Darwin Race 6

Btc Constructions Christmas Cup Best 8 F Division1

Stake: $5,390

SAMURAI MIND (3) boxed on well to finish second last time, beaten half a length (32.11) behind LITTLE CATH at this track. Didn't win last time but still ran one of the quickest times on the card. Leading chance again. CALL WAITING (4) was a strong winner (31.61) from box 2 last time, scoring by 2.5 lengths at this track. Has the squeeze box to overcome and will need the breaks early. Ran the fastest time on the program in his latest win. Makes plenty of appeal on the back of that last-start win. WOLF MAN (1) hit the frame latest (32.08) when third at this track in a Best 8 race Free For All. Has two wins already from this draw. Looks one of the chances. LITTLE CATH (2) comes off a (32.08) win last time, scoring by half a length in a Best 8 race Free For All over 537m at this track. Has two wins already from this draw.

Distance: 537m
Class: Free For All
Track: Good
Weather: overcast
Surface: All Weather

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Wolf Man (1) 2424112673
Trainer: Adam Poulter (Bellamack)
Prize Money: $45,969
Win / Place: 31% / 62%

3 yo BLU/BDL D

Sire: TOMMY SHELBY

Dam: JOKER POKER

Rating

Stats

Career

48: 15-8-7

Track

22: 7-7-1

Trk/Dst

7: 0-2-1

Distance

7: 0-2-1

Season

21: 7-6-1

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
8	2	5	0	0

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

Comments

Ran a better race when third behind Call Waiting at this track last start over 537m (32.08). Right in the mix.

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
3rd of 6	15/12/24	Darwin	537m	5	0:32.08	60.3 km/h	6.5L	$7.50	0:31.61	0:31.61	BT8 FFA	$2,739	$374	14	1. Call Waiting 2. Nora's Boy 3. Wolf Man
7th of 7	1/12/24	Darwin	537m	7	0:32.23	60.0 km/h	9.3L	$13	0:31.57	0:31.57	OPEN	$2,739	-	7	1. Nora's Boy 2. Blue Steel 3. Little Cath
6th of 6	24/11/24	Darwin	537m	7	0:32.40	59.7 km/h	11.5L	$9.00	0:31.59	0:31.50	OPEN	$2,739	-	7	1. Call Waiting 2. Flip Your Fifty 3. Nora's Boy
2nd of 6	17/11/24	Darwin	537m	1	0:31.91	60.6 km/h	4.3L	$2.60	0:31.61	0:31.61	GR 3/4	$2,739	$550	4	1. Little Cath 2. Wolf Man 3. Zipping Digby
1st of 6	13/11/24	Darwin	312m	8	0:18.22	61.6 km/h	2.0L	$1.60	0:18.22	0:18.22	OPEN	$1,474	$935	3	1. Wolf Man 2. Lucy's Chance 3. Socks La La
1st of 4	10/11/24	Darwin	383m	4	0:22.07	62.5 km/h	3.8L	$4.80	0:22.07	0:22.07	FFA	$2,420	$1,650	7	1. Wolf Man 2. Kanji Service 3. Bantam Rocket

Little Cath (2) 2253153211
Trainer: Harrison Brown (Malak)
Prize Money: $13,673
Win / Place: 35% / 75%

Going for the Hat-Trick

2 yo Black B

Sire: JUNGLE DEUCE

Dam: LITTLE NANGAR

Rating

Stats

Career

20: 7-3-5

Track

20: 7-3-5

Trk/Dst

9: 4-2-1

Distance

9: 4-2-1

Season

20: 7-3-5

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
3	0	4	0	0

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

Comments

Improved two runs back to score then won again last start over 537m at this track (32.08), beating Samurai Mind. In form and can make it three straight.

