Ballarat Race 6

Sweet Netty's Catering (300+Rank)

Stake: $1,683

MR. OTTO (4) recorded a win over 300m at Healesville in an excellent 16.61 last start. In winning form and can measure up again. MY OPIE (8) has been settling off the speed lately, finishing eighth (24.77) last time in a Grade 5 at Bendigo. Form from his last run is proving to be solid. Should be about the money. SPANISH BULLET (1) turned in a fair 5th placed finish last time at Warrnambool over 390m (22.63). Bold showing expected. BLACK PISTOL (6) was unplaced here last start but gets her chance to atone.

Distance: 390m
Class: Mixed 4/5
Track: Good
Weather: FINE
Surface: All Weather

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Spanish Bullet (1) 6737473465
Trainer: Chris Armstrong (Hoppers Crossing)
Prize Money: $24,959
Win / Place: 13% / 44%

4 yo Black D

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: STAR DESIRE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

68: 9-10-11

Track

10: 1-5-1

Trk/Dst

9: 1-5-1

Distance

24: 2-5-5

Season

24: 1-1-4

1st Up

4: 0-0-0

2nd Up

4: 2-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
4	5	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	11	7	8	9	5	6	15	7
1st	1	0	1	0	1	2	2	2
2nd	3	1	1	3	1	0	0	1
3rd	1	2	0	3	0	1	4	0

Comments

Came from wide draw and finished 5th in a Grade 5 on April 7 over 390m at Warrnambool behind Bert Deeds beaten 4.5 lengths (22.63). Top-three hope with the right run.

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
5th of 8	7/4/25	Warrnambool	390m	7	0:22.63	62.0 km/h	4.3L	$7.50	0:22.36	0:22.13	GR 5	$1,683	-	4	1. Bert Deeds 2. Saint Jade 3. Elite Heat
6th of 8	3/4/25	Warragul	400m	3	0:23.54	61.2 km/h	11.8L	$7.50	0:22.75	0:22.38	GR 5	$1,683	-	5	1. Uptight 2. Jack's Elation 3. She's Versace
4th of 6	29/3/25	Geelong	400m	5	0:23.14	62.2 km/h	3.8L	$41	0:22.90	0:22.68	GR 4/5	$1,683	$55	4	1. Waterloo Boy 2. Ripper Riley 3. Captain Stevie
3rd of 7	25/3/25	Warrnambool	390m	4	0:22.69	61.9 km/h	4.4L	$4.80	0:22.38	0:22.38	GR 5	$1,683	$176	4	1. April Oh Zeal 2. Aston Washington 3. Spanish Bullet
7th of 8	21/3/25	Bendigo	425m	1	0:24.77	61.8 km/h	13.8L	$81	0:23.87	0:23.77	GR 4/5	$3,696	-	4	1. Canya All Up 2. Hara's Buddy 3. Paw Quark
4th of 8	17/3/25	Healesville	350m	4	0:20.13	62.6 km/h	1.8L	$9.50	0:20.02	0:19.57	GR 5	$1,683	$55	3	1. Anoke 2. Snow Royale 3. Glorious Glory

Down South Queen (2) 1718572623
Trainer: Jack Clarke (Creswick)
Prize Money: $6,958
Win / Place: 8.51% / 25%

Nearing Another Win

3 yo Black B

Sire: TOMMY SHELBY (AUS)

Dam: LITTLE ZOE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

47: 4-6-2

Track

6: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

6: 0-1-0

Distance

17: 0-3-0

Season

25: 3-4-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Has finished in the placings at last two, the latest when third (19.82) over 350m at Healesville. Drawn close to the inside. Has to do a bit more.

