Horsham Race 4

Webbcon Marine

Stake: $4,185

HIGHLY ABRASIVE (5) has a strong overall record having eight wins and four places from 16 starts but was out of the money last time when fifth (24.20) over 425m at Bendigo. Has an excellent record off this draw. Looks the testing material here. ASTON AMISHA (4) flew the lids with a fast early split but ran over at the finish when a narrow fourth (25.89) over 450m at Shepparton. Expected to give a good account. ASTON REEVES (1) has some solid form under his belt and proved too strong last time to win by 1.5 lengths at Shepparton in a handy 25.57 beating Kraken Cool. Solid formlines coming through his last run. Must be included in calculations. PAW MANNY (8) is always hard to beat when he races at this trip.

Distance: 485m
Class: Mixed 4/5
Track: Good
Weather: Cloudy
Surface: All Weather

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Aston Reeves (1) 2655515241
Trainer: Mark McClelland (Lovely Banks)
Prize Money: $25,391
Win / Place: 16% / 50%

2 yo Black D

Sire: ASTON FASTNET (AUS)

Dam: ASTON TOPAZ (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

36: 6-7-5

Track

3: 1-1-0

Trk/Dst

3: 1-1-0

Distance

3: 1-1-0

Season

36: 6-7-5

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Strong performance after racing just off the speed to win by 1.5 lengths at Shepparton over 450m (25.57) beating Kraken Cool in Grade 5 on June 26. Expected to run well again.

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
1st of 8	26/6/25	Shepparton	450m	8	0:25.57	63.4 km/h	1.5L	$2.10	0:25.57	0:25.22	GR 5	$1,652	$1,080	15	1. Aston Reeves 2. Kraken Cool 3. Montana Icon
4th of 8	11/6/25	Ballarat	450m	6	0:25.85	62.7 km/h	4.8L	$3.40	0:25.54	0:25.29	GR 5	$3,164	$81	12	1. Aston Gleam 2. Amron Bobby 3. Rock Eternal
2nd of 8	30/5/25	Ballarat	450m	4	0:25.66	63.1 km/h	1.4L	$5.50	0:25.56	0:24.69	SE	$6,350	$1,296	5	1. Reiko Tedesco 2. Aston Reeves 3. Paw Rival
5th of 8	25/5/25	Ballarat	450m	4	0:25.73	63.0 km/h	3.8L	$13	0:25.48	0:24.74	GR 4/5	$3,629	-	6	1. Lyndl Said No 2. Paw Farina 3. Mia Coco
1st of 8	19/5/25	Ballarat	450m	5	0:25.31	64.0 km/h	4.0L	$8.50	0:25.31	0:25.21	SPEC H	$1,652	$1,080	4	1. Aston Reeves 2. Jungle Fireball 3. Jazzy Hope
5th of 8	15/5/25	Shepparton	450m	4	0:25.80	62.8 km/h	5.3L	$2.50	0:25.46	0:25.46	GR 5	$1,652	-	8	1. Paw Illabo 2. Can't Park There 3. Break In

Crackerjack Bull (2) 3245413414
Trainer: Leslie Mitchell (Teesdale)
Prize Money: $248,368
Win / Place: 33% / 58%

Box Specialist

4 yo BLU/FWN D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: MAXIMUM KACK (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

68: 23-9-8

Track

17: 5-5-2

Trk/Dst

14: 3-4-2

Distance

14: 3-4-2

Season

23: 4-3-4

1st Up

5: 1-2-0

2nd Up

5: 2-1-2

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	16	7	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	13	4	11	15	6	9	3	7
1st	7	2	3	4	2	3	0	2
2nd	2	0	3	1	0	1	1	1
3rd	1	0	1	3	1	0	1	1

Comments

Won two starts back after racing on the pace at The Meadows over 525m in 30.70. Couldn't repeat the feat last time out when fourth over 500m at Bendigo at Grade 4/5 level. Not among the main chances 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
4th of 7	27/6/25	Bendigo	500m	3	0:28.55	63.0 km/h	6.4L	$12	0:28.11	0:28.11	GR 4/5	$4,190	$81	16	1. Spring Regency 2. Wraps 3. Cooper Summer
1st of 7	11/6/25	The Meadows	525m	1	0:30.70	61.6 km/h	1.5L	$2.60	0:30.70	0:30.15	GR 5	$3,607	$2,408	6	1. Crackerjack Bull 2. Over Achiever 3. Mandolin Wind
4th of 8	5/6/25	Ballarat	390m	4	0:22.36	62.8 km/h	9.3L	$19	0:21.70	0:21.70	VET H	$3,164	$81	8	1. Funny Old Fellow 2. Awesome Avenger 3. Shanlyn Scout
3rd of 6	28/5/25	The Meadows	525m	7	0:30.68	61.6 km/h	9.3L	$16	0:30.03	0:30.03	GR 5	$3,607	$373	9	1. Vital Step 2. Jed's Memory 3. Crackerjack Bull
1st of 5	19/5/25	Shepparton	450m	1	0:25.47	63.6 km/h	1.8L	$1.30	0:25.47	0:25.03	SPEC VET	$3,164	$2,106	4	1. Crackerjack Bull 2. Master Of Dreams 3. Sonic Trooper
4th of 8	15/5/25	Warrnambool	390m	4	0:22.53	62.3 km/h	2.8L	$2.80	0:22.36	0:21.85	SPEC VET	$3,164	$81	23	1. Cruisin' Cherry 2. Gallon Of Yap 3. Navy Blue Buzz

