Darwin Race 6

Chief Ministers July Plate H Division1

Stake: $3,294

SLICK CHANCE (8) Did well when 3rd last run here and facing an increased distance. Very competitive this preparation and has a positive draw. Key player. STOCKMAN GEORGE (7) Got the prize when winning last start here and back to a rise in trip. Displaying improvement over the past few runs. A win wouldn't surprise. BIRMINGHAM (2) Ran well when 3rd last run around here and returns to more ground. Very strong each way claims. RESILIENT (6) Handy enough when winning last run here and returning to a rise in trip. Producing consistent results this preparation. Include.

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

Sky By Night (1) 2718863134
Trainer: Carol Pickard (DEERAGUN)
Prize Money: $18,372
Win / Place: 10% / 30%

2 yo Black B

Sire: HOOKED ON SCOTCH (AUS)

Dam: SKY'S THE LIMIT (AUS)

Owners: Carol Pickard

Rating

Stats

Career

39: 4-4-4

Track

2: 0-0-1

Season

31: 4-2-4

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Jumped at $6.50 and finished 4th last run around here but will be aiming for a soft run from the draw. Racing over a longer distance. This won't be easy.

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	21/6/26	Darwin	383m	3	0:22.49	61.3 km/h	4.0L	$6.50	0:22.21	0:22.21	GR 3/4/5	$2,520	-	4	1. Stockman George 2. Slippery Witch 3. Birmingham
3rd of 6	17/6/26	Darwin	312m	2	0:18.31	61.3 km/h	4.3L	$6.00	0:18.00	0:18.00	GR 5	$1,596	$240	5	1. Ground Control 2. Pickin' Pixies 3. Sky By Night
1st of 8	12/6/26	Townsville	498m	2	0:28.82	62.2 km/h	4.0L	$3.00	0:28.82	0:28.82	RST WIN	$4,560	$2,964	7	1. Sky By Night 2. Federal Arlo 3. Zipping Bubbles
3rd of 8	5/6/26	Townsville	380m	3	0:22.18	61.7 km/h	7.8L	$13	0:21.64	0:21.62	GR 5	$2,880	$288	24	1. Starry Raymar 2. Simulation 3. Sky By Night
6th of 8	12/5/26	Townsville	498m	3	0:29.29	61.2 km/h	3.8L	$9.00	0:29.03	0:28.41	GR 5	$4,560	-	4	1. Federal Cash 2. Barnsley 3. Canya Scarlet
8th of 8	8/5/26	Townsville	498m	1	0:29.54	60.7 km/h	13.3L	$2.90	0:28.62	0:28.62	RST WIN	$4,560	-	7	1. Tommy's Whisky 2. Hara's Ghost 3. Pierre D'arcy

Birmingham (2) 2225552513
Trainer: Steele Bolton (ROSEBERY)
Prize Money: $33,984
Win / Place: 16% / 52%

4 yo DK BDL B

Sire: TOMMY SHELBY (AUS)

Dam: GOLD VEIN (AUS)

Owners: Dale Baker

Rating

Stats

Career

72: 12-11-15

Track

38: 7-11-9

Trk/Dst

16: 2-6-4

Distance

16: 2-6-4

Season

41: 4-9-6

1st Up

2: 0-0-2

2nd Up

2: 1-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
5	1	6	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	13	11	7	11	1	7	12	10
1st	3	2	2	0	0	2	1	2
2nd	1	2	0	3	0	1	1	3
3rd	4	3	0	3	0	2	2	1

Comments

Competitive effort when 3rd last run at this track and coming back up in distance. Good prospects.

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	21/6/26	Darwin	383m	2	0:22.30	61.8 km/h	1.3L	$4.80	0:22.21	0:22.21	GR 3/4/5	$2,520	$360	4	1. Stockman George 2. Slippery Witch 3. Birmingham
1st of 8	17/6/26	Darwin	383m	8	0:22.59	61.0 km/h	2.3L	$2.60	0:22.59	0:22.38	GR 5 /MDN	$2,316	$1,452	3	1. Birmingham 2. So Naive 3. Fireball Ernie
5th of 7	14/6/26	Darwin	383m	2	0:22.85	60.3 km/h	3.3L	$5.50	0:22.62	0:22.05	GR 4/5	$2,316	-	7	1. Go Jo 2. So Naive 3. Infamous
2nd of 5	7/6/26	Darwin	383m	4	0:22.31	61.8 km/h	5.8L	$21	0:21.90	0:21.90	FFA	$2,940	$720	7	1. Little Lockett 2. Birmingham 3. Stockman George
5th of 5	31/5/26	Darwin	537m	3	0:31.93	60.5 km/h	10.0L	$14	0:31.22	0:31.22	FFA	$3,960	-	7	1. Little Lockett 2. Stockman George 3. Zelda Chaos
5th of 6	24/5/26	Darwin	312m	1	0:18.35	61.2 km/h	5.5L	$13	0:17.96	0:17.81	FFA	$2,280	-	4	1. Little Lockett 2. Bing Bing Secret 3. Stockman George