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	2/4/25	Healesville	350m	1	0:19.82	63.6 km/h	1.3L	$14	0:19.75	0:19.44	GR 5	$1,683	$176	5	1. Cruella 2. Destini Paladin 3. Down South Queen
2nd of 8	28/3/25	Healesville	300m	4	0:16.97	63.6 km/h	1.0L	$8.50	0:16.91	0:16.79	GR 5	$1,683	$352	7	1. Whisper Pie 2. Down South Queen 3. Chilli Pepper
6th of 8	21/3/25	Healesville	300m	7	0:17.52	61.6 km/h	7.8L	$17	0:17.01	0:17.00	GR 5	$1,683	-	37	1. Paddy Almighty 2. Ron's Mistake 3. Brenden, Our Boy Maestro, Wandana Lad
37 Day Freshen-Up
2nd of 6	12/2/25	Healesville	300m	3	0:17.00	63.5 km/h	0.5L	$11	0:16.96	0:16.75	GR 5	$1,683	$352	30	1. Man Of Action 2. Down South Queen 3. Firebird Flyer
7th of 8	13/1/25	Healesville	300m	6	0:17.22	62.7 km/h	3.8L	$51	0:16.95	0:16.95	GR 5	$1,683	-	7	1. Make It Thunder 2. Dunsmore Flyer 3. Big Solomona
5th of 8	6/1/25	Ballarat	390m	4	0:23.21	60.5 km/h	6.5L	$17	0:22.76	0:22.43	GR 5	$1,683	-	10	1. Rapidfire Forest 2. Crusoe Pearl 3. Pyrenees Blazer

Sweet Tonight (3) 5681451426
Trainer: Shane Jack (Dalmore)
Prize Money: $12,898
Win / Place: 12% / 27%

3 yo FWN B

Sire: ASTON DEE BEE (AUS)

Dam: RUBY GIRL (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

65: 8-5-5

Track

6: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Distance

2: 0-0-0

Season

31: 3-3-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	10	9	3	9	11	6	11	6
1st	2	2	0	1	1	0	1	1
2nd	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	1
3rd	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2

Comments

Last start finished sixth over 450m at this track, beaten 9 lengths (26.05) behind Paw Cheyenne in a Grade 5 on March 10. Cannot enthuse on this occasion.

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
6th of 7	10/3/25	Ballarat	450m	6	0:26.05	62.2 km/h	9.3L	$46	0:25.44	0:25.44	GR 5	$1,683	-	7	1. Paw Cheyenne 2. Bern's Banjo 3. Arts Inferno
2nd of 8	3/3/25	Ballarat	450m	5	0:25.98	62.4 km/h	3.8L	$11	0:25.74	0:25.40	GR 5	$1,683	$352	7	1. Circle Round 2. Sweet Tonight 3. Millers Road
4th of 6	24/2/25	Ballarat	390m	2	0:22.78	61.6 km/h	2.9L	$9.50	0:22.58	0:22.11	GR 5	$1,683	$55	4	1. Ruxton Shine 2. Spirit Of Panama 3. Super Ceviche
1st of 8	20/2/25	Warragul	400m	2	0:23.06	62.4 km/h	2.0L	$5.00	0:23.06	0:22.50	GR 5	$1,683	$1,100	7	1. Sweet Tonight 2. Galloping Jessie 3. Under His Spell
5th of 8	13/2/25	Warragul	400m	4	0:23.22	62.0 km/h	4.5L	$12	0:22.90	0:22.79	GR 5	$1,683	-	9	1. Vinnie's Camel 2. Below The Curve 3. Disco Gizmo
4th of 7	4/2/25	Geelong	400m	2	0:23.40	61.5 km/h	5.2L	$31	0:23.04	0:22.71	GR 5	$1,683	$55	5	1. Junior Pistol 2. Just Believe 3. Dig Dag

Mr. Otto (4) 1674554641
Trainer: Carl Haas (Tynong)
Prize Money: $12,678
Win / Place: 20% / 45%

2 yo FWN D

Sire: FERAL FRANKY (AUS)

Dam: BACK TO BOSS (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

24: 5-4-2

Track

3: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

3: 0-0-0

Distance

3: 0-0-0

Season

24: 5-4-2

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Strong performance to win by half a length at Healesville over 300m (16.61) beating Wild Serena in Grade 5 on April 6. Recorded one of the quickest times on the card last time. Worth following up.

