The Valley - Friday 26th February 2021

72 1 OPEN MINDED (NZ) (Blks) Rtg 79 BARRIER 9 Anthony & Sam Freedman (Mornington) Techform Rating 96 Damien Thornton 60.5kg 4yo bay gelding Sire Jimmy Choux (NZ) Dam Hidden Passion (Desert Prince (IRE) ) Breeder T O Harrison Career Record 10 Starts 5-0-1 (dw) Career Prizemoney $131,415 1st Up 3:2-0-0 2nd Up 3:1-0-0 Track 0:0-0-0 Dist 6:4-0-0 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Night 0:0-0-0 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 5:3-0-0 Soft 2:0-0-1 Heavy 3:2-0-0 Synth 0:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won 1200(4),1300(1) Owners D Azzopardi, Ms S Puddy, T Harrison, S Bruhn, Mrs L Bruhn, I Jones, J O’Keefe, M Houlihan, S McGowan, Ms K McGowan, R Prowse, J P Norman, G Karisson, R Karisson, Dream Thoroughbreds Dream (Mgr: D P Azzopardi), Racing Friends One (Mgr: Mrs M K Healey) & Davey Slade Racing (Mgr: S P Davey) Recent Form Track Jockey Wgt Br. Odds Result Marg Time @800 @400 Rtg 4 of 10 MRPK m Sat 6Jun20 1550 2MW-LY Soft 5 LJ Neindorf (a) 55 (53) 1 $4.20f 1-France’s Boy 53 3.8L 1:36.83 3 5 71 5 of 8 KILM Sun 22Nov20 1200 BM70 Good 4 D Thornton 60.5 7 $8.50 1-Wicklow Town 60.5 1.3L 1:10.90 6 5 71 6 of 11 BDGO Sun 13Dec20 1400 BM70 Good 3 D Thornton 60.5 3 $7 1-Regardsmaree 58.5 2.5L 1:22.92 4 6 71 1 of 8 CAUL m Wed 13Jan21 1200 BM70 Good 3 D Thornton 60 1 $14 2-Zoushack 58.5 0.2L 1:09.66 1 1 70 1 of 7 SALE Sun 31Jan21 1200 SALE SPRINT Good 3 D Thornton 58.5 4 $4 2-Queen Annabel 55 2.3L 1:08.99 1 1 75 Led throughout, fought off challenger gutsy win 0.2L at Caulfield Bm70 over 1200m. Kicked clear for the easiest of wins after leading 2.3L at Sale Sale Sprint over 1200m. 2 LEITER (Blks) Rtg 77 BARRIER 7 Michael Moroney (Flemington) Techform Rating 93 Lachlan King (a2/53kg) 59.5kg 5yo bay or brown gelding Sire Wanted Dam Miss Octopussy (Lonhro) Breeder Barree Pastoral Company Pty Ltd Career Record 15 Starts 3-4-2 (c) Career Prizemoney $240,420 1st Up 4:2-1-0 2nd Up 3:0-1-1 Track 3:1-1-0 Dist 6:1-1-0 Trk/Dist 2:1-0-0 Night 2:1-0-0 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 12:3-4-0 Soft 3:0-0-2 Heavy 0:0-0-0 Synth 0:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won 1000(1),1100(1),1200(1) Owners Barree Pastoral Co Pty Ltd (Mgr: G B Whittenbury) Recent Form Track Jockey Wgt Br. Odds Result Marg Time @800 @400 Rtg 4 of 14 CAUL m Sat 30May20 1200 BM78 Good 4 L W German (a) 58 (55) 5 $4.80f 1-Ruban Bleu 57 2.4L 1:11.21 2 2 74 1 of 15 FLEM m Sat 7Nov20 1100 BM80 Grand Hcp Good 3 L Nolen 59 10 $17 2-I’m Telling Ya 59.5 0.4L 1:04.01 4 3 74 10 of 12 M V m Sat 28Nov20 1200 BM78 Good 3 L W German (a) 61 (59) 11 $13 1-Bandersnatch 57 5.0L 1:10.96 9 11 80 11 of 12 FLEM m Sat 19Dec20 1200 BM84 Good 3 D Moor 58 4 $12 1-Defiant Dancer 54 8.5L 1:10.34 7 10 80 7 of 8 FLEM m Sat 16Jan21 1200 BM84 Good 4 M Walker 57.5 8 $21 1-Housay 54 6.2L 1:11.80 4 5 79 On worse going but was struggling a long way out 8.5L at Flemington Bm84 over 1200m. Awkward start, midfield, outside, beaten for pace 6.2L at Flemington Bm84 over 1200m. 3 MYSTERY LOVE (Blks) Rtg 80 BARRIER 12 Charlotte Littlefield (Pakenham) Techform Rating 