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Mt Isa Race 2 - Open Hcp

LAST DITCH EFFORT (3) is coming off a determined win last start over 1000m at this track two weeks ago. Gets some weight relief this time so he is expected to measure up again. NAPOLEON STRIKE (2) finished out of the money two starts back then was beaten 8 lengths when fifth over 1200m at Maxwelton a week ago. Finds the right race this time and can turn things around. YALLA (6) finished 7 lengths away in fourth last time out over 900m at Maxwelton when fresh from a spell. Steps up in distance today. Has good early toe so she should be handy in the run. Sure to be competitive. FORTRESS AUSTRALIA (4) ran below expectations last start, finishing sixth and beaten 8 lengths at Maxwelton over 1200m. Suitably placed so expecting a better run this time.

Race Time:4:20 AM

Saturday, April 18, 2026

Track:Fast

Weather:N/A

Prize Money:$0.00

Distance:1100m

Hang Five (1)l52317265x

Trainer: Tanya Parry (Julia Creek)12 mths 36: 7-4-7

Jockey: Chris Meehan

Weight: 62kgs

6 yo Bay G

Sire: ASTERN (AUS)

Dam: BEACH BABE (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Falvelon

Stats

Prize Money$180,570.00

Avg $$5,015.83

Win %19.44%

Place %50.00%

Career36: 7-4-7

Track4: 1-1-1

Distance2: 1-1-0

Tr / Dist1: 1-0-0

1st Up6: 0-1-3

2nd Up6: 2-0-0

Firm0: 0-0-0

Good16: 2-1-4

Soft9: 2-1-2

Heavy1: 1-0-0

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

Gelding back from a spell of eight months. Has placed previously first up from a break. Finished off last preparation when last in a small field at this track Sw August 23 over 1450m, 10 len behind Stampede Warrior carrying 62.5kg at $3. When resuming last campaign fifth of 11 at Ipswich Cl5 February 12 2025 over 1200m, soft track; 2 len behind Surfers Royale with 58.5kg at $11.

Last Starts 238 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
5/5	23/08/2025	7	OPEN	$10,000.00	Mt Isa	1450m	Good	Chris Whiteley	62.5kg	1:28.52	-	3	1. Stampede Warrior 2. Victory Bay 3. Le Force	10.7L	$3.00
6/6	16/08/2025	14	OPEN	$10,000.00	Richmond Qld	1200m	Fast	Hannah Phillips	62.5kg	1:09.17	-	1	1. Swamp Nation 2. Viburnum 3. Welloutofreach	8.5L	$6.00
2/6	02/08/2025	28	OPEN	$15,000.00	Corfield	1400m	Good	Michael McDonald	59.5kg	1:22.96	-	5	1. Here He Looms 2. Hang Five 3. Unique Prince	2.7L	$5.00
7/9	05/07/2025	14	OPEN	$10,000.00	Winton	1200m	Good	Jason Missen	58.5kg	1:10.96	-	1	1. Heyington Station 2. Music Award 3. Deep Breath	7.0L	$3.00
1/6	21/06/2025	14	Qlty	$30,000.00	Mckinlay	1500m	Good	Michael McDonald	59.5kg	1:29.07	-	3	1. Hang Five 2. Burdekin 3. I Am Good At This	0.3L	$5.00
3/8	07/06/2025	14	Qlty	$22,000.00	Mt Isa	1450m	Good	Denicious Smith	58kg	1:28.34	2-4-3	6	1. Victory Bay 2. Benevento 3. Hang Five	10.8L	$6.00
3/5	16/01/2025	-	Trial	$0.00	Doomben	840m	Soft	Boris Thornton		0:50.93	-	1	1. Sailor's Secret 2. Deferential 3. Hang Five	2.25L	$0.00
4/5	20/02/2024	-	Trial	$0.00	Deagon	1050m	Soft	Rob Thorburn		1:02.99	-	4	1. Whodat 2. Another Dazzler 3. Namid	2.7L	$0.00

