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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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$6.00 | $6.00 | $9.00 | $9.50 | $10.00 | $11.00 | |||||||||
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
2-0-1-0
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
30-5-2-2
LAST SEASON
5-1-0-1
THIS SEASON
15%
WIN
S/RATE
34%
PLACE
S/RATE
105-16-9-11
CAREER
$122,806
PRIZE MONEY
N/A
WIN RANGE
7
DAYS LAST RACE
| Career Statistics | ||||
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| Stats | Win % | Place % | Rank | |
| Total | 105-16-9-11 | 15% | 34% | 9 |
| Distance | 2-0-1-0 | 0% | 50% | 7 |
| Dist Range | 35-6-4-4 | 17% | 40% | 8 |
| Track | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Track / Dist | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| This Season | 5-1-0-1 | 20% | 40% | 5 |
| Last Season | 30-5-2-2 | 17% | 30% | 5 |
| 1st up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| 2nd up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Career Best MR | 1:54.8MS | 6 | ||
| Distance Best MR | 1:57.3MS | 7 | ||
| Stable Stats | ||||
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| Stats | Win % | Place % | Rank | |
| Driver 12mth | --- | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Alex Ashwood | ||||
| Trainer 12mth | --- | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| A M Ashwood | ||||
| Trained at: | Toolleen | |||
| Owners: | T J (Tayla) French | |||
| Breeder(s): | W P Dimech | |||
| Colours: | Blue, White Yoke & Braces, Blue Diamonds, Blue Sleeves, Red Collar, White Cuffs & Waistband | |||
| Age/Sex: | 6 year old bay gelding | |||
| Breeding: | Tintin in America NZ - Deadly Merrywood (Live or Die USA) | |||
| National Rating: | NR67 | |||
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RECENT FORM
| RESULT | DAY | RACE DETAILS | RESULT |
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| 4 of 8 | 8 |
BOORT
(Rain Affected)
01/03/2026, 2612m, NR 70 to 95. 2:02.9 (57.0, 29.0)
Finished 4/8
btn 11.8m, $12000, Alex Ashwood (Fr2), $7.50
gate speed, led, leader at bell
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1st
DHAULAGIRI NZ (Sr4)
2nd
SHADOW CELT (Sr3) 9.1m
3rd
NEATNTIDY (Sr1) 2.6m
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| 8 of 12 | 17 |
MELTON
(Good)
21/02/2026, 2240m, NR 64 to 74. 1:56.0 (56.6, 28.8)
Finished 8/12
btn 15.0m, $15000, Alex Ashwood (Sr2), $71.00
3 back on pegs at bell, held up early, used sprint lane
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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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| 1 of 10 | 16 |
MILDURA
(Good)
04/02/2026, 2190m, NR 57 to 66. 1:57.9 (58.0, 29.7)
Finished 1/10
$7000, Alex Ashwood (Sr3), $5.00
3 wide early, worked forward, led, leader at bell, swabbed
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1st
MERRYWOOD PAUL (Sr3)
2nd
CARLISLE CRUISER (Fr4) 2.3m
3rd
MODERN GINGER (Sr4) 2.3m
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| 3 of 7 | 6 |
CHARLTN
(Good)
19/01/2026, 2100m, NR 55 to 64. 1:56.7 (55.9, 28.0)
Finished 3/7
btn 2.9m, $7000, Tayla French (Fr4), $18.00
pre race swab, gate speed, led, leader at bell
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1st
BIZZNESS CLASS (Fr6)
2nd
MIKI B NZ (Fr5) NK
3rd
MERRYWOOD PAUL (Fr4) 2.0m
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| 10 of 12 | 16 |
SWANHIL
(Good)
13/01/2026, 1750m, NR 65 or better. 1:53.2 (55.2, 27.8)
Finished 10/12
btn 22.8m, $8000, Alex Ashwood (Fr1), $8.00
3 back on pegs at bell
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1st
HOT DEAL (Sr4)
2nd
HOORAH PHILTRA (Fr3) HD
3rd
KOMODO (Fr4) 6.5m
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| 1 of 11 | 5 |
COBRAM
(Good)
28/12/2025, 2678m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:57.6 (57.9, 30.1)
Finished 1/11
$15000, Alex Ashwood (Fr4), $9.00
gate speed, led, leader at bell, swabbed
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1st
MERRYWOOD PAUL (Fr4)
2nd
BIG BAD OSSIE (Fr6) 12.1m
3rd
SPORTS NARRATOR (Fr1) 4.6m
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| 5 of 9 | 6 |
SHEPPTN
(Good)
23/12/2025, 2190m, NR 55 to 64. 1:57.1 (59.8, 30.7)
Finished 5/9
btn 6.5m, $7000, Alex Ashwood (Fr5), $16.00
gate speed, led, leader at bell
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1st
BIG SLEDGE HAMMER (Sr3)
2nd
BULLDOG KHAN (Sr1) HFHD
3rd
LINE DANCE (Fr1) 3.4m
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| 6 of 10 | 9 |
BENDIGO
(Good)
17/12/2025, 2150m, NR 50 to 55. 1:56.8 (57.3, 29.0)
Finished 6/10
btn 8.5m, $6000, Abby Sanderson (Fr7), $51.00
out of position at start, driver cautioned starting position, restrained after start, 4 back on the pegs at bell
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1st
MAJOR BYE (Sr1)
2nd
REIGN EM IN (Fr3) 1.2m
3rd
CEE CEE LOU (Fr5) 1.0m
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| 1 of 8 | 6 |
CHARLTN
(Good)
08/12/2025, 2100m, NR 56 to 64. 1:57.4 (56.5, 27.8)
Finished 1/8
$7000, Tayla French (Fr2), $8.00
pre race swab, gate speed, led, leader at bell
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1st
MERRYWOOD PAUL (Fr2)
2nd
CEE CEE LOU (Fr6) HFHD
3rd
JOE GOT ROLLED (Fr5) 2.0m
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| 8 of 10 | N/A |
SHEPPTN
(Good)
02/12/2025, 2190m, NR 56 to 64. 1:58.7 (57.3, 28.7)
Finished 8/10
btn 14.8m, $7000, Tayla French (Fr5), $19.00
gate speed, 1 out 2 back at bell
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1st
BIG SLEDGE HAMMER (Sr2)
2nd
WIND SOCK (Fr6) 1.9m
3rd
ROCKIN GEMMA (Fr1) 1.6m
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