Addington (G) Race 12

$159.2 MILLION CONTRIBUTED TO THE ECONOMY DASH PBD

Prize Money: $2,727

DREAM AHEAD (7) has an excellent record over this course and distance having never missed the placings in four starts, including three wins. In the money last time at this track (17.13) in a Class 1 FIN, finishing a nose second. Is slow away from the boxes but has blistering mid-race acceleration. Makes strong appeal on best. GOTCHA SUNNY (2) scored two back then drifted back and missed the frame latest finishing a 7 length 4th at this track (17.81). Has ability and is one of the better chances. OPAWA CHESTER (5) gets a squeeze box today but did put them away nicely last start. Can fill a top-three spot at good odds today.

Distance: 295m
Class: C2
Track: Good
Weather: fine
Surface: All Weather

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Gotcha Sunny (2) 23214
Trainer: C J Weir (Rangiora)
Prize Money: $9,609
Win / Place: 14% / 66%

Box Specialist

3 yo Brindle B

Sire: Sennachie

Dam: Thrilling Carly

100

Rating

Stats

Career

21: 3-5-6

Track

21: 3-5-6

Trk/Dst

21: 3-5-6

Distance

21: 3-5-6

Season

4: 1-1-1

Country

21: 3-5-6

1st Up

2: 0-1-1

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
3	0	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6
STARTS	2	6	3	4	3	3
1st	0	3	0	0	0	0
2nd	0	1	0	1	1	2
3rd	1	0	3	0	1	1

Comments

Won two starts back when well in the market at this track over 295m. Last start finished 4th in a Class 2 H on August 22 over 295m at this track behind Claws In Brick beaten 7 lengths (17.81). Has run slick time here with a 17.22 PB at the distance. Gets chance to atone.

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
4th of 6	22/8/25	Addington	295m	2	0:17.81	59.6 km/h	7.70L	$2.90	0:17.27	16.89	C2q	$2,750	$182	4	1. Claws In Brick 2. All Potential 3. Mitcham Roxy
1st of 6	18/8/25	Addington	295m	2	0:17.48	60.8 km/h	2.30L	$1.30	0:17.48	16.9	C1	$2,660	$1,596	7	1. Gotcha Sunny 2. Daisy Lu 3. Homebush Cinder
2nd of 7	11/8/25	Addington	295m	2	0:17.59	60.4 km/h	6.50L	$3.80	0:17.13	17.08	C1q	$2,660	$665	7	1. Dream Ahead 2. Gotcha Sunny 3. Marty Baxter
3rd of 7	4/8/25	Addington	295m	6	0:17.51	60.7 km/h	1.80L	$4.80	0:17.38	16.85	C1	$2,660	$399	7	1. Opawa Bubbles 2. Alex Jewel 3. Gotcha Sunny
2nd of 7	28/7/25	Addington	295m	4	0:17.34	61.2 km/h	1.70L	$5.50	0:17.22	16.88	C1q	$2,690	$671	7	1. Claws In Krypton 2. Gotcha Sunny 3. Homebush Chloe
5th of 8	21/7/25	Addington	295m	2	0:17.33	61.3 km/h	6.90L	$29	0:16.85	16.85	C1f	$5,930	$136	7	1. Opawa April 2. Paw Xian 3. Bellwood

Lovers Meeting (3) 25222
Trainer: A H Lee (Rangiora)
Prize Money: $19,682
Win / Place: 7.04% / 39%

Nearing Another Win

5 yo Black B

Sire: Droopys Marco

Dam: About Town

Rating

Stats

Career

71: 5-14-9

Track

71: 5-14-9

Trk/Dst

71: 5-14-9

Distance

71: 5-14-9

Season

4: 0-3-0

Country

71: 5-14-9

1st Up

3: 0-1-1

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
5	0	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
STARTS	6	4	14	16	12	12	7
1st	1	0	2	0	0	1	1
2nd	0	1	3	5	2	1	2
3rd	1	0	2	2	2	2	0

Comments

Has finished in the money at her last three runs, the latest at long odds when second (17.39) at this track. Has a low draw. Looks a solid contender.

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
2nd of 7	22/8/25	Addington	295m	4	0:17.39	61.1 km/h	4.50L	$11	0:17.07	16.89	C2	$2,750	$688	7	1. Diamond Alice 2. Lovers Meeting 3. Mellon Collie
2nd of 7	15/8/25	Addington	295m	2	0:17.51	60.7 km/h	2.50L	$15	0:17.33	16.9	C2	$2,750	$688	7	1. Diamond Hazel 2. Lovers Meeting 3. Strawberry Girl
2nd of 7	8/8/25	Addington	295m	4	0:17.66	60.1 km/h	6.50L	$15	0:17.20	17.14	C2	$2,750	$688	7	1. Homebush Banksy 2. Lovers Meeting 3. Claws In Krypton
5th of 7	1/8/25	Addington	295m	5	0:17.56	60.5 km/h	6.30L	$18	0:17.12	16.98	C2	$2,750	$91	7	1. Zanab Bale 2. Opawa Enya 3. Know Daisy
2nd of 6	25/7/25	Addington	295m	7	0:17.36	61.2 km/h	3.50L	$9.30	0:17.11	16.97	C2	$2,780	$694	7	1. Nighthawk Zeus 2. Lovers Meeting 3. Little Miss Lu
4th of 7	18/7/25	Addington	295m	6	0:17.55	60.5 km/h	5.00L	$15	0:17.20	16.89	C2	$2,780	$182	7	1. Rebel Dynamite 2. Bolt 3. Bahamarama

