Grafton Race 5

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Stake: $4,521

LAST TO KNOW (4) put together consecutive wins over this T/D recently, has the speed to offset the middle draw and should take beating. TEX'S EAR (1) is knocking on the door after a string of minor placings, gets a favourable draw and looks a leading contender. LIAM BLUEY (8) is ready for the rise in trip and SAND BLASTER (7) looks a threat

Distance: 660m
Class: 5th Grade
Track: Good
Weather: Clear
Surface: All Weather

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Tex's Ear (1) 5111762323
Trainer: Mark Knowles (The Pinnacles)
Prize Money: $34,018
Win / Place: 23% / 68%

Nearing Another Win

3 yo Black D

Sire: BARCIA BALE

Dam: RASHEDA

Rating

Stats

Career

47: 11-13-8

Season

14: 3-4-2

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	0	8	3	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	9	8	2	6	6	6	5	5
1st	2	4	0	1	1	1	1	1
2nd	4	1	0	0	2	2	2	2
3rd	1	2	0	2	3	0	0	0

Comments

Really deserves another win after a string of minor placings, loves an inside draw and looks a leading contender

Expected Early Speed:Front Runner

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
3rd of 8	21/12/24	The Gardens	600m	4	0:34.74	62.2 km/h	6.0L	$31	0:34.32	0:34.32	NG	$15,103	$1,733	7	1. Elizabeth Fire 2. Nangar Gypsy 3. Tex's Ear
2nd of 8	14/12/24	The Gardens	600m	6	0:35.06	61.6 km/h	2.8L	$27	0:34.86	0:34.86	GR 5	$10,230	$1,953	9	1. Messy And Untidy 2. Tex's Ear 3. Ritza Ken
3rd of 8	5/12/24	Casino	620m	5	0:36.30	61.5 km/h	6.3L	$8.00	0:35.86	0:35.86	GR 5	$5,621	$688	7	1. Last To Know 2. Doing Fine 3. Tex's Ear
2nd of 7	28/11/24	Casino	620m	1	0:36.22	61.6 km/h	4.3L	$4.60	0:35.93	0:35.93	GR 5	$5,621	$1,139	21	1. Last To Know 2. Tex's Ear 3. Sand Blaster
6th of 7	7/11/24	Angle Park	595m	4	0:35.56	60.2 km/h	10.5L	$13	0:34.81	0:34.81	GR 4/5	$6,391	-	11	1. Springvale Rita 2. Yarramundi Paul 3. Xile Bale
7th of 8	27/10/24	Gawler	643m	6	0:38.12	60.7 km/h	12.0L	$14	0:37.28	0:37.28	OPEN	$8,800	-	6	1. Black Silencer 2. Daintree Tiger 3. Springvale Bray

Orson Ivy (2) 5635784376
Trainer: Evelyn Harris (WHITEMAN CREEK)
Prize Money: $5,440
Win / Place: 3.77% / 15%

3 yo White/Black B

Sire: ORSON ALLEN

Dam: FRAN'S BONUS (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

53: 2-0-6

Track

23: 1-0-1

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

17: 0-0-2

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-2

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	0	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	9	8	5	4	6	4	10	7
1st	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2nd	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3rd	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	2

