btn 11.0m, $10000, Ewa Justice (Fr5), $26.00
restrained after start, 1 out 5 back at bell, 3 wide late with trail
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1st
SHADOW CELT (Sr1)
2nd
SOHO DARKNSTORMY (Fr6) 3.3m
3rd
DO IT (Fr1) HD
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| 9 of 9 | 7 |
G DERBY
(Good)
25/10/2025, 2230m, No NR. 1:58.0 (57.5, 28.5)
Finished 9/9
btn 54.9m, $6999, Luke Alcorn (Fr5), $26.00
3 wide early, 1 out 4 back at bell, Gave ground over concluding stages, vets examination after race, no abnormalities rep., warning issued
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1st
FRUGAL FARE (Sr2)
2nd
LAST TANGO IN HEAVEN NZ (Fr6) 1.7m
3rd
PRIORITISE (Fr4) 1.3m
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| 9 of 10 | 13 |
G DERBY
(Good)
18/10/2025, 2645m, No NR. 1:58.6 (56.4, 28.0)
Finished 9/10
btn 47.3m, $9999, Luke Alcorn (Fr6), $81.00
broke in score up, warning issued, 3 wide early, restrained early stages, restrained to rear, 3 wide middle, worked forward, outside leader at bell, warning issued
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1st
LORD ZARIAS NZ (Fr1)
2nd
DELIGHTFULL TAMMY (Sr2) SHFHD
3rd
HOT DEAL (Sr3) 9.1m
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| 2 of 12 | 42 |
LNCSTN
(Good)
05/10/2025, 1680m, NR 64 to 74. 1:55.6 (58.8, 29.1)
Finished 2/12
btn 6.2m, $9700, Mark Yole (Fr3), $5.00
gate speed, led, outside leader at bell
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1st
BARBARY TALES (Fr5)
2nd
DRESSED IN GOLD NZ (Fr3) 6.2m
3rd
THEE OLD BOMB NZ (Sr1) 1.7m
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| u of 13 | 9 |
LNCSTN
(Good)
24/08/2025, 2200m, NR 60 or better. 2:06.1 (56.1, 27.1)
Finished u/13
btn , $9700, Tiarna Ford (10 Fr3), $3.30
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1st
RACKETEERS BOY NZ (FT Fr6)
2nd
JUST FOLLOW ME (FT Fr5) 7.2m
3rd
MAJOR LESTER (10 Fr5) 4.6m
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| 1 of 11 | 21 |
LNCSTN
(Rain Affected)
15/08/2025, 2200m, NR 57 to 62. 2:00.3 (57.6, 28.6)
Finished 1/11
$8000, Ethan Arnott (Fr4), $2.00
post race blood test, gate speed, leader at bell, swabbed
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1st
DRESSED IN GOLD NZ (Fr4)
2nd
BLUE LABEL (Fr2) 5.6m
3rd
REPETITIVE NZ (Fr1) 4.4m
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| 2 of 12 | N/A |
HOBART
(Good)
25/07/2025, 1609m, NR 58 to 63. 1:55.9 (58.3, 29.6)
Finished 2/12
btn 1.2m, $8000, Jakob White (Fr5), $5.50
gate speed, surrendered lead early, outside leader at bell, driver fined unapproved whip use
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1st
SUGARPOVA NZ (Fr4)
2nd
DRESSED IN GOLD NZ (Fr5) 1.2m
3rd
SETTEBELLO (Fr7) 9.1m
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