#1 CAIN BALE (Box 1)
Breeding: Oct ‘21 Feral Franky x Fanta Bale
Trainer: Mark Delbridge (Balliang)
Record: 5 starts 4-0-0

Dale says: Do yourself a favour and watch all three of his wins at The Meadows during the month of October. Hard to separate which one is most impressive, but I settled on this performance purely because of the extra ground he had to make up by going around the field.

Results

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#2 SHIMA DEB (Box 3)
Breeding: Jun ‘21 Bernardo X Shima Song
Trainer: Tom Dailly (Anakie)
Record: 22 starts 5-3-2

Dale says: Not many better last-to-first victories than this and you can share the excitement of the broadcaster when SHIMA DEB sprouts wings to record this thrilling win.

Results

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#3 AWESOME AVENGER (Box 4)
Breeding: May ‘21 Hooked On Scotch X Lady Avenger
Trainer: George Borg (Maryborough)
Record: 13 starts 7-0-0

Dale says: One of the shortest priced favourites of the month ($1.10) looked a shaky bet after blowing the start and finding trouble at a crucial stage, but class prevailed in this mighty win.

Results

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#4 ETHANOL VOLUME (Box 5)
Breeding: Mar ’22 Droopy’s Sydney X My Ethanol
Trainer: Tom Dailly (Anakie)
Record: 6-2-2-1

Dale says: Covering more ground than the early settlers, this promising speedster thundered home late to record this powerful victory.

Results

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#5 NICOLSON BALE (Box 3)
Breeding: Jun ’20 Feral Franky x Ethla Allen
Trainer: Rebecca Gibbons (Avalon)
Record: 68-25-20-9

Dale says: Contesting one of the hottest fields assembled on the country circuit this year, NICOLSON BALE took out the prestigious Cannonball Sprint Final at Geelong in a display of sustained speed, posting a red-hot victory in 22.16 seconds.

Results

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GOOD THING BEATEN

BEYOND BLESSED (Box 6)
Breeding: Nov ‘21 Barcia Bale x Subway Miss
Trainer: Darren Fisher
Record: 9-2-0-2

Dale says: Had no right to finish so close after finding trouble on multiple occasions. Certainly a dog to follow particularly when he draws a wide box.

Results

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