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 8	6/4/25	Healesville	300m	7	0:16.61	65.0 km/h	0.5L	$10	0:16.61	0:16.44	GR 5	$3,223	$2,145	2	1. Mr. Otto 2. Wild Serena 3. Speedy Swan
4th of 8	4/4/25	Healesville	300m	1	0:17.32	62.4 km/h	2.5L	$2.50	0:17.15	0:16.83	GR 5	$1,683	$55	12	1. Lady Arandt 2. Happy Buddha 3. Raging Elsa
6th of 8	23/3/25	Healesville	300m	4	0:17.24	62.6 km/h	5.3L	$7.00	0:16.89	0:16.77	GR 5	$3,223	-	21	1. Mums Pearl 2. Peaches 3. Mr. President
4th of 8	2/3/25	Healesville	300m	2	0:17.25	62.6 km/h	4.8L	$2.40	0:16.94	0:16.66	GR 5	$3,223	$83	4	1. Hara's Bruno 2. Lektra Damian 3. Step On Air
5th of 7	26/2/25	Ballarat	390m	2	0:22.49	62.4 km/h	4.8L	$14	0:22.18	0:21.92	GR 5	$3,223	-	7	1. Bamera 2. Big Cone Tone 3. Spicy Siren
5th of 7	19/2/25	Ballarat	390m	1	0:22.63	62.0 km/h	6.8L	$4.60	0:22.19	0:21.92	GR 5	$3,223	-	10	1. Paw Marvel 2. Buck Shines 3. Paltrow Bale

Black Pistol (6) 3537138x26
Trainer: Malcolm Carr (Devon Meadows)
Prize Money: $14,069
Win / Place: 7.69% / 42%

3 yo Black B

Sire: BANJO BOY (AUS)

Dam: PISTOL (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

78: 6-13-14

Track

4: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

4: 0-1-0

Distance

4: 0-1-0

Season

14: 1-2-3

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	3	14	4	11	14	7	10	15
1st	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2
2nd	0	1	0	1	2	3	2	4
3rd	0	2	1	1	3	2	2	3

Comments

Could only manage sixth last time but the start prior went down fighting at double figure odds when second (22.54) over 390m at this track. Tough draw to overcome but is in the mix.

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
6th of 7	24/3/25	Ballarat	390m	7	0:23.37	60.1 km/h	14.3L	$10	0:22.43	0:22.05	GR 5	$1,683	-	14	1. Leonardo Zeal 2. No More Issues 3. Argyle Emma
2nd of 6	10/3/25	Ballarat	390m	8	0:22.54	62.3 km/h	0.5L	$15	0:22.51	0:22.01	GR 5	$1,683	$352	88	1. Dollar Short 2. Black Pistol 3. Ablett Flyer
88 Day Spell
8th of 8	12/12/24	Warragul	400m	8	0:23.97	60.1 km/h	14.9L	$6.40	0:22.93	0:22.69	GR 5	$1,683	-	14	1. Harajuku Lass 2. La Lina 3. Locked And Ready
3rd of 8	28/11/24	Warragul	400m	5	0:23.35	61.7 km/h	4.6L	$24	0:23.03	0:22.74	GR 5	$1,683	$176	9	1. Paris Calling 2. Magic Bee 3. Black Pistol
1st of 7	19/11/24	Geelong	400m	3	0:23.03	62.5 km/h	1.0L	$4.60	0:23.03	0:22.65	GR 5	$1,683	$1,100	15	1. Black Pistol 2. Harry Hotcakes 3. Roxy Smirnoff
7th of 8	4/11/24	Warragul	400m	8	0:23.20	62.1 km/h	4.2L	$21	0:22.91	0:22.45	GR 5	$3,223	-	9	1. No Doors 2. Paris Calling 3. Olympic History

Mac Cruz (7) 6368823216
Trainer: Jason Wickham (Lara)
Prize Money: $20,169
Win / Place: 7.02% / 32%

4 yo BDL B

Sire: SULZANTI (AUS)

Dam: PANDORA'S PROOF (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

114: 8-13-16

Track

23: 0-3-3

Trk/Dst

17: 0-2-3

Distance

38: 3-7-7

Season

20: 2-2-4

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	16	13	11	17	8	14	22	13
1st	0	2	1	1	0	1	2	1
2nd	2	4	1	2	1	1	1	1
3rd	2	2	1	3	3	2	3	0

Comments

Did a good job two starts back at Geelong to win by 3.5 lengths in 22.87, beating Crackerjack Bern. Last start finished 6th on April 1 over 410m at Horsham behind Grand Perfection beaten 7 lengths (23.80) in a Grade 5. Others favoured this time.

