Ascot Park Race 6

ASCOT FRUIT MARKET CHERRY RUN PBD

Prize Money: $3,000

ABSINTHE (8) comes off a (17.24) win last time, scoring by one length in a Class 2 over 295m at Addington. Has already won five times from this draw. Having first start at this venue but with a clean break looks hard to beat. MITCHAM CRICHTON (2) has been in the money at his last two runs, most recently when third (17.35) in a Class 2 over 295m at Addington. Rates a winning chance on best. HOMEBUSH HELEENA (6) was strongly fancied latest and proved too good with a half a length win at Addington in a handy 17.05. Jumping from the pinch draw but in form and has the ability. Stepping up in class today but makes plenty of appeal on the back of that last-start win. SIDE EYE (5) won with authority last start. Right in the mix at decent each-way value.

Distance: 390m
Class: C2
Track: Good
Weather: Overcast
Surface: All Weather

Mitcham Crichton (2) 55423
Trainer: Jonathan McInerney (Darfield)
Prize Money: $15,827
Win / Place: 11% / 58%

2 yo Black D

Sire: Thrilling Boris

Dam: Mitcham Pru

Rating

Stats

Career

36: 4-11-6

Track

17: 3-6-2

Trk/Dst

17: 3-6-2

Distance

17: 3-6-2

Season

36: 4-11-6

Country

36: 4-11-6

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Latest effort finished 3rd on February 13 over 295m at Addington behind Side Eye beaten 2.5 lengths (17.35) in a Class 2. Around the mark two starts back. Looks ready to win.

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 7	13/2/26	Addington	295m	3	0:17.35	61.2 km/h	2.40L	$4.00	0:17.18	16.86	C2	$2,840	$426	2	1. Side Eye 2. Homebush Mitch 3. Mitcham Crichton
2nd of 5	11/2/26	Ascot Park Nz	390m	3	0:22.95	61.2 km/h	4.80L	$6.00	0:22.61	22.61	C2	$2,840	$711	7	1. Mini Bull 2. Mitcham Crichton 3. Ripslinger Rayna
4th of 7	4/2/26	Ascot Park Nz	390m	5	0:23.12	60.7 km/h	2.80L	$10	0:22.92	22.58	C3	$3,020	$227	6	1. Another Love 2. King Kobori 3. Star Boys Shout
5th of 7	29/1/26	Addington	295m	4	0:17.91	59.3 km/h	11.40L	$21	0:17.11	16.7	C3	$3,020	$136	8	1. Jupiter Blue 2. Wonderful Chaos 3. Rovaniemi
5th of 7	21/1/26	Ascot Park Nz	390m	5	0:22.96	61.1 km/h	5.30L	$3.50	0:22.59	22.33	C3	$3,020	$136	7	1. Marty Baxter 2. Homebush Ben 3. Mitcham Lauren
3rd of 7	14/1/26	Ascot Park Nz	390m	3	0:23.04	60.9 km/h	4.60L	$5.00	0:22.72	22.49	C2/3	$3,020	$452	7	1. Mister Efficient 2. Officer Ridley 3. Mitcham Crichton

Homebush Louis (3) 12546
Trainer: Jonathan McInerney (Darfield)
Prize Money: $14,777
Win / Place: 11% / 27%

2 yo Black D

Sire: Banjo Boy

Dam: Homebush Maycee

Rating

Stats

Career

44: 5-5-2

Track

18: 4-1-1

Trk/Dst

9: 3-1-1

Distance

9: 3-1-1

Season

29: 3-2-2

Country

44: 5-5-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	2	13	15	8	2	2	1	1
1st	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
2nd	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3rd	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0

Comments

Has been out of the money of late. Could only manage sixth last time out over 295m at Addington. Likely to struggle this time.

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
6th of 7	13/2/26	Addington	295m	3	0:17.60	60.3 km/h	9.20L	$23	0:16.96	16.86	C2	$2,840	$136	2	1. All Too Soon 2. Princely Silver 3. Loco Loki
4th of 5	11/2/26	Ascot Park Nz	390m	4	0:23.04	60.9 km/h	6.20L	$10	0:22.61	22.61	C2	$2,840	$227	7	1. Mini Bull 2. Mitcham Crichton 3. Ripslinger Rayna
5th of 7	4/2/26	Ascot Park Nz	390m	3	0:23.37	60.1 km/h	4.80L	$4.40	0:23.03	22.58	C2	$2,840	$136	2	1. Runaway Me 2. Homebush Leo 3. Diamond Luigi
2nd of 6	2/2/26	Addington	295m	3	0:17.27	61.5 km/h	1.00L	$5.50	0:17.20	16.98	C1	$2,760	$689	5	1. Treasured Angel 2. Homebush Louis 3. Homebush Rob
1st of 7	28/1/26	Ascot Park Nz	390m	3	0:22.95	61.2 km/h	2.30L	$5.50	0:22.95	22.66	C2	$2,840	$1,706	5	1. Homebush Louis 2. Homebush Pauline 3. Homebush Nelly
6th of 7	23/1/26	Addington	295m	3	0:17.86	59.5 km/h	11.00L	$21	0:17.09	17.06	C2q	$2,840	$136	2	1. Sideline Sasha 2. Defer 3. Opawa Izzy

