Bendigo 13 May 2026
GOING: G(4)
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Cathcart Smash Repairs 2YO Maiden Plate 1000m Track: Good 4 Clouds (Max: 19) Rail: Out 5m Entire Circuit. |
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Plenty of pace from Trigger Warning and Capital Affair, with the added uncertainty of the several first starters engaged. HOME INVASION (15) does look the obvious choice on resumption given she started $5.50 on debut in the G3 Gimcrack Stakes and ran a very credible fifth to Shiki. We haven't seen her since but she's had plenty of Sydney trials and a Werribee jumpout win to get her ready and naturally a return to maiden grade sees her very hard to catch. That said, AERIAL PURSUIT (1) looks very smart on debut for the Freedman yard. He's a gelding by Acrobat who looked very good winning a recent Cranbourne jumpout, coming right away there. He draws well and looks a danger. OCEANS BLUE (9) is a Bivouac filly for the O'Brien yard who has won a trial and has claims in what looks a very strong maiden, as does RIGHT ACLAIM (5), a colt for the Ciaron Maher yard who has been jumping out and trialling nicely. SUGGESTED PLAY: Aerial Pursuit each-way.
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AERIAL PURSUIT
ANTHONY & SAM FREEDMAN 2YO BAY GELDING 58.0KG Anthony Freedman Racing (Mgr: S Freedman), P C McClure, C J Yeaman, Footy Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: R C Benkel), L A Baker, Five In Play (Mgr: C R Siwek), Rob the Piggy Bank Racing (Mgr: C D Muzyk), E Kaya, D L Ponton, J M Newton, M Rosete, Ms G Kurtoglu, W J Burgess, A P Lee & M Carmody Two-year-old gelding making debut by Acrobat out of Questing. Won a Cranbourne jump-out on May 4. Looks very good off latest hitout, big chance. |
4 L CURRIE |
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EXACTING STANDARD
SHANE NICHOLS & HAYDEN BLACK 2YO BAY COLT 58.0KG Horse Ventures (Mgr: M B Sandblom) & Yu Long Investments (Mgr: Y Zhang) Colt by I Am Invincible making his first appearance. Won a Mornington jump-out on April 29. Looks a capable type and could be competitive. |
6 ZAC SPAIN |
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GLENEAGER
TIM FITZSIMMONS 2YO CHESTNUT COLT 58.0KG ARAMCO Racing (Mgr: S R Chua) Colt by Bivouac facing the starter for the first time. Runner-up in a Donald jump-out on May 4. Was in the placings in his most recent trial but this is a tough ask. |
10 JYE MCNEIL |
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GRIFTER
CIARON MAHER 2YO BAY GELDING 58.0KG Starblue Racing Constanzia, D M Firth, Ciaron Maher Racing, A Tascone, Ultra Horse Power, Jamo 4, W Lansdown, C'mon the Bucks, K Hannouche, A Celik & M J Mason Gelding by Trapeze Artist making his first appearance. Finished sixth in a Caulfield Heath trial over 850m on April 23. Zahra on but tough draw and inclined to risk. |
11 M J ZAHRA |
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RIGHT ACLAIM
CIARON MAHER 2YO BAY COLT 58.0KG Ciaron Maher Racing, Brookdale Racing, Charas Bloodstock Pty Ltd, J M Tinning, E J Nathan, A Linnegar, P J Street, A K Voller, Inna Bella Group, W G Lee, C Rosbergen & G White Colt by Aclaim on debut. Was runner-up in a trial at Caulfield Heath on April 23 over 850m. Don't rule him out. |
8 THOMAS STOCKDALE |
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STYLISH BEAU
SHANE FLIEDNER 2YO BROWN GELDING 58.0KG S Fliedner, D Williams, A Patterson, D Coffey, J Bennet, G Chapman, M Barnes, G Pell, Ms H Park, Mrs L Coffey, P Egan, L Coffey, V Giuliano, G Giuliano, One Way Ticket (S Fliedner), Charcoal Boy (A Rickard), Flaming Hay Bale (R Irwin), Best Of The West (J Caliste) & KG Village People (J Caliste) Gelding by Brazen Beau making his first appearance. Runner-up in a Bendigo jump-out on April 21. Trained on the course but others profile better and happy to risk without a significant market move. |
8 WILL GORDON |
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BALGOWNIE MISS
LUKE WILLIAMS 2YO B/BR FILLY 56.0KG G Walcott Filly by Royal Symphony making her first appearance. Won a Camperdown jump-out on April 23. Drawn wide so prepared to give her this run. |
17 D YENDALL |
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FREWDAMOSS
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 2YO CHESTNUT FILLY 56.0KG Lindsay Park Bloodstock , R Frew, L Frew, N Ryan, P Moss, M Ballard, S Moss, P Moss, Coolock (D Keogh), D Hendry, P Melwani, J O'Driscoll, M Rutledge, P Smith, K Dawson, A Feehan, S Koopmans, W Koopmans, S Pitruzzello & Beat em all (L Watson) Two-year-old filly making debut by Deep Field out of Cleocatra. Purchased for AUD $ 180,000 (Magic Millions 2025 Gold Coast Yearling Sale). Won a Pakenham jump-out on April 21. Wide barrier to overcome. Wouldn't surprise. |
