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R1
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Renown Silverware Pace
1720m | Mobile Start | Pacers |
4:59pm
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RACE COMMENT
OVERVIEW: LE CARDINAL (1) shaped as a really promising horse for the Matthew Craven stable through his two-year-old season and he’s come back in sensational form with last-to-first victories in both runs at three. While they have been against much easier opposition than what he meets here, the turn of foot he’s shown is explosive and I fancy he’s destined for much better grade than this. Being crossed and buried away early is some concern, but if he can do enough to be leader or leader’s back then he can make it three wins to start the campaign. MEDINA (8) chased home free-for-aller Ultimate Vinnie for second last week at Bendigo and draws to trail the top pick, ALL BLAZING GUNS (10) backed up his $101 win on May 9 with a long-odds runner-up placing last weekend and is sure to start much shorter in the market this time around, while OZZIE CORKA (6) closed hard for fourth behind Gunforhire last weekend and ran another goo race at Melton a fortnight earlier. BACK: LE CARDINAL (1) – 2 units (win)
3-0-0-0
TRACK
1-0-0-0
DISTANCE
1-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
8-5-0-0
LAST SEASON
6-0-2-0
THIS SEASON
3/12
OUR RANKING
36%
WIN
S/RATE
50%
PLACE
S/RATE
14-5-2-0
CAREER
$37,765
PRIZE MONEY
1609 - 2090
WIN RANGE
10
DAYS LAST RACE
| Career Statistics | ||||
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| Stats | Win % | Place % | Rank | |
| Total | 14-5-2-0 | 36% | 50% | 2 |
| Distance | 1-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Dist Range | 5-1-1-0 | 20% | 40% | 4 |
| Track | 3-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Track / Dist | 1-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| This Season | 6-0-2-0 | 0% | 33% | 9 |
| Last Season | 8-5-0-0 | 63% | 63% | 1 |
| 1st up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| 2nd up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Career Best MR | 1:58.2MS | 8 | ||
| Distance Best MR | 1:59.1MS | 6 | ||
| Stable Stats | ||||
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| Stats | Win % | Place % | Rank | |
| Trainer 12mth | --- | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| F Taiba | ||||
| Trained at: | Sunbury | |||
| Owners: | D R Ryan, J Tabone, H Khoder | |||
| Breeder(s): | N W Cranston | |||
| Colours: | Black, Gold Medusa Head & Cuffs | |||
| Age/Sex: | 4 year old bay horse | |||
| Breeding: | Sweet Lou USA - Macey Cullen NZ (Christian Cullen NZ) | |||
| National Rating: | NR66 | |||
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RECENT FORM
| RESULT | DAY | RACE DETAILS | RESULT |
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| 2 of 6 | 14 |
BENDIGO
(Good)
20/05/2026, 2150m, $5000 last 4 starts 1:55.0 (55.8, 27.9)
Finished 2/6
btn 9.6m, $8000, James Herbertson (Fr2), $2.60
gate speed, led, surrendered lead early, behind leader at bell
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1st
ULTIMATE VINNIE (Fr6)
2nd
MEDINA (Fr2) 9.6m
3rd
WESTERN SONADOR (Fr5) 5.3m
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| 2 of 6 | 28 |
BENDIGO
(Good)
06/05/2026, 1650m, NR up to 80 (NMWL6M) 1:53.7 (55.9, 28.5)
Finished 2/6
btn 3.1m, $8000, James Herbertson (Fr6), $8.50
restrained after start, 1 out 2 back at bell, raced roughly
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1st
TOORAM MAGIC (Fr4)
2nd
MEDINA (Fr6) 3.1m
3rd
IN AN IDEAL WORLD (Fr3) 3.8m
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| 6 of 9 | 46 |
BENDIGO
(Good)
08/04/2026, 1650m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:54.8 (55.4, 27.4)
Finished 6/9
btn 9.3m, $8000, Josh Duggan (Fr6), $34.00
restrained after start, 1 out 2 back at bell
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1st
LOUGLE (Sr1)
2nd
RABADA (Fr5) 1.8m
3rd
DRESSED IN GOLD NZ (Fr4) 2.7m
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| r of 12 | 14 |
MELTON
(Good)
21/02/2026, 2240m, NR 64 to 74. 1:56.0 (56.6, 28.8)
Finished r/12
btn , $15000, John Caldow (Sr5), $26.00
1 out 6 back at bell, tired latter stages, pulled up, vets examination after race, Atrial Fibrillation, stood down 14 days, stood down electrocardiograph, stood down 1 trial
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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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| 12 of 12 | 8 |
KILMORE
(Good)
07/02/2026, 1690m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:56.8 (55.9, 27.8)
Finished 12/12
btn 36.3m, $15000, Ewa Justice (Sr3), $13.00
broke in score up, out of position at start, out of draw mobile starts, tailed off at bell
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1st
MONTANA PRIDE (Fr5)
2nd
CELESTIAL ZODIAC (Fr4) 4.1m
3rd
LUVA SCRAP (Sr2) HFHD
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| 4 of 9 | 97 |
MELTON
(Good)
30/01/2026, 1720m, NR 60 to 69. 1:56.0 (56.5, 27.8)
Finished 4/9
btn 2.5m, $10000, Ewa Justice (Sr1), $3.60
pre race swab, 3 back on pegs at bell, held up early, used sprint lane
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1st
CLYMENUS NZ (Sr2)
2nd
HITTHEROADJACK NZ (Fr3) NK
3rd
NORMS LADY (Fr1) NK
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| 10 of 10 | 7 |
G DERBY
(Good)
25/10/2025, 2230m, No NR. 1:57.5 (58.9, 29.3)
Finished 10/10
btn 117.7m, $30000, Luke Alcorn (Fr6), $101.00
restrained after start, 4 back on the pegs at bell, contact marker pegs, contacted sulky, broke
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1st
FORTY LOVE (Sr4)
2nd
MY ULTIMATE JIMMY NZ (Sr3) HFHD
3rd
MAJOR CRUNCH (Fr3) 25.1m
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| 4 of 7 | 14 |
G DERBY
(Good)
18/10/2025, 2230m, No NR. 1:58.3 (56.5, 27.2)
Finished 4/7
btn 17.3m, $8500, Luke Alcorn (Fr6), $12.00
1 out 1 back at bell, back in mobile draw
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1st
FORTY LOVE (Fr4)
2nd
MAJOR CRUNCH (Fr5) 5.0m
3rd
IMPOSTER BOY (Fr1) 10.8m
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| 8 of 9 | 13 |
MELTON
(Good)
04/10/2025, 2240m, No NR. 1:53.0 (54.5, 27.6)
Finished 8/9
btn 33.7m, $20000, Ewa Justice (Fr2), $31.00
broke in score up, caused false start, out of draw mobile starts, hung out score-up, 4 back on the pegs at bell
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1st
ITS CONFIDENTIAL (Sr1)
2nd
STORMS COLLIDE (Fr3) 1.3m
3rd
CIGANO (Sr2) HFHD
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| 1 of 6 | N/A |
HOBART
(Good)
21/09/2025, 2090m, NMT 4 LTW's 1:58.9 (58.1, 28.8)
Finished 1/6
$9700, Dylan Ford (Sr1), $2.00
7 back on the pegs at bell, swabbed
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1st
MEDINA (Sr1)
2nd
DIDYALOUSAROOSTA (Fr3) 4.7m
3rd
IMPERIAL LAZ NZ (Fr5) 5.9m
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