The Valley - Saturday 31st July 2021

70 8 1 Namakwa (Blks) Rtg 72 (3) 59kg Ciaron Maher & David Eustace (Ballarat) Madison Lloyd (a3/52kg) 3yo b or br c 14/11/17 Dissident-Calvinia (Varick (USA)) Breeder Fairway Thoroughbreds Owners First Light Racing Pty Ltd, C Chung, P A Hansen, Papi & 3 Amigos, S J V, F M L M Racing, J Field, R L Ross, J Su, R Turner, Luck of the Irish Racing, S Bulow, R T Paterson, K G McCarroll, A F Pearl, Treewise Men, B B A H Racing, C T Larkin & F L R Calvin’s Crew Navy Blue, Gold And White Crescent, Gold Cap (d) 8 Starts 3-1-1 $118,375 TECHFORM 99 Track 0:0-0-0 Dist 2:1-0-1 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Wet 3:0-0-1 1st Up 2:0-1-0 2nd Up 2:1-0-0 2 -11 WERR Thu 1Apr21 1400 G4 BM58 J Allen (1) 63 $13 1-NoPuzzle 59 1.0L 1:24.70 Rtg61 4 -7 BDGO Wed 21Apr21 1600 S5 BM64 J Allen (1) 58 $2.90f 1-SpanishSnitzel 57.5 0.8L 1:39.09 Rtg61 1 -6 BRTS Mon 17May21 2100 Syn BM58 LNMcNeil(a) (1) 63.5(61.5) $2.80f 2-BlazingLace 56.5 0.1L 2:12.99 Rtg61 1 -16 FLEM m Sat 5Jun21 2000 G4 3Y-Qlty BAllen (3) 56 $9.50 2-Reuber 57.5 2.0L 2:03.22 Rtg65 3 -12 FLEM m Sat 19Jun21 2000 S7 3Y HCP BAllen (6) 60 $4.20 1-UniqueArtist (IRE) 54 3.2L 2:06.88 Rtg72 One out one back took over 300m never dominant win 2L at Flemington 3Y-Qlty. Leader’s flank, fought hard late, finished well 3.2L at Flemington 3Y Hcp. Holds a fantastic career record and likes racing at the trip. Top pick. 2 Seb Song Rtg 69 (5) 57.5kg Jason Warren & Dean Krongold (Mornington) Craig Williams 3yo gr g 25/09/17 Sebring-Silken Song (Unbridled’s Song (USA)) Breeder Mr R J Crabtree Owners J D Warren, E P Clarke, Mrs R L Clarke, J T Phillips, M J Butts, G J Hannan, Mrs J R Hannan, N Gopaul, Hard As A Cat’s Head (Mgr: W R Glynn), Peake Racing (Mgr: P N Edwards) & Springtime In Melbourne (Mgr: R Gillan) Green, Royal Blue Diagonal Stripes, Light Blue Sleeves, Royal Blue Armbands, Striped Cap (wt) 9 Starts 2-3-0 $191,600 TECHFORM 100 Track 1:1-0-0 Dist 1:0-0-0 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Wet 6:1-2-0 1st Up 2:1-1-0 2nd Up 2:0-1-0 5 -11 CAUL m Sat 29May21 1600 G3 3Y HCP B JMelham (4) 58.5 $4.40 1-Riot AndRose (NZ) 57 4.7L 1:35.63 Rtg70 4 -11 SANH m Sat 12Jun21 1600 H8 3YHCP B JMelham (5) 57 $4.80 1-Sarodec 54.5 3.0L 1:41.78 Rtg70 4 -11 CRAN Wed 23Jun21 1600 S5 3Y BM64 CGGaudray(a) (8) 62.5(60.5) $4.80 1-ReliableDude (NZ) 60 3.0L 1:40.01 Rtg69 2 -11 FLEM m Sat 3Jul21 1600 S6 SILVERBOWL FNL J Kah (6) 57.5 $4f 1-SeinersExpress (NZ) 54.5 0.8L 1:38.93 Rtg68 4 -14 CRAN Thu 22Jul21 2060 H10 BM78 CWilliams (5) 55.5 $3f 1-DukeOf Plumpton (NZ) 57.5 2.1L 2:15.37 Rtg69 Eased back early chimed in with strong run top 2nd 0.8L at Flemington Silverbowl Fnl. Led the field at the 400m but couldn’t sustain that thrust 2.1L at Cranbourne Bm78. A winner at the track who has enjoyed some solid recent form. Include. 