Alexandra Park Race 9

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Prize Money: -

MAKO (6) hasn't raced since he tackled strong opposition in The Velocity at Addington last November so will find this much easier. Won the only time he was fresh and is yet to miss a place in six attempts here, winning twice. Looks nicely placed for a winning return. MELODY BANNER (5) resumes here after showing some good form last campaign, coming from this barrier for a win at this circuit and distance three back. Usually performs well when fresh so is capable of playing a major role. COURTNEY ROSE (2) will be fitter for two solid efforts since a spell. Draws well and strikes at 50 per cent at this distance. FIFTH AND FINAL (4) could be ready to show more third up.

Distance: 1700m
Class: 4YO+ Up to &
Track: Good
Weather: Showery
Surface: All Weather

Sea Of Love (Fr1) 57442
Trainer: David & Clare McGowan (Pukekohe)
Driver: Taitlyn Hanara (J)
Prize Money: -
Win / Place: 2.94% / 32%

5 yo Bay Mare

Sire: Downbytheseaside

Dam: Highly Regal

Dam's Sire: Grinfromeartoear

Rating

Stats

Career

34: 1-5-5

Distance

8: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Track

16: 0-1-3

Season

3: 0-1-0

1st Up

5: 0-1-1

2nd Up

5: 0-0-1

3rd Up

4: 0-2-1

Metro

16: 0-1-3

Non-Metro

18: 1-4-2

Mobile

34: 1-5-5

All-Weather

34: 1-5-5

Slushy

4: 0-0-0

Best Mile

2:01.40

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Sliding Blinds]

Comments

Best of a beaten bunch at Camb. Up against some handy types; First4 fringes.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 7	25/9/25	WaikBoP	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Taitlyn Hanara	1:57.3	1:57.3	19.9m	$11	7	4YO+ R35 to R45 MOB. PACE JUN.D	-	-	1. Heaven High 2. Sea Of Love 3. Margherita
4th of 12	18/9/25	WaikBoP	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr11	Todd Macfarlane	1:56.7	1:56.7	9.7m	$8.90	13	3YO+ R35 to R42 MOB. PACE	-	-	1. Conrad H 2. Katies Princess 3. Skys Legacy
4th of 8	5/9/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Taitlyn Hanara	1:58.6	1:58.6	25.0m	$22	64	4YO+ Up to & including R50 MOB. PACE JUN.D	-	-	1. Proviseur 2. Nelson's Boy 3. Heaven High
64 Day Spell
7th of 9	3/7/25	WaikBoP	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Todd Macfarlane	1:56.5	1:56.5	14.0m	$18	14	R35 to R39 MOB. PACE	-	-	1. Ohoka Achilles 2. Savarna 3. Jaccka Opa
5th of 9	19/6/25	WaikBoP	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Todd Macfarlane	2:00.8	2:00.8	10.2m	$10	13	R35 to R44 MOB. PACE	-	-	1. Dixieland Delight 2. Benson Dude 3. The Night Fox
8th of 9	6/6/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Todd Macfarlane	1:59.0	1:59.0	22.3m	$63	14	3YO+ F&M R35 to R50 MOB. PACE	-	-	1. Ultimate Racy Girl 2. Tosana 3. Allets

Courtney Rose (Fr2) 56826
Trainer: Robert & Jenna Dunn (Pukekohe)
Driver: Jacob Dunn (J)
Prize Money: -
Win / Place: 9.38% / 37%

4 yo Bay Mare

Sire: Vincent(AUS)

Dam: Take A Break

Dam's Sire: Bettor's Delight

Rating

Stats

Career

32: 3-5-4

Distance

7: 2-0-1

Trk/Dst

3: 1-0-1

Track

12: 1-3-1

Season

2: 0-1-0

1st Up

5: 0-1-0

2nd Up

5: 0-1-0

3rd Up

4: 0-0-1

Metro

12: 1-3-1

Non-Metro

20: 2-2-3

Mobile

32: 3-5-4

All-Weather

31: 3-5-4

Slushy

1: 0-0-0

Grass

1: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.70

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners]

Comments

Useful 2.8L 6th last week and from closer alley looks hard to hold out tonight.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
6th of 8	26/9/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Jacob Dunn	1:59.8	1:59.8	7.5m	$13	7	3YO+ R35 to R47 MOB. PACE	-	-	1. Seaside Boss 2. The Night Agent 3. Two Jules
2nd of 7	19/9/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Jacob Dunn	2:01.9	2:01.9	1.1m	$5.50	91	4YO+ Up to & including R50 MOB. PACE JUN.D	-	-	1. Two Jules 2. Courtney Rose 3. Colin McBride
91 Day Spell
8th of 8	20/6/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Peter Ferguson	1:58.8	1:58.8	43.0m	$4.40	7	3YO+ Up to & including R54 MOB. PACE	-	-	1. Hooray Henry 2. Always Be Mattie 3. Beachbreak
6th of 11	13/6/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Harrison Orange	1:58.3	1:58.3	11.6m	$12	7	3YO+ F&M R37 to R56 MOB. PACE	-	-	1. Ultimate Racy Girl 2. Dear God 3. Change Tact
5th of 9	6/6/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Harrison Orange	1:59.0	1:59.0	12.4m	$21	7	3YO+ F&M R35 to R50 MOB. PACE	-	-	1. Ultimate Racy Girl 2. Tosana 3. Allets
2nd of 7	30/5/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Harrison Orange	1:58.3	1:58.3	7.8m	$11	7	4YO+ Up to & including R50 MOB. PACE JUN.D	-	-	1. Iron Brigade 2. Courtney Rose 3. Nelson's Boy

