Plainridge Racecourse Race 10 - Race 10 - 1609m
CLEARWATER COURAGE (5) finished fourth last start over 1609m at this track, beaten 14 metres. Best recent result was a win at this track three starts ago over 1609m. Meets a similar line up and he is capable of another bold performance. FINNBAR (3) put together some minor placings then displayed pleasing improvement last start to score by 4 metres over 1609m at this track on September 29. Has the benefit of a good draw. Meets a comparable field and he can make it two on the trot. TWIN B JAYS (4) is looming as a real threat after a better effort last start, finishing second at this track over 1609m. SANDPIPER N (6) is worth another chance after a last-start seventh over 1609m at this track two weeks ago.

Driver: James Hardy
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Last start 5th (Fr8) over 1609m at this track beaten 6 m by Finnbar (1:54.10) on September 29 at $4.40. Two runs back 6th (Fr2) over 1609m at this track beaten 17 m by Swifty Run (1:53.20) in STR ALL on September 21 at $11.30. Not a genuine contender.
Last Starts 7 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/8 | 29/09/2026 | 8 | TRK<73 | $14,583.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | James Hardy | 1:54.10 | 8 |
| 6.8L | $4.40 |
| 6/8 | 21/09/2026 | 7 | STR ALL | $18,056.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Brad Irvine | 1:53.20 | 2 |
| 17.3L | $11.30 |
| 4/8 | 14/09/2026 | 14 | TRK<79 | $15,278.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | James Hardy | 1:53.40 | 7 |
| 3.8L | $7.80 |
| 1/9 | 31/08/2026 | 11 | TRK<73 | $14,265.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | James Hardy | 1:54.20 | 1 |
| 3.8L | $2.00 |
| 5/8 | 20/08/2026 | 7 | TRK<73 | $12,839.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | James Hardy | 1:52.10 | 3 |
| 11.3L | $1.60 |
| 2/8 | 13/08/2026 | 7 | TRK<73 | $12,839.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | James Hardy | 1:54.10 | 7 |
| 0.9L | $2.80 |
| 7/13 | 22/05/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Vernon Downs | 1609m | Fast | Mitchell Cushing | 1:52.00 | 0 |
| 16.5L | $0.00 |
| 7/7 | 01/04/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Pocono Downs | 1609m | Heavy | Fern Paquet (Jnr) | 1:53.10 | 0 |
| 68.25L | $0.00 |

Driver: Dakota Niles
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Last start 6th (Fr7) over 1609m at this track beaten 12 m by Captain Tell (1:52.40) on September 29 at $24. Two runs back 3rd (Fr3) over 1609m at this track, beaten 4.5 m by Enforcer (1:52.20) on September 21 at $5.40. Needs to find plenty of improvement to figure.
Last Starts 7 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/9 | 29/09/2026 | 8 | TRK<76 | $15,278.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Dakota Niles | 1:52.40 | 7 |
| 12.0L | $24.00 |
| 3/7 | 21/09/2026 | 7 | TRK<76 | $14,583.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Dakota Niles | 1:52.20 | 3 |
| 4.5L | $5.40 |
| 1/9 | 14/09/2026 | 28 | TRK<73 | $13,889.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Dakota Niles | 1:53.20 | 2 |
| 3.0L | $7.50 |
| 6/9 | 17/08/2026 | 11 | TRK<79 | $14,265.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Dakota Niles | 1:51.00 | 7 |
| 36.0L | $115.70 |
| 1/7 | 06/08/2026 | 59 | TRK<76 | $13,552.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Dakota Niles | 1:53.40 | 2 |
| 3.0L | $18.60 |
| 1/7 | 26/07/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Cumberland Raceway | 1609m | Fast | Dakota Niles | 1:58.20 | 0 |
| 4.5L | $0.00 |
| 8/8 | 08/06/2026 | 21 | TRK<77 | $16,736.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Dakota Niles | 1:53.10 | 5 |
| 36.8L | $120.90 |
| 4/8 | 28/01/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Saratoga | 1609m | Fast | Dakota Niles | 1:57.40 | 0 |
| 12.75L | $0.00 |

