The Valley - Saturday 25th September 2020

31 5 EXPRESS PASS Rtg 80 BARRIER 1 Nick Ryan (Caulfield) Techform Rating 94 Rhys McLeod 59kg 4yo bay gelding Sire Wandjina Dam Pass the Parcel (More Than Ready (USA) ) Breeder Pepac Atf Ept Career Record 9 Starts 3-1-2 (w) Career Prizemoney $126,425 1st Up 4:2-1-1 2nd Up 3:1-0-1 Track 0:0-0-0 Dist 3:0-0-2 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Night 0:0-0-0 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 7:2-1-1 Soft 2:1-0-1 Heavy 0:0-0-0 Synth 0:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won 1100(3) Owners D J Judd, Mrs D M Gordon, J Sheahan, G J Brain, J Brain, Mrs M K Brain, P Jackson, G W Judd, Mrs M A Judd, Express Racing (Mgr: J E Danks), Happy Harold (Mgr: M Nelson) & Big Lunch (Mgr: D A Johnstone) Recent Form Track Jockey Wgt Br.Odds Result Marg Time @800 @400 Rtg 12 of 16 CAUL m Sat 12Oct19 1600 CAUL GUINEAS -G1 Good 3 B J Melham 56.5 7 $21 1-Super Seth 56.5 6.1L 1:36.44 12 12 71 2 of 7 FLEM m Sun 9Feb20 1000 3Y BM64 Good 4 M Poy (a) 63 (61.5) 2 $3.10 1-Excess Funds 61.5 0.2L 56.90 7 6 70 5 of 7 CAUL m Sat 22Feb20 1200 ZEDITAVE -G3 Good 3 M J Dee 55 2 $6.50 1-He’ll Haunt Us 56 2.9L 1:09.28 4 5 70 1 of 8 BDGO Wed 29Jul20 1100 BM78 Good 4 R McLeod 58 3 $2.50f 2-Acumen 56 0.2L 1:04.19 7 6 70 1 of 14 CAUL m Sat 29Aug20 1100 BM78 Good 4 R McLeod 58.5 5 $4.80 2-Legionnaire 58.5 0.8L 1:04.01 8 8 75 Came from midfield with a well timed run to win 0.2L at Bendigo Bm78 over 1100m. Midfield cover, accelerated from 300m, smart win 0.8L at Caulfield Bm78 over 1100m. Sprinter with upside, barrier 1 not ideal. 6 SIMPLY OPTIMISTIC Rtg 79 BARRIER 10 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young (Cranbourne) Techform Rating 85 Craig Williams 58.5kg 6yo chestnut gelding Sire Encosta de Lago Dam Iron Rose (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ) ) Breeder Mr G Harvey Career Record 17 Starts 5-2-2 (dw) Career Prizemoney $129,804 1st Up 6:3-0-0 2nd Up 4:1-0-0 Track 0:0-0-0 Dist 7:4-0-1 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Night 0:0-0-0 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 4:1-1-0 Soft 9:3-1-1 Heavy 4:1-0-1 Synth 0:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won 1200(4),1300(1) Owners K W Hawtin & B W Hawtin Recent Form Track Jockey Wgt Br.Odds Result Marg Time @800 @400 Rtg 6 of 12 CAUL m Sat 9May20 1400 BM78 Soft 7 R Bayliss 59 9 $7 1-Viral 59.5 1.9L 1:27.89 9 7 76 3 of 10 SANL m Sun 24May20 1400 BM78 Heavy 8 R Bayliss 59 7 $5.50 1-Strategic Phil 58 3.9L 1:27.69 10 8 76 5 of 13 FLEM m Sat 6Jun20 1400 BM78 Soft 5 R Bayliss 59 2 $9.50 1-Honey Esprit 57 1.8L 1:23.70 3 3 76 5 of 10 SANL m Wed 19Aug20 1200 BM78 Heavy 9 C Williams 59.5 4 $4.20ef 1-Proper Rogue 57 4.6L 1:13.89 6 5 76 1 of 12 GEEL Sun 6Sep20 1200 BM78 Good 3 C Williams 59 3 $9.50 2-Condo’s Express 59 1.3L 1:11.24 7 8 75 Midfield rail, hit the line strong late in run 4.6L at Lakeside Bm78 over 1200m Heavy 9. Flew home to win after settling back in the running 1.3L at Geelong Bm78 over 1200m. Consistent galloper that