3 Literati (Blks) Rtg 67 (2) 56.5kg Symon Wilde (Warrnambool) Ben Melham 3yo b g 19/11/17 Artie Schiller (USA)-Beijing Bound (Quest for Fame (GB)) Breeder Independent Stallions Pty Ltd Owners B N Becker & S W Wilde Grey, Pink Band, Armbands And Cap (w) 12 Starts 2-2-1 $112,285 TECHFORM 96 Track 0:0-0-0 Dist 2:0-0-0 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Wet 8:1-1-1 1st Up 2:1-0-0 2nd Up 2:0-0-0 1 -13 BRAT Sun 30May21 1600 H8 BM64 DThornton (11) 58.5 $7 2-Bet Red (NZ) 59 0.8L 1:42.25 Rtg61 2 -11 SANH m Sat 12Jun21 1600 H8 3YHCP DThornton (9) 54.5 $10 1-Sarodec 54.5 0.8L 1:41.78 Rtg65 4 -12 FLEM m Sat 19Jun21 2000 S7 3Y HCP DThornton (3) 57.5 $16 1-UniqueArtist (IRE) 54 3.3L 2:06.88 Rtg67 4 -12 FLEM m Sat 3Jul21 2500 S6 3Y HCP DThornton (2) 57.5 $21 1-TokenSpirit 56.5 6.2L 2:41.95 Rtg67 3 -13 FLEM m Sat 17Jul21 1700 S7 3Y HCP WTPrice(a) (4) 57(55.5) $16 1-SeinersExpress (NZ) 58 0.3L 1:46.69 Rtg66 Midfield, wide, sound effort late, finished well 6.2L at Flemington 3Y Hcp. Fought hard over the final stages for third after sitting behind leaders 0.3L at Flemington 3Y Hcp. In solid form recently, expect him to settle forward. 4 Red Santa (NZ) (Blks) Rtg 67 (16) 56.5kg Ciaron Maher & David Eustace (Caulfield) Jamie Kah 3yo b g 13/11/17 Redwood (GB)-Sesenta (Encosta de Lago) Breeder G Harvey Owners M Johnston, Mrs A J Johnston, Madica (Mgr: T N Porter), Miss M Porter, Miss J L Porter, Mrs B E Porter, T A Ginnane, D J O’Connor, M F McMahon, Mrs S M McMahon, A E Ronalds, D J Canny, J H Mcinnes, P G Walsh, Mrs L A Mclaren & G A McLaren White, Navy Seams, Multi Blue And Grey Checked Sleeves And Cap (d) 8 Starts 2-2-1 $130,000 TECHFORM 97 Track 1:0-1-0 Dist 2:1-0-0 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Wet 2:0-0-1 1st Up 2:1-0-0 2nd Up 2:0-1-0 1 -8 GEEL Tue 20Apr21 1500 G4 MDN-SW J Allen (1) 59 $2f 2-TyphoonMoon 57 1.8L 1:31.95 10 -14 CAUL m Sat 8May21 2000 G4 3Y HCP MJ Dee (14) 56.5 $10 1-Rousseau 53 10.2L 2:03.49 Rtg62 5 -12 RHIL m Sat 5Jun21 1800 S6 3YOBM72(69) RBayliss (7) 56 $21 1-Wicklow(IRE) 55.5 4.4L 1:52.83 Rtg61 3 -5 RHIL m Sat 19Jun21 1800 H8 3&4YOBM72 RBayliss (1) 54 $8.50 1-Wicklow(IRE) 55.5 1.7L 1:52.51 Rtg60 1 -15 CAUL m Sat 10Jul21 2000 G4 3Y HCP J Kah (2) 54.5 $2.10f 2-Flossing (NZ) 54.5 0.1L 2:03.68 Rtg61 Midfield, fought hard in straight, challenged late 1.7L at Rosehill Gardens 3&4Yo Bm72 over 1800m Heavy 8. Midfield rail, bolting turn, edged out got there 0.1L at Caulfield 3Y Hcp over 2000m. A winner at the trip last start. Don’t ignore.