Driver: Matthew Athearn
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Recent efforts have been impressive. Last start won by 4 m as favourite (Fr1) at this track (1:54.10) beating Cbf Squirt Gun in TRK<73 on September 29 at $2.10. Great chance to win again.
Last Starts 7 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/8 | 29/09/2026 | 8 | TRK<73 | $14,583.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Matthew Athearn | 1:54.10 | 1 |
| 3.8L | $2.10 |
| 2/8 | 21/09/2026 | 7 | TRK<73 | $13,889.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Matthew Athearn | 1:52.30 | 4 |
| 3.0L | $1.80 |
| 2/9 | 14/09/2026 | 7 | TRK<73 | $13,889.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Matthew Athearn | 1:53.20 | 5 |
| 3.0L | $1.50 |
| 2/8 | 07/09/2026 | 7 | TRK<73 | $13,889.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Matthew Athearn | 1:53.00 | 7 |
| 4.5L | $9.70 |
| 1/9 | 31/08/2026 | 6 | TRK<70 | $13,552.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Matthew Athearn | 1:55.00 | 5 |
| 0.6L | $2.40 |
| 2/8 | 25/08/2026 | 7 | TRK<70 | $12,126.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Matthew Athearn | 1:54.40 | 1 |
| 1.5L | $2.90 |
| 1/12 | 22/05/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Vernon Downs | 1609m | Fast | Matthew Athearn | 1:55.10 | 0 |
| 0.9L | $0.00 |
| 1/5 | 05/05/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Matthew Athearn | 1:56.40 | 0 |
| 11.25L | $0.00 |

Driver: Bruce Ranger
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Two back was well beaten into fourth behind General Montana at this track over 1609m in a 10000CL on September 22 at $23.40. Then a handy effort when beaten by 4.5 m finishing second behind Captain Tell at this track over 1609m on September 29 at $5.50. Capable of testing this line-up.
Last Starts 7 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/9 | 29/09/2026 | 7 | TRK<76 | $15,278.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Bruce Ranger | 1:52.40 | 6 |
| 4.5L | $5.50 |
| 4/6 | 22/09/2026 | 8 | 10000CL | $15,278.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Bruce Ranger | 1:52.10 | 4 |
| 23.3L | $23.40 |
| 5/8 | 14/09/2026 | 7 | TRK<76 | $14,583.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Bruce Ranger | 1:54.20 | 6 |
| 5.3L | $9.00 |
| 6/7 | 07/09/2026 | 28 | TRK<79 | $15,278.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Bruce Ranger | 1:52.40 | 1 |
| 20.3L | $14.10 |
| 3/8 | 10/08/2026 | 7 | TRK<79 | $14,265.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Mitchell Cushing | 1:50.40 | 4 |
| 27.0L | $5.00 |
| 4/8 | 03/08/2026 | 7 | TRK<79 | $14,265.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Mitchell Cushing | 1:52.00 | 1 |
| 10.5L | $4.10 |
| 4/4 | 06/02/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Meadowlands | 1609m | Fast | Steve Smith | 1:55.40 | 0 |
| 10.5L | $0.00 |
| 4/8 | 07/04/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Good | Drew Monti | 1:56.10 | 0 |
| 8.25L | $0.00 |