Colin McBride (Fr3) 72234
Trainer: Andrew & Lyn Neal (Cambridge)
Driver: Harrison Orange (J)
Prize Money: -
Win / Place: 8.70% / 34%

Nearing Another Win

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Bettor's Delight

Dam: Kotare Cullen

Dam's Sire: Christian Cullen

Rating

Stats

Career

23: 2-3-3

Track

6: 0-1-2

Season

5: 0-2-1

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-1-0

3rd Up

2: 0-1-0

Metro

6: 0-1-2

Non-Metro

17: 2-2-1

Mobile

19: 1-3-3

Standing

4: 1-0-0

All-Weather

18: 1-3-2

Grass

5: 1-0-1

Best Mile

2:04.30

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners]

Comments

Didn't get a gap early enough last week at Camb. In good touch & can place again

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 7	25/9/25	WaikBoP	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr9	Harrison Orange	1:57.3	1:57.3	21.8m	$3.40	6	4YO+ R35 to R45 MOB. PACE JUN.D	-	-	1. Heaven High 2. Sea Of Love 3. Margherita
3rd of 7	19/9/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Crystal Hackett	2:01.9	2:01.9	2.2m	$4.40	8	4YO+ Up to & including R50 MOB. PACE JUN.D	-	-	1. Two Jules 2. Courtney Rose 3. Colin McBride
2nd of 7	11/9/25	WaikBoP	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Harrison Orange	2:00.0	2:00.0	2.2m	$1.70	14	4YO+ R35 to R45 MOB. PACE JUN.D	-	-	1. Katies Princess 2. Colin McBride 3. Auctioneer
2nd of 6	28/8/25	WaikBoP	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Harrison Orange	1:59.6	1:59.6	1.3m	$4.70	7	3YO+ R35 to R40, R43 to R45 with cond. MOB. PACE	-	-	1. Innocent Man 2. Colin McBride 3. Bettor Be A Legend
7th of 10	21/8/25	WaikBoP	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Harrison Orange	1:57.5	1:57.5	13.7m	$20	98	4YO+ R35 to R45 MOB. PACE JUN.D	-	-	1. Mick Konstantin 2. Katies Princess 3. Mantra
98 Day Spell
5th of 8	15/5/25	WaikBoP	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Todd Mitchell	2:01.1	2:01.1	9.7m	$8.40	14	3YO+ R45 to R48, R50 with cond. MOB. PACE	-	-	1. St John Eight 2. It's Nae Or Never 3. Alwaysbesecret

Fifth And Final (Fr4) 07x54
Trainer: Jeremy Young (Pukekohe)
Driver: Nathan Delany (J)
Prize Money: -
Win / Place: 13% / 24%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: He's Watching

Dam: Kissimmee

Dam's Sire: Fake Left

Rating

Stats

Career

29: 4-2-1

Distance

3: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

20: 2-1-1

Season

2: 0-0-0

1st Up

4: 2-0-0

2nd Up

4: 0-1-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-0

Metro

20: 2-1-1

Non-Metro

9: 2-1-0

Mobile

29: 4-2-1

All-Weather

29: 4-2-1

Slushy

2: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:57.24

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

No threat behind Le Major at Camb but will find this easier. Throw into exotics.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 6	18/9/25	WaikBoP	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Nathan Delany	1:56.5	1:56.5	16.9m	$16	13	3YO+ R47 to R54, R56 to R57 with cond. MOB. PACE	-	-	1. Le Major 2. Claude 3. Dixieland Delight
5th of 8	5/9/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Nathan Delany	1:58.6	1:58.6	32.3m	$24	259	4YO+ Up to & including R50 MOB. PACE JUN.D	-	-	1. Proviseur 2. Nelson's Boy 3. Heaven High
259 Day Spell
7th of 11	20/12/24	Auckland	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Maurice McKendry	1:54.7	1:54.7	32.3m	$13	7	4YO+ R48 to R61 MOB. PACE	-	-	1. Rough And Ready 2. Hooray Henry 3. Mhai Surfer Girl
11th of 11	13/12/24	Auckland	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr12	Sailesh Abernethy	1:54.2	1:54.2	40.4m	$17	7	3YO+ R40 to R49 MOB. PACE	-	-	1. Ultimate Racy Girl 2. Double Parked 3. Heaven High
10th of 11	6/12/24	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Sailesh Abernethy	1:58.4	1:58.4	29.6m	$19	28	3YO+ R50 to R64 MOB. PACE	-	-	1. Little Spike 2. Hawkeye Pierce 3. Always B Elite
4th of 8	8/11/24	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Maurice McKendry	1:56.7	1:56.7	6.7m	$27	7	3YO+ R42 to R63 MOB. PACE	-	-	1. Village Rebel 2. Always B Elite 3. Hawkeye Pierce