Opawa Chester (5) 45441
Trainer: R Wales (Christchurch)
Prize Money: $16,300
Win / Place: 7.69% / 30%

4 yo Black D

Sire: Winsome Opawa

Dam: Opawa Hop

Rating

Stats

Career

65: 5-9-6

Track

42: 2-7-5

Trk/Dst

32: 2-5-3

Distance

32: 2-5-3

Season

2: 1-0-0

Country

65: 5-9-6

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
5	0	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	1	9	12	12	18	6	4	3
1st	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
2nd	0	1	1	2	2	2	0	1
3rd	0	0	1	2	1	2	0	0

Comments

Good performance after tracking the speed to win by 0.7 lengths at this track over 295m (17.41) beating Homebush Phantom in Class 1 on August 18. Has ability and among the chances.

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
1st of 7	18/8/25	Addington	295m	7	0:17.41	61.0 km/h	0.70L	$5.10	0:17.41	16.9	C1	$2,660	$1,596	14	1. Opawa Chester 2. Homebush Phantom 3. Norrisa Jewel
4th of 7	4/8/25	Addington	295m	7	0:17.60	60.3 km/h	1.30L	$10	0:17.51	16.85	C1	$2,660	$136	7	1. Homebush Jack 2. Vodka Gile 3. Hilton Hype
4th of 7	28/7/25	Addington	295m	6	0:17.54	60.5 km/h	9.00L	$73	0:16.91	16.88	C1q	$2,690	$136	7	1. From Now On 2. Sweet Morgan 3. Homebush Venom
5th of 7	21/7/25	Addington	295m	3	0:17.72	59.9 km/h	9.80L	$16	0:17.03	16.85	C1	$2,690	$91	7	1. Gotcha Winnie 2. Homebush Opal 3. Curly's Doll
4th of 7	14/7/25	Addington	295m	5	0:17.67	60.1 km/h	3.40L	$20	0:17.43	16.81	C1q	$2,690	$136	7	1. Hurunui Rose 2. Homebush Bull 3. All Too Soon
4th of 7	7/7/25	Addington	295m	7	0:17.59	60.4 km/h	2.90L	$10	0:17.39	17.21	C1	$2,690	$136	7	1. Jingles Do Well 2. Mitcham Mandy 3. Gotcha Sunny

Jupiter Blue (6) 55537
Trainer: A L Hart (Rakaia)
Prize Money: $6,936
Win / Place: 17% / 35%

2 yo Brindle B

Sire: Hooked On Scotch

Dam: Sonja

Rating

Stats

Career

17: 3-0-3

Track

17: 3-0-3

Trk/Dst

6: 2-0-2

Distance

6: 2-0-2

Season

3: 0-0-1

Country

17: 3-0-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	0	1	0	0

Box History	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	3	3	2	4	5
1st	0	1	1	0	1
2nd	0	0	0	0	0
3rd	0	0	0	2	1

Comments

Could only manage seventh last time but the start prior hit the frame when third (17.39) over 295m at this track. Looks one of the chances.

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
7th of 7	22/8/25	Addington	525m	8	0:31.03	60.9 km/h	8.90L	$64	0:30.41	30.41	C2f	$4,040	-	7	1. Opawa Hass 2. Magic Jonty 3. Miss Millbrook
3rd of 7	15/8/25	Addington	295m	8	0:17.39	61.1 km/h	4.30L	$7.00	0:17.09	16.9	C2	$2,750	$412	7	1. Diamond Grace 2. Little Bean 3. Jupiter Blue
5th of 7	8/8/25	Addington	525m	5	0:30.92	61.1 km/h	6.70L	$41	0:30.45	30.28	C2/3	$4,400	$91	8	1. Paw Striker 2. Paw Gunner 3. Master Grylls
5th of 6	31/7/25	Addington	525m	4	0:31.18	60.6 km/h	6.80L	$29	0:30.70	30.14	R/Af	$9,260	$136	6	1. Minnie Lu 2. Adobe Videl 3. Eight Bells
5th of 6	25/7/25	Addington	295m	8	0:17.58	60.4 km/h	6.00L	$4.90	0:17.16	16.97	C2q	$2,780	$91	7	1. Sylvia 2. Side Eye 3. Homebush Josh
3rd of 7	18/7/25	Addington	295m	7	0:17.60	60.3 km/h	2.80L	$4.20	0:17.40	16.89	C2	$2,780	$416	7	1. Tobacco Road 2. Homebush Jelly 3. Jupiter Blue

