An impressive trial from Shes A Tiny Dancer has given harness racing form guru Craig Rail something to sing and dance about.
“She is competing at Mildura this afternoon and should prove hard to beat on her trial performance.” Rail said.
The filly named after the hit Elton John song impressed at the Maryborough trials securing her spot in the Blackbook.
Rail also added the Nathan Jack-prepared Violet Stanford to the file.
TRIAL REPORT 272
SHEPPARTON 11/07/24
Trial 1: – SHAZADELE trailed the leader and came to the outside at the 300m mark. She finished off well in handy final sectionals to gain the prize from THEVICEPRESIDENT, which attempted to lead all of the way. NOTSOKOOL finished in third after settling last of the four runners and working home well at the end despite racing roughly. SHAZADELE will be backing up at Wagga this afternoon.
Mile Rate: – 2.2.8 Last Half: – 57.9 Margins: – Head, 8m
Trial 2: – ROAM settled five back on the markers, moved up without cover at the 800m and ended up being out three horses wide from the 600m mark. She sustained a long run and was able to gain the prize. HIDALGO finished in second spot after running to the lead shortly after the start. HIDALGO backed up to win at Shepparton on Tuesday night and ROAM was beaten by a nose in her effort at the same meeting on Tuesday. ISLAND BOUHINIA finished in third after coming from last and considering the efforts of HIDALGO, ROAM and the fourth placed ROBERTS DELIGHT, which backed up with a second placed effort at Charlton on Wednesday, the effort was encouraging and she is competing at Albury on Tuesday night.
Mile Rate: – 2.3.0 Last Half: – 57.6 Margins: – 6m, 5m
Trial 4: – TUPELO settled three back on the inside, moved into the death seat at the 600m mark and finished off well to secure victory. GUARANTEED END settled four back on the inside, moved into the one out and one back trail at the 600m mark and battled on gamely for second. He backed up with a second placed effort at Melton on Wednesday night. KIMANCHIS DRAMA trailed the leader and finished in third with the early leader CORAL CAYS being fourth across the line.
Mile Rate: – 2.3.1 Last Half: – 59.0 Margins: – 2m, 25m
Trial 5: – OUR SPECIAL MEMORY trailed the leader, moved away from the inside at the 300m mark and finished off too well to score. DIEING FEAR led out, hung out on the home turn and locked wheels momentarily with the winner before kicking on quite well at the end. DOUBLE LOU was without cover early, restrained to be four back on the markers and finished in third position. DOUBLE LOU will be going around at the trials again at Wagga this afternoon.
Mile Rate: – 2.0.3 Last Half: – 58.1 Margins: – Head, 25m
Trial 6: – VIOLET STANFORD settled five back on the markers, moved to the outside at the 400m and finished off very well to record a strong victory. MISS FRANCENE settled four back on the markers, used the passing lane and sprinted quickly at the end to finish a game second. LARR DEES SON began quickly to find the lead and battled on well for a close up third in a quality trial.
Mile Rate: – 2.3.3 Last Half: – 60.0 Margins: – 1m, head
BLACKBOOKER: – Violet Stanford
BACCHUS MARSH 13/07/24
Trial 1: – JUSTALITTLESIP NZ was clearly the class runner of the field and was able to build some confidence for his effort at Melton tomorrow night with a victory in the opening trial. He was able to defeat the Craig Demmler trained pair GIPSY PRINCESS and HEAVENLY GIPSY.
Mile Rate: – 1.59.9 Last Half: – 56.9 Margins: – 5m, 2m
Trial 3: – BETTES BLUE VIOLET hasn’t raced since being unplaced at Ballarat in February but she was able to record handy time in winning in the third trial. She was able to defeat LYNNES SPECIAL by a large margin with WORTH THE MONEY, an unraced gelding by Follow The Stars finishing in third position.
Mile Rate: – 2.2.4 Last Half: – 60.7 Margins: – 12m, 10m
Trial 5: – TOPSIES BLING recorded victories at Ballarat and at Wagga in May. She is a speedy filly and kept the momentum rolling by recording a comfortable victory in the fifth event. She defeated SHE REALLY MATTERS with JUDES DUDE being the third horse across the line. JUDES DUDE was stood down to trial after choking down at his previous attempt at Cranbourne and will be backing up at Melton this evening.
Mile Rate: – 2.4.9 Last Half: – 59.1 Margins: – 3m, ½ head
Trial 6: – YANKEE RAIN has performed very well in three starts for the season and dominated her rivals with an easy victory in the 2yo event. JAMALA KHAN is an unraced filly by Art Major for trainer Phillip Attard, which finished in second with CALEDONIAN ROCKY being the third horse across the line.
Mile Rate: – 2.3.8 Last Half: – 60.0 Margins: – 25m, 8m
CRANBOURNE 14/07/24
Trial 1: – MISS ARI trailed the leader early, ended up being three back on the markers and came to the outside at the quarter pole. She has shown a lot of the ability at the trials and was able to score with something in reserve so her career appears to be very promising. She makes her debut at Warragul on Monday. MACHANE SAID settled five back on the inside, moved up without cover at the 700m and gained a one out and one back trail at the 400m mark. He finished a close up second with MARIANNA BROMAC NZ being the third horse across the line after trying to lead throughout. She backed up with an unplaced run at Kilmore on Thursday night and will be competing again at Warragul on Monday so she has had a busy week.
