Menangle Race 7 - Bubba Gump Pest Control Pace
The recent form of TOMAHAWK BART (1) may not leap off the page but has has been tackling higher-graded races than this since switching from Victoria so will enjoy the class drop. He is also well served by the ace draw so has winning claims. WESTERN STYLE (3) drew wide and was held up last time but did a good job in filling a minor placing at the previous appearance at this circuit and distance, coming from wider than this to go under by 1.6m. Has the benefit of a good draw so could bounce back. SPIRIT OF ARION NZ (5) has been far from disgraced form wider barriers at his last couple and could be competitive here. CLEAR LEFT NZ (6) came from this barrier to place at Penrith three back and has been solid in finishing fourth from back row draws in both outings since. Go well.

Driver: Jorja Daskalovski
Stats
Comments
Recent efforts haven't been up to his best. Last start 9th (Fr3) over 1609m after showing early speed at Newcastle was 8th-12.95 at the bell, beaten 11 m by Wamboyneinamerica (1:54.30) on June 19 at $51. The run previous surrendered the lead and finished 5th (Fr2) over 1720m after showing early speed at Penrith, at the bell was 2nd-4.93 beaten 6 m by Laceys Lad (2:02.20) on June 11 at $6. Should be at peak fitness now and gets his chance off the inside draw.
Last Starts 10 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/9 | 19/06/2026 | 8 | NR up to 90 | $11,830.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Fast | Seaton Grima | 1:54.3 | 3 |
| 11.4L | $51.00 |
| 5/9 | 11/06/2026 | 14 | NR up to 90 | $11,830.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Fast | Cameron Hart | 1:54.4 | 2 |
| 6.7L | $6.00 |
| 7/9 | 28/05/2026 | 13 | NR up to 80 | $11,830.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Neutral | Seaton Grima | 1:53.9 | 2 |
| 37.5L | $6.00 |
| 9/9 | 15/05/2026 | 74 | NMWL6M | $8,000.00 | Melton | 2240m | Neutral | J Barton | 1:55.8 | 6 |
| 91.4L | $126.00 |
| 3/5 | 28/04/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Melton | 1720m | Good | J Barton | 0 |
| 25.7L | $0.00 | |
| 4/5 | 31/03/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Terang | 2180m | Jack Barton | 0 |
| 1L | $0.00 | ||
| 8/8 | 02/03/2026 | 179 | NR 65 or better | $9,000.00 | Terang | 1680m | Neutral | Jason Lee | 1:55.7 | 2 |
| 15.0L | $7.50 |
| 5/10 | 04/09/2025 | 5 | NR up to 80 | $9,790.00 | Penrith | 2125m | Neutral | Seaton Grima | 1:56.5 | 3 |
| 5.7L | $9.50 |

Driver: Jai Meikle
Stats
Comments
Last start 10th (Fr3) over 1609m at this track beaten 30 m by Im The Falcon (1:51.00) on June 23 at $71. Before that, was well back in the run when 9th (Fr4) over 1609m at this track was 5th-7.64 at the bell, beaten 16 m by Lenneth (1:51.60) on June 9 at $61. Better than the last few runs suggest.
Last Starts 6 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 23/06/2026 | 14 | 7 5K/5 Starts | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Chris Geary | 1:51.0 | 3 |
| 28.4L | $71.00 |
| 9/9 | 09/06/2026 | 7 | NR up to 75 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Robert Morris | 1:51.6 | 4 |
| 16.1L | $61.00 |
| 6/9 | 02/06/2026 | 7 | 7 5K/5 Starts | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Chris Geary | 1:51.2 | 4 |
| 15.5L | $51.00 |
| 5/8 | 26/05/2026 | 7 | 7 5K/5 Starts | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Chris Geary | 1:51.0 | 4 |
| 10.5L | $31.00 |
| 4/9 | 19/05/2026 | 7 | NR up to 75 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Chris Geary | 1:52.8 | 4 |
| 7.2L | $41.00 |
| 10/10 | 12/05/2026 | 7 | NR up to 75 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Chris Geary | 1:52.0 | 6 |
| 19.5L | $13.00 |
| 2/8 | 22/07/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Albion Park | 2138m | Good | Jack Chapple | 0 |
| 1.3L | $0.00 | |
| 1/5 | 21/05/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Redcliffe | 1780m | Good | Jack Chapple | 0 |
| 3.9L | $0.00 |

