Wentworth Park Race 9

National Derby Heat 3 H

Stake: $12,180

Distance: 520m
Class: Non Graded
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather

Ascend Fern (1) 1177113254
Trainer: Robert Way (Faulconbridge)
Prize Money: $16,078
Win / Place: 29% / 45%

Box Specialist

2 yo Black D

Sire: PAT C SABBATH (AUS)

Dam: DAPH'S ASCEND (AUS)

Owners: Robert Way

Rating

Stats

Career

24: 7-1-3

Track

1: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-1-0

Distance

2: 0-1-0

Season

19: 7-1-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	6	1	0	0

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

Comments

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 6	14/1/26	Richmond	401m	4	0:23.06	62.6 km/h	2.5L	$4.80	0:22.88	0:22.60	NG	$3,086	$87	10	1. Hit The Post 2. Zipping Marquez 3. Nukkunya
5th of 8	4/1/26	Richmond	520m	7	0:30.24	61.9 km/h	2.8L	$3.90	0:30.04	0:30.04	GR 5	$3,642	-	8	1. Hey Bubba Louie 2. Tarawi Brumby 3. Viva La Ziva
2nd of 8	27/12/25	Wentworth Park	520m	5	0:30.16	62.1 km/h	5.5L	$31	0:29.77	0:29.52	GR 5	$10,324	$1,943	27	1. Hot Shot Ethics 2. Ascend Fern 3. James Alarm
3rd of 6	30/11/25	Richmond	401m	4	0:22.68	63.7 km/h	3.8L	$3.30	0:22.42	0:22.42	GR 4/5	$2,888	$423	4	1. Maybe Next Week 2. Electric Assent 3. Ascend Fern
1st of 8	26/11/25	Richmond	401m	5	0:22.66	63.7 km/h	2.5L	$3.80	0:22.66	0:22.64	GR 4/5	$2,888	$1,827	5	1. Ascend Fern 2. Nirmada 3. Sapphire Banner
1st of 7	21/11/25	Richmond	401m	3	0:22.71	63.6 km/h	6.5L	$4.20	0:22.71	0:22.71	GR 4/5	$2,888	$1,827	4	1. Ascend Fern 2. Nirmada 3. Dynamic Archer

Zipping Zeppelin (2) 1135122111
Trainer: Andrew Hunter (Panania)
Prize Money: $11,751
Win / Place: 46% / 76%

Picket Fence

2 yo Black D

Sire: WOW (AUS)

Dam: ZIPPING SAMARA (AUS)

Owners: Hallinan Hallinan Synd M Hallinan,F Hallinan

100

Rating

Stats

Career

13: 6-2-2

Season

13: 6-2-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

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
1st of 8	14/1/26	Richmond	401m	5	0:22.60	63.9 km/h	2.5L	$2.10	0:22.60	0:22.60	GR 5	$2,714	$1,740	14	1. Zipping Zeppelin 2. Grand Artist 3. Love Over Gold
1st of 7	31/12/25	Richmond	401m	1	0:22.67	63.7 km/h	7.0L	$2.00f	0:22.67	0:22.42	GR 4/5	$2,888	$1,827	7	1. Zipping Zeppelin 2. Near Impossible 3. Shadow Dash
1st of 8	24/12/25	Richmond	401m	1	0:22.76	63.4 km/h	3.5L	$3.90	0:22.76	0:22.64	GR 5	$2,680	$1,711	5	1. Zipping Zeppelin 2. Maximus Meridius 3. Great Chat
2nd of 8	19/12/25	Richmond	401m	8	0:22.99	62.8 km/h	5.3L	$19	0:22.61	0:22.61	GR 5	$4,454	$505	7	1. Great Chat 2. Zipping Zeppelin 3. Zipping Berkeley
2nd of 7	12/12/25	Richmond	401m	2	0:22.85	63.2 km/h	3.8L	$2.00f	0:22.59	0:22.53	GR 5	$2,680	$505	5	1. Great Chat 2. Zipping Zeppelin 3. Inner West
1st of 7	7/12/25	Richmond	401m	6	0:22.83	63.2 km/h	2.5L	$6.50	0:22.83	0:22.71	GR 5	$2,680	$1,711	4	1. Zipping Zeppelin 2. Big Iron 3. Shady Coyote

