BOOM chaser Noakis Girl will be aiming for her sixth straight victory when she lines up at Geelong this Friday night.

The daughter of Big Daddy Cool and Noaki Pace, a winner of five of her six starts to date, will jump from box two in race nine and comes into the event on the back of a solid 23.91 victory at Bendigo over the 425 metre journey.

Trainer Kelly Bravo said she was happy with her effort last week, despite the fact that she tired in the final stages of the race.

“She went well on Friday night and we are very happy with her, she is doing everything right – you can’t fault her,” Bravo said.

“Her second split at Bendigo the other day was absolutely crazy and, while her run home time was ok, when you compare it to her middle section it is pretty obvious that she felt the pinch a bit at the end.”

Noakis Girl will step back to the 400 metre trip for her race this week, a heat of a 1-6 wins series, but Bravo believes it will still be a tough run.

“Even though its only 400 it will still test her out – its probably the equivalent of running a 425 at Bendigo because it is a big track.

“It will be interesting, hopefully she can lead like she normally does, we just don’t want a big, strong dog camping right behind her.

“She can definitely run, she has plenty of natural ability and she is able to get out and go early which is good because she is only a tiny little girl.”

Noakis Girl is set to jump at 10:08pm AEDT.

Also representing Race A Chaser Syndications on Friday is the ultra consistent Megan Keeping.

Another trained by Kelly Bravo, the daughter of Cosmic Rumble and Indigo Gem has not missed a place in her last seven starts, with her last run resulting in a handy third at Bendigo over 500 metres.

After working hard to find the lead, Megan ran out of steam towards the end of the event, but Bravo is expecting to see an improved performance this week when she jumps from box seven over the same track and trip.

“She got a few knocks and bumps and she had to work hard early so I was happy with her run.

“I think she will go a lot better this week, as long as she gets a chance to get to the front early.

“Its not a bad box if she can get a clear run and find her way across – there is a few dogs there that will want to head down to the fence so hopefully she can follow them.”

Bravo says that Megan is enjoying her new environment since coming down from NSW and believes that comfort in her surroundings is converting to the racetrack.

“She is absolutely thriving at the moment – she is really happy and I think that has made a big difference. 



“She shows her personality now when at first she was a bit dull and you could take her or leave her – you wouldn’t look at her twice – but she is a very outgoing bitch now.

“It’s really good – it gives you an idea of where she is at and at the moment she is at a really good place within herself.

“With bitches if they are sour at home they tend to race that way, but she seems to just be very happy.”

Megan Keeping is contesting the third event at Bendigo this Friday which is set to jump at 4:04pm. The race is the first of three heats of the Bendigo to Meadows Damsels Dash, with the final to be run on Monday week at the Broadmeadows circuit.

The third and final member of the Race A Chaser team will step out for Bravo at Sandown Park on Sunday, with the promising Jaguara set to have his first attempt over the 595 metre trip.

A veteran of just five starts yielding one win and two minor placings, the decision was made to step the son of Mildean Panther and Flamingo Sands up in distance after he continued to find interference over the sprint trips.

Jaguara has had a 600 metre trial at The Meadows to prepare for his run on Sunday, with Bravo expecting him to derive benefit from that hit out.

“He had a 600 at The Meadows on Monday and he sort of did the opposite of what we thought he would – we thought he would come out slow and run home really strong – but his first two sections were really good the other day.

“To me that kind of indicates that he doesn’t want to push forward early in his races and that he wants to just drop back and run on.

“Overall his trial was ok, he has drawn well on Sunday and I think he will probably drop back along the fence and work his way under the field.

“It will be interesting to see what he does – if he does happen to lead I still think he could run ok time – but he just won’t show the explosive run home that he did at Bendigo a few starts ago.”

Jaguara will exit box two in race nine on Sunday afternoon, with he bunny to be set in motion at 4:22pm AEDT.