The Valley

23 5 Leg Drive R71 Barrier 5 Matt Laurie (Mornington) Techform Rating 93 Patrick Moloney 60.5kg 4yo bay gelding Sire Grunt (NZ) Dam Shantha’s Girl (Redoute’s Choice) Breeder Yulong Investments Yulong Stud Owners Yu Long Investments (Mgr: Y Zhang) Bottle Green, White Checked Sleeves, White Cap Career Record 9 Starts 3-1-2 (dt) Career Prizemoney $97,350 1st Up 3:0-0-1 2nd Up 3:2-0-1 Track 4:2-0-1 Dist 2:1-1-0 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 7:3-1-1 Soft 2:0-0-1 Heavy 0:0-0-0 Synth 0:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won 1500(1),1600(2) Recent Form Track Jockey Wgt Br. Odds Result Marg Time @800@400 Rtg 3 of 11 MOE Sun 24Aug25 1600BM64 Soft 6 D G Moor 59 5 $12 1-Sweet Jasmine 59.5 2.3L 1:39.62 3 2 62 6 of 12 CRANN Fri 31Oct25 1400BM66 Good 4 J Noonan 58 8 $20 1-Miss Playlounge 55.5 2.5L 1:24.60 8 10 62 1 of 11 GEEL Fri 14Nov25 1507BM62 Good 4 P M Moloney 60 7 $5.50 2-Tatsu 60.5 0.3L 1:31.32 7 8 62 2 of 10 GEEL Wed 26Nov25 1514BM66 Good 3 P M Moloney 60 3 $4.20 1-Vellasmachine 58 0.02L 1:30.83 4 3 66 1 of 10 CRANN Fri 12Dec25 1600BM62 Good 3 R K Houston(a) 62 (60.5) 5 $1.85f 2-Samurai Star 60.5 3.5L 1:36.87 1 1 66 Had the run of race behind the leaders and just missed for second at Ladbrokes Geelong. Looked in control of the race a long way from home and won impressively at Southside Cranbourne. Dominant last start. Looks the key danger. 6 Dark Simba R70 Barrier 3 Ben, Will & JD Hayes (Pakenham 3) Techform Rating 100 Jackson Radley (a3/51kg) 60kg 4yo brown gelding Sire So You Think (NZ) Dam Salina (Redoute’s Choice) Breeder Telemon Thoroughbreds Owners R M Wanless & Mrs J M Wanless Dark Blue Tartan, Yellow Seams, Dark Blue Tartan Cap, Yellow Pom Pom Career Record 11 Starts 3-3-0 (w) Career Prizemoney $114,600 1st Up 3:0-0-0 2nd Up 3:1-1-0 Track 0:0-0-0 Dist 2:0-1-0 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 9:2-2-0 Soft 1:0-1-0 Heavy 1:1-0-0 Synth 0:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won 1600(2),1700(1) Recent Form Track Jockey Wgt Br. Odds Result Marg Time @800@400 Rtg 1 of 12 SALE Wed 28May25 1717BM64 Good 4 J McNeil 59 5 $2.40f 2-Dreams Come True (NZ) 58.5 1.5L 1:44.31 4 3 62 1 of 11 MORNmMon 9Jun25 1600BM70 Heavy 9 E P Brown 57.5 2 $2.25f 2-Peel The Stickers 60 3.5L 1:40.29 7 3 66 6 of 11 FLEMm Sat 21Jun25 16203Y HCP Good 4 J McNeil 58 3 $3.80f 1-Taken (NZ) 60 2.6L 1:38.31 5 5 71 6 of 13 CAULm Sat 15Nov25 1400BM84 Good 4 M J Dee 54 10 $9.50 1-Taken (NZ) 58 1.9L 1:24.53 13 13 70 6 of 8 RHILm Sun 7Dec25 15003&4Y BM72 Good 4 T Clark 59 3 $3.20ef 1-Mortal Halo 53 2.3L 1:29.73 6 5 70 Awesome effort to run on late for sixth after settling a long way in the running at Caulfield. Failed to improve position from behind the leaders throughout, sixth at Rosehill Gardens. Closed off well when resuming.Top chance. 