Comments

Doesn't win out of turn and others are preferred

Expected Early Speed:Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
6th of 7	24/12/24	Grafton	450m	8	0:26.12	62.0 km/h	8.8L	$81	0:25.50	0:25.50	GR 5	$3,421	-	6	1. Velaris 2. Rupee Mc Graw 3. Roger
7th of 7	18/12/24	Taree Super Track	525m	8	0:31.43	60.1 km/h	14.8L	$67	0:30.39	0:30.39	GR 5	$3,421	-	4	1. Rapid Lulu 2. Dirty Dancing 3. Smoke And Flame
3rd of 8	14/12/24	Taree Super Track	300m	7	0:17.91	60.3 km/h	4.0L	$21	0:17.63	0:17.15	GR 5	$1,210	$105	17	1. My Boy Majestic 2. Park Key Pop 3. Orson Ivy
4th of 8	27/11/24	Taree Super Track	525m	6	0:31.30	60.4 km/h	8.8L	$41	0:30.69	0:30.65	MX	$3,421	$83	7	1. Little Granny 2. Spunky Monkey 3. Dirty Dancing
8th of 8	20/11/24	Taree Super Track	525m	3	0:31.57	59.9 km/h	9.8L	$46	0:30.89	0:30.77	GR 5	$3,421	-	7	1. It's A Freeze 2. My Ever Friend 3. Great Marlow
7th of 8	13/11/24	Capalaba	366m	2	0:20.70	63.7 km/h	9.8L	$61	0:20.01	0:19.69	GR 5	$2,970	-	10	1. Phantom Juliet 2. Misty Rumble 3. In Absentia

Hurricane Rocky (3) 7354424642
Trainer: Terry Duncan (Wyan)
Prize Money: $25,207
Win / Place: 7.27% / 45%

3 yo Black D

Sire: BARCIA BALE

Dam: LITTLE NANGAR

Rating

Stats

Career

55: 4-10-11

Track

5: 1-0-1

Trk/Dst

3: 1-0-1

Distance

3: 1-0-1

Season

14: 1-3-2

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
1	0	2	1	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	5	7	5	10	6	5	5	12
1st	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
2nd	2	2	0	1	1	1	1	2
3rd	0	1	0	3	2	1	1	3

Comments

Overdue for a win now and career strike rate remains the knock, limit to the exotics

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
2nd of 6	15/12/24	Muswellbrook	571m	2	0:33.12	62.1 km/h	1.0L	$13	0:33.04	0:32.73	NG	$11,990	$2,283	5	1. Hurricane Huxley 2. Hurricane Rocky 3. Miss Zipper
4th of 7	10/12/24	Casino	484m	3	0:28.08	62.1 km/h	4.8L	$11	0:27.75	0:27.39	GR 5	$3,421	$83	5	1. Liz Dutton 2. Liam Bluey 3. Jimary Stellar
6th of 8	5/12/24	Casino	620m	4	0:37.03	60.3 km/h	16.8L	$14	0:35.86	0:35.86	GR 5	$5,621	-	7	1. Last To Know 2. Doing Fine 3. Tex's Ear
4th of 7	28/11/24	Casino	620m	2	0:36.61	61.0 km/h	9.8L	$3.40	0:35.93	0:35.93	GR 5	$5,621	$83	6	1. Last To Know 2. Tex's Ear 3. Sand Blaster
2nd of 7	22/11/24	Casino	620m	2	0:36.30	61.5 km/h	6.3L	$14	0:35.85	0:35.85	NG	$11,990	$2,283	5	1. Away Days 2. Hurricane Rocky 3. Doing Fine
4th of 7	17/11/24	Grafton	660m	4	0:38.76	61.3 km/h	8.3L	$31	0:38.19	0:38.19	NG	$11,990	$83	59	1. One More Beer 2. Away Days 3. Last To Know
59 Day Freshen-Up

Last To Know (4) 6633334115
Trainer: Michael Patterson (Iluka)
Prize Money: $36,779
Win / Place: 17% / 48%

3 yo Black B

Sire: SUPERIOR PANAMA

Dam: WHAT ABOUT IT

100

Rating

Stats

Career

41: 7-2-11

Track

4: 0-0-2

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-1

Distance

1: 0-0-1

Season

16: 3-1-4

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
1	2	0	4	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	2	7	6	4	1	8	8	5
1st	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	2
2nd	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
3rd	0	2	0	1	0	2	3	3

Comments

Has early speed and put together back to back wins over this T/D recently and only needs a safe start from the draw to give this a shake