Mile Rate: – 2.5.1 Last Half: – 58.1 Margins: – 1m, 16m
MARYBOROUGH 14/07/24
Trial 1: – ROCKIN GEMMA began quickly to find the lead, ran along at a genuine tempo and held on to gain the prize. She is a chance at Mildura this afternoon. OUR ULTIMATE GRACY NZ settled last of the three runners, came to the outside at the 400m mark and finished off solidly for second. SLICE OF CHEDDAR trailed the leader, used the sprint lane and held his ground to finish in third position.
Mile Rate: – 1.58.8 Last Half: – 59.8 Margins: – 1m, 3m
Trial 3: – SHES A TINY DANCER settled four back on the markers, waited for the sprint lane and finished off fast to record a very good victory. She is competing at Mildura this afternoon and should prove hard to beat on her trial performance. LIVERMERE was second across the line after setting up a slow pace in the lead. REDBANK MOLLY settled three back on the markers and finished in third with LUNA DREAM (behind leader) being last of the four runners to cross the line. LUNA DREAM backed up at Kilmore on Thursday night and dashed along the sprint lane to get the prize.
Mile Rate: – 2.8.4 Last Half: – 59.6 Margins: – 3m, ½ head
BLACKBOOKER: – Shes A Tiny Dancer
MILDURA 15/07/24
Trial 1: – MY ULTIMATE LEVI began quickly and progressed forward to find the lead. He established a clear lead mid-race and kept on rolling to win the trial by a large margin. MARTHA LAVINIA settled three back on the markers and worked into a distant second and DALLAS PATRICK was third across the line after leading out then taking cover. MY ULTIMATE LEVI and MARTHA LAVINIA will both be backing up at Mildura this afternoon.
Mile Rate: – 1.59.0 Last Half: – 58.6 Margins: – 55m, 15m
Trial 3: – YOUNG GUN LOU trailed the leader, came to the outside at the 300m mark and sprinted sharply to win by a good margin. MERLINS ILLUSION began quickly to find the lead and was run down in the latter stages. He is racing at Mildura this afternoon. CAULONIA BELLA is a juvenile filly by For A Reason for trainer Aaron Coad and third across the line after being left without cover early, restraining to be three back on the markers at the 1200m and working home quite well at the end.
Mile Rate: – 2.3.3 Last Half: – 59.7 Margins: – 9m, Head
MELTON ENTERTAINMENT PARK 15/07/24
Trial 3: – THE HIGHLIGHT REEL continued his impressive run of form with a victory in slick time over the Queensland bound HESITATE. THE HIGHLIGHT REEL settled last of the three runners, came to the outside at the 500m and sprinted sharply to hit the front on the home turn before holding off the determined challenge of HESITATE in the straight. HESITATE trailed the leader, waited for THE HIGHLIGHT REEL to get around him then chased hard in the home straight. He is competing in the Wayne Wilson Memorial, Paleface Adios Classic at Albion Park on Saturday night and should run a big race.
Mile Rate: – 1.55.1 Last Half: – 55.91 Margins: – ½ neck, 21.5m.
Trial 4: – OLIVER DAN trailed the leader, came away from the inside at the 500m mark and sustained a good run to win nicely. ARGGGHHH settled three back on the inside, moved into the one out and one back trail behind OLIVER DAN and chased hard for second placing. ISTHISJUSTFANTASY settled four back on the inside, moved off the markers leaving the back straight and finished off well for a close up third. BLAKE BOLAC began quickly to lead and was run down over the final stages.
Mile Rate: – 2.1.1 Last Half: – 55.75 Margins: – 1.5m, 3m
Trial 5: – JILLIBY BALLERINI settled four back on the markers, moved into the breeze at the 900m and sprinted sharply down the back straight. She sustained a long run and recorded an emphatic victory. RINGER WELLS trailed the leader and finished second with GATESYS VIEW finishing in third position after settling three back on the inside.
Mile Rate: – 2.9.1 Last Half: – 58.04 Margins: – 28.5m, 9m
Trial 7: – KEAYANG IGNITE was a classy winner of the seventh event. He settled three back on the inside, moved into the death seat at the 600m and sustained a long run to gain the prize. KEAYANG CHUCKY raced without cover early, restrained to be last of the five runners before moving into the running lane (1-2). He finished off well but couldn’t get past KEAYANG IGNITE over the final stages. VIRGINIA CLOWERS NZ settled four back on the markers, moved into the one out and one back trail at the 600m and went to the line nicely without being fully extended. I AM PEGASUS finished in fourth position after trying to lead throughout and will be competing at Melton this evening.
Mile Rate: – 2.3.7 Last Half: – 57.96 Margins: – 3m, 4m
Trial 9: – REMUS PHOENIX trailed the leader, moved off the inside at the quarter pole and finished off solidly to win by a large margin. He will be resuming from a break at Melton on Saturday night. MAORI FRANKLIN settled three back on the inside, raced roughly at the 300m mark and worked into a distant second. ABBRACCIAMI attempted to lead throughout and finished in third. APRIL SUN broke at the start and finished a distant fourth. He is scheduled to compete at Melton tomorrow night.
Mile Rate: – 2.3.1 Last Half: – 62.24 Margins: – 24.5m, 1.5m