Homebush Venom (4) 31246
Trainer: Jonathan McInerney (Darfield)
Prize Money: $27,527
Win / Place: 5.41% / 54%

2 yo Black D

Sire: Kinda Cruel Red

Dam: Bound Up

Rating

Stats

Career

74: 4-17-19

Track

41: 1-11-8

Trk/Dst

18: 1-6-1

Distance

18: 1-6-1

Season

40: 3-10-10

Country

74: 4-17-19

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
STARTS	2	4	8	15	17	18	10
1st	0	1	0	0	2	1	0
2nd	0	1	1	5	3	5	2
3rd	0	2	3	2	4	6	2

Comments

At the last outing finished 6th in a Class 2 on February 11 over 390m at this track behind Homebush Mitch beaten 13 lengths (23.79). Racing well and has to be included.

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
6th of 7	11/2/26	Ascot Park Nz	390m	4	0:23.79	59.0 km/h	13.10L	$4.80	0:22.87	22.61	C2	$2,840	$136	7	1. Homebush Mitch 2. Ripslinger Lynx 3. Mitcham Mandy
4th of 6	4/2/26	Ascot Park Nz	390m	4	0:23.46	59.8 km/h	7.30L	$5.00	0:22.95	22.58	C2	$2,840	$227	2	1. Homebush Tink 2. Impressive Love 3. Homebush Latte
2nd of 6	2/2/26	Addington	295m	4	0:17.27	61.5 km/h	0.50L	$4.80	0:17.23	16.98	C1	$2,760	$689	5	1. Dribbles Card 2. Homebush Venom 3. Daisy Lu
1st of 7	28/1/26	Ascot Park Nz	390m	6	0:23.06	60.9 km/h	0.20L	$3.60	0:23.06	22.66	C1	$2,760	$1,655	2	1. Homebush Venom 2. Round Of Bucks 3. Homebush Baby
3rd of 7	26/1/26	Addington	295m	5	0:17.42	61.0 km/h	3.10L	$7.50	0:17.20	16.87	C1q	$2,760	$413	5	1. Ripslinger Lynx 2. Wow Wow 3. Homebush Venom
2nd of 7	21/1/26	Ascot Park Nz	390m	4	0:22.83	61.5 km/h	0.80L	$3.60	0:22.77	22.33	C1	$2,760	$689	2	1. Side Eye 2. Homebush Venom 3. Homebush Raven

Side Eye (5) 55241
Trainer: Jonathan McInerney (Darfield)
Prize Money: $44,843
Win / Place: 10% / 41%

3 yo White and Brindle D

Sire: American Warrior

Dam: Homebush Fued

Rating

Stats

Career

128: 14-23-16

Track

56: 9-8-8

Trk/Dst

45: 8-7-5

Distance

45: 8-7-5

Season

35: 5-4-3

Country

128: 14-23-16

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
13	1	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	10	13	25	27	24	13	14	2
1st	1	2	4	3	3	1	0	0
2nd	2	4	5	3	6	2	1	0
3rd	3	1	3	3	0	3	2	1

Comments

Eye-catching performance to score by 1.75 lengths in a Class 2 last start at Addington, clocking a slick 17.18 over the 295m trip. Rates among the chances this time.

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	13/2/26	Addington	295m	4	0:17.18	61.8 km/h	1.70L	$8.00	0:17.18	16.86	C2	$2,840	$1,706	7	1. Side Eye 2. Homebush Mitch 3. Mitcham Crichton
4th of 7	6/2/26	Addington	295m	4	0:17.59	60.4 km/h	8.80L	$35	0:16.97	16.89	C2q	$2,840	$227	2	1. Mitcham Eric 2. Athena Jewel 3. Ripslinger Lynx
2nd of 7	4/2/26	Ascot Park Nz	390m	6	0:23.28	60.3 km/h	3.80L	$11	0:23.01	22.58	C2	$2,840	$711	7	1. Big Time Doncic 2. Side Eye 3. Mitcham Mandy
5th of 7	28/1/26	Ascot Park Nz	390m	7	0:23.59	59.5 km/h	9.10L	$4.80	0:22.95	22.66	C2	$2,840	$136	2	1. Homebush Louis 2. Homebush Pauline 3. Homebush Nelly
5th of 7	26/1/26	Addington	295m	5	0:17.68	60.1 km/h	6.00L	$9.50	0:17.26	16.87	C1q	$2,760	$136	5	1. Mitcham Mandy 2. Might Be Amazing 3. Opawa Crackers
1st of 7	21/1/26	Ascot Park Nz	390m	5	0:22.77	61.7 km/h	0.80L	$3.40	0:22.77	22.33	C1	$2,760	$1,655	21	1. Side Eye 2. Homebush Venom 3. Homebush Raven