Expected Early Speed:Front Runner

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
5th of 6	17/12/24	Casino	484m	7	0:28.53	61.1 km/h	8.8L	$2.00	0:27.91	0:27.53	GR 5	$3,421	-	12	1. Sand Blaster 2. Graceful Ethics 3. Bundy Force
1st of 8	5/12/24	Casino	620m	2	0:35.86	62.2 km/h	1.0L	$2.90	0:35.86	0:35.86	GR 5	$5,621	$3,713	7	1. Last To Know 2. Doing Fine 3. Tex's Ear
1st of 7	28/11/24	Casino	620m	8	0:35.93	62.1 km/h	4.3L	$2.20	0:35.93	0:35.93	GR 5	$5,621	$3,713	6	1. Last To Know 2. Tex's Ear 3. Sand Blaster
4th of 7	22/11/24	Casino	620m	1	0:36.53	61.1 km/h	9.8L	$5.00	0:35.85	0:35.85	NG	$11,990	$83	5	1. Away Days 2. Hurricane Rocky 3. Doing Fine
3rd of 7	17/11/24	Grafton	660m	8	0:38.70	61.4 km/h	7.3L	$10	0:38.19	0:38.19	NG	$11,990	$1,733	13	1. One More Beer 2. Away Days 3. Last To Know
3rd of 8	4/11/24	Albion Park	600m	6	0:35.18	61.4 km/h	1.8L	$13	0:35.05	0:34.99	GR 5	$7,700	$770	6	1. Shazam 2. Claretown Sadie 3. Last To Know

Lenny Large (6) 4337633243
Trainer: Evelyn Harris (WHITEMAN CREEK)
Prize Money: $21,874
Win / Place: 9.62% / 50%

3 yo Black D

Sire: ORSON ALLEN

Dam: FRAN'S BONUS

Rating

Stats

Career

52: 5-8-13

Track

24: 2-3-5

Season

17: 0-2-7

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
5	0	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	8	4	11	7	7	6	6	3
1st	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0
2nd	2	0	3	0	1	1	1	0
3rd	0	0	4	2	1	1	3	2

Comments

Holding a consistent level of form without winning, some query over this trip but should put in another honest performance

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
3rd of 7	22/12/24	Grafton	450m	8	0:25.57	63.4 km/h	1.8L	$17	0:25.44	0:25.44	GR 5	$3,421	$468	11	1. Sandave Ablaze 2. Wobbly 3. Lenny Large
4th of 8	11/12/24	Taree Super Track	525m	5	0:30.79	61.4 km/h	5.5L	$12	0:30.40	0:30.40	GR 5	$3,421	$83	3	1. Little Granny 2. Dirty Dancing 3. Lead Foot Larry
2nd of 7	8/12/24	Grafton	350m	6	0:20.10	62.7 km/h	3.5L	$34	0:19.85	0:19.85	GR 5	$2,541	$479	4	1. Pay Your Dues 2. Lenny Large 3. Park Up
3rd of 7	4/12/24	Taree Super Track	525m	4	0:31.15	60.7 km/h	5.5L	$6.00	0:30.76	0:30.70	GR 5	$3,421	$468	7	1. Dirty Dancing 2. Remission 3. Lenny Large
3rd of 8	27/11/24	Taree Super Track	525m	4	0:30.91	61.1 km/h	0.8L	$4.40	0:30.85	0:30.65	GR 5	$3,421	$468	3	1. Out The Will 2. Zipping Jaywalk 3. Lenny Large
6th of 6	24/11/24	Grafton	450m	4	0:25.78	62.8 km/h	10.3L	$46	0:25.06	0:25.06	GR 5	$3,421	-	20	1. Hear The Crow 2. Know All Baxter 3. Wobbly

Sand Blaster (7) 5182663416
Trainer: Jeff Ahern (CASINO)
Prize Money: $21,434
Win / Place: 14% / 36%

3 yo Black D

Sire: FERNANDO BLASTER (AUS)

Dam: DULCAFAY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

41: 6-3-6

Track

2: 0-0-0

Season

13: 2-1-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	5	0	1	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	4	3	10	7	3	4	6	4
1st	1	0	2	1	1	0	1	0
2nd	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
3rd	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	1