brings strong form. 7 REINE HAPPY Rtg 78 BARRIER 2 George Osborne (Kyneton) Techform Rating 81 Liam Riordan (a2/53kg) 58kg 9yo bay or brown gelding Sire Good Journey (USA) Dam Reine Sauvage (Indian Danehill (IRE) ) Breeder Mr F Zotti Career Record 58 Starts 13-7-8 (dw) Career Prizemoney $231,790 1st Up 6:0-0-1 2nd Up 6:1-0-0 Track 1:0-0-0 Dist 18:3-3-3 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Night 0:0-0-0 Firm 1:0-0-0 Good 32:8-4-4 Soft 18:3-3-3 Heavy 6:2-0-1 Synth 1:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won 1000(3),1100(2),1200(3),1300(4),1350(1) Owners G A Osborne, R F Abruzzi, P C Bliesner, Ms R V Metcalfe, H J Kobylinski, P G Morey, Eyesontheprize (Mgr: Mrs D Butler) & Mrs S L Adams Recent Form Track Jockey Wgt Br.Odds Result Marg Time @800 @400 Rtg 3 of 12 BDGO Sun 17May20 1300 BM64 Good 4 K Quilty (a) 63.5 (59.5) 2 $7.50 1-Reckoning 61 1.7L 1:18.21 1 1 71 2 of 10 DON Fri 5Jun20 1350 BM64 Good 4 K Quilty (a) 63.5 (59.5) 2 $5.50 1-Star Jan 56 0.1L 1:21.73 3 3 71 2 of 12 DON Sat 20Jun20 1354 BM64 Soft 6 T Childs (a) 63.5 (59.5) 8 $9 1-The Wrangler 57.5 0.5L 1:21.67 1 1 71 1 of 10 BDGO Fri 3Jul20 1300 BM64 Heavy 8 T Childs (a) 63.5 (59.5) 8 $7 2-Lake’s Folly 59 0.3L 1:20.46 1 1 71 1 of 11 GEEL Fri 31Jul20 1330 BM70 Good 4 T Childs (a) 62.5 (58.5) 5 $8 2-Billy Mav (NZ) 57 0.2L 1:18.82 1 1 75 Challenged for the lead but held rivals at bay to win 0.3L at Bendigo Bm64 over 1300m Heavy 8. Led, challenged but proved the better horse on the day to win 0.2L at Geelong Bm70 over 1330m. 8 KAPLUMPICH (Blks) Rtg 77 BARRIER 7 Kevin Corstens (Cranbourne) Techform Rating 85 Mark Zahra 57.5kg 5yo bay gelding Sire All American Dam Illusionary (Hussonet (USA) ) Breeder G S a Bloodstock Pty Ltd Career Record 29 Starts 5-5-2 (dwc) Career Prizemoney $281,895 1st Up 4:0-1-0 2nd Up 4:1-1-0 Track 3:2-0-0 Dist 11:3-2-0 Trk/Dist 2:2-0-0 Night 2:2-0-0 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 13:4-1-0 Soft 15:1-4-2 Heavy 0:0-0-0 Synth 1:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won 1200(3),1400(1),1600(1) Owners B Sokolski, G Zimmer, J Kirzner, Dr D Goldbloom, D Gorog, S Katz, D Swiatlo, N Gold, M Borsky, E Swart, J Azoulay & J Gold Recent Form Track Jockey Wgt Br.Odds Result Marg Time @800 @400 Rtg 2 of 14 CAUL m Sat 30May20 1400 BM84 Good 4 M Zahra 56.5 11 $8.50 1-Heptagon (NZ) 59.5 1.0L 1:24.05 10 9 77 4 of 10 M V m Sat 13Jun20 1600 BM78 Soft 6 M Zahra 60 10 $5.50 1-Holbien 61 3.7L 1:39.54 5 3 78 3 of 13 CAUL m Sat 27Jun20 1600 BM78 Soft 6 T Stockdale (a) 61.5 (59.5) 5 $4f 1-Heavenly Emperor (NZ) 61 1.5L 1:38.16 5 5 78 5 of 15 CAUL m Sat 11Jul20 1400 BM78 Soft 7 T Stockdale (a) 60 (58) 12 $10 1-Tavidance (NZ) 56.5 3.5L 1:25.65 9 8 78 9 of 12 GEEL Sun 6Sep20 1200 BM78 Good 3 B Mertens 60.5 10 $13 1-Simply Optimistic 59 6.9L 1:11.24 8 7 78 Caught 4 wide no cover, big run to finish off 5th 3.5L at Caulfield Bm78 over 1400m Soft 7. Made no impression after getting back worse than midfield 6.9L at Geelong Bm78 over 1200m. Has the advantage of performing at this track/distance.