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
1st of 6	15/12/24	Darwin	537m	2	0:32.08	60.3 km/h	0.5L	$3.40	0:32.08	0:31.61	BT8 FFA	$2,739	$1,815	4	1. Little Cath 2. Samurai Mind 3. Blue Steel
1st of 6	11/12/24	Darwin	312m	2	0:18.38	61.1 km/h	2.3L	$1.40	0:18.38	0:18.05	GR 5 /MDN	$1,320	$825	3	1. Little Cath 2. Aaron Keeping 3. Flying Agassi
2nd of 6	8/12/24	Darwin	312m	4	0:18.42	61.0 km/h	1.0L	$1.60	0:18.35	0:18.24	GR 5 /MDN	$1,320	$297	7	1. Blackpool Urban 2. Little Cath 3. Junk Yard Bonnie
3rd of 7	1/12/24	Darwin	537m	3	0:31.85	60.7 km/h	4.0L	$7.00	0:31.57	0:31.57	OPEN	$2,739	$374	7	1. Nora's Boy 2. Blue Steel 3. Little Cath
5th of 6	24/11/24	Darwin	537m	1	0:32.02	60.4 km/h	6.0L	$5.00	0:31.59	0:31.50	OPEN	$2,739	-	7	1. Call Waiting 2. Flip Your Fifty 3. Nora's Boy
1st of 6	17/11/24	Darwin	537m	4	0:31.61	61.2 km/h	4.3L	$4.00	0:31.61	0:31.61	GR 3/4	$2,739	$1,815	4	1. Little Cath 2. Wolf Man 3. Zipping Digby

Samurai Mind (3) 4362212642
Trainer: Robert Brown (Malak)
Prize Money: $127,380
Win / Place: 22% / 55%

3 yo FWN D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: CRAZY BONNIE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

88: 20-16-13

Track

6: 1-2-1

Trk/Dst

6: 1-2-1

Distance

6: 1-2-1

Season

17: 2-6-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
5	6	9	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	10	16	10	7	12	5	13	15
1st	1	7	3	0	2	3	1	3
2nd	2	0	0	2	2	2	4	4
3rd	2	1	1	1	3	0	2	3

Comments

Working his way into winning form after his success on October 31 at Ipswich over 520m. Last start was second over 537m in 32.11, behind Little Cath. Has a solid record from this draw, including three wins. Expected to go well.

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
2nd of 6	15/12/24	Darwin	537m	5	0:32.11	60.2 km/h	0.5L	$5.00	0:32.08	0:31.61	BT8 FFA	$2,739	$550	14	1. Little Cath 2. Samurai Mind 3. Blue Steel
4th of 7	1/12/24	Darwin	537m	1	0:31.92	60.6 km/h	5.0L	$3.10	0:31.57	0:31.57	OPEN	$2,739	-	10	1. Nora's Boy 2. Blue Steel 3. Little Cath
6th of 8	21/11/24	Albion Park	520m	8	0:30.53	61.3 km/h	4.8L	$21	0:30.20	0:29.65	GR 4/5	$11,880	-	14	1. Rusty Demon 2. Trapper Tears 3. Aidan's Queen
2nd of 6	7/11/24	Ipswich	520m	7	0:30.61	61.2 km/h	4.3L	$10	0:30.30	0:30.11	GR 4/5	$11,880	$2,376	7	1. Extreme Tension 2. Samurai Mind 3. Trapper Tears
1st of 8	31/10/24	Ipswich	520m	5	0:30.55	61.3 km/h	6.0L	$4.20	0:30.55	0:30.13	MX 5	$10,230	$6,650	28	1. Samurai Mind 2. Calder 3. Jimary Indiana
2nd of 7	3/10/24	Albion Park	520m	6	0:30.50	61.4 km/h	1.0L	$4.00	0:30.42	0:29.93	MX 5	$10,230	$2,046	7	1. Sarah's Gold 2. Samurai Mind 3. Blazing Smoke

Call Waiting (4) 35x1117151
Trainer: Adam Poulter (Bellamack)
Prize Money: $50,717
Win / Place: 34% / 58%

Track Specialist

Box Specialist

3 yo BLU/WH D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: MY REFLECTION (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

46: 16-4-7

Track

16: 8-2-3

Trk/Dst

9: 4-2-1

Distance

9: 4-2-1

Season

7: 5-0-0

1st Up

3: 2-0-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
4	3	8	1	0

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

Comments

Eye-catching performance to score by 2.5 lengths in a Best 8 race Free For All last start at this track, recording a respectable 31.61 over the 537m journey. Expected to go close again if runs up to latest time.