Freight Express (3) 1411264121
Trainer: Carole Eaton (Jilliby)
Prize Money: $23,681
Win / Place: 52% / 65%

Box Specialist

Dominant Win Last Start

2 yo RED/FWN D

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED (AUS)

Dam: MARY MARY (AUS)

Owners: Carole Eaton

Rating

Stats

Career

23: 12-2-1

Season

20: 11-2-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
5	7	0	0	0

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

Comments

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 7	5/1/26	Maitland	400m	1	0:22.03	65.4 km/h	9.0L	$1.30	0:22.03	0:22.03	GR 4/5	$2,923	$1,856	4	1. Freight Express 2. Miss Maxi 3. Limitless Larson
2nd of 6	1/1/26	Richmond Straight	324m	2	0:17.44	66.9 km/h	0.3L	$2.60	0:17.42	0:17.32	NG	$3,086	$586	28	1. Allan Keeping 2. Freight Express 3. Cawbourne Leota
1st of 8	4/12/25	Richmond Straight	324m	3	0:17.40	67.0 km/h	0.5L	$3.00f	0:17.40	0:17.36	NG	$3,051	$1,943	4	1. Freight Express 2. Ruination 3. Express Ethics
4th of 6	30/11/25	Maitland	450m	6	0:25.56	63.4 km/h	8.0L	$8.00	0:25.00	0:24.88	NG	$6,473	$87	13	1. Ali Tango 2. Tarawi Lock 3. See This
6th of 8	17/11/25	Maitland	450m	3	0:25.71	63.0 km/h	9.5L	$2.40	0:25.04	0:24.55	GR 5	$3,608	-	7	1. Hot Shot Ethics 2. Eureka Mac 3. Scott Wednesday
2nd of 7	10/11/25	Maitland	450m	7	0:25.35	63.9 km/h	1.3L	$1.75f	0:25.26	0:24.90	GR 5	$3,608	$737	4	1. Libby Keeping 2. Freight Express 3. Blue Fabio

Pax Bostonia (4) 6351124861
Trainer: Michael Hardman (Parkesbourne)
Prize Money: $36,610
Win / Place: 33% / 61%

2 yo White/BDL D

Sire: HOOKED ON SCOTCH (AUS)

Dam: SUPER TORA (AUS)

Owners: Adrian Carrozza

Rating

Stats

Career

18: 6-3-2

Track

5: 2-1-0

Trk/Dst

4: 1-1-0

Distance

5: 1-1-0

Season

12: 3-1-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

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	27/12/25	Wentworth Park	520m	7	0:29.92	62.6 km/h	2.0L	$5.00	0:29.92	0:29.52	GR 5	$10,324	$6,931	5	1. Pax Bostonia 2. Blazing Warrior 3. Tarawi Brumby
6th of 8	22/12/25	Nowra	630m	5	0:37.06	61.2 km/h	7.0L	$2.40f	0:36.56	0:36.56	GR 5	$10,324	-	10	1. Prescot 2. Black Tiara 3. Cumbria George
8th of 8	12/12/25	Richmond	622m	4	0:36.17	61.9 km/h	14.8L	$17	0:35.13	0:35.13	GR 4/5	$11,194	-	6	1. Zipping Xaden 2. Blazing Raso 3. Ozzie Nick
4th of 6	6/12/25	Wentworth Park	520m	4	0:29.90	62.6 km/h	4.3L	$19	0:29.61	0:29.59	GR 5	$10,324	$87	9	1. He's A Pearl 2. Joanne 3. Magic Bandit
2nd of 8	27/11/25	Wentworth Park	520m	7	0:29.89	62.6 km/h	0.3L	$5.00	0:29.87	0:29.50	GR 5	$6,774	$1,247	7	1. She's Blissful 2. Pax Bostonia 3. Spiralling
1st of 6	20/11/25	Wentworth Park	720m	4	0:43.02	60.3 km/h	0.8L	$1.80f	0:43.02	0:43.02	MX	$7,494	$5,075	7	1. Pax Bostonia 2. Derry 3. Mr. Moodie

