Mount Gambier Race 8

Newman/Mcdonnell Final Next Week (N/P) Stake Pr1 D

Stake: $2,325

ROCK IT ROGER (7) Honest race when 3rd last start at Murray Bridge. Has early speed and positions nicely. Racing consistently this prep. Winning chance in what appears a suitable race. ESCAPADES (3) Strong performance to win last run around here. Can have an impact. HIGH CUBE (6) Tidy effort when 3rd last start around here and getting better in recent performances. Always seems to find the line well. Can win. TRUST DEED (4) Underwhelming when 6th last start at Horsham. Can threaten if right today.

Distance: 512m
Class: 5th Grade
Track: Good
Weather: Showers
Surface: All Weather

Just Johnnie (1) 2265535346
Trainer: Steve Bartholomew (WORROLONG)
Prize Money: $11,919
Win / Place: 13% / 63%

3 yo BDL D

Sire: BLUE MOON RISING (AUS)

Dam: GALACTIC ATHENA (AUS)

Owners: Bartholomew Bartholomew Synd S Bartholomew,L Bartholomew

Rating

Stats

Career

44: 6-10-12

Track

41: 6-9-10

Trk/Dst

13: 1-3-2

Distance

13: 1-3-2

Season

13: 0-3-3

1st Up

2: 0-1-1

2nd Up

2: 1-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	3	1	0	0

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

Comments

Jumped at $18.00 and was nothing special when 6th last run at the track but drawn well. Will be trying to topple them late. Can't leave out of your calculations.

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 7	1/11/26	Mount Gambier	600m	6	0:35.70	60.5 km/h	10.0L	$18	0:35.00	0:35.00	GR 5/6	$2,475	-	7	1. Aston Sushi 2. One Feather 3. Way Cool
4th of 8	25/10/26	Mount Gambier	512m	4	0:30.14	61.2 km/h	8.8L	$11	0:29.53	0:29.53	GR 4/5	$2,475	-	7	1. Kia Keeping 2. Way Cool 3. Jimmy The Rat
3rd of 4	18/10/26	Mount Gambier	512m	7	0:29.63	62.2 km/h	4.3L	$27	0:29.34	0:29.34	GR 3/4/5	$2,475	$250	7	1. Moonlight Nellie 2. High Cobber 3. Just Johnnie
5th of 6	11/10/26	Mount Gambier	600m	7	0:35.38	61.1 km/h	12.8L	$19	0:34.48	0:34.48	GR 5/6	$2,475	-	7	1. One Feather 2. Compton Shelly 3. Miss Chapo
3rd of 4	4/10/26	Mount Gambier	600m	7	0:35.28	61.2 km/h	3.0L	$8.00	0:35.07	0:35.07	GR 5/6	$2,475	$250	7	1. Big Boy Jett 2. Aston Sushi 3. Just Johnnie
5th of 7	27/9/26	Mount Gambier	512m	1	0:30.12	61.2 km/h	6.3L	$18	0:29.67	0:29.57	GR 3/4/5	$2,475	-	14	1. Belair Laurel 2. Duran Nirvana 3. Paw Danny

Way Cool (2) 7734657235
Trainer: Robert Halliday (PORTLAND WEST)
Prize Money: $20,988
Win / Place: 12% / 58%

3 yo D

Sire: FLYING RICCIARDO (AUS)

Dam: MIAMI FERNANDO (AUS)

Owners: Shirley Halliday

Rating

Stats

Career

55: 7-11-14

Track

54: 7-11-14

Trk/Dst

46: 7-8-12

Distance

46: 7-8-12

Season

8: 0-1-2

1st Up

3: 0-3-0

2nd Up

3: 1-1-1

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

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

Comments

Jumped at $46.00 and performed below standard when 5th last run at the track. Hard to have.

