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Unraced gelding Majestic Party Boy has entered the trial file of Harness Racing Victoria form guru, Craig Rail.
The gelding by Majestic Son showed a lot of potential in his Bendigo trial after missing the start.
"He missed away, settled four back on the markers, made a move at the 1200m to trail the leader at the bell, got shuffled back at the 600m mark and finished off nicely for second so he showed some potential," Rail said.
Majestic Party Boy joins Vera Lane, Ringer Wells and Keayang Minnesota as inclusions to the file this week.
TRIAL REPORT 274
SHEPPARTON 18/07/24
Trial 1: - MAD PUNTA began swiftly and speared to the lead in the early stages. He set up a reasonable tempo and had a good kick left at the finish to win by two metres. ASTRAL STRIDE finished in second after trailing the leader throughout and SPIRIT OF SAHARA was third after being three back on the markers. SPIRIT OF SAHARA is backing up at Mildura this afternoon and considering he only came to the outside with 100m remaining in the trial and made ground, he is worth following.
Mile Rate: - 2.3.1 Last Half: - 58.2 Margins: - 2m, 3m
Trial 3: - SUNSET STRIDE began quickly and pushed forward to find the lead with 1700m remaining. He rolled along at an even tempo and was able to score without being fully extended. SON OF A BROAD finished in second after leading out then taking cover with DELIGHTFULL TAMMY, which recently joined trainer Greg Norman, finishing off well from the one out and one back trail to be third across the line. ZERON settled in sixth position (1-2) and was also finding the line nicely at the end.
Mile Rate: - 2.0.9 Last Half: - 59.5 Margins: - 2m, 2m
MARYBOROUGH 21/07/24
Trial 1: - SLICE OF CHEDDAR began quickly to find the lead, ran along at a genuine tempo and fought back strongly when challenged to record a narrow but decisive victory. He is going much better at the trials than he has performed at the races recently and is capable of showing improvement at Shepparton on Tuesday night. VALIENTE settled last of the three runners, came to the outside with 500m remaining and finished off solidly in handy final sectionals for a close second. He backed up at Ballarat on Thursday night. TACTICS ARE ROLLIN was third past the post after trailing the leader throughout.
Mile Rate: - 1.58.1 Last Half: - 57.6 Margins: - Head, 30m
Trial 3: - ANGEL OF ANGER settled four back on the markers, moved up without cover at the bell and proved to be too strong in the run to the finish. MISS INFORMATION led out then took cover at the bell. She battled on reasonably well for second with RAKERO BLAZE NZ being in third. RAKERO BLAZE NZ missed the start in trial two and ambled around but completed the course. She backed up quickly in trial three against the pacers and put in a tidy performance. She settled five back on the markers, moved up without cover at the 1300m and found the lead at the bell before being run down at the end.
Mile Rate: - 2.7.4 Last Half: - 60.7 Margins: - 2m, 1m
Trial 5: - REDBANK MOLLY began very quickly to find the lead and dominated her rivals with an effortless victory. She backed up at Ballarat on Thursday night. TRAVEL BUG returns to the stables of Shaun and Jason McNaulty after having two starts in Sydney for Luke McCarthy at the beginning of the season. He angled in behind the leader and battled on fairly well for second. THELONGROADNOWHERE broke stride momentarily at the start, ended up being three back on the markers and finished third with HELLOVATIME being last of the four runners throughout.
Mile Rate: - 2.2.4 Last Half: - 58.6 Margins: - 10m, 2m
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Trial 7: - VERA LANE is an unraced juvenile trotter for trainer Kerryn Manning. She is by Southwind Frank out of the handy race mare Valsue (2.4.0, $33,483), making her a close relation to Valerie Lane (2.1.4, $110,692). She took on older horses and was able to lead throughout so she produced a good performance. MAXIMEZ trailed the leader, used the sprint lane and finished off well for second. MINIMEZ was three back on the markers, came to the outside on the home turn and finished in third position. She is competing at Melton tomorrow night.
Mile Rate: - 2.8.5 Last Half: - 61.5 Margins: - 1m, 10m
BLACKBOOKER: - Vera Lane
KYABRAM 21/07/24
Trial 1: - CHEROKEE JAC has returned to trainer Noel Tyndall after a successful campaign with Alex Ashwood culminating in a last start victory at Mildura in February. He was able to win the trial by a large margin over UPRIGHT with CRESCO BELLADONNA being a further thirty metres away in third position. CRESCO BELLADONNA is scheduled to compete at Shepparton on Tuesday night. Noel Tyndall nearly won the second trial on the card as well with LITTLE RAIN CLOUD being a narrow second behind SMILE WITH A GRIN.
