Plainridge Racecourse Race 8 - Race 8 - 1609m
CAPTAIN TELL (5) has been excellent of late and he made it two in a row when successful at his latest appearance over 1609m at this track, getting home by 5 metres. Needs to be at his best to beat this field but he is up to the challenge. QUENTIN QUARANTINO (4) finished fourth last start over 1609m at this track but was very competitive, beaten only 2.25 metres. Meets some better types this time but he has the ability to test this field. COLT BENNETT (1) comes right into contention after scoring last start by 9 metres at this track over 1609m. HESPOISEDTOPOUNCE A (3) is in the mix after turning in a better effort last start to finish second at this track over 1609m.

Driver: Mitchell Cushing
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Recent efforts have been impressive. Last start posted a big 9 m win as favourite (Fr4) at this track (1:52.10) beating Hespoisedtopounce in TRK<79 on October 27 at $1.70. Key runner once again.
Last Starts 7 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/9 | 27/10/2026 | 8 | TRK<79 | $20,115.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Mitchell Cushing | 1:52.10 | 4 |
| 9.0L | $1.70 |
| 4/8 | 19/10/2026 | 7 | TRK<79 | $20,115.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Mitchell Cushing | 1:52.10 | 7 |
| 11.3L | $6.30 |
| 3/5 | 12/10/2026 | 6 | STR ALL | $21,552.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Mitchell Cushing | 1:52.10 | 2 |
| 5.3L | $3.50 |
| 1/7 | 06/10/2026 | 7 | TRK<79 | $17,241.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Mitchell Cushing | 1:54.10 | 3 |
| 2.3L | $1.70 |
| 2/8 | 29/09/2026 | 8 | TRK<79 | $17,241.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Mitchell Cushing | 1:52.10 | 8 |
| 7.5L | $5.40 |
| 2/8 | 21/09/2026 | 7 | STR ALL | $18,056.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Mitchell Cushing | 1:53.20 | 8 |
| 5.3L | $27.70 |
| 1/6 | 21/04/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Matthew Athearn | 1:57.30 | 0 |
| 9.75L | $0.00 |
| 6/8 | 07/04/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Good | Nicholas Graffam | 1:58.00 | 0 |
| 12L | $0.00 |

Driver: Brad Irvine
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Brings the right form to the table. Posted a big 4 m win (Fr6) at this track (1:53.40) beating Enforcer in TRK<76 on October 26 at $7.90. Two runs back 4th (Fr2) over 1609m at this track, beaten 4.5 m by Lou Ed Zeppelin (1:53.10) on October 20 at $1.50. Better off looking to others.
Last Starts 8 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/8 | 26/10/2026 | 6 | TRK<76 | $18,678.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Michael Oosting | 1:53.40 | 6 |
| 3.8L | $7.90 |
| 4/8 | 20/10/2026 | 7 | TRK<76 | $18,678.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Michael Oosting | 1:53.10 | 2 |
| 4.5L | $1.50 |
| 3/9 | 13/10/2026 | 22 | TRK<76 | $16,523.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Michael Oosting | 1:51.30 | 4 |
| 7.5L | $1.90 |
| 3/8 | 21/09/2026 | 88 | STR ALL | $18,056.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Michael Oosting | 1:53.20 | 7 |
| 6.0L | $45.10 |
| 3/5 | 10/09/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Kristian Andersen | 1:57.10 | 0 |
| 10.5L | $0.00 |
| 4/9 | 25/06/2026 | 7 | NW3000L4 | $17,417.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Michael Oosting | 1:51.30 | 8 |
| 15.0L | $16.50 |
| 5/8 | 18/06/2026 | 7 | NW3000L4 | $16,736.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Nicholas Graffam | 1:53.00 | 2 |
| 6.8L | $8.80 |
| 7/8 | 22/05/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Vernon Downs | 1609m | Fast | Nicholas Graffam | 1:51.40 | 0 |
| 12L | $0.00 |