Melody Banner (Fr5) 6149x
Trainer: Steve & Amanda Telfer (Papakura)
Driver: Crystal Hackett (J)
Prize Money: -
Win / Place: 12% / 35%

4 yo Bay Mare

Sire: Captaintreacherous

Dam: Caitlin Banner

Dam's Sire: Washington VC

Rating

Stats

Career

31: 4-6-1

Distance

5: 1-1-0

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Track

3: 1-0-0

1st Up

4: 1-2-0

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

3rd Up

2: 1-0-0

Metro

3: 1-0-0

Non-Metro

28: 3-6-1

Mobile

30: 4-6-1

Standing

1: 0-0-0

All-Weather

28: 4-6-1

Slushy

3: 0-0-0

Grass

3: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:58.00

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners]

Comments

No luck at end of last campaign. Performs fresh so best to check market moves

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
9th of 11	13/6/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Todd Macfarlane	1:58.3	1:58.3	16.9m	$22	7	3YO+ F&M R37 to R56 MOB. PACE	-	-	1. Ultimate Racy Girl 2. Dear God 3. Change Tact
4th of 9	6/6/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Josh Dickie	1:59.0	1:59.0	9.4m	$23	21	3YO+ F&M R35 to R50 MOB. PACE	-	-	1. Ultimate Racy Girl 2. Tosana 3. Allets
1st of 8	16/5/25	Auckland	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Todd Macfarlane	2:06.3	1:59.5	0.8m	$14	40	3YO+ R39 to R43, with cond. MOB. PACE	-	-	1. Melody Banner 2. Mantra 3. Billy The Kid
40 Day Freshen-Up
6th of 14	6/4/25	Cheviot	2600m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Tim Williams	2:01.6	2:01.6	22.1m	$10	7	4YO+ R35 to R44, R45 with cond. MOB. PACE	-	-	1. Gatecrasher 2. Hes Santas Excuse 3. Franco Elvis
10th of 12	30/3/25	Rangiora	2600m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr13	Terry Chmiel	2:02.7	2:02.7	24.2m	$7.20	7	3YO+ R35 to R46, R47 with cond. MOB. PACE	-	-	1. Louis 2. Judine 3. Just Ask Paddy
11th of 11	23/3/25	Waimate	2000m	Standing	Grass	10m5	Tim Williams	2:07.1	2:07.1	145.3m	$7.70	7	3YO+ R35 to R50 SpecHcp PACE	-	-	1. Classie Linc 2. Ocean Of Tears 3. Major Hipster

Mako (Fr6) 2468x
Trainer: Arna Donnelly (Cambridge)
Driver: Kate Coppins (J)
Prize Money: -
Win / Place: 30% / 70%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Downbytheseaside

Dam: Lincolns Delight

Dam's Sire: American Ideal

100

Rating

Stats

Career

10: 3-1-3

Track

6: 2-1-3

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-1

Metro

6: 2-1-3

Non-Metro

4: 1-0-0

Mobile

10: 3-1-3

All-Weather

10: 3-1-3

Best Mile

1:56.10

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners]

Comments

Last raced in Cup Week. Looked promising winning 3 from 10 and 3rd in w'out.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
8th of 10	15/11/24	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	David Butcher	1:56.2	1:56.2	21.0m	$41	21	3YO MOB. PACE	-	-	1. Better Knuckle Up 2. Chase A Dream 3. Harrison John
6th of 12	25/10/24	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr11	Mark Jones	1:55.7	1:55.7	10.2m	$5.60	14	3YO+ R55 to R70 MOB. PACE	-	-	1. Wish Me Luck 2. Helium 3. Triple G
4th of 13	11/10/24	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr12	David Butcher	1:54.3	1:54.3	9.4m	$35	7	3YO MOB. PACE	-	-	1. Chase A Dream 2. It's Tough 3. Hadron Collider
2nd of 8	4/10/24	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	David Butcher	1:58.6	1:58.6	1.1m	$3.60	13	3YO+ R54 to R64, R65 to R70 with cond. MOB. PACE	-	-	1. Jeremiah 2. Mako 3. The Surfer
1st of 7	21/9/24	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	David Butcher	2:38.8	1:56.1	1.6m	$11	8	3YO MOB. PACE	-	-	1. Mako 2. Cold Chisel 3. Better Knuckle Up
3rd of 7	13/9/24	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	David Butcher	1:57.4	1:57.4	8.6m	$4.20	28	3YO+ R55 to R60, R61 to R65 with cond. MOB. PACE	-	-	1. Mantra Blue 2. Twista 3. Mako