Driver: Mason Bigeni
Stats
Comments
Last start was well back in the run when 9th (Fr8) over 1609m at this track, at the bell was 9th-20 beaten 6 m by Love A Belle (1:52.60) on June 16 at $26. Before that, a game effort when 3rd (Fr5) over 1609m at this track was 4th-3.58 at the bell, beaten 1.5 m by Romanee (1:52.50) on June 9 at $10. Well drawn and expected to bounce back.
Last Starts 13 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/10 | 16/06/2026 | 7 | NR up to 64 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | M N Bigeni | 1:52.6 | 8 |
| 6.8L | $26.00 |
| 3/10 | 09/06/2026 | 7 | NR up to 69 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Jye Coney | 1:52.5 | 5 |
| 1.6L | $10.00 |
| 10/10 | 02/06/2026 | 7 | NR up to 64 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | M N Bigeni | 1:54.6 | 10 |
| 10.6L | $61.00 |
| 4/9 | 26/05/2026 | 7 | NR up to 64 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | M N Bigeni | 1:52.3 | 8 |
| 15.4L | $31.00 |
| 5/10 | 19/05/2026 | 7 | NR up to 64 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | M N Bigeni | 1:52.1 | 10 |
| 16.9L | $41.00 |
| 2/9 | 12/05/2026 | 7 | NR up to 64 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | M N Bigeni | 1:51.7 | 2 |
| 10.6L | $51.00 |
| 4/6 | 11/11/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Good | C R Judd | 0 |
| 7.3L | $0.00 | |
| 6/6 | 29/10/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | Will Rixon | 0 |
| 17.6L | $0.00 |

Driver: Cameron Hart
Stats
Comments
Last start 6th (Fr1) over 1609m at this track beaten 21 m by Im The Falcon (1:51.00) on June 23 at $71. Two runs back 3rd (Fr2) over 1609m at this track was 6th-13.86 at the bell, beaten 1.3 m by Love A Belle (1:52.60) on June 16 at $19. Others rate better.
Last Starts 6 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/10 | 23/06/2026 | 7 | 7 5K/5 Starts | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Glenn Mcelhinney | 1:51.0 | 1 |
| 21.8L | $71.00 |
| 3/10 | 16/06/2026 | 7 | NR up to 64 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Jorja Daskalovski | 1:52.6 | 2 |
| 1.3L | $19.00 |
| 9/10 | 09/06/2026 | 14 | NR up to 69 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Glenn Mcelhinney | 1:52.5 | 1 |
| 10.8L | $34.00 |
| 2/8 | 26/05/2026 | 7 | NR up to 56 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Vaughan Duncan | 1:53.2 | 6 |
| 3.0L | $26.00 |
| 7/10 | 19/05/2026 | 7 | NR up to 64 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Jye Coney | 1:52.1 | 6 |
| 19.3L | $9.50 |
| 8/9 | 12/05/2026 | 15 | NR up to 64 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Bailey Mcdonough | 1:51.7 | 3 |
| 20.1L | $26.00 |
| 2/10 | 18/02/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | Glenn Mcelhinney | 0 |
| 7.3L | $0.00 | |
| 4/10 | 11/02/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | Glenn Mcelhinney | 0 |
| 9.9L | $0.00 |

