Cambridge Race 9

MAY HOUNDS GREYHOUND REHOMING GROUP STAKES

Prize Money: $6,091

OPAWA SOOTY (3) could finish only among the minors last time (26.15) at this track, bringing a three run winning streak to an end. Has a good record at this journey. On top here on best form and expected to feature. OUR ERIN (6) filled the minor money two on end before breaking through for a deserved win last time, scoring at this track over 457m (26.06). Has a strong record out of this box with two wins and a minor placing from five starts. Can go close again if runs up to latest figure. SWEET BONANZA (7) turned in a plain performance last time when fifth at this track over 457m behind OUR ERIN (26.89) in a Class 4/5. Placed at his previous run. Worth another chance. OPAWA THUNDER (4) was in the money last start and likely to feature again. Odds will be appealing.

Distance: 457m
Class: C5
Track: Good
Weather: Fine
Surface: All Weather

Opawa Sooty (3) 61112
Trainer: C D Steele (Te Awamutu)
Prize Money: $73,482
Win / Place: 37% / 66%

Track / Distance Specialist

3 yo Black D

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Opawa Cutie

100

Rating

Stats

Career

54: 20-12-4

Track

30: 12-8-1

Trk/Dst

20: 10-4-1

Distance

23: 10-4-1

Season

20: 8-8-0

Country

54: 20-12-4

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	10	8	0	0

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

Comments

Won two starts back when well in the market at this track over 457m. Last start finished 2nd in a Class 4/5 on January 22 over 457m at this track behind Our Erin beaten 1.3 lengths (26.15). Has an outstanding 25.37 best time at this course and distance. Right in the mix again.

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 6	22/1/26	Cambridge	457m	8	0:26.15	62.9 km/h	1.30L	$1.60	0:26.06	25.8	C4/5	$5,780	$1,443	14	1. Our Erin 2. Opawa Sooty 3. Opawa Thunder
1st of 6	8/1/26	Cambridge	457m	8	0:25.69	64.0 km/h	4.10L	$1.60	0:25.69	25.69	C5	$6,030	$3,620	7	1. Opawa Sooty 2. Our Erin 3. Sweet Bonanza
1st of 5	1/1/26	Cambridge	457m	3	0:25.88	63.6 km/h	2.00L	$1.60	0:25.88	25.88	C5	$5,780	$3,465	8	1. Opawa Sooty 2. Our Erin 3. Bay Flyer
1st of 5	24/12/25	Cambridge	457m	3	0:25.37	64.8 km/h	6.20L	$1.80	0:25.37	25.37	C5	$5,880	$3,526	5	1. Opawa Sooty 2. Opawa Danny 3. Criminal Minds
6th of 8	19/12/25	Hatrick	520m	2	0:30.89	60.6 km/h	9.60L	$4.20	0:30.22	30.22	C5f	$26,320	$364	7	1. Johnny Football 2. Magic Jonty 3. Criminal Minds
2nd of 7	12/12/25	Hatrick	520m	4	0:30.16	62.1 km/h	2.00L	$2.20	0:30.02	30.02	C5q	$5,880	$1,469	8	1. Lulu's Dream 2. Opawa Sooty 3. Magic Jonty

Opawa Thunder (4) 62163
Trainer: G Farrell (Pukekohe)
Prize Money: $54,691
Win / Place: 16% / 47%

4 yo Black D

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Opawa Hilary

Rating

Stats

Career

71: 12-12-10

Track

56: 10-9-10

Trk/Dst

54: 10-9-10

Distance

55: 10-9-10

Season

19: 3-2-4

Country

71: 12-12-10

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	10	2	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	8	7	13	14	12	7	6	4
1st	2	2	3	3	0	1	1	0
2nd	1	1	5	3	1	1	0	0
3rd	3	2	1	1	0	2	1	0

Comments

Finished third last time (26.17) over 457m at this track. Awkward draw to overcome. Goes very well off the draw boasting three wins and four places from 14 tries.