Comments

Tends to mix form but won nicely at Casino last week and proven over the middle distance, keep safe

Expected Early Speed:Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
6th of 7	26/12/24	Casino	484m	3	0:28.20	61.8 km/h	9.3L	$31	0:27.56	0:27.56	GR 5	$3,421	-	9	1. Kingsbrae Nola 2. Integrity Shirl 3. Liam Bluey
1st of 6	17/12/24	Casino	484m	4	0:27.91	62.4 km/h	0.1L	$6.50	0:27.91	0:27.53	GR 5	$3,421	$2,173	12	1. Sand Blaster 2. Graceful Ethics 3. Bundy Force
4th of 8	5/12/24	Casino	620m	6	0:36.38	61.4 km/h	7.5L	$20	0:35.86	0:35.86	GR 5	$5,621	$83	7	1. Last To Know 2. Doing Fine 3. Tex's Ear
3rd of 7	28/11/24	Casino	620m	3	0:36.36	61.4 km/h	6.0L	$8.00	0:35.93	0:35.93	GR 5	$5,621	$688	6	1. Last To Know 2. Tex's Ear 3. Sand Blaster
6th of 7	22/11/24	Casino	620m	7	0:36.71	60.8 km/h	12.3L	$14	0:35.85	0:35.85	NG	$11,990	-	4	1. Away Days 2. Hurricane Rocky 3. Doing Fine
6th of 8	18/11/24	Albion Park	520m	6	0:30.95	60.5 km/h	6.8L	$67	0:30.47	0:30.17	GR 5	$5,940	-	25	1. See No Evil 2. Riorson Bale 3. Weblec Spark

Liam Bluey (8) 4513x26233
Trainer: Jeff Ahern (CASINO)
Prize Money: $29,057
Win / Place: 16% / 56%

Nearing Another Win

3 yo BLU D

Sire: FERNANDO BLASTER (AUS)

Dam: DULCAFAY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

48: 8-5-14

Track

10: 2-0-2

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-1

Distance

2: 0-0-1

Season

7: 1-2-3

1st Up

2: 0-1-1

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	6	0	2	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	8	5	3	4	7	9	5	7
1st	3	0	1	1	1	1	0	1
2nd	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
3rd	2	2	0	1	2	3	1	3

Comments

Slow early but gets into stride mid race and comes off back to back placings, ready for the rise in trip and should be competitive

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
3rd of 7	26/12/24	Casino	484m	1	0:27.75	62.8 km/h	2.5L	$7.50	0:27.56	0:27.56	GR 5	$3,421	$468	9	1. Kingsbrae Nola 2. Integrity Shirl 3. Liam Bluey
3rd of 7	17/12/24	Casino	484m	5	0:27.94	62.4 km/h	5.8L	$35	0:27.53	0:27.53	GR 5	$5,621	$688	7	1. Here Comes Dylan 2. Miss Hazel 3. Liam Bluey
2nd of 7	10/12/24	Casino	484m	2	0:27.95	62.3 km/h	2.8L	$2.50	0:27.75	0:27.39	GR 5	$3,421	$699	26	1. Liz Dutton 2. Liam Bluey 3. Jimary Stellar
6th of 8	14/11/24	Casino	484m	6	0:28.01	62.2 km/h	9.3L	$91	0:27.37	0:27.15	NG	$6,138	-	14	1. Teresita 2. Gypsy Joker 3. Kingsbrae Wendy
2nd of 8	31/10/24	Casino	484m	3	0:27.86	62.5 km/h	5.5L	$18	0:27.47	0:27.47	GR 5	$3,421	$699	74	1. Kingsbrae Wendy 2. Liam Bluey 3. Kingsbrae Julie
74 Day Spell
3rd of 6	18/8/24	Grafton	660m	2	0:39.41	60.3 km/h	2.5L	$1.40	0:39.22	0:39.22	GR 5	$3,421	$468	10	1. Hurricane Rocky 2. Jimary Stellar 3. Liam Bluey