Chynchilla will step out Tuesday at Bendigo in the TLC Carpentry Pace for Lisa and Mark Pitt and if her trial performance is any indication she's ready make a first-up mark.

The consistent three-year-old has placed in all but two of her 11 starts, including a last outing win in the HRNSW Guaratanteed Ladyship Pace by 18 metres on June 2.

That talent was reinforced at Shepparton trials last Thursday (July 27) when she led, took cover, then "unleashed a powerful finishing burst from the 300m mark and scored impressively".

The performance earned her a place in the Trial File Blackbook along with Soho Casino Royale, Dream Maze and Damysus.

Here are the highlights from the Victorian trials circuit, with the updated Blackbook at the bottom of the page.

SHEPPARTON 27/07/23

Trial 1: - VIOLET STANFORD hasn’t raced since winning the Homegrown Classic in May. She led out, took a trail at the 1600m and made her winning move with 300m remaining to record an impressive victory in the opening trial of the night. THE VICARS GIRL trailed the leader early before rolling to the top mid-race and finished in second. PRETTYBOY HARRY was inconvenienced by the galloping SKY LINDY at the start but recovered to be third on the markers and held down that position in the run to the judge.

Mile Rate: - 2.9.9                           Last Half: - 59.7                        Margins: - 18m, 20m

Trial 3: - KINGS GUARD prepared for his effort in a heat of the Winter Championship at Melton tomorrow night with a convincing victory over SEBASTIANS BOY. He was without cover early before progressing forward to find the front and dominated his rivals thereafter in fast time. SEBASTIANS BOY produced a very good effort to come from last of the four runners and finish in second place with last season’s star juvenile trotter THE LOCOMOTIVE being third across the line after settling three back on the inside and moving around to trail the leader with 400m remaining. THE LOCOMOTIVE backed up at Kilmore on Thursday night and was doing his best work at the end to finish in fourth.

Mile Rate: - 2.0.5                           Last Half: - 57.3                        Margins: - 7m, 3m

Trial 4: - CHYNCHILLA NZ began quickly to lead, took cover and ended up being three back on the markers from the 1600m. He unleashed a powerful finishing burst from the 300m mark and scored impressively. She is competing at Bendigo on Tuesday night and will prove very hard to beat. NEW YORKER pushed forward to find the front then took cover behind CAPTAINS QUEEN with a mile remaining. He waited for CHYNCHILLA NZ to zoom on past approaching the home turn then came to the outside and held his own in the run to the judge. CAPTAINS QUEEN settled down in last position before scooting around the field to lead then set up a reasonable tempo. She was the third horse to cross the line.

Mile Rate: - 1.59.9                         Last Half: - 56.0                        Margins: - 8m, 3m

BLACKBOOKER: - Chynchilla NZ

Trial 5: - The open class pacer LINE UP NZ had a 23 points advantage over his nearest rival on the National Ratings scale so he appeared to be well placed in the trial. He was without cover early, pushed forward to find the lead at the 1800m and dominated thereafter. He takes on a very strong field in the Our Maestro FFA at Melton tomorrow night. ITZ MISS MONTANA NZ led out then took cover and finished second with KENDYS BUTTERFLY being last of the three runners throughout.

Mile Rate: - 1.57.5                         Last Half: - 58.0                        Margins: - 14m, 25m

 

MARYBOROUGH 29/07/23

Trial 1: - ROCK N ROLL DOO NZ hasn’t raced since being unplaced in the Hunter Cup in February but has been working into peak condition at the trials over the past few weeks. He trailed the leader early, moved around to find the top in the back straight on the first occasion and emerged out of the fog as the leader in the home straight. He held off his stable mate SOHO SERAPHINE without being pushed with the two horses in the trials going to the line like trackwork.

Mile Rate: - 1.59.3                         Last Half: - 56.1                        Margin: - 1m

Trial 3: - SOHO LUMINE was a proven winner during her juvenile season and was spelled after a seventh at Ballarat in January. She was three back on the markers before moving to the outside with 700m and quickly hitting the front before the quarter pole. She raced away to win nicely so she appears to be set for a good preparation. BOZNARROW is an unraced filly by Huntsville for trainer Basil Dooley, which trailed the leader before angling to the outside at the 500m. She was no match for SOHO LUMINE in the straight but she did show a bit of ability to run second with the early leader YURUGA LASS being last of the three runners across the line.

Mile Rate: - 2.1.6                           Last Half: - 57.2                        Margins: - 20m, 20m

Trial 5: - RUDY GEE is a Michael Stanley prepared colt by American Ideal out of I’m Very Willing, a race winning daughter of the classy mare Arivee. He trailed the leader, got shuffled to three back on the markers then moved into the death seat at the 800m. He looked strong at the finish so he appears to have a promising future. OUR BETTER BRO settled last of the four runners and worked home well over the concluding stages to fill second spot despite hanging in under pressure. He makes his debut at Yarra Valley on Monday. MONSIEUR FLAMEL was third across the line after attempting to lead all of the way.