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
5th of 6	8/11/26	Mount Gambier	600m	2	0:35.72	60.5 km/h	14.3L	$51	0:34.71	0:34.71	GR 3/4/5	$2,650	-	7	1. Kia Keeping 2. Shade Of Pale 3. Belair Brindle
3rd of 7	1/11/26	Mount Gambier	600m	8	0:35.58	60.7 km/h	8.3L	$35	0:35.00	0:35.00	GR 5/6	$2,475	$250	7	1. Aston Sushi 2. One Feather 3. Way Cool
2nd of 8	25/10/26	Mount Gambier	512m	6	0:30.09	61.3 km/h	8.0L	$34	0:29.53	0:29.53	GR 4/5	$2,475	$500	14	1. Kia Keeping 2. Way Cool 3. Jimmy The Rat
7th of 7	11/10/26	Mount Gambier	512m	1	0:30.58	60.3 km/h	15.8L	$18	0:29.47	0:29.47	GR 4/5	$2,475	-	14	1. Moonlight Nellie 2. Hello Sweetheart 3. High Cobber
5th of 6	27/9/26	Mount Gambier	512m	1	0:30.25	60.9 km/h	5.8L	$13	0:29.84	0:29.57	OPEN	$6,250	-	7	1. Jetson 2. Swift Gift 3. Moonlight Nellie
6th of 8	20/9/26	Mount Gambier	400m	6	0:23.85	60.4 km/h	3.3L	$7.00	0:23.62	0:23.02	GR 4/5	$2,150	-	7	1. High Cobber 2. Lady Tsunade 3. Ivory Pygmy

Escapades (3) 5212717331
Trainer: Tracie Price (COMPTON)
Prize Money: $18,306
Win / Place: 17% / 57%

2 yo BLU/BDL D

Sire: TOMMY SHELBY (AUS)

Dam: JUST TERMS (AUS)

Owners: Clover Park Racing Group - Mgr J Lord

100

Rating

Stats

Career

28: 5-6-5

Track

2: 1-0-1

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Distance

1: 1-0-0

Season

3: 1-0-2

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Was first to greet the judge when winning last run at this track. Good tough competitor that can be supported.

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	8/11/26	Mount Gambier	512m	5	0:30.35	60.7 km/h	1.8L	$3.00	0:30.35	0:29.47	GR 6	$2,175	$1,519	35	1. Escapades 2. Aussie Fernando 3. National Grid
35 Day Freshen-Up
3rd of 4	4/10/26	Mount Gambier	400m	1	0:23.21	62.0 km/h	2.5L	$2.30	0:23.02	0:22.60	GR 6	$1,900	$188	44	1. Lektra Harmony 2. Bali Unleashed 3. Escapades
44 Day Freshen-Up
3rd of 6	21/8/26	Murray Bridge	455m	5	0:26.81	61.1 km/h	3.0L	$4.00	0:26.59	0:25.75	GR 6	$2,175	$219	29	1. Compton To Avoid 2. Zinfandel Comet 3. Escapades
7th of 8	23/7/26	Angle Park	530m	7	0:31.45	60.7 km/h	7.5L	$7.50	0:30.92	0:30.46	GR 6	$4,600	-	31	1. Shrewd 2. Zipping Wichita 3. Aileen's Shine
31 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 8	22/6/26	Nowra	630m	6	0:37.17	61.0 km/h	2.5L	$2.80	0:37.17	0:37.17	MX	$3,925	$2,500	4	1. Escapades 2. Out Express 3. Boy Bandit
7th of 8	18/6/26	Wentworth Park	720m	6	0:43.39	59.7 km/h	18.5L	$8.50	0:42.09	0:42.09	GR 5	$8,075	-	8	1. Vodka And Ice 2. Smart Aussie 3. No Bail Jester

Trust Deed (4) 5444236746
Trainer: Garry Marshman (HEATHMERE)
Prize Money: $13,588
Win / Place: 14% / 40%

3 yo Black D

Sire: ALLEN DEED (AUS)

Dam: INDY'S HAPPY (AUS)

Owners: Garry Marshman

Rating

Stats

Career

50: 7-7-6

Track

17: 4-2-3

Trk/Dst

6: 1-1-2

Distance

6: 1-1-2

Season

8: 0-1-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Jumped at $13.00 and average effort when 6th last start at Horsham. Can run into the placings.

