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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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$8.00 | $8.00 | - | $8.00 | $8.50 | $9.00 | |||||||||
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
3-0-0-1
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
15-3-0-2
LAST SEASON
5-1-1-1
THIS SEASON
23%
WIN
S/RATE
45%
PLACE
S/RATE
40-9-3-6
CAREER
$70,630
PRIZE MONEY
N/A
WIN RANGE
7
DAYS LAST RACE
| Career Statistics | ||||
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| Stats | Win % | Place % | Rank | |
| Total | 40-9-3-6 | 23% | 45% | 4 |
| Distance | 3-0-0-1 | 0% | 33% | 8 |
| Dist Range | 21-5-2-1 | 24% | 38% | 4 |
| Track | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Track / Dist | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| This Season | 5-1-1-1 | 20% | 60% | 3 |
| Last Season | 15-3-0-2 | 20% | 33% | 4 |
| 1st up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| 2nd up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Career Best MR | 1:55.0MS | 7 | ||
| Distance Best MR | 1:55.0MS | 3 | ||
| Stable Stats | ||||
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| Stats | Win % | Place % | Rank | |
| Driver 12mth | --- | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Jackie Barker | ||||
| Trainer 12mth | --- | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| T H McGuigan | ||||
| Trained at: | Gordon | |||
| Owners: | M J (Maurice) Hanrahan | |||
| Breeder(s): | M J Hanrahan | |||
| Colours: | White, Teal Ribbon & Lower Half, Teal Sleeves | |||
| Age/Sex: | 6 year old brown gelding | |||
| Breeding: | Shadow Play USA - Rhodium Castle (Western Terror USA) | |||
| National Rating: | NR79 (A78) | |||
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RECENT FORM
| RESULT | DAY | RACE DETAILS | RESULT |
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| 2 of 8 | 8 |
BOORT
(Rain Affected)
01/03/2026, 2612m, NR 70 to 95. 2:02.9 (57.0, 29.0)
Finished 2/8
btn 9.1m, $12000, Jackie Barker (Sr3), $5.00
1 out 2 back at bell, contacted sulky, vets examination after race, condition reported
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1st
DHAULAGIRI NZ (Sr4)
2nd
SHADOW CELT (Sr3) 9.1m
3rd
NEATNTIDY (Sr1) 2.6m
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| 4 of 12 | 22 |
MELTON
(Good)
21/02/2026, 2240m, NR up to 80 (NMWL6M) 1:56.3 (57.4, 28.2)
Finished 4/12
btn 5.0m, $10000, Darby McGuigan (Sr3), $17.00
pre race swab, 4 back on the pegs at bell, used sprint lane
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1st
ALWAYS BE BLAKEY (Sr1)
2nd
SOHO DARKNSTORMY (Fr6) 1.1m
3rd
RICK REILLY NZ (Fr1) 3.4m
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| 1 of 10 | 9 |
MELTON
(Good)
30/01/2026, 2240m, NR up to 80 (NMWL6M) 1:58.7 (56.4, 28.0)
Finished 1/10
$10000, Jackie Barker (Sr1), $9.50
behind leader at bell, used sprint lane, swabbed
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1st
SHADOW CELT (Sr1)
2nd
SOHO DARKNSTORMY (Fr6) 3.3m
3rd
DO IT (Fr1) HD
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| 5 of 11 | 11 |
BENDIGO
(Good)
21/01/2026, 2150m, NR 60 to 80. 1:57.4 (56.9, 27.8)
Finished 5/11
btn 8.7m, $10000, Jackie Barker (Sr2), $17.00
3 back on pegs at bell, inconvenienced
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1st
TWISTING BY NZ (Sr4)
2nd
DO IT (Fr2) 1.2m
3rd
HUGO ROCKS (Fr4) 3.3m
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| 3 of 8 | 19 |
MELTON
(Good)
10/01/2026, 1720m, NR up to 80 (NMWL6M) 1:54.1 (55.6, 28.0)
Finished 3/8
btn 7.7m, $10000, Jack Laugher (Fr2), $13.00
pre race swab, shifted in, 3 back on pegs at bell, driver suspended causing interference
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1st
DESSIE GEE (Fr3)
2nd
JACCKA CONNOR NZ (Fr1) 7.3m
3rd
SHADOW CELT (Fr2) HD
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| 1 of 9 | 8 |
TERANG
(Good)
22/12/2025, 1680m, NR 56 to 64. 1:55.3 (56.9, 29.0)
Finished 1/9
$7000, Hannah Lewis (Sr2), $5.50
pre race swab, 3 back on pegs at bell, held up early, used sprint lane, swabbed
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1st
SHADOW CELT (Sr2)
2nd
GUNFORHIRE (Fr6) 2.1m
3rd
THE STEEL DRAGON (Fr4) 1.3m
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| 9 of 12 | 16 |
GNBOWER
(Good)
14/12/2025, 2630m, NR up to 95. 1:58.3 (59.1, 29.1)
Finished 9/12
btn 61.3m, $10000, Jack Laugher (Fr5), $34.00
pre race swab, gate speed, 3 wide early, worked forward, 1 out 3 back at bell, checked, locked wheels
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1st
CRIME WRITER (Fr2)
2nd
DIAMOND ECLIPSE (Sr5) 1.3m
3rd
HERAKLES (Fr4) NK
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| 9 of 10 | 20 |
MELTON
(Rain Affected)
28/11/2025, 1720m, NR up to 80 (NMWL6M) 1:53.6 (56.0, 27.9)
Finished 9/10
btn 27.3m, $10000, Darby McGuigan (Fr7), $23.00
out of position at start, driver cautioned score up, restrained after start, contacted sulky, 1 out 4 back at bell
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1st
PESCI (Sr2)
2nd
BULLDOG KHAN (Fr4) 1.1m
3rd
GALAXY LASS (Fr3) 1.2m
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| 7 of 9 | 35 |
MELTON
(Slow)
08/11/2025, 1720m, NR 67 to 75. 1:53.8 (56.0, 27.8)
Finished 7/9
btn 9.6m, $15000, Leigh Sutton (Sr1), $34.00
4 back on the pegs at bell, held up late
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1st
TWISTING BY NZ (Fr7)
2nd
EMILY VINCENT (Fr5) 2.2m
3rd
WATTLEBANK ARNIE NZ (Fr4) 3.4m
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| 11 of 12 | N/A |
MELTON
(Good)
04/10/2025, 1720m, NR 60 to 75. 1:53.5 (55.9, 27.9)
Finished 11/12
btn 17.5m, $15000, Darby McGuigan (Sr6), $31.00
1 out 6 back at bell
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1st
SILVER PISTOL (Sr4)
2nd
DHAULAGIRI NZ (Sr5) 5.1m
3rd
STRAPPING RED (Fr1) 1.4m
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