Napoleon Strike (2)3338x21145

Trainer: Tanya Parry (Julia Creek)12 mths 29: 8-5-4

Jockey: Nor Yadi

Weight: 61.5kgs

4 yo Chestnut G

Sire: INVADER (AUS)

Dam: FRENCH ALLIANCE (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Hussonet

Stats

Prize Money$91,375.00

Avg $$3,150.86

Win %27.59%

Place %58.62%

Career29: 8-5-4

Track6: 2-2-1

Distance3: 0-0-1

Tr / Dist0: 0-0-0

1st Up2: 0-1-0

2nd Up2: 1-0-0

Firm0: 0-0-0

Good12: 5-1-1

Soft6: 1-1-0

Heavy0: 0-0-0

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

Last start second last in a small field at Maxwelton Hcp on April 11 over 1200m, 8 len behind Rush Hour carrying 61.5kg at $8. The start before that second last in a small field at this track Sw on April 3 over 1000m, 15 len behind Revolt with 62.5kg at $9.50.

Last Starts 7 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
5/6	11/04/2026	8	OPEN	$15,000.00	Maxwelton	1200m	Good	Matthew Gray	61.5kg	1:09.49	-	6	1. Rush Hour 2. Pervade 3. Allezizzy	8.1L	$8.00
4/5	03/04/2026	13	OPEN	$11,000.00	Mt Isa	1000m	Good	Brooke Stower	62.5kg	0:57.57	3-4-4	2	1. Revolt 2. Han Dynasty 3. Casino Lord	15.4L	$9.50
1/4	21/03/2026	7	OPEN	$10,000.00	Mt Isa	1200m	Good	Jess Emmerson	59.5kg	1:13.18	-	1	1. Napoleon Strike 2. Casino Lord 3. Pervade	1.0L	$2.50
1/6	14/03/2026	7	OPEN	$10,000.00	Mt Isa	1200m	Good	Jess Emmerson	53kg	1:12.01	-	4	1. Napoleon Strike 2. Hurricane Thunder 3. Viburnum	2.8L	$12.00
2/5	07/03/2026	105	OPEN	$10,000.00	Mt Isa	900m	Good	Shane Mcgovern	56kg	0:51.65	-	5	1. Viburnum 2. Napoleon Strike 3. Last Ditch Effort	6.3L	$4.00
8/8	22/11/2025	7	BM65	$12,000.00	Pentland	1250m	Fast	Amelia Heinrich	61kg	1:11.20	-	1	1. She Smashes 2. Red Suture 3. Vonk	8.4L	$3.60
8/8	28/01/2025	-	Trial	$0.00	Randwick	1050m	Soft	Winona Costin		1:03.17	-	0	1. Karmardo 2. Hurstville Zagreb 3. So Intricate	6.23L	$0.00
3/7	07/01/2025	-	Trial	$0.00	Rosehill	900m	Soft	Adam Hyeronimus		0:55.46	-	0	1. The Stars 2. Catatomic 3. Napoleon Strike	4.41L	$0.00

Last Ditch Effort (4)61326x3211

Trainer: Tanya Parry (Julia Creek)12 mths 37: 7-5-9

Jockey: Brooke Stower

Weight: 59.5kgs

6 yo Chestnut G

Sire: REWARD FOR EFFORT (AUS)

Dam: MOORUNDA MISS (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Reset

Stats

Prize Money$124,765.00

Avg $$3,372.03

Win %18.92%

Place %56.76%

Career37: 7-5-9

Track8: 4-2-1

Distance10: 0-3-3

Tr / Dist0: 0-0-0

1st Up6: 1-2-1

2nd Up5: 1-2-1

Firm0: 0-0-0

Good13: 3-2-3

Soft7: 0-1-0

Heavy2: 0-0-0

Synthetic1: 0-0-1

Comments

Recent form sound. Most recently tracked the speed and boxed on steadily; won by 0.5 len at this track Bm65 April 3 over 1000m defeating Zavaboom with 62.5kg at $8. The run before that won by a neck at this track Bm60 March 21 over 1200m defeating Zouhope with 60.5kg at $7.