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
3rd of 6	22/1/26	Cambridge	457m	6	0:26.17	62.9 km/h	1.60L	$27	0:26.06	25.8	C4/5	$5,780	$866	4	1. Our Erin 2. Opawa Sooty 3. Opawa Thunder
6th of 6	18/1/26	Manukau	527m	7	0:31.50	60.2 km/h	16.70L	$21	0:30.33	30.33	C5q	$5,780	$136	7	1. Paw Bradley 2. It's Okay 3. Fear To Tread
1st of 5	11/1/26	Manukau	527m	3	0:30.97	61.3 km/h	0.80L	$2.40	0:30.97	30.82	C3/4	$5,090	$3,051	10	1. Opawa Thunder 2. Go Concord 3. Opawa Wine
2nd of 5	1/1/26	Cambridge	457m	4	0:25.95	63.4 km/h	0.40L	$3.30	0:25.92	25.88	C3/4	$5,090	$1,271	8	1. Gone Walkabout 2. Opawa Thunder 3. Opawa Ingrid
6th of 8	24/12/25	Cambridge	457m	1	0:26.40	62.3 km/h	8.10L	$3.80	0:25.83	25.37	C3/4	$5,180	$136	34	1. Ivory Girl 2. Opawa Ingrid 3. Pushing Buttons
34 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 4	20/11/25	Cambridge	457m	4	0:26.12	63.0 km/h	4.40L	$9.20	0:25.81	25.81	C4	$4,820	$273	7	1. Criminal Minds 2. Lulu's Dream 3. Tin Tin Bust

Gone Walkabout (5) 12748
Trainer: M & J Smith (Te Kauwhata)
Prize Money: $61,577
Win / Place: 20% / 51%

Box Specialist

4 yo Black D

Sire: SH Avatar

Dam: She's Some Gal

Rating

Stats

Career

68: 14-12-9

Track

18: 4-1-4

Trk/Dst

15: 3-1-3

Distance

15: 3-1-3

Season

13: 2-2-1

Metro

13: 0-4-2

Country

55: 14-8-7

1st Up

3: 2-0-0

2nd Up

3: 1-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
1	3	8	2	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	1	7	9	13	11	6	10	11
1st	0	2	4	1	6	1	0	0
2nd	0	2	0	3	2	0	2	3
3rd	0	0	2	2	0	2	2	1

Comments

Has been out of the money of late. Could only manage eighth last time out over 527m at Manukau. Looking elsewhere this time.

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
8th of 8	25/1/26	Manukau	527m	8	0:31.26	60.7 km/h	9.20L	$23	0:30.62	30.47	C5	$8,620	$182	7	1. Opawa Postman 2. Turtle Watch 3. Twisted Truth
4th of 7	18/1/26	Manukau	527m	3	0:30.97	61.3 km/h	3.40L	$23	0:30.73	30.33	C5q	$5,780	$318	7	1. Opawa Stacy 2. Stuck Throttle 3. Johnny Football
7th of 7	11/1/26	Manukau	527m	4	0:31.55	60.1 km/h	10.40L	$23	0:30.82	30.82	C5	$5,780	$136	7	1. Pure Precision 2. Portland Magnum 3. Johnny Football
2nd of 7	4/1/26	Manukau	527m	4	0:31.28	60.7 km/h	1.10L	$4.80	0:31.20	31.2	C4/5	$5,780	$1,443	3	1. Portland Magnum 2. Gone Walkabout 3. Heart Felt
1st of 5	1/1/26	Cambridge	457m	5	0:25.92	63.5 km/h	0.40L	$2.30	0:25.92	25.88	C3/4	$5,090	$3,051	4	1. Gone Walkabout 2. Opawa Thunder 3. Opawa Ingrid
2nd of 5	28/12/25	Manukau	527m	7	0:31.36	60.5 km/h	1.70L	$10	0:31.24	31.05	C4/5	$5,880	$1,469	7	1. Perez Jewel 2. Gone Walkabout 3. Schmeichel

Our Erin (6) 11221
Trainer: C D Steele (Te Awamutu)
Prize Money: $67,209
Win / Place: 27% / 56%

4 yo Blue B

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Opawa Hilary

Rating

Stats

Career

55: 15-10-6

Track

40: 11-7-6

Trk/Dst

31: 7-6-6

Distance

33: 7-6-6

Season

21: 6-4-3

Country

54: 15-10-6

1st Up

3: 1-0-1

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
1	7	4	3	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	5	2	10	16	8	5	5	4
1st	2	1	1	4	2	2	2	1
2nd	0	0	2	4	1	1	1	1
3rd	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0

Comments

Good win last start as odds-on favourite by 1.3 lengths over 457m at this track in a handy 26.06, beating Opawa Sooty. Hard to beat.