Driver: Nicholas Graffam
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Last start 4th (Fr7) over 1609m at this track, beaten 14 m by Major Betts (1:52.10) on September 29 at $77.60. Before that, 4th (Fr5) over 1609m at this track, beaten 6 m by Swifty Run (1:53.20) in STR ALL on September 21 at $12.20. Definite winning chance.
Last Starts 7 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/8 | 29/09/2026 | 8 | TRK<79 | $16,667.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Nicholas Graffam | 1:52.10 | 7 |
| 14.3L | $77.60 |
| 4/8 | 21/09/2026 | 7 | STR ALL | $18,056.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Nicholas Graffam | 1:53.20 | 5 |
| 6.8L | $12.20 |
| 1/8 | 14/09/2026 | 7 | TRK<79 | $15,278.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Nicholas Graffam | 1:53.40 | 4 |
| 1.5L | $4.80 |
| 2/7 | 07/09/2026 | 7 | TRK<79 | $15,278.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Nicholas Graffam | 1:52.40 | 6 |
| 6.0L | $24.00 |
| 6/8 | 31/08/2026 | 7 | TRK<79 | $15,692.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Nicholas Graffam | 1:52.00 | 2 |
| 13.5L | $6.70 |
| 4/8 | 24/08/2026 | 7 | TRK<79 | $14,265.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Mitchell Cushing | 1:51.40 | 2 |
| 6.8L | $19.70 |
| 2/6 | 28/03/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Cumberland Raceway | 1609m | Fast | Andrew Harrington | 1:59.10 | 0 |
| 1.5L | $0.00 |
| 2/6 | 17/06/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Nicholas Graffam | 1:55.40 | 0 |
| 5.25L | $0.00 |

Driver: Drew Monti
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Last start 7th (Fr3) over 1609m at this track beaten 19 m by Swifty Run (1:53.20) in STR ALL on September 21 at $15. At the start before good run when 3rd (Fr2) over 1609m at this track, beaten 2.25 m by Clearwater Courage (1:53.40) on September 14 at $7.50. Cannot be left out of calculations.
Last Starts 15 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/8 | 21/09/2026 | 7 | STR ALL | $18,056.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Matthew Athearn | 1:53.20 | 3 |
| 19.5L | $15.00 |
| 3/8 | 14/09/2026 | 7 | TRK<79 | $15,278.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Matthew Athearn | 1:53.40 | 2 |
| 2.3L | $7.50 |
| 4/7 | 07/09/2026 | 7 | TRK<79 | $15,278.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Kyle Swift | 1:52.40 | 5 |
| 13.5L | $10.90 |
| 7/8 | 31/08/2026 | 14 | TRK<79 | $15,692.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Brett Beckwith | 1:52.00 | 1 |
| 29.3L | $2.20 |
| 2/8 | 17/08/2026 | 11 | TRK<76 | $13,552.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Kevin Switzer (Jnr) | 1:51.10 | 2 |
| 5.3L | $7.10 |
| 6/7 | 06/08/2026 | 28 | TRK<76 | $13,552.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Kevin Switzer (Jnr) | 1:53.40 | 4 |
| 8.3L | $2.40 |
| 1/7 | 25/03/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Dover Downs | 1609m | Fast | Art Stafford (Jnr) | 1:55.40 | 0 |
| 1.5L | $0.00 |
| 4/6 | 26/03/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Dover Downs | 1609m | Fast | Allan Davis | 1:54.30 | 0 |
| 10.5L | $0.00 |

Driver: Mitchell Cushing
Stats
Comments
Last start 7th (Fr5) over 1609m at this track, beaten 21 m by Major Betts (1:52.10) on September 29 at $73. Two runs back won by a 0.9 m (Fr6) at this track (1:53.40) beating Concealed in TRK<76 on September 7 at $6.30. Others have better credentials.
Last Starts 7 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/8 | 29/09/2026 | 22 | TRK<79 | $16,667.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Ron Cushing | 1:52.10 | 5 |
| 21.0L | $73.00 |
| 1/8 | 07/09/2026 | 13 | TRK<76 | $14,583.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Mitchell Cushing | 1:53.40 | 6 |
| 0.9L | $6.30 |
| 4/8 | 25/08/2026 | 8 | TRK<73 | $12,839.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Mitchell Cushing | 1:53.00 | 8 |
| 22.5L | $3.20 |
| 8/8 | 17/08/2026 | 7 | TRK<76 | $13,552.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Mitchell Cushing | 1:52.40 | 2 |
| 25.5L | $3.80 |
| 3/8 | 10/08/2026 | 7 | TRK<76 | $13,552.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Mitchell Cushing | 1:53.00 | 6 |
| 2.3L | $3.70 |
| 2/9 | 03/08/2026 | 11 | TRK<76 | $13,552.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Mitchell Cushing | 1:52.20 | 1 |
| 1.5L | $2.80 |