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
6th of 8	1/4/25	Horsham	410m	7	0:23.80	62.0 km/h	7.8L	$19	0:23.28	0:22.93	GR 5	$3,223	-	7	1. Grand Perfection 2. Nyah Nyah Demon 3. Whatever He Said
1st of 6	25/3/25	Geelong	400m	6	0:22.87	63.0 km/h	3.3L	$9.50	0:22.87	0:22.73	GR 5	$1,683	$1,100	8	1. Mac Cruz 2. Crackerjack Bern 3. Redemption Rock
2nd of 8	17/3/25	Ballarat	390m	4	0:22.62	62.1 km/h	0.8L	$4.40	0:22.58	0:22.23	GR 5	$1,683	$352	11	1. Connor's Flyer 2. Mac Cruz 3. Ron's Mistake
3rd of 8	6/3/25	Shepparton	390m	5	0:22.53	62.3 km/h	2.0L	$51	0:22.39	0:21.94	GR 5	$3,223	$330	7	1. Broadway Icon 2. Raging Storm 3. Mac Cruz
2nd of 4	27/2/25	Ballarat	390m	5	0:22.74	61.7 km/h	0.4L	$6.00	0:22.71	0:22.09	GR 5	$1,683	$352	8	1. Flying Bessie 2. Mac Cruz 3. Mr. Flash
8th of 8	19/2/25	Bendigo	425m	5	0:24.63	62.1 km/h	5.3L	$27	0:24.29	0:23.72	GR 5 NP	$3,223	-	4	1. Collinda Pops 2. Bern's Banjo 3. Black Prestige

My Opie (8) 4255471638
Trainer: Debbie Bewley (Pentland Hills)
Prize Money: $7,381
Win / Place: 21% / 42%

2 yo Black D

Sire: MY REDEEMER (AUS)

Dam: HARPER'S GIRL (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

19: 4-2-2

Track

2: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-0

Distance

9: 2-1-2

Season

19: 4-2-2

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Found some support last start but struggled and finished last in a Grade 5 on April 4 over 425m at Bendigo behind Moraine Bella beaten 8 lengths (24.77). Placed two back at Warrnambool. Has been racing well. Well placed here and looks a leading contender.

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
8th of 8	4/4/25	Bendigo	425m	7	0:24.77	61.8 km/h	8.7L	$3.50	0:24.16	0:23.78	GR 5	$3,223	-	8	1. Moraine Bella 2. Pegasus Bale 3. Crusoe Rico
3rd of 8	27/3/25	Warrnambool	390m	4	0:22.74	61.7 km/h	10.8L	$3.10	0:21.98	0:21.90	GR 5 NP	$3,223	$330	6	1. Diablo Sixteen 2. Saint Cassidy 3. My Opie
6th of 8	21/3/25	Bendigo	425m	4	0:24.38	62.8 km/h	7.0L	$8.00	0:23.91	0:23.77	GR 5	$3,223	-	9	1. Paw Leon 2. Roscoe Bale 3. Nickleby Action
1st of 6	12/3/25	Bendigo	425m	3	0:23.94	63.9 km/h	4.5L	$4.60	0:23.94	0:23.94	GR 5	$1,683	$1,100	5	1. My Opie 2. Finders Keepers 3. Crusoe Rico
7th of 7	7/3/25	Bendigo	425m	7	0:24.41	62.7 km/h	7.5L	$51	0:23.91	0:23.70	RST WIN H	$3,223	-	11	1. Essence 2. Wearing Levis 3. Heavy Haulage
4th of 8	24/2/25	Shepparton	390m	4	0:22.50	62.4 km/h	4.5L	$19	0:22.18	0:22.12	GR 5	$3,223	$83	11	1. Need A Pilot 2. Shima Stripe 3. Cinnabar Icon

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