Driver: Cooper Griffiths
Stats
Comments
Recent form below what he is capable of. Last start 5th (Fr7) over 1609m at this track was 7th-13.81 at the bell, beaten 6 m by Captain Bart (1:53.00) on June 23 at $12. The run before was well back in the run when 7th (Fr9) over 1609m at this track beaten 10 m by Our Rocker (1:50.80) on June 13 at $71. From a better draw can play a major role.
Last Starts 6 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/9 | 23/06/2026 | 10 | NR up to 64 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Cooper Griffiths | 1:53.0 | 7 |
| 6.6L | $12.00 |
| 7/10 | 13/06/2026 | 4 | NR up to 80 | $20,400.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Chris Geary | 1:50.8 | 9 |
| 10.7L | $71.00 |
| 4/9 | 09/06/2026 | 7 | NR up to 75 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Chris Geary | 1:51.6 | 2 |
| 5.5L | $10.00 |
| 6/10 | 02/06/2026 | 7 | NR up to 75 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Chris Geary | 1:52.0 | 9 |
| 5.7L | $41.00 |
| 1/9 | 26/05/2026 | 7 | NR up to 64 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Declan Murphy | 1:52.3 | 5 |
| 0.2L | $3.80 |
| 4/10 | 19/05/2026 | 7 | NR up to 64 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Declan Murphy | 1:52.1 | 8 |
| 15.1L | $14.00 |
| 1/3 | 11/02/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | Will Rixon | 0 |
| 0.1L | $0.00 | |
| 5/7 | 26/11/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | Stephanie Morris | 0 |
| 27L | $0.00 |

Driver: Jack Callaghan
Stats
Comments
Last start 4th (Sr1) over 1720m at Penrith beaten 25 m by Lochinvar Jag (2:03.50) on June 25 at $7. Before that, 4th (Sr1) over 1720m at Penrith was 7th-11.12 at the bell, beaten 1.4 m by Uncle Tiger (2:06.80) on June 18 at $7. Contender.
Last Starts 4 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/10 | 25/06/2026 | 7 | NR up to 65 | $9,790.00 | Penrith | 1720m | W | Jett Turnbull | 1:55.5 | 1 |
| 25.5L | $7.00 |
| 4/10 | 18/06/2026 | 7 | NR up to 65 | $9,790.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Fast | Jack Callaghan | 1:58.6 | 1 |
| 1.4L | $7.00 |
| 3/10 | 11/06/2026 | 7 | NR up to 62 | $9,790.00 | Penrith | 2125m | Fast | Jack Callaghan | 1:58.7 | 6 |
| 2.5L | $71.00 |
| 10/10 | 04/06/2026 | 10 | NR up to 65 | $9,790.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Fast | Wesley Komorowski | 1:55.4 | 1 |
| 18.8L | $12.00 |
| 1/9 | 25/05/2026 | 6 | NR up to 58 | $9,790.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Neutral | Wesley Komorowski | 1:58.9 | 3 |
| 0.2L | $5.50 |
| 5/10 | 19/05/2026 | 21 | NR up to 57 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Wesley Komorowski | 1:50.4 | 10 |
| 38.3L | $61.00 |
| 6/10 | 28/04/2026 | 69 | NR up to 68 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Wesley Komorowski | 1:52.8 | 1 |
| 10.1L | $31.00 |
| 3/9 | 15/04/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | Joshua Gallagher | 0 |
| 13.4L | $0.00 | |
| 5/6 | 17/02/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Bendigo | 2150m | Jack Laugher | 0 |
| 8L | $0.00 |

Driver: Will Rixon
Stats
Comments
Comes here second-up after three weeks. Lacklustre first-up performance when 10th (Fr6) over 1609m after showing early pace at this track beaten 35 m by Maxo Mighty (1:50.60) on June 9 at $34. Needs to lift.
Last Starts 20 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 09/06/2026 | 201 | NR up to 64 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Will Rixon | 1:50.6 | 6 |
| 33.7L | $34.00 |
| 3/4 | 27/05/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | Bailey Mcdonough | 0 |
| 9.8L | $0.00 | |
| 5/10 | 20/11/2025 | 14 | NR up to 57 | $9,790.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Neutral | Will Rixon | 1:55.4 | 3 |
| 21.3L | $6.50 |
| 9/9 | 06/11/2025 | 7 | NR up to 58 | $9,790.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Neutral | Will Rixon | 1:56.8 | 6 |
| 48.3L | $2.40 |
| 1/10 | 30/10/2025 | 5 | NR up to 55 | $9,790.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Neutral | Will Rixon | 1:57.3 | 1 |
| 3.1L | $1.20 |
| 9/10 | 25/10/2025 | 7 | No NR | $150,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Neutral | B L Mcdonough | 1:50.4 | 6 |
| 140.6L | $51.00 |
| 5/10 | 18/10/2025 | 11 | No NR | $25,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Will Rixon | 1:50.1 | 9 |
| 27.6L | $21.00 |
| 1/6 | 30/04/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | Will Rixon | 0 |
| 5.2L | $0.00 |