7 Private Jumbo (Blks) R70 Barrier 8 Paul & Tracey Templeton (Moe) Techform Rating 93 Harry Coffey 60kg 6yo bay gelding Sire Reward for Effort Dam Maid in Secret (Made of Gold (USA)) Breeder Mr E McNulty Owners G L Cross, E M McNulty & L P Galliott Royal Blue, White Spades And Armbands Career Record 19 Starts 2-5-4 (w) Career Prizemoney $260,400 1st Up 6:0-2-2 2nd Up 5:1-1-1 Track 0:0-0-0 Dist 0:0-0-0 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 10:1-1-3 Soft 8:1-4-0 Heavy 1:0-0-1 Synth 0:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won 1250(1),1600(1) Recent Form Track Jockey Wgt Br. Odds Result Marg Time @800@400 Rtg 5 of 12 SANHm Wed 18Jun25 1300BM70 Good 4 K Jennings 60.5 8 $13 1-Silver Cliff 51 2.8L 1:18.12 2 2 71 3 of 8 SALE Sun 6Jul25 1400BM64 Heavy 8 E K Pozman(a) 63.5 (61.5) 5 $2.80f 1-Sweet Jasmine 57.5 1.3L 1:27.46 1 1 71 4 of 14 SANHm Wed 23Jul25 1600BM74 Soft 5 K Jennings 58.5 8 $21 1-Reset The Jazz 58.5 1.7L 1:38.36 1 1 71 4 of 10 M Vm Sat 9Aug25 1600BM74 Soft 6 K Jennings 58.5 5 $15 1-Shoeless 58 2.5L 1:38.98 1 1 71 7 of 10 SANLm Wed 10Dec25 1200CG&E BM66 Good 4 L J Neindorf 62 9 $10 1-Primal Spirit (NZ) 62 2.5L 1:11.78 5 3 70 Led the field at the 400m but couldn’t sustain that thrust 2.5L at The Valley Bm74 over 1600m Soft 6. Couldn’t sustain sprint in the straight after settling with the leaders 2.5L at Sportsbet Sandown Lakeside Cg&E Bm66 over 1200m. Won second-up in the past. 8 Roguery (Blks) R69 Barrier 1 Lloyd Kennewell (Cranbourne) Techform Rating 83 Jye McNeil 59.5kg 5yo bay gelding Sire Into Mischief (USA) Dam Sweet Strike (USA) (Smart Strike (CAN)) Breeder Armitage Australia Llc Owners P T Blair, Ms F P Taylor & Mrs M L Kennewell Sky Blue, Royal Blue Horseshoe, Sleeves With Sky Blue Stripe And Cap With Sky Blue Horseshoes Career Record 19 Starts 4-1-3 (wt) Career Prizemoney $174,640 1st Up 5:0-1-1 2nd Up 4:0-0-2 Track 2:1-0-0 Dist 2:0-0-0 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 15:2-1-3 Soft 3:2-0-0 Heavy 1:0-0-0 Synth 0:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won 2000(2),2050(2) Recent Form Track Jockey Wgt Br. Odds Result Marg Time @800@400 Rtg 9 of 11 CAULm Sat 5Apr25 2000GRAND HCP CLASS Good 3 C Newitt 58.5 2$26 1-My Brothers Keeper 57.5 3.7L 2:02.63 7 11 73 6 of 10 M Vm Sat 26Apr25 2040BM78 Heavy 8 J Allen 57.5 3$6 1-Denmark (GB) 58.5 3.3L 2:10.05 7 3 73 12 of 12CAULm Sat 10May25 2000BM78 Good 4 C Newitt 57 7 $20 1-Wonder Kid (IRE) 60 9.0L 2:03.86 11 11 72 3 of 14 SEYM Sun 12Oct25 1400BM70 Hcp Good 4 L J Neindorf 60 10 $26 1-Lovelycut 59.5 2.0L 1:24.39 13 12 70 9 of 10 CAUHm Wed 3Dec25 1500BM66 Good 4 L K Cartwright(a) 62 (60) 9 $12 1-Storm Season 60.5 8.3L 1:32.33 9 9 70 Fantastic run home in the last part of the race for third after getting too far back at Seymour Hcp over 1400m. Beaten convincingly by rivals when never looked a serious threat at Caulfield Heath over 1500m. Not to be underestimated.

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