Zelda Chaos (3) 3511743444
Trainer: Steele Bolton (ROSEBERY)
Prize Money: $123,858
Win / Place: 24% / 57%

4 yo White/Black D

Sire: NEED MY MONEYNOW (AUS)

Dam: GYPSY ZELDA (AUS)

Owners: Btc Racing - Mgr B Cunningham

Rating

Stats

Career

128: 31-24-19

Track

73: 19-13-11

Trk/Dst

21: 7-4-3

Distance

21: 7-4-3

Season

56: 17-11-9

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
14	3	14	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	17	24	13	18	15	19	13	9
1st	3	8	5	4	5	4	0	2
2nd	6	4	1	2	1	5	3	2
3rd	4	3	3	1	2	2	3	1

Comments

Odds of $12.00 and came in 4th last run here but back over more ground. Hard to see it being competitive today.

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	21/6/26	Darwin	383m	2	0:22.65	60.9 km/h	5.8L	$12	0:22.25	0:22.21	OPEN	$2,520	-	14	1. Resilient 2. Flip Your Fifty 3. Slick Chance
4th of 5	7/6/26	Darwin	383m	2	0:22.45	61.4 km/h	7.8L	$8.00	0:21.90	0:21.90	FFA	$2,940	-	4	1. Little Lockett 2. Birmingham 3. Stockman George
4th of 5	3/6/26	Darwin	312m	6	0:18.80	59.7 km/h	4.3L	$11	0:18.50	0:18.20	GR 1/2	$1,776	-	3	1. Slippery Witch 2. Clive's Chance 3. Stan's Dream
3rd of 5	31/5/26	Darwin	537m	4	0:31.87	60.7 km/h	9.3L	$8.50	0:31.22	0:31.22	FFA	$3,960	$600	7	1. Little Lockett 2. Stockman George 3. Zelda Chaos
4th of 6	24/5/26	Darwin	312m	7	0:18.22	61.6 km/h	3.8L	$9.00	0:17.96	0:17.81	FFA	$2,280	-	7	1. Little Lockett 2. Bing Bing Secret 3. Stockman George
7th of 7	17/5/26	Darwin	383m	7	0:23.19	59.5 km/h	11.8L	$6.00	0:22.37	0:22.37	GR 2/3/4	$2,520	-	7	1. Dance Her Home 2. Go Jo 3. Blue Marguerite

Daniel Sparkles (4) 1241734616
Trainer: Carol Pickard (DEERAGUN)
Prize Money: $31,962
Win / Place: 26% / 57%

3 yo RED/FWN D

Sire: ASTON RUPEE (AUS)

Dam: FUGACIOUS (AUS)

Owners: Gregory Pickard

Rating

Stats

Career

38: 10-9-3

Track

1: 0-0-0

Season

20: 4-2-1

1st Up

3: 1-1-0

2nd Up

3: 1-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
7	2	1	0	0

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

Comments

Jumped at $14.00 and was ordinary when 6th last time around here but going up in trip. Cannot recommend as a betting proposition.

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 7	21/6/26	Darwin	383m	4	0:22.79	60.5 km/h	7.8L	$14	0:22.25	0:22.21	OPEN	$2,520	-	12	1. Resilient 2. Flip Your Fifty 3. Slick Chance
1st of 7	9/6/26	Townsville	498m	8	0:28.62	62.6 km/h	0.3L	$4.60	0:28.62	0:28.39	GR 4/5	$5,040	$3,276	7	1. Daniel Sparkles 2. Takeover Target 3. Cawbourne Slick
6th of 8	2/6/26	Townsville	498m	5	0:29.82	60.1 km/h	11.5L	$4.80	0:29.01	0:29.01	GR 5	$4,560	-	7	1. He Played One 2. Big Ears Regret 3. Lucky Fireball
4th of 8	26/5/26	Townsville	498m	8	0:29.26	61.3 km/h	6.0L	$21	0:28.84	0:28.51	GR 4/5	$5,520	$276	7	1. Ashy Bear 2. Canya Wow Me 3. Gus The Great
3rd of 7	19/5/26	Townsville	498m	1	0:28.76	62.3 km/h	2.3L	$7.50	0:28.60	0:28.23	GR 4/5	$5,040	$504	7	1. Gus The Great 2. Takeover Target 3. Daniel Sparkles
7th of 8	12/5/26	Townsville	498m	7	0:29.26	61.3 km/h	5.8L	$6.00	0:28.85	0:28.41	GR 5	$4,560	-	7	1. Mick's Belle 2. Gus The Great 3. Pink Car