Driver: Declan Murphy
Stats
Comments
Looks well placed in this tougher race, but he was impressive winning two starts back [-+] ran on from midfield and won by 1.2 m (Sr3) at Penrith (2:39.20) beating General Lincoln in on June 18 at $15 at the bell was 5th-8.41. Can play a greater role this time.
Last Starts 4 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/10 | 25/06/2026 | 7 | NR up to 65 | $9,790.00 | Penrith | 1720m | W | Cameron Hart | 1:55.5 | 4 |
| 25.6L | $14.00 |
| 1/10 | 18/06/2026 | 7 | NR up to 55 | $9,790.00 | Penrith | 2125m | Fast | Jake Bigeni | 2:00.5 | 3 |
| 1.2L | $15.00 |
| 6/10 | 11/06/2026 | 2 | NR 55 to 57 | $9,790.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Fast | Jake Bigeni | 1:57.1 | 2 |
| 8.4L | $13.00 |
| 8/10 | 09/06/2026 | 7 | NR up to 64 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Cameron Hart | 1:50.6 | 4 |
| 29.1L | $31.00 |
| 3/10 | 02/06/2026 | 8 | NR up to 64 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Cameron Hart | 1:54.6 | 7 |
| 2.8L | $23.00 |
| 3/9 | 25/05/2026 | 4 | NR up to 58 | $9,790.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Neutral | Declan Murphy | 1:58.9 | 1 |
| 4.4L | $3.80 |
| 3/8 | 21/05/2026 | 2 | NR up to 57 | $9,790.00 | Penrith | 2125m | Fast | Declan Murphy | 1:59.3 | 6 |
| 9.7L | $7.50 |
| 2/4 | 30/06/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Good | Sebastian Piltz | 0 |
| 52.2L | $0.00 | |
| 4/5 | 16/06/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Good | Sebastian Piltz | 0 |
| 19.7L | $0.00 |

Driver: Brad Abbott
Stats
Comments
Last start was driven from back in the field when 10th (Fr10) over 1609m at this track, beaten 40 m by No Notthebuttons (1:51.20) on June 27 at $81. Two runs back broke in score up and was out of position at the start 8th (Fr5) over 1660m at Albion Park beaten 60 m by Platinum Jewel (1:56.80) in 3yo+ on January 30 at $41. Will come on from that run so looks improvement.
Last Starts 2 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 27/06/2026 | 148 | NR up to 80 | $20,400.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Neutral | Brad Abbott | 1:51.2 | 10 |
| 38.6L | $81.00 |
| 6/9 | 17/06/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | Brad Abbott | 0 |
| 35.9L | $0.00 | |
| 4/8 | 10/06/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | Brad Abbott | 0 |
| 18.3L | $0.00 | |
| 8/8 | 30/01/2026 | 14 | NR up to 75 | $6,260.00 | Albion Park | 1660m | Neutral | Layne Dwyer | 1:53.2 | 5 |
| 61.5L | $41.00 |
| 7/8 | 16/01/2026 | 9 | NR up to 75 | $6,260.00 | Albion Park | 1660m | Neutral | Nathan Dawson | 1:53.0 | 3 |
| 45.2L | $6.50 |
| 1/8 | 07/01/2026 | 6 | NR 53 to 59 | $6,200.00 | Redcliffe | 1780m | Neutral | Zac Chappenden | 1:56.4 | 1 |
| 0.3L | $11.00 |
| 9/9 | 01/01/2026 | 5 | NR 54 to 62 | $6,260.00 | Redcliffe | 2040m | Neutral | Layne Dwyer | 2:01.6 | 6 |
| 15.1L | $11.00 |
| 7/7 | 27/12/2025 | 4 | B 5 No NR | $14,500.00 | Albion Park | 1660m | Neutral | Layne Dwyer | 1:53.0 | 6 |
| 13.9L | $51.00 |
| 7/8 | 23/12/2025 | 7 | NR 56 to 64 | $9,000.00 | Albion Park | 1660m | Neutral | Layne Dwyer | 1:51.4 | 5 |
| 16.6L | $61.00 |