Manukau Race 4

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Prize Money: $2,909

MIDNIGHT REX (3) promising type yet to be beaten in two tries. Steps up in class but has been ultra impressive in maiden class. Meets a weak field and should keep unbeaten record in tact. PARADISE POINT (6) was well backed last start but ran below expectations when fifth (19.38), beaten 5 lengths. Some good form is emerging from her last run. Is usually a quick beginner from the lids and should play a prominent role. SWEET (7) has been beaten for early speed lately, last time finishing fourth (19.49) in a Class 1 H at this track. Comes through a solid form race last start. Deserves plenty of respect. SIDE EYE SALLY (4) is one of the chances after a minor prize at this track and distance last time. One to include in multiple bets behind the top pick.

Distance: 318m
Class: C1
Track: Good
Weather: Fine
Surface: All Weather

Midnight Rex (3) 11
Trainer: Tracey & Lisa Craik (Drury)
Prize Money: $2,673
Win / Place: 100% / 100%

Going for the Hat-Trick

1 yo Black D

Sire: Fernando Bale

Dam: Georgia's Girl

100

Rating

Stats

Career

2: 2-0-0

Track

1: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Distance

1: 1-0-0

Season

2: 2-0-0

Country

2: 2-0-0

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Won again in another strong performance after leading recording back-to-back wins at this track over 318m (18.94). Unbeaten with back-to-back wins and and expected to push the clock again.

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
1st of 7	15/2/26	Manukau	318m	3	0:18.94	60.4 km/h	4.00L	$1.30	0:18.94	18.75	C0	$2,670	$1,603	3	1. Midnight Rex 2. Neo 3. Portland Sasha
1st of 5	12/2/26	Cambridge	375m	4	0:21.68	62.3 km/h	6.30L	$1.30	0:21.68	21.32	C0	$2,670	$1,603	4	1. Midnight Rex 2. Neo 3. Vibe Check
1st of 4	8/2/26	Manukau	318m	0	0:18.63	61.4 km/h	0.00L	$0.00	0:18.63		Trial	$0	-	-	1. 2. 3.

Side Eye Sally (4) 33453
Trainer: R & N O'Regan (Paeroa)
Prize Money: $23,818
Win / Place: 5.68% / 38%

4 yo Black B

Sire: My Bro Fabio

Dam: No Time Toulouse

Rating

Stats

Career

88: 5-18-11

Track

63: 2-10-8

Trk/Dst

61: 2-10-8

Distance

61: 2-10-8

Season

23: 1-2-5

Country

88: 5-18-11

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-1

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	7	8
STARTS	20	28	16	15	4	3	2
1st	1	3	0	1	0	0	0
2nd	3	10	0	3	0	1	1
3rd	2	4	3	2	0	0	0

Comments

Good effort last time when third (19.49) over 318m at this track. Will need a little luck early from the draw. Has ability and can feature.

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
3rd of 7	15/2/26	Manukau	318m	4	0:19.49	58.7 km/h	1.90L	$14	0:19.36	18.75	C1q	$2,760	$413	14	1. Tiny Teeny 2. Val Jewel 3. Side Eye Sally
5th of 6	1/2/26	Manukau	318m	3	0:19.51	58.7 km/h	7.70L	$11	0:18.97	18.62	C1	$2,760	$136	21	1. Opawa Freya 2. Portland Fleet 3. Paradise Point
4th of 7	11/1/26	Manukau	318m	4	0:19.45	58.9 km/h	5.80L	$4.00	0:19.04	18.52	C1	$2,760	$182	7	1. My Crusader 2. On Stripe 3. Bear O'Clock
3rd of 7	4/1/26	Manukau	318m	2	0:19.07	60.0 km/h	2.10L	$18	0:18.92	18.5	C1	$2,760	$413	7	1. Hunter Pearl 2. Beau View Luca 3. Side Eye Sally
3rd of 7	28/12/25	Manukau	318m	2	0:19.13	59.8 km/h	1.10L	$14	0:19.05	18.36	C1	$2,810	$421	14	1. Miss Fergus 2. Hunter Pearl 3. Side Eye Sally
5th of 7	14/12/25	Manukau	318m	4	0:19.22	59.6 km/h	4.40L	$15	0:18.91	18.34	SPECA	$2,810	$136	7	1. Opawa Ryan 2. Waiterimu Gem 3. Gold Card

Mister Pressive (5) 67745
Trainer: H R Scott (Tokoroa)
Prize Money: $8,109
Win / Place: 8.11% / 16%

4 yo Black D

Sire: Benali

Dam: Jetsun Singer

Rating

Stats

Career

37: 3-1-2

Track

24: 3-1-2

Trk/Dst

14: 3-1-1

Distance

14: 3-1-1

Season

22: 2-0-1

Country

37: 3-1-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Has been out of the money of late. Could only manage fifth last time out over 318m at this track. Can't enthuse on this occasion.