Dream Ahead (7) 21162
Trainer: D A Roberts (Christchurch)
Prize Money: $5,409
Win / Place: 50% / 83%

Track Specialist

Track / Distance Specialist

2 yo Brindle D

Sire: Good Odds Harada

Dam: Ophelia Allen

Rating

Stats

Career

6: 3-2-0

Track

4: 3-1-0

Trk/Dst

4: 3-1-0

Distance

4: 3-1-0

Season

4: 2-1-0

Country

6: 3-2-0

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
3	0	0	0	0

Box History	4	7	8
STARTS	1	1	4
1st	0	0	3
2nd	0	1	1
3rd	0	0	0

Comments

Was edged out last time at this track when beaten just a nose but did clock an enormous 17.13 over the 295m journey. Has a blistering 16.98 best time at this course and distance.

Expected Early Speed:Front Runner

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
2nd of 7	18/8/25	Addington	295m	7	0:17.13	62.0 km/h	0.10L	$4.50	0:17.12	16.9	C1f	$2,660	$665	5	1. Gotcha Winnie 2. Dream Ahead 3. Mitcham Mandy
6th of 8	13/8/25	Ascot Park Nz	457m	4	0:26.86	61.3 km/h	12.90L	$2.90	0:25.96	25.74	C1	$3,760	$91	2	1. Opawa Bubbles 2. Radio Ramsay 3. Homebush Venom
1st of 7	11/8/25	Addington	295m	8	0:17.13	62.0 km/h	6.50L	$1.20	0:17.13	17.08	C1q	$2,660	$1,596	7	1. Dream Ahead 2. Gotcha Sunny 3. Marty Baxter
1st of 7	4/8/25	Addington	295m	8	0:16.98	62.5 km/h	6.30L	$1.30	0:16.98	16.85	C1	$2,660	$1,596	5	1. Dream Ahead 2. Homebush Venom 3. Impressive Nixon
2nd of 7	30/7/25	Ascot Park Nz	390m	8	0:23.41	60.0 km/h	1.30L	$2.10	0:23.32	22.82	C0	$2,870	$717	5	1. Busted Handle 2. Dream Ahead 3. Mayfield Splash
1st of 7	25/7/25	Addington	295m	8	0:17.33	61.3 km/h	0.70L	$2.90	0:17.33	16.97	C0	$2,590	$1,555	4	1. Dream Ahead 2. Our Sara 3. Puketa Fire

Homebush Ken (8) 15676
Trainer: Jonathan McInerney (Darfield)
Prize Money: $11,500
Win / Place: 9.76% / 34%

2 yo Black D

Sire: Fast Times

Dam: Homebush Yuri

Rating

Stats

Career

41: 4-4-6

Track

24: 2-2-3

Trk/Dst

24: 2-2-3

Distance

24: 2-2-3

Season

5: 1-0-0

Country

40: 4-4-6

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
4	0	0	0	0

Box History	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	1	1	4	1	3	12	19
1st	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
2nd	0	0	0	0	1	2	1
3rd	0	0	0	0	1	1	4

Comments

Starting from wide draw and hasn't shown anything recently, all starting at big odds. Looking to others this time.

Expected Early Speed:Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
6th of 7	27/8/25	Ascot Park Nz	390m	8	0:23.25	60.4 km/h	6.70L	$28	0:22.78	22.15	C2	$2,750	$91	7	1. Homebush Bentley 2. Homebush Nala 3. Marty Baxter
7th of 7	20/8/25	Ascot Park Nz	390m	8	0:23.70	59.2 km/h	12.90L	$54	0:22.80	22.34	C1/2	$2,750	-	7	1. Mayfield Yang 2. Homebush Nala 3. Homebush Lennon
6th of 7	13/8/25	Ascot Park Nz	390m	8	0:23.33	60.2 km/h	10.30L	$23	0:22.61	22.11	C2	$2,750	$91	2	1. Miss Millbrook 2. Sideline Sasha 3. Homebush Josh
5th of 7	11/8/25	Addington	295m	8	0:17.82	59.6 km/h	10.60L	$21	0:17.08	17.08	C1q	$2,660	$91	5	1. Gotcha Luck 2. Homebush Cash 3. Impressive Nixon
1st of 7	6/8/25	Ascot Park Nz	390m	7	0:23.19	60.5 km/h	1.00L	$3.80	0:23.19	22.38	C1	$2,660	$1,596	2	1. Homebush Ken 2. Homebush Lass 3. Mayfield Pi
6th of 7	4/8/25	Addington	295m	8	0:17.79	59.7 km/h	5.90L	$9.00	0:17.38	16.85	C1	$2,660	$91	5	1. Opawa Bubbles 2. Alex Jewel 3. Gotcha Sunny