Fascinate Samuel (5) 1f12264541
Trainer: Shannon Boyd (Jilliby)
Prize Money: $9,280
Win / Place: 25% / 58%

2 yo Black D

Sire: FERAL FRANKY (AUS)

Dam: DEEP DIVE (AUS)

Owners: Noelene Holloway

Rating

Stats

Career

12: 3-4-0

Track

4: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

4: 1-0-0

Distance

5: 1-1-0

Season

10: 3-2-0

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

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	8/1/26	Wentworth Park	520m	2	0:29.86	62.7 km/h	1.0L	$17	0:29.86	0:29.72	GR 5	$6,774	$4,611	7	1. Fascinate Samuel 2. Ritza Ringer 3. Release Point
4th of 8	1/1/26	Wentworth Park	520m	1	0:30.50	61.4 km/h	11.8L	$4.00	0:29.68	0:29.56	GR 5	$6,774	$87	6	1. Brax Keeping 2. Blazing Warrior 3. Pure Silver
5th of 8	26/12/25	Gosford	515m	7	0:30.13	61.5 km/h	3.5L	$2.20f	0:29.88	0:29.21	MX	$3,608	-	10	1. Zipping Berkeley 2. Six Dolphins 3. Burglar Tom
4th of 8	16/12/25	Gosford	515m	7	0:29.72	62.4 km/h	5.0L	$6.50	0:29.37	0:29.33	GR 5	$3,608	$87	10	1. El Rey 2. Entertainer 3. Bees Hive
6th of 8	6/12/25	Wentworth Park	520m	8	0:30.79	60.8 km/h	13.3L	$4.00	0:29.85	0:29.59	GR 5	$10,324	-	4	1. Texas Bandit 2. Goofy Ethics 3. Tarawi Malibu
2nd of 7	2/12/25	Gosford	515m	3	0:29.53	62.8 km/h	2.5L	$3.40	0:29.35	0:29.35	GR 5	$3,608	$737	62	1. Cessnock Curtain 2. Fascinate Samuel 3. Double Dealings
62 Day Spell

Release Point (6) 1116263
Trainer: Sam Sultana (LONDONDERRY)
Prize Money: $7,557
Win / Place: 42% / 71%

1 yo Black D

Sire: AMRON BOY (AUS)

Dam: ASHBY REBEL (AUS)

Owners: Kristy Sultana

Rating

Stats

Career

7: 3-1-1

Track

3: 0-1-1

Trk/Dst

3: 0-1-1

Distance

3: 0-1-1

Season

7: 3-1-1

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	8
STARTS	3	1	1	2
1st	3	0	0	0
2nd	0	0	1	0
3rd	0	0	0	1

Comments

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	8/1/26	Wentworth Park	520m	8	0:30.17	62.0 km/h	4.3L	$4.80	0:29.86	0:29.72	GR 5	$6,774	$829	21	1. Fascinate Samuel 2. Ritza Ringer 3. Release Point
6th of 8	18/12/25	Wentworth Park	520m	2	0:30.27	61.8 km/h	6.3L	$4.20	0:29.82	0:29.16	GR 5	$6,774	-	5	1. Wyndra All Heart 2. Texas Bandit 3. Winsome Storm
2nd of 6	13/12/25	Wentworth Park	520m	3	0:29.95	62.5 km/h	0.3L	$2.70	0:29.93	0:29.55	GR 5	$10,324	$1,943	24	1. Ritza Old Mate 2. Release Point 3. Loco Storm
6th of 8	19/11/25	Richmond	401m	8	0:23.45	61.6 km/h	13.3L	$2.50f	0:22.53	0:22.53	GR 5	$2,680	-	10	1. Zipping Marquez 2. Morning Daylight 3. Midnight Star
1st of 8	9/11/25	Richmond	401m	1	0:22.58	63.9 km/h	3.0L	$1.15f	0:22.58	0:22.55	GR 5	$2,680	$1,711	11	1. Release Point 2. Alacrity Riled 3. Articulate
1st of 7	29/10/25	Richmond	401m	1	0:22.65	63.7 km/h	5.3L	$1.25f	0:22.65	0:22.54	GR 5	$2,680	$1,711	7	1. Release Point 2. Alira 3. Franky's Best