Last Starts 15 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
1/5	03/04/2026	13	BM65	$10,000.00	Mt Isa	1000m	Good	Brooke Stower	62.5kg	0:59.36	3-3-1	4	1. Last Ditch Effort 2. Zavaboom 3. Fortress Australia	0.5L	$8.00
1/6	21/03/2026	7	BM60	$10,000.00	Mt Isa	1200m	Good	Jess Emmerson	60.5kg	1:13.06	-	2	1. Last Ditch Effort 2. Zouhope 3. Capital Boss	0.3L	$7.00
2/6	14/03/2026	7	BM60	$10,000.00	Mt Isa	1200m	Good	Jess Emmerson	60.5kg	1:12.12	-	2	1. Pennypacker 2. Last Ditch Effort 3. Zouhope	6.7L	$3.40
3/5	07/03/2026	105	OPEN	$10,000.00	Mt Isa	900m	Good	Amelia Heinrich	53kg	0:51.65	-	2	1. Viburnum 2. Napoleon Strike 3. Last Ditch Effort	9.5L	$2.50
6/8	22/11/2025	12	BM65	$12,000.00	Pentland	1250m	Fast	Isabella Teh	61.5kg	1:11.20	-	8	1. She Smashes 2. Red Suture 3. Vonk	5.8L	$6.00
2/8	10/11/2025	9	OPEN	$15,000.00	Mt Isa	1200m	Good	Maddie Mankelow	54kg	1:12.44	6-5-2	7	1. Santorini Sun 2. Last Ditch Effort 3. Napoleon Strike	1.2L	$1.95
2/4	26/02/2025	-	Trial	$0.00	Rockhampton	1000m	Good	Samantha Zoljan		0:57.93	-	3	1. Penman 2. Last Ditch Effort 3. Street God	2.41L	$0.00
1/5	16/08/2024	-	Trial	$0.00	Rockhampton	900m	Heavy	Warwick Satherley		0:57.53	-	1	1. Last Ditch Effort 2. Arthur's Dream 3. Gee Up	2L	$0.00

Fortress Australia (5)35397x5536

Trainer: Tanya Parry (Julia Creek)12 mths 24: 4-4-3

Jockey: Cecily Eaton

Weight: 58kgs

5 yo Bay G

Sire: FASTNET ROCK (AUS)

Dam: EPIDEMIC (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Lonhro

Stats

Prize Money$93,975.00

Avg $$3,915.63

Win %16.67%

Place %45.83%

Career24: 4-4-3

Track3: 0-0-1

Distance4: 1-0-2

Tr / Dist0: 0-0-0

1st Up5: 1-1-0

2nd Up5: 0-2-0

Firm0: 0-0-0

Good9: 1-2-0

Soft11: 3-2-2

Heavy0: 0-0-0

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

Most recently ran last in a small field at Maxwelton Hcp on April 11 over 1200m, 8 len behind Rush Hour carrying 58kg at $5. The run before that 3rd in a small field at this track Bm65 on April 3 over 1000m, 1.5 len behind Last Ditch Effort carrying 61kg at $41.

Last Starts 7 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
6/6	11/04/2026	8	OPEN	$15,000.00	Maxwelton	1200m	Good	Nor Yadi	58kg	1:09.49	-	3	1. Rush Hour 2. Pervade 3. Allezizzy	8.2L	$5.00
3/5	03/04/2026	13	BM65	$10,000.00	Mt Isa	1000m	Good	Violet Soulsby	61kg	0:59.36	2-2-3	3	1. Last Ditch Effort 2. Zavaboom 3. Fortress Australia	1.5L	$41.00
5/6	21/03/2026	7	BM65	$10,000.00	Mt Isa	900m	Good	Jess Emmerson	62kg	0:52.89	-	3	1. Viburnum 2. Affirmative Light 3. Under Suspicion	8.1L	$10.00
5/6	14/03/2026	91	CL4 3U	$10,000.00	Mt Isa	1000m	Good	Jess Emmerson	59kg	0:57.97	-	6	1. Rush Hour 2. Zavaboom 3. Manic Light	14.5L	$5.00
7/10	13/12/2025	29	OPEN	$21,000.00	Townsville	1000m	Soft 5	Shane Mcgovern	55kg	0:56.12	5-8-7	10	1. Sweet Kisses 2. Family Star 3. Hand Grenade	4.8L	$91.00
9/10	14/11/2025	15	OPEN	$21,000.00	Rockhampton	1050m	Soft 6	Jason Taylor	54kg	1:00.57	7-7-9	2	1. Cherry Rose 2. Heartoni 3. Media Empire	9.2L	$26.00
1/6	23/06/2025	-	Trial	$0.00	Rockhampton	1000m	Soft	Ashley Butler		0:58.52	-	6	1. Fortress Australia 2. Tizso Fab 3. Coco Royale	1.96L	$0.00
2/4	29/11/2024	-	Trial	$0.00	Rockhampton	900m	Soft	Warwick Satherley		0:55.00	-	1	1. Alloutatime 2. Fortress Australia 3. Run Away Renee	0.78L	$0.00