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	9/11/26	Horsham	410m	5	0:23.69	62.3 km/h	3.9L	$14	0:23.41	0:22.88	GR 5	$3,663	-	12	1. Mac And Cheese 2. Paw Geldoff 3. Is He Lucky
4th of 7	28/10/26	Horsham	485m	6	0:27.65	63.1 km/h	2.5L	$61	0:27.48	0:27.15	GR 5	$4,175	$94	6	1. Aston Reeves 2. Paw Lampades 3. Paw Danny
7th of 8	22/10/26	Warrnambool	450m	4	0:25.88	62.6 km/h	5.5L	$31	0:25.51	0:25.04	GR 5	$3,663	-	10	1. Paw Hazelton 2. Aston Castle 3. Paw Kabuto
6th of 8	12/10/26	Horsham	485m	2	0:27.97	62.4 km/h	11.0L	$76	0:27.22	0:27.22	GR 4/5	$4,850	-	7	1. Deep Thinker 2. Goblin 3. Reiko Bling
3rd of 7	5/10/26	Warrnambool	390m	6	0:22.46	62.5 km/h	5.5L	$32	0:22.08	0:22.08	GR 5	$1,913	$200	4	1. Bush Mayhem 2. Cruising Jamie 3. Trust Deed
2nd of 8	1/10/26	Warrnambool	390m	1	0:22.56	62.2 km/h	6.8L	$31	0:22.09	0:21.91	GR 5	$3,663	$750	7	1. Exaggerator 2. Trust Deed 3. Where's Mick

High Cube (6) 2763356543
Trainer: Robert Halliday (PORTLAND WEST)
Prize Money: $36,538
Win / Place: 27% / 60%

3 yo BDL D

Sire: FLYING RICCIARDO (AUS)

Dam: MIAMI FERNANDO (AUS)

Owners: Shirley Halliday

Rating

Stats

Career

58: 16-7-12

Track

55: 16-7-12

Trk/Dst

44: 13-6-10

Distance

44: 13-6-10

Season

8: 0-0-3

1st Up

2: 1-1-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	3	13	0	0

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

Comments

Nice run when 3rd last start around here and on an upward trajectory in recent races. Shows very good closing speed. Could go close.

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	8/11/26	Mount Gambier	512m	1	0:29.94	61.6 km/h	6.5L	$2.30	0:29.47	0:29.47	GR 5	$2,325	$231	7	1. Mepunga Infrared 2. Miss Chapo 3. High Cube
4th of 6	1/11/26	Mount Gambier	512m	4	0:29.67	62.1 km/h	4.5L	$26	0:29.35	0:29.35	GR 3/4/5	$2,475	-	7	1. Compton Lizzie 2. Kia Keeping 3. Paw Danny
5th of 8	25/10/26	Mount Gambier	512m	2	0:30.17	61.1 km/h	9.3L	$7.50	0:29.53	0:29.53	GR 4/5	$2,475	-	14	1. Kia Keeping 2. Way Cool 3. Jimmy The Rat
6th of 7	11/10/26	Mount Gambier	512m	8	0:30.55	60.3 km/h	15.5L	$15	0:29.47	0:29.47	GR 4/5	$2,475	-	14	1. Moonlight Nellie 2. Hello Sweetheart 3. High Cobber
5th of 5	27/9/26	Mount Gambier	512m	8	0:30.12	61.2 km/h	7.8L	$9.50	0:29.57	0:29.57	OPEN	$6,250	-	7	1. Compton Lizzie 2. Kia Keeping 3. Compton Shelly
3rd of 8	20/9/26	Mount Gambier	512m	8	0:30.13	61.2 km/h	5.5L	$13	0:29.74	0:29.71	GR 3/4/5	$2,475	$250	7	1. Moonlight Nellie 2. Duran Nirvana 3. High Cube

Rock It Roger (7) 4211112113
Trainer: Tracie Price (COMPTON)
Prize Money: $11,038
Win / Place: 58% / 91%

Track Specialist

2 yo Black D

Sire: TOMMY SHELBY (AUS)

Dam: ROCK IT BARCIA (AUS)

Owners: T Price & K Price

100

Rating

Stats

Career

12: 7-2-2

Track

4: 3-0-0

Season

11: 7-2-1

1st Up

2: 1-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Placed 3rd last start at Murray Bridge. Likely to be well placed early. Very competitive this campaign. Will be fighting out the finish.