Mile Rate: - 2.2.5                           Last Half: - 59.2                        Margins: - 4m, 10m

Trial 7: - SOHO CASINO ROYALE is a beautifully bred colt being by American Ideal out of Aussie Made Lombo, a Group 1 winning daughter of the champion mare Tailamade Lombo. He raced without cover early, pushed forward to find the lead at the 1300m and battled on too well in fast time. SPORTS EQUITY was three back on the inside, moved away from the markers at the 800m mark and joined the leader before hanging out and racing greenly on the home turn. He kicked on strongly for a close second with BASCOMBE finishing third after leading out then taking cover.

Mile Rate: - 2.0.8                           Last Half: - 57.5                        Margins: - Head, 8m

BLACKBOOKER: - Soho Casino Royale

 

BACCHUS MARSH 29/07/23

Trial 1: - GAMER prepared for his effort at Geelong tonight with a sound trial performance in defeating FLOWERTOP MOUNTAIN, a last start winner at Melton. CORNISH SMUGGLER finished a close up third with DOUBLE HAPPINESS being in fourth. All of the first four horses across the line will be competing at the Geelong program this evening.

Mile Rate: - 2.4.2                           Last Half: - 60.5                        Margins: - 2m, head

Trial 2: - CALEDONIAN TERRA was able to gain some confidence leading into his effort at Geelong this evening with a comfortable victory over RADICAL MAJOR. He has already won two races at Geelong this season and he recorded handy time in the trial so he is not without a chance tonight. RADICAL MAJOR hasn’t raced since May 2022 so he did well to defeat his other two rivals headed by JEMSTONE GLORY by a good margin.

Mile Rate: - 2.2.5                           Last Half: - 60.8                        Margins: - 8m, 10m

 

ECHUCA 30/07/23 (The results of the Echuca Trials have not been posted on the Harness Website at this stage, the results given are as witnessed off the video).

Trial 1: - KENDYS BUTTERFLY backed up from her Shepparton trial effort on Thursday night to win at Echuca so she should be right at her peak for the Mares Sprint Championship Final at Melton on Saturday night. She raced without cover in the early stages of the trial before drawing well clear in the run to the judge. IZZ ROSA was beaten by a large margin but delivered a handy performance to come out wide from last of the four runners to collect second prize.

Mile Rate: - Not Given                  Last Half: - Not Given             Margins: - 25m, 10 (approximately)

Trial 3: - Those punters that watch the trial replays regularly may have been able to strike instant success with the Keith Cotchin trained gelding OUR LUCIANO, which was a debut winner at Shepparton on Tuesday night. He began quickly to find the lead in his trial display and completely dominated his rivals, racing away to win by approximately six lengths. SPOT THE DEVIL delivered a tidy display for second and appears to have ability. He was out of position at the start by approximately 20m, settled six back on the inside, moved up without cover at the 600m and showed good acceleration at the end.

Mile Rate: - Not Given                  Last Half: - Not Given             Margins: - 18m, 8m (approximately)

 

BENDIGO 31/07/23

Trial 1: - DREAM MAZE was stood down to trial after galloping several times in the run at her latest attempt and she bounced back to her best form with a big trial victory over APIECEOFLOU NZ. She settled three back on the inside, moved into the death seat at the 600m and dashed home in a slick final quarter of 27.3 seconds to get the prize. APIECEOFLOU NZ trailed the leader throughout and finished second with the early leader FEMALE ASSASSIN being third across the line. APIECEOFLOU is competing at the Kyabram meeting at Shepparton on Sunday.

Mile Rate: - 2.1.9                           Last Half: - 56.7                        Margins: - 6m, Nose

BLACKBOOKER: - Dream Maze

Trial 4: - DOUBLE DOT has been performing particularly well at the trials and continued her progression with an all of the way victory. She has a very low National Rating of 30 so she can be well placed during her current campaign. She is competing at Bendigo on Tuesday night. MAJESTIC GA GA settled three back on the markers and worked into second place with LADY LIL (trailed leader) being third across the line.

Mile Rate: - 2.5.2                           Last Half: - 61.6                        Margins: - 5m, 30m

Trial 5: - STAROFTHESHOW hasn’t raced since his big victory in the Gold Bullion in May. He settled five back on the inside, moved into the running lane and finished fast to claim the prize in the trial. WELL SAID NUGGET settled four back on the inside, moved in to the death seat at the 700m and battled on gamely for second. He has been performing nicely at the trials in recent weeks. EAGER EYES led out then took a trail and made a move from the 500m mark to finish in third position. He makes his debut at Bendigo on Tuesday night.  

Mile Rate: - 1.59.7                         Last Half: - 57.9                        Margins: - 5m, 3m

Trial 6: - FREEASABYRD is a juvenile pacer by Ultimate Machete for trainer Emma Stewart, which was able to lead throughout and got the prize by a narrow margin. THE ANSWER trailed the leader, came to the outside at the home turn and made ground in the straight to finish a game second. He looms as a big chance at Yarra Valley on Monday. THE WAITING raced roughly shortly after the start, settled three back on the inside and used the sprint lane to finish in third position.

