Mildura Race 8

Club Merbein Pace (2nd Heat)

Stake: $6,150

Distance: 1790m
Class: NR up to 45
Track: Good
Weather: Cloudy
Surface: All Weather

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Rocking Wroxton (Fr1) 8757365750
Trainer: C J O'brien (Irymple)
Driver: Cassandra O'Brien (C)
Prize Money: $73,882
Win / Place: 5.52% / 17%

10 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: A ROCKNROLL DANCE (USA)

Dam: PARTY TIME GIRL (AUS)

Owners: C J O'Brien, K A O'Brien

Rating

Stats

Career

181: 10-8-14

Distance

118: 7-5-9

Trk/Dst

114: 7-4-8

Track

167: 9-7-12

Season

7: 0-0-1

1st Up

5: 0-0-1

2nd Up

5: 1-0-0

3rd Up

5: 0-0-0

Mobile

181: 10-8-14

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

181: 10-8-14

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:59.01

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

[Blinkers - Hood (Full Cup) ON, Blinkers - Murphy Blind N/S OFF, Winkers - Fleece OFF]

Comments

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
10th of 10	6/10/26	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Cassandra O'brien	2:13.10	1:59.6	10.67L	$151	9	NR up to 45	$6,150	$172	1. Fleur Bella 2. Punto Caliente 3. Major Lincoln
5th of 9	27/9/26	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Cassandra O'brien	2:13.50	2:00.0	6.88L	$61	9	NR up to 49	$6,150	$172	1. Keilah NZ 2. Keayang Crippa 3. Punto Caliente
7th of 8	18/9/26	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Cassandra O'brien	2:12.40	1:59.0	21.19L	$126	14	NR 47 to 51	$7,380	$172	1. Shirley Not 2. Vinny Rock 3. Calf Pen NZ
5th of 7	4/9/26	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Wayne Hill	2:13.80	2:00.3	4.98L	$3.40	7	NR up to 39	$4,920	$148	1. Diamond Krusher 2. Dreamtime Nala 3. Fleur Bella
6th of 10	28/8/26	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Wayne Hill	2:12.40	1:59.0	10.04L	$4.20	7	NR up to 49	$6,150	$172	1. Keayang Crippa 2. Major Lincoln 3. Fleur Bella
3rd of 9	21/8/26	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Wayne Hill	2:14.80	2:01.2	2.12L	$4.00	14	NR up to 39	$4,920	$510	1. Major Lincoln 2. Keayang Crippa 3. Rocking Wroxton

Big Bad Chad (Fr2) 796636656x
Trainer: R J Rolfe (Red Cliffs)
Driver: Ros Rolfe
Prize Money: $8,063
Win / Place: 4.55% / 9.09%

Recent Trial Winner

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ART MAJOR (USA)

Dam: CISSTAR (AUS)

Owners: R J Rolfe, M B J Rolfe

Rating

Stats

Career

22: 1-0-1

Distance

12: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

12: 0-0-1

Track

20: 1-0-1

Season

0: 0-0-0

1st Up

4: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-0

Mobile

22: 1-0-1

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

22: 1-0-1

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

2:03.40

Driver Stats

Comments

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 3	6/10/26	Mildura	1790m			-	R J Rolfe	2:14.80	-	2.04L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Big Bad Chad 2. Betty Caroline 3. Laracha
6th of 10	10/7/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	R J Rolfe	2:44.30	2:00.7	11.19L	$11	7	NR up to 46	$6,150	$172	1. Captain Paprika 2. Apology Accepted 3. Lord Verde NZ
5th of 10	3/7/26	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	R J Rolfe	2:17.20	2:03.3	3.12L	$8.50	7	NR up to 45	$6,150	$172	1. Whitehaven Beach 2. Daylight 3. Lord Verde NZ
6th of 10	26/6/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr4	R J Rolfe	2:46.40	2:02.3	3.01L	$26	7	NR up to 44	$8,610	$172	1. Wow You Can Dance 2. Punto Caliente 3. Watch It Happen
6th of 8	19/6/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	R J Rolfe	2:43.80	2:00.4	21.86L	$15	14	NR up to 44	$4,920	$148	1. Wow You Can Dance 2. Sneaky Philtra 3. Diamond Krusher
1st of 5	15/6/26	Mildura	2190m			-	R J Rolfe	2:50.30	-	1.12L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Big Bad Chad 2. Punto Caliente 3. Egbert