99 Jack Hill 59kg 5yo chestnut mare Sire Eurozone Dam Free Thinking (NZ) (Pendragon (NZ) ) Breeder Think Big Stud Pty Ltd Career Record 11 Starts 4-0-1 (dw) Career Prizemoney $200,400 1st Up 4:2-0-1 2nd Up 3:1-0-0 Track 1:0-0-1 Dist 6:1-0-1 Trk/Dist 1:0-0-1 Night 1:0-0-1 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 6:3-0-1 Soft 4:1-0-0 Heavy 1:0-0-0 Synth 0:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won 1100(1),1200(1),1300(1),1400(1) Owners Carbine Thoroughbreds (Mgr: J Hay), Barham Racing (Mgr: D W Barham), Red Vest Racing (Mgr: D G Smith), Rushton Park (Mgr: D A Johnson), J M Yeldham, G L Sturgess, D St Clair, Mrs P M Lukins, D Foley, A Henry, J Henry, Miss C Henry, B Yeldham, M Clarkson & A P Symons Recent Form Track Jockey Wgt Br. Odds Result Marg Time @800 @400 Rtg 9 of 12 SANL m Sat 2May20 1200 BM84 Heavy 9 D Oliver 58.5 10 $5.50 1-More Than Exceed (NZ) 59 5.8L 1:14.24 11 12 85 16 of 16 MORP m Sat 16May20 1200 PROUD MISS -G3 Soft 5 J Holder 56 6 $7.50 1-Humma Humma 56.5 19.4L 1:10.98 9 9 85 11 of 12 CAUL m Sat 27Jun20 1200 F&M BM84 Soft 6 B J Melham 60.5 11 $10 1-She’s A Thief (NZ) 56 5.5L 1:10.91 11 10 84 9 of 10 FLEM m Sat 18Jul20 1400 F&M BM90 Soft 5 L Riordan (a) 59.5 (57.5) 2 $26 1-El Questro 55 8.0L 1:25.66 5 5 82 10 of 11 CAUL m Sat 6Feb21 1200 BELLMAINE -G3 Good 4 L Currie 56 9 $101 1-Probabeel (NZ) 60 5.5L 1:09.66 11 11 80 Nice spot with cover, soft run but gone 400m, poor 8L at Flemington F&M Bm90 over 1400m Soft 5. Began awkwardly, widest on corner, had no hope 5.5L Bellmaine Group 3 over 1200m. Much better suited at this level. 4 MAGNAJET Rtg 74 BARRIER 13 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young (Cranbourne) Techform Rating 89 Thomas Stockdale (a2/53kg) 58kg 4yo bay horse Sire Magnus Dam Saffrossa (Testa Rossa) Breeder Mr P Fadda Career Record 15 Starts 5-0-2 (dw) Career Prizemoney $110,635 1st Up 4:3-0-0 2nd Up 3:0-0-0 Track 0:0-0-0 Dist 10:5-0-0 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Night 0:0-0-0 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 8:2-0-2 Soft 5:3-0-0 Heavy 2:0-0-0 Synth 0:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won 1150(1),1200(4) Owners B J Newman, J Lazos, P Fadda, A J Leighton, P J Merrigan, A Pintore, B McHugh, Mrs L Newman, Short Half Head 2 (Mgr: A Hastie) & Quod Bonum 4 (Mgr: M Curtis) Recent Form Track Jockey Wgt Br. Odds Result Marg Time @800 @400 Rtg 1 of 10 CRAN Sun 13Sep20 1200 BM64 Soft 6 T Childs (a) 62 (59) 2 $16 2-Zorro’s Dream 59 1.5L 1:13.91 1 1 68 5 of 12 MORN m Sun 27Sep20 1000 BM70 Heavy 8 LJ Neindorf (a) 61 (59) 7 $15 1-Sebrakate 59 0.7L 1:00.50 4 4 72 4 of 10 MOE Fri 16Oct20 1200 BM70 Soft 6 C Hefel (a) 61 (59) 7 $21 1-Whipcracker Way 58 4.8L 1:13.33 2 2 72 5 of 10 MORN Sun 1Nov20 1200 BM70 Good 3 M J Cartwright (a) 60.5 (59) 9 $10 1-Comte (NZ) 58.5 1.7L 1:11.85 1 1 71 1 of 10 CLAC Sun 14Feb21 1200 BM70 Soft 5 C G Gaudray (a) 60 (57) 2 $10 2-Naval Envoy 58 1.0L 1:11.17 3 3 70 Set sail for home in front but was overhauled quickly for fifth 1.7L at Mornington Bm70 over 1200m. Enjoyed a nice run on the pace and raced clear to victory 1L at Colac Bm70 over 1200m Soft 5.