Mile Rate: - 2.3.5                           Last Half: - 57.9                        Margins: Head, 4m

Trial 8: - MYTIME settled six back on the inside and came out three horses wide on the home turn. She produced a big finish to win nicely over DIRECT COMMAND NZ, which trailed the leader early, got shuffled to three back on the inside and moved up without at the 700m mark. KYLOAN QUEEN zipped to the lead in the early stages, took cover behind MERLOAMAGIC at the 900m and batted on well for third. Both DIRECT COMMAND NZ and KYLOAN QUEEN are racing at the Kyabram Meeting at Shepparton on Sunday.

Mile Rate: - 2.1.8                           Last Half: - 59.4                        Margins: - 4m, 2m

Trial 10: - BEYOND DELIGHT hasn’t raced since finishing fifth during the Inter Dominion series last season. He trailed the leader, came to the outside at the 300m and finished off best to win the trial impressively. He is a very smart pacer and should have a prosperous campaign. NARUTAC PRINCE attempted to lead throughout and finished second with TAY TAY and PACIFICO DREAM both doing their best work at the end to run third and fourth respectively. It was a strong trial and each of the four horses were able to produce pleasing performances.

Mile Rate: - 1.59.2                         Last Half: - 55.8                        Margins: - 2m, 2m

 

MELTON 01/08/23

Trial 2: - MAXNJAX settled six back on the inside, moved into the one out and one back trail at the 1200m and got home best to score. He is making his debut at Yarra Valley on Monday. SKY CITY NZ led out then took a trail and was held up for a run at a vital stage before finishing hard to gain second. ODIN settled three back on the inside and finished a close up third ahead of LOVE A BELLE, which picked up ground from five back on the markers.

Mile Rate: - 2.2.5                           Last Half: - 60.15       Margins: - Nose, 5.5m

Trial 4: - DICHOTOMY settled 3 back on the inside and motored through the middle late to post a narrow but decisive victory. She galloped at her latest Yarra Valley performance but should go well the next time she steps out onto the race track, which will be at Yarra Valley on Monday.  BUILDER BOB attempted to lead throughout and was beaten on the line. SATIN STRIDE trailed the leader and used the sprint lane for third with GLAMOUR STRIDE coming from five back on the markers to fill fourth spot.

Mile Rate: - 2.2.9                           Last Half: - 58.43       Margins: - Nose, head

Trial 6: - DANDIFY was without cover early and eased to be three back on the inside. He moved to the outside with 300m remaining and hit the line strongly to claim victory on the line. YOGI SON NZ showed good gate speed to lead, took cover behind CAPTAIN GRAYWOOD and moved to the outside approaching the home turn. He hit the lead in the straight but was run down by DANDIFY on the line. CAPTAIN GRAYWOOD held on for third and SOSO MAJESTIC came from six back on the markers and made ground on the line to finish fourth.

Mile Rate: - 2.2.6                           Last Half: - 59.69       Margins: - Head, 8.5m

Trial 8: - OLLIVICI NZ began quickly and pushed forward to find the front ahead of COURAGE STRIDE. He was headed by COURAGE STRIDE in the straight but was able to kick back to score. MUFASA METRO NZ settled last of the three runners and finished fast to be beaten by a narrow margin. The last quarter was run in a slick final quarter of 27.63 seconds so each of the three runners performed extremely well.

Mile Rate: - 2.2.0                           Last Half: - 57.79       Margins: - ½ head, ½ neck

Trial 10: - STIR ME UP began quickly to find the lead and reeled off a slick final half of 55.57 seconds to get the prize. VINCENZINA trailed the leader throughout and finished in second position with HITTHEROADJACK NZ being in third spot after settling three back on the inside.

Mile Rate: - 1.59.5                         Last Half: - 55.57       Margins: - 4.5m, 8m

Trial 11: - DAMYSUS led throughout and recorded fast time in an impressive victory in the last trial. He recorded a blistering last quarter of 27.39 seconds and won with something in reserve. YOUNGGIFTEDANDBLACK NZ motored to the line from last to run a big second and RAINBOWSEND was third after trailing the leader throughout.

Mile Rate: - 1.58.8                         Last Half: - 55.61       Margins: - 7.5m, 1.5m

BLACKBOOKER: - Damysus

 

HAMILTON 02/08/23

Trial 2: - CENTURION DREAM galloped when resuming from a spell but quickly bounced back with a trial victory over ALLWATFUNJINGLES. She has been consistent throughout the season and should run continue to maintain her good form. ALLWATFUNJINGLES hasn’t raced since June 2022 and finished ahead of the former New Zealand trotter IMPERIAL MONARCH NZ.

Mile Rate: - 2.4.9                           Last Half: - 60.7                        Margins: - 2.5m, 3m

Trial 3: - SWIMINTHERIVER NZ is a former New Zealand pacer, which won at Cambridge at his latest attempt. He was able to win his trial by a large margin and scored over EASTBRO CHRISSY, an unraced juvenile filly by Alta Christiano for trainer Rebecca East. MODERN CULTURE finished in third position ahead of SWEET MAJOR and MIKI GOES SURFING.

Mile Rate: - 2.1.8                           Last Half: - 59.0                        Margins: - 15m, 9m