Mile Rate: - 2.3.1 Last Half: - 60.3 Margins: - 30m, 30m
BENDIGO 22/07/24
Trial 2: - SUNSET STRIDE completed two trial victories in the space of four days when he was able to lead throughout and win comfortably. CROCODILE BLOOD finished in second after trailing the leader throughout and IM JOLLYGOOD made a run from last of the five runners at the 600m mark to fill third spot. RUNNING IN CIRCLES (4 back markers) had no clear run at the finish and seemingly had plenty to offer, finishing in fourth.
Mile Rate: - 2.5.3 Last Half: - 59.8 Margins: - 8m, 4m
Trial 4: - WOW YOU CAN DANCE was clearly the class runner of the field and went on to record an expected win. He settled down in last position (1-2), came out three horses wide at the 400m and finished off best to win with something in reserve. JOHN VINCENT settled fifth on the markers, moved into the death seat at the 600m mark and battled on bravely for a close second. His National Rating is 22 points below the winner so it was a tidy effort. PLAYNICE trailed the leader for most of the journey and worked into third spot.
Mile Rate: - 2.1.0 Last Half: - 60.0 Margins: - Head, 4m
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Trial 6: - BILLY ZIPPIN began quickly to find the lead, was tackled in the back straight on the final occasion and took cover before launching a winning claim from the 400m mark. MAJESTIC PARTY BOY is an unraced gelding by Majestic Son out of I’m Havinaball (2.1.7, $63,625), whose first foal Imhavagoodtime has already won two races. He missed away, settled four back on the markers, made a move at the 1200m to trail the leader at the bell, got shuffled back at the 600m mark and finished off nicely for second so he showed some potential. AMALIA PEARL finished third after settling three back on the markers and working around to find the lead at the 600m mark. She backed up at Ballarat on Thursday night.
Mile Rate: - 2.6.9 Last Half: - 59.1 Margins: - 4m, 11m
BLACKBOOKER: - Majestic Party Boy
Trial 7: - VANQUISH STRIDE NZ trailed the leader, moved away from the inside on the home turn and finished off fast in brisk final sectionals to win the trial. It was a good hit-out for his performance at Menangle tomorrow night, where he should be suited to competing on a track with a very long home straight. OZZIE PUNTA attempted to lead throughout and finished in second with SAHARA TIGER doing his best work late from three back on the markers. SAHARA TIGER is competing in the open class event at Mildura this afternoon, where he appears to be a very good chance.
Mile Rate: - 2.0.3 Last Half: - 56.4 Margins: - Neck, 3m
TERANG 23/07/24
Trial 1: - ROYAL DIVISION hasn’t raced since being unplaced in a strong race at Melton in May. He was the only pacer competing in the opening trial of three horses and was able to lead throughout. KEAYANG IGNITE trailed the leader, moved away from the inside on the home turn and tried very hard in the straight. KEAYANG CHUCKY was last of the three runners throughout and broke stride with 50m remaining.
Mile Rate: - 2.1.6 Last Half: - 58.3 Margins: - 2m, 12m
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Trial 2: - KEAYANG MINNESOTA is a beautifully bred filly being by Volstead out of Keayang Majestic (2.4.7, $19,79) and is the first foal out of the dam. The second dam Dream Interest has produced the classy trotter Keayang Yankee (1.55.4, $51,240). She was three back on the markers, circled around to find the lead at the 1100m mark and held off the challenge of KEAYANG KURKI, which has had two starts in the Nutrien Series during April, where she won a heat and finished second in the final. The time of the trial was slow but both fillies appear to be very promising. KEAYANG ZIA finished in third after trailing the leader early and ending up being three back on the markers.
