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R4
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Hip Pocket Castlemaine Pace
1720m | Mobile Start | Pacers |
6:35pm
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RACE COMMENT
OVERVIEW: I absolutely loved the trial from MISS ARI (5) before her first-up effort at Melton on June 6. There she had no real chance of success given her position at the back of the field, but still ripped out a sizzling last half of 55.17 to run third behind Dynamitedan. She’s a fast horse, and from the better draw with a different race shape, I like her chances. This is a hot field, however. MOST EXCITING (6) is living up to his name and ran a ripper second from the death seat in a strong three-year-old contest at Melton on June 6, ALL OVER IT (8) won his first three career starts in brilliant fashion and then ran really well for third in a strong race at Maryborough latest, and while maybe a place chance at best, IN AN IDEAL WORLD (7) has been going well and is one to include for the minor end of trifectas and First 4s along with stablemates GALAXY LASS (2) and ANGELS WATCHING (4), and newly-crowned Warragul Pacing Cup champ LONGTAN VIPER (9).
10-0-3-0
TRACK
4-0-1-0
DISTANCE
4-0-1-0
TRK / DIST
16-2-5-3
LAST SEASON
12-0-1-2
THIS SEASON
13%
WIN
S/RATE
44%
PLACE
S/RATE
70-9-12-10
CAREER
$77,188
PRIZE MONEY
1609 - 2210
WIN RANGE
12
DAYS LAST RACE
| Career Statistics | ||||
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| Stats | Win % | Place % | Rank | |
| Total | 70-9-12-10 | 13% | 44% | 7 |
| Distance | 4-0-1-0 | 0% | 25% | 8 |
| Dist Range | 40-4-6-6 | 10% | 40% | 10 |
| Track | 10-0-3-0 | 0% | 30% | 9 |
| Track / Dist | 4-0-1-0 | 0% | 25% | 8 |
| This Season | 12-0-1-2 | 0% | 25% | 10 |
| Last Season | 16-2-5-3 | 13% | 63% | 5 |
| 1st up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| 2nd up | 0-0-0-0 | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Career Best MR | 1:54.0MS | 3 | ||
| Distance Best MR | 1:54.0MS | 3 | ||
| Stable Stats | ||||
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| Stats | Win % | Place % | Rank | |
| Driver 12mth | --- | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| Jodi Quinlan | ||||
| 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: | NR63 | |||
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RECENT FORM
| RESULT | DAY | RACE DETAILS | RESULT |
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| 5 of 8 | 5 |
WARAGUL
(Good)
08/06/2026, 2210m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:59.1 (57.6, 28.7)
Finished 5/8
btn 18.8m, $7000, Ewa Justice (Fr6), $9.00
caught wide early , restrained to rear, 4 back on the pegs at bell
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1st
HIGHLANDHARTBREAKA (Sr1)
2nd
HELLOVATIME (Fr5) HFNK
3rd
SCHERGER THAT (Fr4) 2.4m
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| 9 of 9 | 46 |
BENDIGO
(Good)
03/06/2026, 2150m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:56.1 (57.0, 28.6)
Finished 9/9
btn 23.6m, $7000, Ewa Justice (Fr6), $15.00
caught wide early , restrained to rear, 4 back on the pegs at bell
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1st
THE STEEL DRAGON (Sr2)
2nd
SPORTSBOU (Fr3) HD
3rd
GUNFORHIRE (Fr7) 4.0m
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| 5 of 12 | 10 |
BENDIGO
(Good)
18/04/2026, 1650m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:52.7 (54.1, 26.6)
Finished 5/12
btn 17.2m, $25000, Ewa Justice (Sr1), $61.00
behind leader at bell
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1st
KEAYANG RENEGADE (Fr5)
2nd
SANCHEZ (Sr5) 6.2m
3rd
INSIDER TRADING (Fr1) 6.3m
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| 3 of 9 | 7 |
BENDIGO
(Good)
08/04/2026, 1650m, 0W/15.0K stake 1:54.8 (55.4, 27.4)
Finished 3/9
btn 4.6m, $8000, Ryan Backhouse (Fr4), $5.00
gate speed, led, leader 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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| 2 of 9 | 7 |
BENDIGO
(Good)
01/04/2026, 1650m, NR 60 to 75. 1:53.9 (55.3, 27.1)
Finished 2/9
btn HD, $8000, Ryan Backhouse (Fr6), $13.00
3 wide early, worked forward, outside leader at bell
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1st
HES NO ROMEO NZ (Sr1)
2nd
DRESSED IN GOLD NZ (Fr6) HFNK
3rd
JUST AS WELL NZ (Fr2) 1.7m
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| 3 of 8 | 11 |
BENDIGO
(Good)
25/03/2026, 1650m, NR 65 or better. 1:54.3 (55.0, 27.5)
Finished 3/8
btn 5.9m, $8000, Ewa Justice (Fr3), $34.00
1 out 2 back at bell, used sprint lane
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1st
DANGEROUS (Fr7)
2nd
WESTERN SONADOR (Fr6) 1.6m
3rd
DRESSED IN GOLD NZ (Fr3) 4.2m
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| 7 of 8 | 6 |
MELTON
(Good)
14/03/2026, 2240m, NR 60 to 69. 1:58.0 (56.3, 28.4)
Finished 7/8
btn 13.5m, $10000, Chris Alford (Fr3), $10.00
1 out 3 back at bell
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1st
GOOD TOBE LOCKSLEY (Fr1)
2nd
GALAXY LASS (Fr2) HFHD
3rd
CLYMENUS NZ (Sr1) NK
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| 6 of 10 | 15 |
BIRCHIP
(Good)
08/03/2026, 2150m, NR up to 90. 1:58.3 (60.0, 29.7)
Finished 6/10
btn 37.5m, $15000, Michael Bellman (Fr3), $34.00
pre race swab, hung in, contact marker pegs, 3 back on pegs at bell
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1st
SHADOW CELT (Sr3)
2nd
KOMODO (Fr4) 2.1m
3rd
CRIME WRITER (Sr1) SHFHD
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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 | N/A |
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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| LAST WIN | |||
| 1 of 11 | N/A |
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
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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