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	6/11/26	Murray Bridge	395m	2	0:22.40	63.5 km/h	3.8L	$6.50	0:22.13	0:22.13	GR 3/4/5	$2,150	$213	7	1. Lomax Keeping 2. Canya Nameless 3. Rock It Roger
1st of 7	30/10/26	Murray Bridge	455m	6	0:25.52	64.2 km/h	1.5L	$1.20	0:25.52	0:25.43	GR 6	$2,175	$1,519	5	1. Rock It Roger 2. Frozen In Time 3. Kicker Dusty
1st of 6	25/10/26	Mount Gambier	400m	2	0:23.02	62.6 km/h	2.3L	$1.20	0:23.02	0:23.02	GR 3/4/5	$2,150	$1,513	9	1. Rock It Roger 2. Rocklea Earle 3. Mister Cadillac
2nd of 7	16/10/26	Murray Bridge	455m	4	0:26.01	63.0 km/h	0.3L	$3.20	0:25.99	0:25.72	GR 6	$2,175	$438	8	1. Zinfandel Holy 2. Rock It Roger 3. Tony
1st of 6	8/10/26	Murray Bridge	395m	1	0:22.25	63.9 km/h	0.8L	$3.60	0:22.25	0:22.00	GR 6	$2,013	$1,413	6	1. Rock It Roger 2. Bedrock Dino 3. On Wheels
1st of 5	2/10/26	Murray Bridge	395m	4	0:22.62	62.9 km/h	7.0L	$1.08f	0:22.62	0:22.37	GR 6	$1,900	$1,331	5	1. Rock It Roger 2. Coolidge 3. Kookaburra Emily

Ringer's Girl (8) 7257318525
Trainer: Peter Franklin (MORTLAKE)
Prize Money: $24,775
Win / Place: 15% / 39%

4 yo BDL B

Sire: ASTON RUPEE (AUS)

Dam: TWO PHONES (AUS)

Owners: Vanessa Lenehan

Rating

Stats

Career

82: 13-8-11

Track

46: 9-6-9

Trk/Dst

16: 2-2-5

Distance

16: 2-2-5

Season

9: 1-2-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
6	1	2	4	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	15	10	3	20	6	7	11	10
1st	7	1	0	4	0	0	1	0
2nd	3	1	0	2	0	0	1	1
3rd	2	1	0	3	0	3	1	1

Comments

Tidy run when 2nd last run around here and returning to an increased distance. Will try to take advantage of the box. Rough chance 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
5th of 8	12/11/26	Warrnambool	390m	5	0:22.83	61.5 km/h	4.5L	$51	0:22.53	0:21.97	GR 5	$3,663	-	4	1. Shaker Sticker 2. Juneau Sangria 3. Paw Yaz
2nd of 6	8/11/26	Mount Gambier	400m	4	0:23.26	61.9 km/h	5.3L	$51	0:22.88	0:22.71	GR 4/5	$2,150	$425	7	1. Lenny Limes 2. Ringer's Girl 3. Jetson
5th of 6	1/11/26	Mount Gambier	305m	4	0:17.72	62.0 km/h	3.0L	$61	0:17.51	0:17.40	GR 4/5	$2,150	-	13	1. Trial King 2. Something Good 3. Ollie Limes
8th of 8	19/10/26	Warrnambool	450m	7	0:26.22	61.8 km/h	13.0L	$61	0:25.31	0:25.31	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,913	-	6	1. Spanish Fawn 2. Turn Up Turbo 3. Rev Ken
1st of 7	13/10/26	Warrnambool	390m	1	0:22.88	61.4 km/h	0.2L	$8.00	0:22.88	0:22.33	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,913	$1,250	8	1. Ringer's Girl 2. Solar Jessie 3. All Net
3rd of 7	5/10/26	Warrnambool	390m	4	0:22.62	62.1 km/h	2.5L	$20	0:22.45	0:22.08	GR 5	$1,913	$200	7	1. Saint Mick 2. Moraine Grace 3. Ringer's Girl