The Valley - Saturday 31st July 2021

73 8 13 Take Me North Rtg 62 (20) 54kg Majella Ballantine (Longerenong) Dean Yendall 3yo ch g 17/11/17 Needs Further-Petite Oiseau (Ladoni (GB)) Breeder Mrs N Barker Owners Mrs M M Ballantine Green, Orange Sash And Cap (w) 4 Starts 1-1-1 $19,100 TECHFORM 81 Track 0:0-0-0 Dist 0:0-0-0 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Wet 4:1-1-1 1st Up 1:0-1-0 2nd Up 1:0-0-0 2 -11 BDGO Sat 5Jun21 1300 S6 3YMDN-SW WGordon (5) 58 $14 1-ThunderPoint 58 0.2L 1:19.71 6 -11 WERR Sun 27Jun21 1400 S7 MDN-SW BAllen (5) 59.5 $3.60 1-Colossal Star 59.5 5.0L 1:28.11 3 -12 MURT Mon 12Jul21 1600 S5 MDN-SW DBates (7) 59.5 $6.50 1-Brawl 59.5 4.0L 1:39.66 1 -12 CAST Mon 19Jul21 1800 S7 MDN-SW DBates (11) 59.5 $8 2-Danejararose 56 0.8L 1:54.29 Tracked into the race nicely from midfield when holding down third 4L at Murtoa Mdn-Sw over 1600m Soft 5. Settled well back in the running but swooped home to win 0.8L at Casterton Mdn-Sw over 1800m Soft 7. 14 Uniquely Rtg 62 (18) 54kg Dan O’Sullivan (Ballarat) Will Price (a1.5/48kg) 3yo gr f 30/10/17 Toronado (IRE)-St Trinians (Black Hawk (GB)) Breeder Mr D Peacock Owners D O’Sullivan, V A Lianos & Ms Y Yialas Black, Lime Epaulettes, Armbands And Cap 13 Starts 1-3-2 $84,325 TECHFORM 90 Track 0:0-0-0 Dist 2:0-1-0 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Wet 6:0-2-1 1st Up 2:0-0-0 2nd Up 2:0-1-0 1 -12 ECHA Mon 10May21 2124 G4 MDN-SW WTPrice(a) (6) 57.5 $2.80f 2-Domfiore 59.5 0.8L 2:14.18 4 -11 GEEL Fri 21May21 2260 S5 BM58 WTPrice(a) (3) 60 $4.60 1-LaughingGrizzley 64 4.1L 2:24.81 Rtg58 3 -9 PAKS Tue 8Jun21 2200 Syn BM58 LNMcNeil(a) (2) 60(58) $11 1-ManhattanSting 60 5.3L 2:18.69 Rtg58 2 -12 FLEM m Sat 19Jun21 2000 S7 3Y HCP WTPrice(a) (12) 54 $101 1-UniqueArtist (IRE) 54 3.0L 2:06.88 Rtg58 8 -15 CAUL m Sat 10Jul21 2000 G4 3Y HCP WTPrice(a) (14) 54(52.5) $16 1-RedSanta (NZ) 54.5 5.3L 2:03.68 Rtg62 Near last, charged home from the back, great run 3L at Flemington 3Y Hcp over 2000m Soft 7. Eased last, mile back 600m, worked well to line 5.3L at Caulfield 3Y Hcp over 2000m. 15 Shilajit (NZ) 1EM (Blks) Rtg 61 (14) 54kg Dan O’Sullivan (Ballarat) 3yo bl f 24/10/17 Proisir-Uno Sayuri (JPN) (Scatter the Gold (CAN)) Breeder Dr K C Tan Owners Dr K C Tan Purple, Yellow Checks And Sleeves, Purple Cap, Yellow Star (dw) 19 Starts 3-0-1 $51,885 TECHFORM 70 Track 0:0-0-0 Dist 7:2-0-0 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Wet 7:2-0-1 1st Up 3:1-0-0 2nd Up 3:0-0-0 13 -14 BRAT Wed 19May21 2000 H8 BM64 WTPrice(a) (2) 56 $61 1-Sleepless (NZ) 59 19.4L 2:11.81 Rtg60 7 -9 SANH m Wed 2Jun21 1600 G4 3YF BM70 D Yendall (2) 54.5 $91 1-StarOf Eden 58.5 4.3L 1:38.62 Rtg58 5 -6 SANL m Wed 16Jun21 2400 S7 3Y BM78 WTPrice(a) (3) 54(52.5) $31 1-TokenSpirit 55.5 7.9L 2:39.57 Rtg58 7 -10 CAST Sun 27Jun21 2000 S6 0 - 58 TJ Bull(a) (4) 58(56) $6 1-WrittenRulz 57.5 6.5L 2:07.35 Rtg58 1 -12 WKBL Sun 18Jul21 2000 S5 0 - 58 J DHill (4) 57.5 $19 2-HakunaMatata (NZ) 55 0.5L 2:04.88 Rtg57 Always doing the chasing after displaying no early speed 6.5L at Casterton 0 - 58. Edged out rivals to win after sitting on pace 0.5L at Warracknabeal 0 - 58. Won at the trip last start but faces a higher level here. 16 Swindon Lass 2EM Rtg 61 (15) 54kg Matthew Brown (Cranbourne) Beau Mertens 3yo b f 08/11/17 Wordsmith-Splendid Thing (Encosta de Lago) Breeder Armidale Stud Owners Miss L Groves, Mrs N J McDonald, Dr F H Hawker, Mrs P Lefebvre, Ms S Lefebvre, Mrs L M Brown, Mrs E D’Abaco, Mrs D J Mckissock & Ms M Evans Hot Pink, Horse Silhouette, White Chicken Silhouette And Cap (w) 9 Starts 1-0-3 $40,765 TECHFORM 91 Track 0:0-0-0 Dist 2:0-0-1 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Wet 5:1-0-2 1st Up 2:0-0-1 2nd Up 2:0-0-1 11 -14 FLEM m Thu 5Nov20 2500 S5 VRCOAKS -G1 BHiggins (11) 56 $301 1-Personal 56 28.5L 2:36.98 Rtg58 3 -12 PAKM Wed 12May21 1400 S6 MDN-SW BMertens (6) 57.5 $6 1-Next StepBerrima 59.5 4.0L 1:26.87 3 -14 WANG Thu 3Jun21 1590 S7 3YMDN-SW BMertens (11) 56 $13 1-Quick ‘N’ Dandy 56 3.9L 1:40.52 1 -14 MOE Thu 24Jun21 1600 H8 MDN-SW BHiggins (4) 57.5 $3.70f 2-ImaDozer 59.5 2.0L 1:42.78 3 -15 CAUL m Sat 10Jul21 2000 G4 3Y HCP BMertens (15) 54 $51 1-RedSanta (NZ) 54.5 2.4L 2:03.68 Rtg58 Pounced on the lead and ran away from rivals to win convincingly 2L at Moe Mdn-Sw over 1600m Heavy 8. Wide no cover from 1400m, kept staying brave filly 2.4L at Caulfield 3Y Hcp over 2000m.