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 6	22/1/26	Cambridge	457m	7	0:26.06	63.1 km/h	1.30L	$6.50	0:26.06	25.8	C4/5	$5,780	$3,465	14	1. Our Erin 2. Opawa Sooty 3. Opawa Thunder
2nd of 6	8/1/26	Cambridge	457m	3	0:25.98	63.3 km/h	4.10L	$4.50	0:25.69	25.69	C5	$6,030	$1,508	7	1. Opawa Sooty 2. Our Erin 3. Sweet Bonanza
2nd of 5	1/1/26	Cambridge	457m	6	0:26.02	63.2 km/h	2.00L	$3.10	0:25.88	25.88	C5	$5,780	$1,443	8	1. Opawa Sooty 2. Our Erin 3. Bay Flyer
1st of 7	24/12/25	Cambridge	457m	6	0:25.55	64.4 km/h	1.80L	$17	0:25.55	25.37	C5	$5,880	$3,526	13	1. Our Erin 2. Lulu's Dream 3. Bay Flyer
1st of 7	11/12/25	Cambridge	650m	4	0:38.66	60.5 km/h	0.40L	$1.60	0:38.66	38.66	C1d	$4,820	$2,894	7	1. Our Erin 2. Opawa Randy 3. Old Pal
4th of 7	4/12/25	Cambridge	457m	6	0:26.09	63.1 km/h	4.10L	$34	0:25.80	25.8	C4/5	$5,530	$318	7	1. Opawa Sooty 2. Bay Flyer 3. Ain't It Fun

Sweet Bonanza (7) 21235
Trainer: C D Steele (Te Awamutu)
Prize Money: $32,305
Win / Place: 37% / 65%

2 yo Black D

Sire: Buddy Boom

Dam: Opawa Lucy

Rating

Stats

Career

32: 12-4-5

Track

29: 11-4-5

Trk/Dst

10: 3-2-2

Distance

11: 3-2-2

Season

22: 6-3-4

Country

32: 12-4-5

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
9	3	0	0	0

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

Comments

Was strongly supported last time but ran below expectations when fifth over 457m at this track in 26.89. Leading chance on best form.

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
5th of 6	22/1/26	Cambridge	457m	5	0:26.89	61.2 km/h	11.80L	$4.80	0:26.06	25.8	C4/5	$5,780	$136	14	1. Our Erin 2. Opawa Sooty 3. Opawa Thunder
3rd of 6	8/1/26	Cambridge	457m	5	0:26.04	63.2 km/h	5.00L	$4.80	0:25.69	25.69	C5	$6,030	$905	7	1. Opawa Sooty 2. Our Erin 3. Sweet Bonanza
2nd of 7	1/1/26	Cambridge	375m	4	0:21.28	63.4 km/h	4.10L	$4.80	0:20.99	20.99	C4/5	$4,050	$1,012	8	1. Ray The Doyen 2. Sweet Bonanza 3. Boston Junior
1st of 6	24/12/25	Cambridge	375m	7	0:21.08	64.0 km/h	4.60L	$5.90	0:21.08	21.08	C5	$4,120	$2,473	13	1. Sweet Bonanza 2. Ray The Doyen 3. Fire Warning
2nd of 4	11/12/25	Cambridge	457m	6	0:25.97	63.4 km/h	1.60L	$2.90	0:25.86	25.79	R/A	$6,490	$1,622	7	1. Blitz Attack 2. Sweet Bonanza 3. Lighting Space
7th of 7	4/12/25	Cambridge	457m	2	0:26.39	62.3 km/h	8.40L	$2.80	0:25.80	25.8	C4/5	$5,530	-	7	1. Opawa Sooty 2. Bay Flyer 3. Ain't It Fun