Horse Racing - Australia & New Zealand
Douse Fire Protection Maiden Plate
Ballina · Monday 23 March 2026 · Race 4 · 1000
Fat Tony’s AI picks
1. 1. Dance Gavin Dance
Ready to break maiden, strong chance.
2. 6. Betty Boom
Improvement to come, extra ground suits her.
3. 14. Virginia Breezes
Eye-catcher on resuming, can bounce back here.
4. 13. Shown The Door
First start for new stable, keep an eye on.
5. 9. I'lltellyouafter
Fresh from break, could surprise.
Runners and racing form
Race preview
DANCE GAVIN DANCE (1) has been thereabouts in his first two and should be ready to put it all together now. Drops back slightly in trip off a 57-day freshen. Gets his chance to break through. BETTY BOOM (6) wasn't beaten far in third last start when resuming over the 860m at Gatton. Improvement to come and the extra ground suits. VIRGINIA BREEZES (14) was an eye-catcher when resuming at Tuncurry, getting home strongly from the tail to only be beaten 1.6L. Flat second-up when sent forward. Sense she can bounce back sharply third-up with a more conservative steer. SHOWN THE DOOR (13) returns and has her first start for the Clapham stable. Not seen at public trials but showed glimpses of ability in her debut. Monitoring.