Mile Rate: - 2.15.4 Last Half: - 62.0 Margins: - Head, 15m
BLACKBOOKER: - Keayang Minnesota
MELTON ENTERTAINMENT PARK 23/07/24
Trial 1: - SKY FLAIR hasn’t started since finishing third in the Nutrien Final in April but she appeared to be very sharp in her trial victory over older horses. She stepped away well from the standing start to trail the leader, waited for the sprint lane and finished off quickly. STOCKMAN PETER settled four back on the inside, moved into the one out and one back trail at the 500m and came out three horses wide on the home turn. He worked home well for second with TIPSY TURVY being third after settling last of the five runners and moving up without cover at the 600m mark. TUIPSY TURVY is backing up at Melton tomorrow night. The fourth and fifth runners EL TORNADO and ALDEBARAN ABEL are both juvenile trotters and weren’t beaten by far in a good finish.
Mile Rate: - 2.7.3 Last Half: - 60.62 Margins: - Head, 2.5m
Trial 2: - ULTIMATE SAFARI trailed the leader IMPERIAL NIGHT and came away from the inside at the 600m mark. The pair went hard leaving the back straight and dashed well clear of the remainder of the field with ULTIMATE SAFARI just getting the better of IMPERIAL NIGHT over the final 50m of the event. The last half was recorded in the slick time of 57.18 seconds so both horses performed very well. QUICK CRUNCH (3 back markers) was over ten lengths away in third position.
Mile Rate: - 2.1.5 Last Half: - 57.18 Margins: - 2m, 32m
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Trial 4: - RINGER WELLS has been performing nicely at the trials and he has a low National Rating of 46 so he might be worth following. He was behind the leader early, moved around to find the lead with 1700m remaining and dominated his rivals to win comfortably. He is competing at Cranbourne on Sunday and must be considered as a winning chance. FREIGHT SHAKER is an unraced gelding for trainer Chris Svanosio and did a good job to come from three back on the markers and fill second spot. CAN ADEL SUCCEED led out then took cover and finished third, well clear of the fourth placed DISTANT SUN (5 back markers), which will be competing in the same race as RINGER WELLS at Cranbourne on Sunday.
Mile Rate: - 2.3.5 Last Half: - 59.83 Margins: - 7m, 5.5m
BLACKBOOKER: - Ringer Wells
Trial 5: - RAINBOWSEND settled down four back on the markers before moving into the one out and one back trail at the 700m. He came out three horses wide on the home turn and produced a big finish in a slick last quarter of 27.84 seconds to get the prize. CHAPPY STREETNORTH showed his natural early brilliance to find the lead and was run down on the line. RAINBOWSEND was a winner at Melton three starts ago and had no clear run when unplaced at his latest race track appearance back in June. He is returning at Shepparton on Tuesday night and the second placed CHAPPY STREETNORTH is set to compete at Cranbourne on Sunday.
Mile Rate: - 2.1.3 Last Half: - 56.56 Margins: - Head, 2m
Trial 7: - LEAVE YOUR HAT ON made it a double for the John Yeomans stable with a runaway victory in the seventh event. He was last of the five runners in the early stages, moved into the one out and one back trail at the 400m mark and produced a big finish out wide on the track to draw clear of his rivals at the end. He would have built some confidence leading into his performance at Shepparton on Tuesday. DEEBRAXTON trailed the leader and used the sprint lane to finish in second with WHY NOT DREAM coming from three back on the markers to fill third spot. The early leader TIME AFTER TIME was run down over the latter stages and finished in fourth. The second placed DEEBRAXTON is scheduled to compete at Cranbourne on Sunday night.
Mile Rate: - 2.0.9 Last Half: - 59.64 Margins: - 9m, 4m
Trial 10: - MAGNETIC TERROR NZ was able to take out the final event after leading throughout. He went very quickly down the back straight on the final occasion but was able to sustain the run and get the prize. NORMS LADY raced without cover early, restrained to be four back on the inside and came out three horses wide on the home turn. She did very well to pick up ground and finish in second position. HEAVENLY GIPSY was third past the post after trailing the leader and coming to the outside with 500m remaining.
Mile Rate: - 1.56.8 Last Half: - 55.91 Margins: - 1.5m, Neck
STAWELL 24/07/24
Trial 1: - THELONGROADNOWHERE and HELLOVATIME were both backing up from their trial performances at Maryborough on Sunday and were able to finish first and second respectively in the opening trial. THELONGROADNOWHERE skipped nicely clear at the end with THE NAKED ART, which hasn’t started since being unplaced on debut back in September, being the third horse across the line.
Mile Rate: - 2.4.1 Last Half: - 59.2 Margins: - 14.5m, 3m