Fleur Bella (Fr3) 6797331841
Trainer: N Kerr (Birdwoodton)
Driver: Jack Laugher
Prize Money: $87,919
Win / Place: 10% / 33%

7 yo Bay Mare

Sire: JOHN STREET NORTH (USA)

Dam: MOST ADMIRED (AUS)

Owners: P L Breust, G J Murphy, J A Pritchard

100

Rating

Stats

Career

93: 10-7-14

Distance

38: 3-4-7

Trk/Dst

4: 1-0-2

Track

5: 2-0-2

Season

6: 2-0-2

1st Up

8: 0-1-1

2nd Up

8: 1-0-2

3rd Up

8: 0-1-0

Mobile

93: 10-7-14

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

93: 10-7-14

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:53.70

Driver Stats

Comments

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 10	6/10/26	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Jack Laugher	2:13.10	1:59.6	2.08L	$3.00	9	NR up to 45	$6,150	$3,210	1. Fleur Bella 2. Punto Caliente 3. Major Lincoln
4th of 9	27/9/26	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Jack Laugher	2:13.50	2:00.0	2.64L	$3.20f	6	NR up to 49	$6,150	$338	1. Keilah NZ 2. Keayang Crippa 3. Punto Caliente
8th of 8	21/9/26	Charlton	2100m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Jack Laugher	2:36.00	1:59.5	5.32L	$4.80	10	NR 41 to 45	$6,150	$172	1. Over The Line 2. Tex Goes Bang 3. Torque Intheusa
1st of 9	11/9/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Jack Laugher	2:45.10	2:01.3	2.45L	$3.00f	7	NR up to 49	$6,150	$3,210	1. Fleur Bella 2. Punto Caliente 3. Keayang Crippa
3rd of 7	4/9/26	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Jack Laugher	2:13.80	2:00.3	1.30L	$2.20f	7	NR up to 39	$4,920	$510	1. Diamond Krusher 2. Dreamtime Nala 3. Fleur Bella
3rd of 10	28/8/26	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Ryan Hryhorec	2:12.40	1:59.0	8.25L	$7.50	59	NR up to 49	$6,150	$615	1. Keayang Crippa 2. Major Lincoln 3. Fleur Bella
59 Day Freshen-Up

Indianas Son (Fr4) 412276x628
Trainer: D J Weinert (Merbein West)
Driver: Luke Sutherland (C)
Prize Money: $16,790
Win / Place: 7.14% / 28%

5 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: SWEET LOU (USA)

Dam: SASSY INDIANA (AUS)