He's A Pearl (7) 3141621135
Trainer: Jodie Lord (Gunning)
Prize Money: $206,567
Win / Place: 41% / 58%

2 yo Black D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: SHE'S A PEARL (AUS)

Owners: Nicole Dickinson

Rating

Stats

Career

17: 7-1-2

Track

13: 5-0-2

Trk/Dst

13: 5-0-2

Distance

15: 6-1-2

Season

15: 6-1-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	1	6	0	0

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

Comments

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	20/12/25	Wentworth Park	520m	6	0:30.30	61.8 km/h	11.0L	$9.00	0:29.53	0:29.33	NG	$21,553	-	7	1. Joanne 2. Paw Oswald 3. Trunkey Chief
3rd of 6	13/12/25	Wentworth Park	520m	8	0:29.90	62.6 km/h	3.0L	$4.00	0:29.68	0:29.55	NG	$12,180	$1,711	7	1. Zipping Ariel 2. Paw Oswald 3. He's A Pearl
1st of 6	6/12/25	Wentworth Park	520m	1	0:29.61	63.2 km/h	1.0L	$2.30f	0:29.61	0:29.59	GR 5	$10,324	$6,931	8	1. He's A Pearl 2. Joanne 3. Magic Bandit
1st of 8	28/11/25	Richmond	520m	4	0:29.67	63.1 km/h	0.1L	$3.80	0:29.67	0:29.67	NG	$226,200	$174,000	7	1. He's A Pearl 2. Tank Keeping 3. Winsome Josie
2nd of 6	21/11/25	Richmond	520m	8	0:29.45	63.6 km/h	1.5L	$7.00	0:29.34	0:29.34	NG	$6,473	$1,160	20	1. Tank Keeping 2. He's A Pearl 3. Big Bernie
6th of 8	1/11/25	Wentworth Park	520m	7	0:30.45	61.5 km/h	10.5L	$2.25f	0:29.70	0:29.52	GR 5	$10,324	-	9	1. See This 2. This Is Why 3. Vaya Con Dios

Hot Shot Ethics (8) 1111513151
Trainer: David Smith (Wardell)
Prize Money: $38,437
Win / Place: 52% / 76%

Box Specialist

2 yo Black D

Sire: ASTON RUPEE (AUS)

Dam: CLASSY ETHICS (AUS)

Owners: David Smith

Rating

Stats

Career

25: 13-2-4

Track

1: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Distance

1: 1-0-0

Season

22: 12-1-3

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	10	1	0	0

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

Comments

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 5	19/1/26	Maitland	450m	4	0:25.03	64.7 km/h	0.1L	$2.10	0:25.03	0:25.03	GR 4/5	$3,851	$2,436	14	1. Hot Shot Ethics 2. Tarawi Lock 3. Furious
5th of 7	5/1/26	Maitland	450m	8	0:25.21	64.3 km/h	4.5L	$2.90	0:24.89	0:24.89	GR 4/5	$3,851	-	9	1. Blazin' Fire 2. Tarawi Lock 3. President Rolex
1st of 8	27/12/25	Wentworth Park	520m	8	0:29.77	62.9 km/h	5.5L	$6.00	0:29.77	0:29.52	GR 5	$10,324	$6,931	5	1. Hot Shot Ethics 2. Ascend Fern 3. James Alarm
3rd of 5	22/12/25	Maitland	450m	5	0:25.11	64.5 km/h	2.3L	$1.45f	0:24.94	0:24.94	GR 4/5	$3,816	$539	17	1. Mustang Ethics 2. Better Light Up 3. Hot Shot Ethics
1st of 3	5/12/25	Maitland	450m	1	0:24.82	65.3 km/h	0.8L	$2.40	0:24.82	0:24.75	NG	$3,979	$2,523	5	1. Hot Shot Ethics 2. Unleash Beetson 3. Mustang Ethics
5th of 7	30/11/25	Maitland	450m	3	0:25.30	64.0 km/h	4.5L	$7.00	0:24.98	0:24.88	NG	$6,473	-	13	1. Gold Force 2. Tracey Taro 3. Fire Me Up