Aston Amisha (4) 1713481644
Trainer: Mark McClelland (Lovely Banks)
Prize Money: $26,854
Win / Place: 20% / 47%

2 yo Black B

Sire: ASTON RUPEE (AUS)

Dam: ASTON PEREGRINE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

40: 8-7-4

Track

4: 1-1-0

Trk/Dst

3: 1-0-0

Distance

3: 1-0-0

Season

38: 8-7-3

1st Up

2: 1-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Showed strong early pace and stuck on well despite finishing out of the placings when fourth over 450m Shepparton in 25.89. Looks a strong winning hope.

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
4th of 7	26/6/25	Shepparton	450m	2	0:25.89	62.6 km/h	3.8L	$2.60	0:25.65	0:25.22	GR 5	$1,652	$54	22	1. Global Express 2. Talk Backs Back 3. Rapidfire Morris
4th of 8	4/6/25	Warrnambool	450m	4	0:25.77	62.9 km/h	8.2L	$6.00	0:25.19	0:25.19	GR 5	$3,164	$81	13	1. Gloria's Entity 2. Westside Wizard 3. Paw Maud
6th of 6	22/5/25	Geelong	460m	4	0:26.45	62.6 km/h	8.0L	$7.50	0:25.93	0:25.81	GR 5	$3,164	-	8	1. My Amber 2. Jill's Juliette 3. Aston Zoom
1st of 8	14/5/25	Ballarat	450m	1	0:25.43	63.7 km/h	4.8L	$4.20	0:25.43	0:25.24	GR 5	$3,164	$2,106	7	1. Aston Amisha 2. If He Could 3. Bakis Bale
8th of 8	7/5/25	Ballarat	450m	6	0:26.43	61.3 km/h	11.0L	$41	0:25.65	0:25.14	GR 4/5	$3,629	-	7	1. Aussie Supreme 2. Bombarda Maxima 3. Roy Kent
4th of 7	30/4/25	The Meadows	525m	1	0:30.43	62.1 km/h	5.0L	$3.80	0:30.11	0:29.86	GR 5	$3,607	$81	9	1. Kensington Flyer 2. Spencer 3. Jed's Memory

Highly Abrasive (5) 1231814x25
Trainer: John Paraskevas (VIC)
Prize Money: $30,051
Win / Place: 50% / 75%

Unbeaten from the Box

2 yo Black D

Sire: BEAST UNLEASHED (AUS)

Dam: MADE ME BLIND (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

16: 8-3-1

Track

1: 0-1-0

Season

16: 8-3-1

1st Up

3: 2-1-0

2nd Up

3: 1-1-0

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

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

Comments

Latest effort finished 5th on June 29 over 425m at Bendigo behind Paw Utility beaten 4.5 lengths (24.20) in a Grade 4/5. Unbeaten in two starts from this draw. Key runner.

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	29/6/25	Bendigo	425m	8	0:24.20	63.2 km/h	4.3L	$4.40	0:23.93	0:23.62	GR 4/5	$3,629	-	12	1. Paw Utility 2. Tarawi Therese 3. Gas Lantern, My Name's Eden
2nd of 8	17/6/25	Horsham	410m	2	0:23.70	62.3 km/h	3.8L	$1.90	0:23.43	0:23.31	GR 4/5	$3,629	$745	69	1. Paw Tonk 2. Highly Abrasive 3. My Lady Panama
69 Day Spell
4th of 6	9/4/25	Ballarat	390m	4	0:22.45	62.5 km/h	7.8L	$1.60	0:21.93	0:21.93	GR 5 H	$3,164	$81	10	1. Hijack 2. Fluent Action 3. Butterflies Lad
1st of 7	30/3/25	Healesville	350m	5	0:19.01	66.3 km/h	3.3L	$1.50	0:19.01	0:19.01	GR 4/5	$3,629	$2,430	21	1. Highly Abrasive 2. Dinosaur Deano 3. Mums Pearl
8th of 8	9/3/25	Healesville	300m	2	0:16.78	64.4 km/h	10.5L	$11	0:16.10	0:16.10	SPEC	$33,059	-	5	1. Serial Sticker 2. Mile A Minute 3. Zipping Gryllis
1st of 4	4/3/25	Healesville	300m	7	0:16.49	65.5 km/h	1.8L	$1.30	0:16.49	0:16.25	SPEC	$3,629	$2,430	19	1. Highly Abrasive 2. Fifty Short 3. Pia Bella