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 7	15/2/26	Manukau	318m	7	0:19.60	58.4 km/h	3.40L	$15	0:19.36	18.75	C1q	$2,760	$136	7	1. Tiny Teeny 2. Val Jewel 3. Side Eye Sally
4th of 4	8/2/26	Manukau	318m	0	N/A	-	0.00L	$0.00	0:18.63		Trial	$0	-	-	1. 2. 3.
4th of 6	1/2/26	Manukau	318m	6	0:19.36	59.1 km/h	5.60L	$12	0:18.97	18.62	C1	$2,760	$182	10	1. Opawa Freya 2. Portland Fleet 3. Paradise Point
7th of 7	22/1/26	Cambridge	375m	8	0:22.30	60.5 km/h	9.30L	$41	0:21.65	21.19	C1/2	$2,840	$136	9	1. Iris Haze 2. Wave Dancer 3. Sober Driver
7th of 7	13/1/26	Hatrick Straight	313m	6	0:18.40	61.2 km/h	11.90L	$71	0:17.57	17.1	C2	$3,100	$136	2	1. Grasscutter Moe 2. Big Time Slim 3. Sister Shadow
6th of 7	11/1/26	Manukau	318m	5	0:19.38	59.1 km/h	8.20L	$27	0:18.81	18.52	C2	$2,840	$136	7	1. Portland Avatar 2. Fritillary 3. Highs And Lows

Paradise Point (6) 63635
Trainer: R K Roper (Auckland)
Prize Money: $12,009
Win / Place: 12% / 51%

3 yo Fawn B

Sire: Fernando Bale

Dam: Jelly Fish

Rating

Stats

Career

31: 4-5-7

Track

18: 3-4-4

Trk/Dst

18: 3-4-4

Distance

18: 3-4-4

Season

25: 3-3-5

Country

31: 4-5-7

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	5	6	7	8
STARTS	1	1	7	22
1st	0	0	1	3
2nd	0	0	2	3
3rd	1	0	1	5

Comments

Found some support last start but struggled and finished 5th on February 8 over 318m at this track behind Waiterimu Gem beaten 5 lengths (19.38) in a Class 1. Placed two back at this track. Some good form is emerging from that last run. Expected to prove 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
5th of 7	8/2/26	Manukau	318m	6	0:19.38	59.1 km/h	5.20L	$4.80	0:19.02	18.44	C1	$2,760	$136	7	1. Waiterimu Gem 2. Portland Fleet 3. Boom Kiwi
3rd of 6	1/2/26	Manukau	318m	7	0:19.19	59.7 km/h	3.20L	$2.90	0:18.97	18.62	C1	$2,760	$413	10	1. Opawa Freya 2. Portland Fleet 3. Paradise Point
6th of 7	22/1/26	Cambridge	375m	8	0:22.19	60.8 km/h	4.90L	$9.50	0:21.85	21.19	C1q	$2,760	$136	4	1. Who's A Saint 2. Opawa Freya 3. Adobe Rave
3rd of 7	18/1/26	Manukau	318m	5	0:19.14	59.8 km/h	4.40L	$3.70	0:18.83	18.33	C1/2	$2,840	$426	7	1. Forever Flicky 2. Hunter Honey 3. Paradise Point
6th of 6	11/1/26	Manukau	318m	8	0:19.88	57.6 km/h	14.20L	$2.50	0:18.89	18.52	C1/2	$2,840	$136	21	1. Alpine Jewel 2. Running On Empty 3. Zephyr Moon
4th of 6	21/12/25	Manukau	318m	8	0:19.33	59.2 km/h	9.40L	$15	0:18.67	18.49	C2f	$3,070	$227	14	1. Portland Fonzie 2. Fritillary 3. Epic In Trouble

Sweet (7) 65754
Trainer: R & L Udy (Te Kauwhata)
Prize Money: $32,850
Win / Place: 9.30% / 30%

4 yo Black B

Sire: Fernando Bale

Dam: Gem

Rating

Stats

Career

129: 12-11-16

Track

73: 5-7-6

Trk/Dst

73: 5-7-6

Distance

73: 5-7-6

Season

26: 2-3-0

Country

129: 12-11-16

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
12	0	0	0	0

Box History	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	2	9	14	24	34	31	15
1st	0	1	1	4	3	2	1
2nd	1	0	1	3	4	1	1
3rd	0	0	3	5	5	3	0

Comments

Last start finished fourth over 318m at this track, beaten 5.5 lengths (19.49) behind Au Fait in a Class 1 H on February 15. Expected to run well.

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
4th of 7	15/2/26	Manukau	318m	8	0:19.49	58.7 km/h	5.30L	$26	0:19.12	18.75	C1q	$2,760	$182	7	1. Au Fait 2. Netherton Flyer 3. Boom Kiwi
5th of 7	8/2/26	Manukau	318m	7	0:19.57	58.5 km/h	7.50L	$4.20	0:19.04	18.44	C1	$2,760	$136	21	1. Opawa Selena 2. Not Quite White 3. Opawa Kelsey
7th of 7	18/1/26	Manukau	318m	6	0:19.32	59.3 km/h	7.00L	$19	0:18.83	18.33	C1/2	$2,840	$136	7	1. Forever Flicky 2. Hunter Honey 3. Paradise Point
5th of 6	11/1/26	Manukau	318m	7	0:19.44	58.9 km/h	7.80L	$18	0:18.89	18.52	C1/2	$2,840	$136	7	1. Alpine Jewel 2. Running On Empty 3. Zephyr Moon
6th of 7	4/1/26	Manukau	318m	8	0:19.41	59.0 km/h	8.10L	$38	0:18.84	18.5	C2	$2,840	$136	7	1. Epic In Trouble 2. Portland Kruger 3. Fritillary
4th of 6	28/12/25	Manukau	318m	7	0:19.66	58.2 km/h	14.70L	$17	0:18.63	18.36	C1/2	$2,890	$227	7	1. Papa Kiwi 2. Portland Kruger 3. Go Amber