Swamp Nation (3)75662286x5

Trainer: Tanya Parry (Julia Creek)12 mths 53: 7-7-4

Jockey: Unknown

Weight: 57kgs

7 yo Chestnut M

Sire: STRATUM STAR (AUS)

Dam: ION YOU (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Geiger Counter

Stats

Prize Money$224,570.00

Avg $$4,237.17

Win %13.21%

Place %33.96%

Career53: 7-7-4

Track5: 0-0-0

Distance4: 0-2-0

Tr / Dist0: 0-0-0

1st Up7: 0-1-0

2nd Up6: 0-0-3

Firm0: 0-0-0

Good20: 3-2-3

Soft11: 1-3-0

Heavy8: 1-0-1

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

Second-up. First-up after five months second last in a small field at Maxwelton Bm65 on April 11 over 900m, 7 len behind Viburnum with 62kg at $6. Previously second-up 4th of 12 at Taree Hannam Cup on March 17 2025 over 1007m, on a slow track; 1.3 len behind Gold Card with 54kg at $21.

Last Starts 7 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
5/6	11/04/2026	147	BM65	$11,000.00	Maxwelton	900m	Good	Nor Yadi	62kg	0:50.57	-	4	1. Viburnum 2. Vonk 3. Tequila Dancer	7.9L	$6.00
6/7	15/11/2025	5	OPEN	$15,000.00	Julia Creek	1350m	Good	Nor Yadi	56kg	1:18.18	-	4	1. Reformist 2. Hurricane Thunder 3. Santorini Sun	14.6L	$4.80
8/8	10/11/2025	9	OPEN	$15,000.00	Mt Isa	1200m	Good	Michael McDonald	58kg	1:12.44	7-8-8	4	1. Santorini Sun 2. Last Ditch Effort 3. Napoleon Strike	12.0L	$13.00
2/5	01/11/2025	7	OPEN	$10,000.00	Cloncurry	1200m	Good	Amelia Heinrich	56.5kg	1:08.30	-	3	1. Ocean Emperor 2. Swamp Nation 3. Last Ditch Effort	0.1L	$5.00
2/5	25/10/2025	5	OPEN	$10,000.00	Richmond Qld	1400m	Good	Brea Harrison	55kg	1:19.08	-	2	1. Hurricane Thunder 2. Swamp Nation 3. Ocean Emperor	0.8L	$11.00
6/7	20/10/2025	23	OPEN	$15,000.00	Mt Isa	1200m	Good	Maddie Mankelow	55kg	1:10.48	2-6-6	1	1. October Revolution 2. Napoleon Strike 3. Takeru	9.2L	$21.00
2/4	07/03/2023	-	Trial	$0.00	Taree	1006m	Soft	Louise Day		1:00.12	-	0	1. Sir Ravanelli 2. Swamp Nation 3. Time For Victory	0.02L	$0.00
1/5	27/01/2023	-	Trial	$0.00	Taree	1000m	Soft	Mikayla Weir		0:59.97	-	0	1. Swamp Nation 2. Inspiration 3. Dante Alighieri	0.66L	$0.00