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The Arena Racing Company Puppy Trophy Heat 1
| Trap | Dog | Trainer | Rated | Spd | Bnd | Suitability | Form | Comp | Pred | SP | Bet | ||||||||||||||
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| LR | 2LR | 3LR | 4LR | 5LR | 6LR | 7LR | 8LR | 9LR | 10LR | Trap | Track | Class | Dist | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ▶ Droopys Vicard 1yREP 24 | M L Locke — 25% R305 W76 P183 Trainer form — last 3 months | - | 99 | 100 | 94 (1) | 92 (1) | 60 (5) | 75 (2) | 94 (1) | - | - | - | - | - | 42 | 10 | 32 | - | 84 | 69 | 1 | 2/1 | - | |
| 2 | ▶ Strike It Alib 1yREP 11 | P Miller — 18% R523 W94 P278 Trainer form — last 3 months | - | 19 | 0 | 47 (5) | 82 (1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | 35 | - | 24 | 63 | 17 | 4 | 28/1 | - | |
| 3 | ▶ Epic Apollod 1yREP 23 | I Hopper — 17% R18 W3 P13 Trainer form — last 3 months | - | 14 | 55 | 74 (3) | 87 (2) | 42 (6) | 62 (4) | 74 (2) | 92 (1) | 86 (1) | 49 (4) | 84 (1) | 60 (3) | 43 | 10 | - | 13 | 71 | 14 | 5 | 12/1 | - | |
| 4 | ▶ Glengar Vegasd 1yREP 23 | B Fairbairn — 29% R62 W18 P43 Trainer form — last 3 months | - | 71 | 67 | 90 (6) | 91 (1) | 90 (1) | 53 (1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | - | 40 | - | 83 | 42 | 2 | 8/11F | - | |
| 5 | ▶ Turncoat Tedd 1yREP 27 | R Hale — 17% R64 W11 P32 Trainer form — last 3 months | - | 69 | 68 | 93 (1) | 85 (1) | 77 (1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 70 | - | - | - | 86 | 58 | 3 | 5/1 | - | |
| 6 | ▶ Romeo Vegad 1yREP 33 | T C Heilbron — 16% R197 W32 P94 Trainer form — last 3 months | - | 32 | 0 | 63 (4) | 46 (1) | 47 (1) | 32 (3) | 48 (1) | 46 (1) | 42 (1) | 41 (1) | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 47 | 14 | 6 | 20/1 | - | |
The highest-rated dog on speed and the best first-bend rating in the field — both metrics point here in a race where the bend is the key battleground. Three wins from five starts, including back-to-back open race victories at Towcester and Sheffield over distances close to today's trip. His last two runs both rated 94 on performance — top-quality open-grade form. Trainer Locke has a terrific record and draws trap 1 for a dog with sharp early pace is a genuine structural advantage at Sunderland. He is a Fader by nature, burning hard early before weakening late, but over 450 metres against a similar field of young dogs, the fade may simply never get severe enough for anyone to catch him. The one slight unknown is he hasn't run at exactly 450 metres before, though 460, 480, and 500-metre runs sit in his recent record without issue. Everything aligns here.
Unbeaten and improving rapidly, but three runs is limited proof at this level. Main danger if anything goes wrong up front.
Quality form but poor draw at this grade. Could have been placed at shorter odds based on the performance level alone.
Insufficient evidence at this level. May improve with experience but not the pick today.
Good draw, slowest in the field on speed. Hard to see him winning against faster rivals today.
Wrong trap, wrong trip. Structural negatives across the board. One to oppose confidently.
62 runs at OR2 grade. Composite rank 1 wins 31.82% from 22 runs — well above Sunderland's typical 23.8%. Speed rank 1 hits 33.33% from 21 runs. Trap 6 has zero wins from 11 runs at this specific grade — a notable structural negative.
T1:25% T2:23% T3:25% T4:17% T5:17% T6:0%
Speed Progress · Adjusted times at 450m · Fastest at top
Pre-race stats that explain the top 3 finishers
Pace Profile
Avg early pace vs closing speed from last 5 runs
| Dog | Early | Close | Style |
|---|---|---|---|
1Droopys Vicar | 100 | 0 | Fader |
2Strike It Ali | 16 | 100 | Closer |
3Epic Apollo | 16 | 100 | Closer |
4Glengar Vegas | 84 | 0 | Fader |
5Turncoat Ted | 88 | 0 | Fader |
6Romeo Vega | 6 | 100 | Closer |
Only runs at exactly 450m — no cross-distance comparisons. Tight cluster = reliable, wide spread = volatile. Faster times on the left. Hover any dot for race details. Amber = troubled run.
Each dog's average pace per 10m at every distance they've run. Green = fastest, red = slowest — shows where each dog is naturally strongest. Today's distance (450m) is highlighted.
| Dog | 270m | 435m | 450m | 460m | 480m | 500m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Droopys Vicar | — | — | — | 0.577 | 0.595 | 0.583 |
| 2 | Strike It Ali | — | — | 0.623 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Epic Apollo | — | 0.605 | 0.625 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Glengar Vegas | — | — | — | — | 0.602 | — |
| 5 | Turncoat Ted | — | — | — | — | 0.603 | — |
| 6 | Romeo Vega | 0.594 | — | 0.617 | — | — | — |
Performance rating trend over last 10 races. Hover any dot for race details. Amber dots = troubled runs.
Trainer patterns, moves signals, and form streaks at this venue.