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R8
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Benstud Standardbreds Pace
1720m | Mobile Start | Pacers |
8:37pm
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RACE COMMENT
OVERVIEW: The progressive I AM THE STORM (1) looks hard to beat here after coming up with the pole-marking draw. He ran second in a NSW Derby heat and ninth in the final before a spell last year and returned in dominant fashion with a front-running win at Terang on May 18. He looks to have a decent ceiling and will likely start a short-priced favourite here. PERUN (8) was a good winner at Melton two back and battled away well in the breeze when fourth to Major Blitz in a fast last half at Bendigo recently, ODIN (9) backed up some eye-catching runs with a whopping 17.7m triumph at Melton last Friday and KARTIARE (11) was massive coming from last at the bell to win first-up from a break, but the drop in trip from this gate makes things tough.
10-2-0-1
TRACK
7-1-0-1
DISTANCE
7-1-0-1
TRK / DIST
15-1-4-2
LAST SEASON
6-1-1-0
THIS SEASON
21%
WIN
S/RATE
45%
PLACE
S/RATE
29-6-5-2
CAREER
$53,000
PRIZE MONEY
1690 - 2240
WIN RANGE
21
DAYS LAST RACE
| Career Statistics | ||||
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| Stats | Win % | Place % | Rank | |
| Total | 29-6-5-2 | 21% | 45% | 5 |
| Distance | 7-1-0-1 | 14% | 29% | 7 |
| Dist Range | 13-2-0-2 | 15% | 31% | 7 |
| Track | 10-2-0-1 | 20% | 30% | 6 |
| Track / Dist | 7-1-0-1 | 14% | 29% | 7 |
| This Season | 6-1-1-0 | 17% | 33% | 5 |
| Last Season | 15-1-4-2 | 7% | 47% | 6 |
| 1st up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| 2nd up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Career Best MR | 1:54.7MS | 6 | ||
| Distance Best MR | 1:54.7MS | 6 | ||
| Stable Stats | ||||
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| Stats | Win % | Place % | Rank | |
| Driver 12mth | --- | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Ryan Sanderson | ||||
| Trainer 12mth | --- | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| S J O'Donoghue | ||||
| Trained at: | Kialla | |||
| Owners: | S J O'Donoghue, R J Chaplin, R G Broso, J Fitzsimon, A M O'Donoghue | |||
| Breeder(s): | Farquharson Pty Ltd | |||
| Colours: | White, Orange Diamond & Sleeves | |||
| Age/Sex: | 7 year old bay gelding | |||
| Breeding: | Life Sign USA - Trulyawork of Art USA (Artsplace (US)) | |||
| National Rating: | NR68 | |||
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RECENT FORM
| RESULT | DAY | RACE DETAILS | RESULT |
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| 6 of 9 | 14 |
MELTON
(Good)
16/05/2026, 1720m, NR 70 to 82. 1:55.7 (55.5, 27.3)
Finished 6/9
btn 8.8m, $15000, Abbey Turnbull (Fr2), $13.00
1 out 3 back at bell
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1st
KEAYANG WASABI (Sr3)
2nd
CLYMENUS NZ (Fr4) HFHD
3rd
SPRINGFIELD AFFAIR (Sr2) 7.1m
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| 6 of 9 | 14 |
MELTON
(Good)
02/05/2026, 1720m, NR 70 to 85. 1:53.5 (55.1, 27.1)
Finished 6/9
btn 13.6m, $17500, Abbey Turnbull (Fr4), $34.00
restrained after start, 4 back on the pegs at bell, used sprint lane
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1st
KEAYANG RENEGADE (Sr1)
2nd
LE BELLE BIJOUX (Sr3) 7.8m
3rd
BLAKE BOLAC (Fr1) 1.0m
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| 8 of 11 | 14 |
BENDIGO
(Good)
18/04/2026, 2150m, NR 67 to 77. 1:58.1 (55.5, 26.1)
Finished 8/11
btn 17.2m, $15000, Abbey Turnbull (Fr6), $71.00
trainer cautioned tactics, restrained after start, 1 out 3 back at bell, 3 wide latter
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1st
MAXNJAX (Sr1)
2nd
SOAP AND BUBBLES (Sr2) 1.6m
3rd
CARDIGAN DAN (Fr1) HFNK
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| 7 of 9 | 21 |
RIVERIN
(Fast)
04/04/2026, 2270m, NR up to 90. 1:53.0 (56.1, 27.1)
Finished 7/9
btn 21.2m, $20400, Ryan Sanderson (Fr4), $51.00
restrained after start, 800 metres, 5 back on the pegs at bell, inconvenienced, held up late
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1st
HOLLYWOOD STRIP (Fr6)
2nd
MICHAYWEY (Sr2) 9.4m
3rd
MIKE ROSS NZ (Fr1) 4.9m
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| 1 of 9 | 56 |
MELTON
(Good)
14/03/2026, 1720m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:54.9 (57.1, 28.2)
Finished 1/9
$15000, Ryan Sanderson (Sr2), $2.10
1 out 3 back at bell, swabbed
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1st
BIG BAD OSSIE (Sr2)
2nd
KING SAINT (Fr2) 3.9m
3rd
ROSBERG NZ (Fr1) HD
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| 2 of 12 | 20 |
SHEPPTN
(Fast)
17/01/2026, 2190m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:57.4 (57.1, 28.4)
Finished 2/12
btn 4.6m, $15000, Ryan Sanderson (Sr5), $3.30
1 out 5 back at bell, 3 wide late with trail
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1st
FRANCO NOVELIST NZ (Sr6)
2nd
BIG BAD OSSIE (Sr5) 4.6m
3rd
MOMENTUM SHIFT (Fr5) 1.2m
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| 2 of 11 | 164 |
COBRAM
(Good)
28/12/2025, 2678m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:57.6 (57.9, 30.1)
Finished 2/11
btn 12.1m, $15000, Ryan Sanderson (Fr6), $4.60
restrained after start, 1 out 5 back 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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| 9 of 9 | 16 |
KILMORE
(Good)
17/07/2025, 1690m, NR 65 or better. 1:54.7 (56.1, 28.3)
Finished 9/9
btn 31.7m, $8000, Ryan Sanderson (Fr2), $4.60
1 out 1 back at bell, Gave ground over concluding stages, vets examination after race, no abnormalities rep., query poor performance
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1st
LETSROCKLETSROLL (Fr5)
2nd
HELLUVA NZ (Sr1) 3.8m
3rd
PAS GUARANTEE (Fr7) HD
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| 3 of 8 | 13 |
SHEPPTN
(Good)
01/07/2025, 1690m, NR 59 to 66. 1:56.0 (57.1, 28.2)
Finished 3/8
btn 3.8m, $8000, Corey O'Donoghue (Fr5), $4.80
restrained after start, 4 back on the pegs at bell, held up early
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1st
VALIENTE (Fr3)
2nd
LINE DANCE (Sr2) 3.6m
3rd
BIG BAD OSSIE (Fr5) HFHD
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| 7 of 8 | N/A |
BENDIGO
(Good)
18/06/2025, 1650m, NR 60 to 80. 1:54.0 (56.2, 27.8)
Finished 7/8
btn 13.8m, $8000, Corey O'Donoghue (Fr3), $5.50
restrained after start, 1 out 3 back at bell
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1st
CUZZY BRO (Fr1)
2nd
PESCI (Fr6) 3.9m
3rd
EMILY VINCENT (Fr7) 3.6m
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