Owners: D J Weinert, D J Laird

Rating

Stats

Career

28: 2-6-0

Distance

13: 0-3-0

Trk/Dst

13: 0-3-0

Track

28: 2-6-0

Season

3: 0-1-0

1st Up

4: 0-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-0

Mobile

28: 2-6-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

28: 2-6-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:59.80

Driver Stats

Comments

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
8th of 10	27/9/26	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Corey Johnson	2:14.50	2:00.9	6.43L	$14	9	NR up to 49	$6,150	$172	1. Sunshine Warrior 2. Whata Optimist 3. Major Lincoln
2nd of 8	18/9/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Corey Johnson	2:43.30	2:00.0	2.16L	$11	7	NR 40 to 46	$6,150	$953	1. Hesastar 2. Indianas Son 3. Lord Verde NZ
6th of 9	11/9/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Corey Johnson	2:45.20	2:01.4	4.20L	$26	153	NR up to 49	$6,150	$172	1. Accelere NZ 2. Rojenbye 3. Sunshine Warrior
153 Day Spell
1st of 4	3/8/26	Mildura	1790m			-	D J Weinert	2:18.20	-	13.01L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Indianas Son 2. Ultimate Advice 3. Lilbitajaytee
6th of 10	11/4/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Corey Johnson	2:43.20	2:00.0	5.13L	$26	4	NR up to 49	$7,380	$172	1. Nevs Dream 2. G B Brave NZ 3. Daysie Brown
7th of 7	7/4/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Corey Johnson	2:42.50	1:59.4	24.80L	$8.00	11	NR up to 49	$4,920	$148	1. Nevs Dream 2. Rojenbye 3. Daysie Brown

Sunshine Warrior (Fr5) 6363413718
Trainer: A P Vozlic (Mildura)
Driver: Ellen Tormey
Prize Money: $104,981
Win / Place: 10% / 27%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SUNSHINE BEACH (USA)

Dam: EDUCATED LADY (AUS)

Owners: A P Vozlic

Rating

Stats

Career

159: 17-11-15

Distance

70: 10-5-5

Trk/Dst

60: 9-5-5

Track

129: 16-10-11

Season

7: 2-0-2

1st Up

5: 0-0-0

2nd Up

5: 0-1-0

3rd Up

5: 0-0-2

Mobile

159: 17-11-15

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

159: 17-11-15

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:58.80

Driver Stats

Comments

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
8th of 10	6/10/26	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Elley May Adams	2:13.10	1:59.6	7.55L	$26	9	NR up to 45	$6,150	$172	1. Fleur Bella 2. Punto Caliente 3. Major Lincoln
1st of 10	27/9/26	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Ellen Tormey	2:14.50	2:00.9	0.11L	$18	9	NR up to 49	$6,150	$3,210	1. Sunshine Warrior 2. Whata Optimist 3. Major Lincoln
7th of 8	18/9/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Ellen Tormey	2:45.70	2:01.8	7.96L	$8.00	7	NR 40 to 46	$6,150	$172	1. Neds Beach NZ 2. Bohemian Braids 3. The Devil Rolls On
3rd of 9	11/9/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Ellen Tormey	2:45.20	2:01.4	1.64L	$14	7	NR up to 49	$6,150	$615	1. Accelere NZ 2. Rojenbye 3. Sunshine Warrior
1st of 7	4/9/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Connor Clarke	2:47.10	2:02.8	4.28L	$26	7	NR 40 to 45	$6,150	$3,210	1. Sunshine Warrior 2. Punto Caliente 3. Keayang Crippa
4th of 10	28/8/26	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr4	Connor Clarke	2:12.40	1:59.0	9.29L	$21	21	NR up to 49	$6,150	$338	1. Keayang Crippa 2. Major Lincoln 3. Fleur Bella

The African Queen (Fr6) 6158365767
Trainer: Frank Mercieca (Cardross)
Driver: Wayne Hill
Prize Money: $28,326
Win / Place: 7.14% / 30%

5 yo Bay Mare

Sire: VINCENT (AUS)

Dam: SHARM EL LULI (AUS)