Driver: Matthew Athearn
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Two back was well beaten into eighth behind Seafood Neighneigh at this track over 1609m on October 19 at $1.90. Then a handy effort when beaten by 9 m finishing second behind Colt Bennett at this track over 1609m on October 27 at $6.60. This race appears well within his grasp.
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 | 27/10/2026 | 8 | TRK<79 | $20,115.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Matthew Athearn | 1:52.10 | 7 |
| 9.0L | $6.60 |
| 8/8 | 19/10/2026 | 7 | TRK<79 | $20,115.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Matthew Athearn | 1:52.10 | 5 |
| 15.0L | $1.90 |
| 2/5 | 12/10/2026 | 6 | STR ALL | $21,552.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Matthew Athearn | 1:52.10 | 5 |
| 1.5L | $2.40 |
| 6/6 | 06/10/2026 | 7 | STR ALL | $21,552.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Matthew Athearn | 1:53.30 | 2 |
| 6.0L | $3.60 |
| 6/7 | 29/09/2026 | 8 | STR ALL | $21,552.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Matthew Athearn | 1:50.30 | 6 |
| 39.0L | $12.50 |
| 3/8 | 21/09/2026 | 7 | STR ALL | $20,833.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Matthew Athearn | 1:51.40 | 5 |
| 10.5L | $6.20 |
| 1/5 | 05/07/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Cumberland Raceway | 1609m | Fast | Aaron Hall | 1:56.20 | 0 |
| 36L | $0.00 |
| 2/7 | 09/03/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Saratoga | 1609m | Fast | Matthew Athearn | 1:55.10 | 0 |
| 0.9L | $0.00 |

Driver: Kevin Switzer (Jnr)
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Last start 4th (Fr3) over 1609m at this track beaten 2.25 m by Warrawee Yale (1:52.00) on October 27 at $12.90. Two runs back won by 1.5 m (Fr1) at this track (1:52.10) beating Hespoisedtopounce in STR ALL on October 12 at $2.90. Looks the testing material.
Last Starts 7 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/7 | 27/10/2026 | 15 | TRK<83 | $22,989.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Mitchell Cushing | 1:52.00 | 3 |
| 2.3L | $12.90 |
| 1/5 | 12/10/2026 | 6 | STR ALL | $21,552.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Drew Monti | 1:52.10 | 1 |
| 1.5L | $2.90 |
| 4/6 | 06/10/2026 | 7 | STR ALL | $21,552.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Drew Monti | 1:53.30 | 6 |
| 4.5L | $14.70 |
| 4/7 | 29/09/2026 | 8 | STR ALL | $21,552.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Drew Monti | 1:50.30 | 5 |
| 14.3L | $8.60 |
| 7/8 | 21/09/2026 | 7 | STR ALL | $20,833.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Drew Monti | 1:51.40 | 3 |
| 18.0L | $5.30 |
| 3/7 | 14/09/2026 | 14 | STR ALL | $20,833.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Drew Monti | 1:51.00 | 2 |
| 9.8L | $21.90 |
| 2/5 | 06/04/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Kevin Switzer (Jnr) | 1:56.20 | 0 |
| 6L | $0.00 |
| 2/5 | 23/04/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Bangor Raceway | 1609m | Fast | David Crochere | 2:00.40 | 0 |
| 4.5L | $0.00 |

Driver: Brett Beckwith
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Five-year-old gelding is racing in fine form. Won his last two outings at this track both over 1609m. Last start posted a big 5 m win as favourite (Fr4) at this track (1:52.30) beating Varney in TRK<80 on October 27 at $1.50. Hard to fault on recent form.
Last Starts 7 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/7 | 27/10/2026 | 8 | TRK<80 | $21,552.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Brett Beckwith | 1:52.30 | 4 |
| 5.3L | $1.50 |
| 1/8 | 19/10/2026 | 6 | TRK<79 | $20,115.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Brett Beckwith | 1:52.20 | 4 |
| 8.3L | $1.70 |
| 2/9 | 13/10/2026 | 7 | TRK<76 | $16,523.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Brett Beckwith | 1:51.30 | 2 |
| 0.9L | $3.20 |
| 6/7 | 06/10/2026 | 7 | TRK<79 | $17,241.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Brett Beckwith | 1:54.10 | 6 |
| 9.8L | $5.80 |
| 1/9 | 29/09/2026 | 8 | TRK<76 | $15,805.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Brett Beckwith | 1:52.40 | 8 |
| 4.5L | $6.10 |
| 5/8 | 21/09/2026 | 7 | STR ALL | $18,056.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Joseph Di Stefano | 1:53.20 | 4 |
| 12.8L | $36.00 |
| 5/13 | 22/05/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Vernon Downs | 1609m | Fast | Joseph Di Stefano | 1:52.00 | 0 |
| 12.75L | $0.00 |
| 4/4 | 14/04/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Joseph Di Stefano | 1:54.20 | 0 |
| 37.5L | $0.00 |