Homebush Husk (7) 42156
Trainer: Jonathan McInerney (Darfield)
Prize Money: $17,782
Win / Place: 7.41% / 38%

2 yo Black D

Sire: Banjo Boy

Dam: Homebush Maycee

Rating

Stats

Career

54: 4-9-8

Track

25: 1-5-4

Trk/Dst

17: 1-3-4

Distance

17: 1-3-4

Season

46: 4-9-5

Country

54: 4-9-8

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	1	1	4	3	3	9	13	20
1st	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
2nd	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	6
3rd	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4

Comments

Last start finished 6th over 295m at Addington beaten 4.5 lengths (17.45) behind Traveller Dora in a Class 2 on February 13. Must be included.

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	13/2/26	Addington	295m	7	0:17.45	60.9 km/h	4.40L	$35	0:17.14	16.86	C2	$2,840	$136	2	1. Traveller Dora 2. Ripslinger Lynx 3. Treasured Angel
5th of 7	11/2/26	Ascot Park Nz	390m	7	0:23.65	59.4 km/h	11.10L	$10	0:22.87	22.61	C2	$2,840	$136	7	1. Homebush Mitch 2. Ripslinger Lynx 3. Mitcham Mandy
1st of 6	4/2/26	Ascot Park Nz	390m	8	0:23.13	60.7 km/h	1.30L	$3.90	0:23.13	22.58	C1	$2,760	$1,655	2	1. Homebush Husk 2. Flawless Chatter 3. Impressive Elf
2nd of 5	2/2/26	Addington	295m	8	0:17.45	60.9 km/h	5.00L	$8.50	0:17.10	16.98	C1	$2,760	$689	5	1. Master Woods 2. Homebush Husk 3. Opawa Enya
4th of 8	28/1/26	Ascot Park Nz	457m	3	0:27.04	60.8 km/h	2.30L	$31	0:26.88	25.95	C1	$3,880	$227	5	1. Bernie Lou 2. Diamond Vienna 3. Ripslinger Nesta
6th of 6	23/1/26	Addington	295m	6	0:17.61	60.3 km/h	6.70L	$17	0:17.14	17.06	C2q	$2,840	$136	2	1. Master Leo 2. Roberto Jewel 3. Homebush Pauline

Absinthe (8) 21131
Trainer: B C Dann (Rakaia)
Prize Money: $8,655
Win / Place: 50% / 90%

Box Specialist

Last Start Winner from Box

3 yo Brindle B

Sire: Fernando Bale

Dam: Jelly Fish

100

Rating

Stats

Career

10: 5-2-2

Season

8: 5-2-1

Country

10: 5-2-2

1st Up

2: 0-1-1

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Solid performance to win by one length at Addington over 295m (17.24) beating April Jewel in Class 2 on February 13. Has won five races from this box. Hard to beat.

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
1st of 7	13/2/26	Addington	295m	8	0:17.24	61.6 km/h	1.00L	$2.50	0:17.24	16.86	C2	$2,840	$1,706	11	1. Absinthe 2. April Jewel 3. Know Kora
3rd of 8	2/2/26	Addington	295m	8	0:17.13	62.0 km/h	2.20L	$10	0:16.98	16.98	C1f	$2,760	$413	7	1. Princely Silver 2. Opawa Elvis 3. Absinthe
1st of 6	26/1/26	Addington	295m	8	0:17.22	61.7 km/h	1.30L	$1.50	0:17.22	16.87	C1q	$2,760	$1,655	14	1. Absinthe 2. Impressive Enzo 3. Opawa Birstall
1st of 7	12/1/26	Addington	295m	8	0:17.09	62.1 km/h	2.00L	$2.40	0:17.09	17.09	C1	$2,760	$1,655	7	1. Absinthe 2. Opawa Clifton 3. Ripslinger Nesta
2nd of 5	5/1/26	Addington	295m	8	0:17.31	61.4 km/h	1.00L	$1.10	0:17.24	16.93	C1	$2,760	$689	12	1. Dribbles Card 2. Absinthe 3. Sugar Rose
1st of 7	24/12/25	Addington	295m	8	0:17.17	61.9 km/h	2.30L	$1.40	0:17.17	16.68	C0	$2,720	$1,631	5	1. Absinthe 2. Opawa Caramel 3. Keeper Dream