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
1st of 6	15/12/24	Darwin	537m	2	0:31.61	61.2 km/h	2.5L	$1.80	0:31.61	0:31.61	BT8 FFA	$2,739	$1,815	14	1. Call Waiting 2. Nora's Boy 3. Wolf Man
5th of 7	1/12/24	Darwin	537m	6	0:31.96	60.5 km/h	5.5L	$3.50	0:31.57	0:31.57	OPEN	$2,739	-	7	1. Nora's Boy 2. Blue Steel 3. Little Cath
1st of 6	24/11/24	Darwin	537m	4	0:31.59	61.2 km/h	3.8L	$3.90	0:31.59	0:31.50	OPEN	$2,739	$1,815	28	1. Call Waiting 2. Flip Your Fifty 3. Nora's Boy
7th of 8	27/10/24	Darwin	383m	7	0:23.14	59.6 km/h	13.3L	$3.20	0:22.20	0:22.18	OPEN	$2,090	-	7	1. Kanji Service 2. Wolf Man 3. Socks La La
1st of 8	20/10/24	Darwin	383m	4	0:22.09	62.4 km/h	3.5L	$3.20	0:22.09	0:22.09	GR 3/4	$2,090	$1,320	4	1. Call Waiting 2. Nora's Boy 3. Black Iron
1st of 4	16/10/24	Darwin	312m	1	0:18.02	62.3 km/h	6.0L	$1.50	0:18.02	0:18.02	GR 2/3/4	$1,474	$935	3	1. Call Waiting 2. Scotch Finger 3. Blackpool Urban

Bluey La La (5) 7522513244
Trainer: Teresa Wareham (Humpty Doo)
Prize Money: $17,721
Win / Place: 19% / 55%

3 yo Black D

Sire: BERNARDO

Dam: SKINNY LA LA

Rating

Stats

Career

36: 7-8-5

Track

17: 3-5-2

Trk/Dst

4: 1-0-0

Distance

4: 1-0-0

Season

17: 3-5-2

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
3	2	2	0	0

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

Comments

Has finished fourth at this circuit at the last two appearances, most recently when beaten 7 lengths behind Call Waiting over 537m. Likely to struggle this time.

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
4th of 6	15/12/24	Darwin	537m	8	0:32.15	60.1 km/h	7.8L	$12	0:31.61	0:31.61	BT8 FFA	$2,739	-	7	1. Call Waiting 2. Nora's Boy 3. Wolf Man
4th of 8	8/12/24	Darwin	383m	3	0:22.67	60.8 km/h	6.0L	$3.80	0:22.25	0:22.19	GR 5 /MDN	$1,925	-	7	1. Mermaid Shimmer 2. Lucy's Chance 3. Penny's Lad
2nd of 6	1/12/24	Darwin	383m	8	0:22.37	61.6 km/h	0.1L	$2.20	0:22.37	0:22.26	GR 5	$1,925	$440	4	1. Rosie La La 2. Bluey La La 3. All About Opal
3rd of 7	27/11/24	Darwin	383m	8	0:22.42	61.5 km/h	3.8L	$2.30	0:22.16	0:22.16	GR 5	$1,925	$275	10	1. Blue Steel 2. Dirty Attack 3. Bluey La La
1st of 5	17/11/24	Darwin	537m	8	0:32.00	60.4 km/h	0.8L	$5.50	0:32.00	0:31.61	GR 5	$2,376	$1,540	7	1. Bluey La La 2. Lawn Keeper 3. Kanji Service
5th of 7	10/11/24	Darwin	537m	8	0:32.20	60.0 km/h	8.8L	$8.00	0:31.58	0:31.58	GR 4/5	$2,376	-	7	1. Blue Steel 2. Messed Up Mary 3. Zipping Digby

Blue Steel (6) 1165412443
Trainer: Steele Bolton (Lyons)
Prize Money: $30,487
Win / Place: 13% / 41%

3 yo BLU B

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED

Dam: EIGHT GREEN CANS

Rating

Stats

Career

58: 8-4-12

Track

30: 6-2-7

Trk/Dst

17: 3-1-6

Distance

17: 3-1-6

Season

28: 6-2-7

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
3	0	5	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	4	6	9	12	4	9	9	5
1st	1	3	0	1	0	2	1	0
2nd	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
3rd	2	2	1	3	0	1	1	2

Comments

Good effort at double-figure odds last time when third (32.36) over 537m at this track. Has to do a bit more.