Driver: Nicholas Graffam
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Didn't do much at the last run, 6th (Fr5) over 1609m at this track beaten 8 m by Warrawee Yale (1:52.00) on October 27 at $13.30. Before that 6th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track beaten 18 m by Hungry To Succeed (1:50.20) on October 22 at $22.90. Prepared to risk.
Last Starts 7 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/7 | 27/10/2026 | 5 | TRK<83 | $22,989.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Nicholas Graffam | 1:52.00 | 5 |
| 8.3L | $13.30 |
| 6/7 | 22/10/2026 | 6 | TRK<83 | $22,989.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Bruce Ranger | 1:50.20 | 6 |
| 18.8L | $22.90 |
| 5/8 | 16/10/2026 | 7 | TRK<83 | $20,115.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Good | Bruce Ranger | 1:52.30 | 3 |
| 3.8L | $12.60 |
| 7/7 | 09/10/2026 | 7 | NW6000CD | $20,115.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Bruce Ranger | 1:52.10 | 4 |
| 9.8L | $24.40 |
| 8/8 | 02/10/2026 | 11 | NW6000CD | $20,115.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Bruce Ranger | 1:51.40 | 4 |
| 32.3L | $8.20 |
| 5/8 | 21/09/2026 | 6 | STR ALL | $20,833.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Bruce Ranger | 1:51.40 | 6 |
| 15.0L | $4.70 |
| 1/5 | 08/04/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Bruce Ranger | 1:55.00 | 0 |
| 5.25L | $0.00 |
| 4/8 | 07/04/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Good | Drew Monti | 1:54.20 | 0 |
| 17.25L | $0.00 |

Driver: Bruce Ranger
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Last start 5th (Fr8) over 1609m at this track beaten 14 m by Colt Bennett (1:52.10) on October 27 at $17.20. At his previous start game effort when 2nd (Fr4) over 1609m at this track, beaten 6 m by Seafood Neighneigh (1:52.10) on October 19 at $4.50. Keep him in mind.
Last Starts 7 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/9 | 27/10/2026 | 8 | TRK<79 | $20,115.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Nicholas Graffam | 1:52.10 | 8 |
| 14.3L | $17.20 |
| 2/8 | 19/10/2026 | 6 | TRK<79 | $20,115.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Nicholas Graffam | 1:52.10 | 4 |
| 6.0L | $4.50 |
| 3/6 | 13/10/2026 | 7 | TRK<79 | $17,241.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Nicholas Graffam | 1:52.20 | 3 |
| 3.8L | $2.30 |
| 2/6 | 06/10/2026 | 7 | STR ALL | $21,552.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Nicholas Graffam | 1:53.30 | 5 |
| 0.8L | $5.90 |
| 1/8 | 29/09/2026 | 8 | TRK<79 | $17,241.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Matthew Athearn | 1:52.10 | 6 |
| 7.5L | $5.10 |
| 6/8 | 21/09/2026 | 7 | STR ALL | $20,833.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Scott Renz | 1:51.40 | 2 |
| 17.3L | $19.10 |
| 2/13 | 22/05/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Vernon Downs | 1609m | Fast | Bruce Ranger | 1:52.00 | 0 |
| 6L | $0.00 |
| 4/7 | 25/03/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Dover Downs | 1609m | Fast | Art Stafford (Jnr) | 1:55.10 | 0 |
| 18.75L | $0.00 |

Driver: Michael Oosting
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Last start 5th (Fr4) over 1609m at this track, beaten 8 m by Th Kay C Crunch (1:50.20) in STR ALL on October 27 at $6.90. Before that, 5th (Fr5) over 1609m at this track, beaten 5 m by Sweet Jeff (1:50.10) in STR ALL on October 22 at $5.20. Doesn't need to improve much to figure in the finish.
Last Starts 7 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/7 | 27/10/2026 | 5 | STR ALL | $28,736.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Michael Oosting | 1:50.20 | 4 |
| 8.3L | $6.90 |
| 5/5 | 22/10/2026 | 6 | STR ALL | $28,736.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Brett Beckwith | 1:50.10 | 5 |
| 5.3L | $5.20 |
| 4/8 | 16/10/2026 | 7 | STR ALL | $25,862.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Good | Nicholas Graffam | 1:50.30 | 3 |
| 9.0L | $32.10 |
| 6/7 | 09/10/2026 | 10 | STR ALL | $25,862.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Jay Randall | 1:52.30 | 3 |
| 4.5L | $21.10 |
| 1/7 | 29/09/2026 | 8 | STR ALL | $21,552.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Michael Oosting | 1:50.30 | 7 |
| 5.3L | $27.50 |
| 4/8 | 21/09/2026 | 14 | STR ALL | $20,833.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Michael Oosting | 1:51.40 | 8 |
| 12.0L | $50.50 |
| 5/6 | 06/04/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Nicholas Graffam | 1:57.40 | 0 |
| 6.75L | $0.00 |
| 2/8 | 15/04/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Nicholas Graffam | 1:57.00 | 0 |
| 1.5L | $0.00 |