Fireball Ernie (5) 2317222333
Trainer: Carol Pickard (DEERAGUN)
Prize Money: $7,332
Win / Place: 6.25% / 75%

1 yo Black D

Sire: HOOKED ON SCOTCH (AUS)

Dam: KAREN (AUS)

Owners: Carol Pickard

Rating

Stats

Career

16: 1-5-6

Track

2: 0-0-2

Season

16: 1-5-6

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Was competitive when 3rd last run here and racing over more ground. Been in the money on multiple occasions this campaign. Others are more appealing.

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 8	21/6/26	Darwin	383m	8	0:22.75	60.6 km/h	3.8L	$4.80	0:22.49	0:22.21	GR 5 /MDN	$2,316	$330	4	1. Selena's Chance 2. So Naive 3. Fireball Ernie
3rd of 8	17/6/26	Darwin	383m	5	0:22.93	60.1 km/h	4.8L	$11	0:22.59	0:22.38	GR 5 /MDN	$2,316	$330	5	1. Birmingham 2. So Naive 3. Fireball Ernie
3rd of 8	12/6/26	Townsville	380m	6	0:22.31	61.3 km/h	3.3L	$3.60	0:22.07	0:21.49	GR 6	$2,880	$288	7	1. Sunset Boy 2. Mishawaka 3. Fireball Ernie
2nd of 8	5/6/26	Townsville	380m	4	0:22.07	62.0 km/h	2.5L	$5.00	0:21.88	0:21.62	GR 6	$2,880	$576	9	1. Dashing Damiro 2. Fireball Ernie 3. Mishawaka
2nd of 6	27/5/26	Rockhampton	407m	2	0:23.83	61.5 km/h	1.0L	$4.60	0:23.76	0:23.58	GR 6	$2,880	$576	7	1. Velocity Galaxy 2. Fireball Ernie 3. Mimosa Molly
2nd of 6	20/5/26	Rockhampton	407m	2	0:23.89	61.3 km/h	1.8L	$5.50	0:23.76	0:23.55	GR 6	$2,880	$576	5	1. Even Backwards 2. Fireball Ernie 3. Dark End

Resilient (6) 6321213221
Trainer: Adam Poulter (BELLAMACK)
Prize Money: $39,048
Win / Place: 11% / 51%

3 yo FWN B

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: MICKS RECALL (AUS)

Owners: Phil Rae

100

Rating

Stats

Career

45: 5-12-6

Track

10: 3-4-2

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-1

Distance

1: 0-0-1

Season

26: 4-10-3

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Scored a victory last run at the track and returning to an increased distance. In top form since returning from a break. Watch for a sign in the market.

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 7	21/6/26	Darwin	383m	3	0:22.25	62.0 km/h	0.1L	$5.50	0:22.25	0:22.21	OPEN	$2,520	$1,584	4	1. Resilient 2. Flip Your Fifty 3. Slick Chance
2nd of 5	17/6/26	Darwin	383m	6	0:22.38	61.6 km/h	0.1L	$2.50	0:22.38	0:22.38	GR 3/4	$2,520	$570	3	1. Enigma Go 2. Resilient 3. Mick's Belle
2nd of 5	14/6/26	Darwin	383m	8	0:22.16	62.2 km/h	1.5L	$12	0:22.05	0:22.05	OPEN	$2,520	$570	7	1. Slick Chance 2. Resilient 3. Stan's Dream
3rd of 5	7/6/26	Darwin	383m	6	0:22.15	62.2 km/h	0.1L	$6.00	0:22.14	0:21.90	GR 2/3	$2,520	$360	4	1. Bear The Brunt 2. Slick Chance 3. Resilient
1st of 5	3/6/26	Darwin	383m	2	0:22.15	62.2 km/h	0.1L	$5.50	0:22.15	0:22.15	GR 3/4	$2,520	$1,584	3	1. Resilient 2. Enigma Go 3. Slick Chance
2nd of 4	31/5/26	Darwin	383m	8	0:22.20	62.1 km/h	2.0L	$2.60	0:22.06	0:22.06	GR 4/5	$2,316	$528	7	1. Enigma Go 2. Resilient 3. Selena's Chance