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
3rd of 6	15/12/24	Darwin	537m	7	0:32.36	59.7 km/h	4.0L	$11	0:32.08	0:31.61	BT8 FFA	$2,739	$374	4	1. Little Cath 2. Samurai Mind 3. Blue Steel
4th of 7	11/12/24	Darwin	383m	4	0:22.61	61.0 km/h	4.0L	$10	0:22.33	0:22.13	GR 3/4	$2,090	-	3	1. Nora's Boy 2. Mermaid Shimmer 3. Rosie La La
4th of 8	8/12/24	Darwin	383m	8	0:22.96	60.1 km/h	10.5L	$5.50	0:22.22	0:22.19	GR 4/5	$1,925	-	7	1. Go Jo 2. Seahorn 3. So Naive
2nd of 7	1/12/24	Darwin	537m	4	0:31.69	61.0 km/h	1.8L	$15	0:31.57	0:31.57	OPEN	$2,739	$550	4	1. Nora's Boy 2. Blue Steel 3. Little Cath
1st of 7	27/11/24	Darwin	383m	6	0:22.16	62.2 km/h	3.5L	$5.50	0:22.16	0:22.16	GR 5	$1,925	$1,210	3	1. Blue Steel 2. Dirty Attack 3. Bluey La La
4th of 6	24/11/24	Darwin	537m	5	0:31.96	60.5 km/h	5.3L	$34	0:31.59	0:31.50	OPEN	$2,739	-	7	1. Call Waiting 2. Flip Your Fifty 3. Nora's Boy

Nora's Boy (7) 5214321212
Trainer: Steele Bolton (Lyons)
Prize Money: $61,716
Win / Place: 22% / 70%

3 yo RED/BDL D

Sire: LA GRAND QUALITY

Dam: CYCLONE NORA

Rating

Stats

Career

80: 18-19-19

Track

33: 6-9-6

Trk/Dst

8: 1-3-2

Distance

11: 3-3-3

Season

23: 3-8-4

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
10	2	6	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	12	9	7	6	9	10	12	15
1st	4	3	0	2	4	1	1	3
2nd	4	1	1	1	0	4	2	6
3rd	0	3	4	2	1	0	5	4

Comments

Form has been strong, including a victory two starts back. Last time out finished 2nd on December 15 over 537m at this track behind Call Waiting beaten 2.5 lengths (31.80) in a Best 8 race Free For All. Looks a solid hope.

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
2nd of 6	15/12/24	Darwin	537m	1	0:31.80	60.8 km/h	2.5L	$2.70	0:31.61	0:31.61	BT8 FFA	$2,739	$550	4	1. Call Waiting 2. Nora's Boy 3. Wolf Man
1st of 7	11/12/24	Darwin	383m	1	0:22.33	61.7 km/h	0.1L	$2.20	0:22.33	0:22.13	GR 3/4	$2,090	$1,320	3	1. Nora's Boy 2. Mermaid Shimmer 3. Rosie La La
2nd of 6	8/12/24	Darwin	383m	4	0:22.24	62.0 km/h	0.1L	$4.60	0:22.24	0:22.19	OPEN	$2,090	$473	7	1. Marlie On Fire 2. Nora's Boy 3. Black Iron
1st of 7	1/12/24	Darwin	537m	2	0:31.57	61.2 km/h	1.8L	$17	0:31.57	0:31.57	OPEN	$2,739	$1,815	4	1. Nora's Boy 2. Blue Steel 3. Little Cath
2nd of 5	27/11/24	Darwin	312m	2	0:18.34	61.2 km/h	0.1L	$3.40	0:18.34	0:18.34	GR 4	$1,320	$297	3	1. So Naive 2. Nora's Boy 3. Pollinate
3rd of 6	24/11/24	Darwin	537m	8	0:31.88	60.6 km/h	4.3L	$35	0:31.59	0:31.50	OPEN	$2,739	$374	7	1. Call Waiting 2. Flip Your Fifty 3. Nora's Boy

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