Black Statesman (7) 6546251416
Trainer: Dustin Drew (Dennington)
Prize Money: $15,163
Win / Place: 16% / 53%

2 yo Black D

Sire: FERAL FRANKY (AUS)

Dam: LADY PANDORA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

30: 5-9-2

Track

11: 2-4-0

Season

25: 5-6-2

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-2-0

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

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

Comments

Won two starts back at Ballarat over 450m in 25.72. Couldn't repeat the feat last time out when sixth over 450m at Warrnambool at Grade 5 level. Not suited by wide draw, prepared to overlook.

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 8	3/7/25	Warrnambool	450m	8	0:26.50	61.1 km/h	15.5L	$4.80	0:25.47	0:25.03	GR 5	$3,164	-	8	1. Canya Jump 2. Mr. Frankie Lee 3. Gray Elliot
1st of 8	25/6/25	Ballarat	450m	2	0:25.72	63.0 km/h	1.8L	$13	0:25.72	0:25.72	GR 5	$3,164	$2,106	6	1. Black Statesman 2. Just Believe 3. Jazzy Hope
4th of 8	19/6/25	Warrnambool	450m	8	0:25.65	63.2 km/h	7.7L	$7.50	0:25.11	0:24.72	GR 5	$3,164	$81	5	1. Humidity 2. Westside Wizard 3. Saint Tay
1st of 8	14/6/25	Ballarat	450m	8	0:25.77	62.9 km/h	1.8L	$1.60	0:25.77	0:25.72	GR 5	$1,652	$1,080	6	1. Black Statesman 2. Zipping Crusader 3. Goosebumps Rico
5th of 8	8/6/25	Healesville	350m	2	0:19.99	63.0 km/h	5.5L	$5.00	0:19.64	0:19.34	GR 5	$3,164	-	8	1. Caped Crusader 2. Is He Happy 3. Wandana Lad
2nd of 7	31/5/25	Horsham	410m	6	0:23.70	62.3 km/h	2.0L	$2.60	0:23.58	0:23.17	GR 5	$1,652	$346	11	1. Zero Monster 2. Black Statesman 3. Yanic Bale

Paw Manny (8) 7333112644
Trainer: Robert Camilleri (Lara)
Prize Money: $26,444
Win / Place: 23% / 63%

3 yo Black D

Sire: JS FLAMIN ACE (USA)

Dam: DYNA ADRIA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

38: 9-4-11

Track

13: 3-0-4

Trk/Dst

5: 1-0-1

Distance

5: 1-0-1

Season

27: 7-2-8

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-1

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

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

Comments

Missed the frame latest (26.53) when fourth over 460m at Warragul in a Grade 4/5. Has performed well off the draw with a win and two places from five starts. With even luck and a clean start should be thereabouts.

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
4th of 8	1/7/25	Warragul	460m	6	0:26.53	62.4 km/h	3.6L	$14	0:26.28	0:26.06	GR 4/5	$3,629	$81	7	1. Paw Gordy 2. His Special 3. Wraps
4th of 6	24/6/25	Horsham	485m	3	0:27.76	62.9 km/h	2.5L	$14	0:27.60	0:27.60	GR 4/5	$4,190	$81	9	1. Parabole Rico 2. Doongalla Rocket 3. Utrillo Bale
6th of 8	15/6/25	Sale	510m	2	0:29.35	62.6 km/h	5.3L	$2.40	0:29.02	0:29.02	GR 4/5	$4,190	-	4	1. Sweet Nugget 2. Lure Of Kilkenny 3. Paw Julia
2nd of 7	11/6/25	Ballarat	450m	6	0:25.59	63.3 km/h	1.3L	$9.50	0:25.51	0:25.29	GR 4/5	$3,629	$745	8	1. Flying Currency 2. Paw Manny 3. Spring Coin
1st of 7	3/6/25	Warragul	460m	4	0:26.23	63.1 km/h	0.5L	$4.00	0:26.23	0:26.10	GR 4/5	$3,629	$2,430	6	1. Paw Manny 2. Spicy Assassin 3. Dr. Buck
1st of 8	28/5/25	Warrnambool	450m	7	0:25.46	63.6 km/h	4.0L	$12	0:25.46	0:25.07	GR 4/5	$3,629	$2,430	7	1. Paw Manny 2. Spring Watch 3. Mischief Mate

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