Stockman George (7) 8423132321
Trainer: Dean Archbold (HUMPTY DOO)
Prize Money: $25,650
Win / Place: 28% / 56%

Last Start Winner from Box

2 yo Black D

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: PATRIOT EARHART (AUS)

Owners: Dean Archbold

Rating

Stats

Career

39: 11-5-6

Track

21: 6-3-4

Trk/Dst

7: 1-1-1

Distance

7: 1-1-1

Season

33: 10-5-4

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Was all too good winning last start at this track and stepping back up in distance. Form has been improving over recent runs. Should go close.

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	21/6/26	Darwin	383m	7	0:22.21	62.1 km/h	0.8L	$2.20	0:22.21	0:22.21	GR 3/4/5	$2,520	$1,584	4	1. Stockman George 2. Slippery Witch 3. Birmingham
2nd of 6	17/6/26	Darwin	312m	4	0:18.32	61.3 km/h	1.8L	$1.70	0:18.20	0:18.00	GR 4/5	$1,596	$360	10	1. Zero Control 2. Stockman George 3. Chief Costa
3rd of 5	7/6/26	Darwin	383m	8	0:22.44	61.4 km/h	7.8L	$4.20	0:21.90	0:21.90	FFA	$2,940	$420	7	1. Little Lockett 2. Birmingham 3. Stockman George
2nd of 5	31/5/26	Darwin	537m	2	0:31.83	60.7 km/h	8.8L	$3.00	0:31.22	0:31.22	FFA	$3,960	$960	7	1. Little Lockett 2. Stockman George 3. Zelda Chaos
3rd of 6	24/5/26	Darwin	312m	8	0:18.09	62.1 km/h	1.8L	$4.80	0:17.96	0:17.81	FFA	$2,280	$324	14	1. Little Lockett 2. Bing Bing Secret 3. Stockman George
1st of 7	10/5/26	Darwin	537m	4	0:31.34	61.7 km/h	3.0L	$2.90	0:31.34	0:31.34	GR 4/5	$2,856	$1,848	7	1. Stockman George 2. Birmingham 3. Resilient

Slick Chance (8) 1112213213
Trainer: Andrew Lasker (HUMPTY DOO)
Prize Money: $28,092
Win / Place: 35% / 74%

2 yo DK BDL B

Sire: FERAL FRANKY (AUS)

Dam: EVERY CHANCE (AUS)

Owners: Michael Hugo

Rating

Stats

Career

31: 11-6-6

Track

4: 1-1-2

Season

31: 11-6-6

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
9	2	0	0	0

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

Comments

Tidy run when 3rd last run at this track and facing a rise in trip. Has been a model of consistency this prep. Very capable of taking this out.

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 7	21/6/26	Darwin	383m	1	0:22.38	61.6 km/h	1.8L	$1.80	0:22.25	0:22.21	OPEN	$2,520	$360	7	1. Resilient 2. Flip Your Fifty 3. Slick Chance
1st of 5	14/6/26	Darwin	383m	2	0:22.05	62.5 km/h	1.5L	$5.50	0:22.05	0:22.05	OPEN	$2,520	$1,584	7	1. Slick Chance 2. Resilient 3. Stan's Dream
2nd of 5	7/6/26	Darwin	383m	2	0:22.15	62.2 km/h	0.1L	$3.90	0:22.14	0:21.90	GR 2/3	$2,520	$570	4	1. Bear The Brunt 2. Slick Chance 3. Resilient
3rd of 5	3/6/26	Darwin	383m	6	0:22.58	61.1 km/h	6.0L	$2.00	0:22.15	0:22.15	GR 3/4	$2,520	$360	14	1. Resilient 2. Enigma Go 3. Slick Chance
1st of 6	20/5/26	Temora	457m	5	0:25.91	63.5 km/h	1.8L	$1.90	0:25.91	0:25.91	GR 4/5	$3,984	$2,520	7	1. Slick Chance 2. My Three Boys 3. Summer Faith
2nd of 8	13/5/26	Temora	457m	3	0:25.58	64.3 km/h	0.1L	$1.50	0:25.57	0:25.53	GR 5	$3,768	$762	7	1. Ascend Jacaranda 2. Slick Chance 3. Edge Of Faith