Owners: F C Mercieca, S K Dougherty

Rating

Stats

Career

42: 3-4-6

Distance

12: 0-1-1

Trk/Dst

10: 0-1-1

Track

25: 1-2-4

Season

3: 0-0-0

1st Up

3: 1-0-1

2nd Up

3: 0-2-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-0

Mobile

42: 3-4-6

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

42: 3-4-6

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:55.80

Driver Stats

Comments

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
7th of 7	6/10/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Connor Clarke	2:45.60	2:01.7	5.46L	$14	18	NR 46 to 50	$7,380	$172	1. Sneaky Philtra 2. Accelere NZ 3. Captain Paprika
6th of 8	18/9/26	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Wayne Hill	2:12.40	1:59.0	19.18L	$34	42	NR 47 to 51	$7,380	$172	1. Shirley Not 2. Vinny Rock 3. Calf Pen NZ
42 Day Freshen-Up
7th of 7	7/8/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Kevin Weidenbach	2:44.30	2:00.8	6.69L	$10	7	NR 46 to 50	$7,380	$172	1. Starvin Marvin NZ 2. Red Hot Miki 3. Whitehaven Beach
5th of 8	31/7/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Ellen Tormey	2:46.70	2:02.5	3.53L	$6.50	14	NR 46 to 50	$7,380	$221	1. Rubbleonthedouble 2. Ronzel Rafa 3. Rocknroll Lenny
6th of 10	17/7/26	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Ellen Tormey	2:13.60	2:00.1	1.49L	$10	7	NR 47 to 51	$7,380	$172	1. Ronzel Micky 2. Whitehaven Beach 3. Loseashoe
3rd of 7	10/7/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Jack Laugher	2:43.10	1:59.8	6.13L	$6.00	7	NR up to 50	$7,380	$738	1. Watch The Attitude 2. Shirley Not 3. The African Queen

Eagleye (Sr1) 96x8516283
Trainer: Alex Ashwood (Toolleen)
Driver: Alex Ashwood
Prize Money: $14,595
Win / Place: 8.33% / 25%

3 yo Bay Filly

Sire: AMERICAN IDEAL (USA)

Dam: SEABIRD (AUS)

Owners: M J Harvey

Rating

Stats

Career

12: 1-1-1

Distance

0: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

7: 1-1-1

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

3rd Up

2: 1-0-0

Mobile

12: 1-1-1

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

12: 1-1-1

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:55.64

Driver Stats

Comments

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 9	6/10/26	Shepparton	1690m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Tayla French	2:05.50	1:59.5	1.41L	$2.40f	6	NR up to 40	$6,150	$615	1. Bettor Doo NZ 2. Beryls Boots 3. Eagleye
8th of 8	30/9/26	Kilmore	2180m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Alex Ashwood	2:38.00	1:56.6	26.36L	$12	12	NR up to 50	$7,380	$172	1. Melican 2. Ozzie Tart 3. Four Ever A Star
2nd of 8	18/9/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Alex Ashwood	2:44.20	1:58.0	1.30L	$11	5	Fillies No NR	$12,300	$1,968	1. Soho Amaryllis 2. Eagleye 3. Broadway Obsession
6th of 8	13/9/26	Cranbourne	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Alex Ashwood	1:56.90	1:56.9	1.75L	$13	9	0-1 WIN	$7,380	$172	1. Le Gaston 2. Storm Vendetta 3. California Cool
1st of 9	4/9/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Brad Elder	1:55.60	1:55.6	0.07L	$19	4	MAIDEN	$18,819	$9,863	1. Eagleye 2. Kycorden 3. Soft Landing
5th of 8	31/8/26	Newcastle	2030m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Brad Elder	2:29.20	1:58.3	2.57L	$9.50	10	MAIDEN	$8,536	$331	1. Wicked Legend 2. Maverick 3. Kycorden

Race Review Abbreviations

Brk: Broke, Blkd: Blocked or held up, 1 x 1: One-out, one-back, Prkd: Parked, 3bk otr: 3 back on the outer, 3bk inr: 3 back on the inside, two horses behind the leader, trld: Trailed, Gt spd: Showed gate speed, 3wd: 3-wide postd: Caught wide without cover, Held up: Held up, no gaps or few gaps: If they don't see any clear air in the straight, Inr-mid-wd -position: On the inside, mid = 1-off, wd = 3-wide or wider, flew hm wd: Flew home wide, dashd inr: Sprinted well on the inside, Chkd: Checked, Slow: Slow away at the start, Wltd: Wilted or got tired, Fdd: Faded late, Urgd: driver asking horse for extra effort

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