10 D W STACKHOUSE |
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OCEANS BLUE
DANNY O'BRIEN 2YO BROWN FILLY 56.0KG R M Anderson & Mrs P Anderson Filly by Bivouac facing the starter for the first time. Won a Caulfield Heath trial over 950m on April 30. Has very good trial form coming into this and is sure to run well. |
2 CRAIG WILLIAMS |
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PASSION PROJECT
COLIN SCOTT 2YO B/BR FILLY 56.0KG Miss M F Cox Filly by Shalaa facing the starter for the first time. Ran 3rd in a Caulfield Heath trial over 800m on April 30. Prefer to see under race conditions. |
5 J BOWDITCH |
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SPEEDY KHALESI
PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN 2YO BAY FILLY 56.0KG Wylie Dalziel Roy Higgins Racing (Mgr: W Dalziel), Eternal Hoptimist Syndicate, C Craig, P Kaschke, Mrs S Clark, M Bishop, P Egan, J Duffy, M Bolam, Werribee Dux 2, B McCallum, G Allen, Surfing Roos, M Abell, A Byrnes, S Reddan, P Spiers, J Baker & Bungaree Lair No. 5 Facing the starter for the first time. Two-year-old filly by Wild Ruler out of Run Pam Run. At the most recent trial was out of the placings over 800m at Caulfield Heath April 30. Drawn wide and likely to need this. |
11 HARRY COFFEY |
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SWOOSHKA
PHILLIP STOKES 2YO CHESTNUT FILLY 56.0KG Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock Pty Ltd, J Ciurlionis, E Ciurlionis, G Toll, Ms N Dean, G Ferguson, Ms G Peirson-Jones, S Frost, G Homley, B Devlin, P Gallivan, B Hamilton, Coronet Racing, K S C No 2, K S C Racing, W Egan, Brittain Racing, Mrs W Smart, J Macdonald & K Maloney First starter by Finance Tycoon out of Swoosh. Has a total of three trials leading in today's debut. Tough assignment. |
9 BEAU MERTENS |
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VEGA VIXEN
TONY & CALVIN MCEVOY 2YO B/BR FILLY 56.0KG Yu Long Investments (Mgr: Y Zhang) Two-year-old filly (Lucky Vega - Cathay). Tony & Calvin Mcevoy has her primed for this with four recent trials prior to her debut today. Won her most recent trial at Flemington over 800m on April 24. Big chance to make an immediate impact. |
14 HARRY COFFEY |
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WRITTEN WAND
MATT LAURIE 2YO CHESTNUT FILLY 56.0KG Yu Long Investments (Mgr: Y Zhang) Two-year-old filly having first start by leading sire Written Tycoon out of Rock My Wand. Won a Mornington jump-out on April 29. Tricky draw but should go well. |
12 J NOONAN |
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HOME INVASION
GAI WATERHOUSE & ADRIAN BOTT 2YO CHESTNUT FILLY 56.0KG Darby Racing (S Darby), Allam Family Racing (S Allam), Allunga Racing (L Osborne), K Barkut, Bar Monks (B Nolan), R Commisso, C Fuller, D Gingell, G Kinross, Lanham Racing (P Lanham), B Lennon, J F Neilsen, T Sargent-Wilson, Mrs A Tolson, Waverley Racing (G Vincent) & Catwalk 23 (S Darby) Resuming after a lengthy spell. Only one run when 5th of 11 at Randwick in the G3 Gimcrack on October 4 over 1000m, 1.5 len behind Shiki with 56kg at $5.50. Profiles very well and should go close. |
7 JORDAN CHILDS |
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MODEL GIGI
JOHN MCARDLE 2YO BAY FILLY 56.0KG Redgum Racing Pty Ltd, K Barnes, B Cavanough, Collective Racing (Mgr: T Hopgood), P Evans, Isca Consulting 2026 #1, Isca Consulting 2026 #2, G J Lockhart, S O'Neill, Mrs H O'Neill, J W Reicher, Miss H Ryan, Mrs M Ryan, P Ryan, Ms L Smith, P J Stewart, B J Tuppin & Ying & Yang Synd At debut, tracked the speed and boxed on steadily 6th of 12 at Pakenham 2yo Mdn-Sw on April 23 over 1000m, 3.5 len behind Ladhar carrying 56kg at $6. Better for that run but others preferred. |
16 J MOTT |
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CAPITAL AFFAIR
PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN 2YO BAY FILLY 56.0KG Barneswood Farm Limited (Mgr: Mrs S C Green) At debut, raced on the speed throughout before fading 8th of 12 at Pakenham 2yo Mdn-Sw on April 23 over 1000m, 4 len behind Ladhar with 56kg at $21. Needs significant improvement to feature. |
3 L NOLEN |
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TRIGGER WARNING
Ann-Jeanette Tindale 2YO BROWN GELDING 58.0KG A Tindale, B Tindale, C Hicks & W Viney At debut, raced on the pace before fading ran last of 11 at Ballarat Mdn-Sw on April 30 over 1100m, 11 len behind Our Wynd Chymes carrying 56.5kg at $19. Hard to see him featuring. |
1 THOMAS DOYLE |
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