Ascot Park Race 8

TOP CLASS RUN

Prize Money: $6,364

GOTCHA KANE (4) crossed over from out wide last start before finishing second (16.85) at Addington in a Class 5 over 295m. Recorded one of the quickest times on the card last start despite being beaten. Has been racing against much stronger fields than he meets today. Overdue and expected to feature again. DIAMOND FELON (5) was below latest but prior to that a Class 5 H winner in quick time (25.96) at this track in a Class 5 H. Draws the squeeze box but the small field should see him avoid trouble. LET HIM COOK (7) goes very well this course and distance starting 23 times for eight wins and nine minors. Placed last time (30.39) at Addington in a Class 5, finishing third and beaten 3.5 lengths. Looks suited here and can measure up. MISTER EFFICIENT (3) can play a role in the finish without surprising. Recently had a solo trial (17.05) at Addington over 295m.

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

Mister Efficient (3) 11525
Trainer: D Voyce (Rakaia)
Prize Money: $43,636
Win / Place: 24% / 50%

3 yo Black D

Sire: Fernando Bale

Dam: Charlotte Lu

Rating

Stats

Career

50: 12-8-5

Track

17: 6-2-1

Trk/Dst

14: 5-2-1

Distance

16: 6-2-1

Season

27: 6-4-2

Country

50: 12-8-5

1st Up

2: 2-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
4	6	2	0	0

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

Comments

Missed the frame latest (26.27) when fifth over 457m at this track in a Class 5 H. Goes well out of this box with a win and three minors. Nicely placed.

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 1	1/5/26	Addington	295m	0	0:17.05	62.3 km/h	0.00L	$0.00	0:17.05		Trial	$0	-	-	1. 2. 3.
5th of 8	15/4/26	Ascot Park Nz	457m	6	0:26.27	62.6 km/h	9.60L	$20	0:25.60	25.6	C5q	$6,580	$273	6	1. Jerry Cola 2. Paw Maven 3. Priority
2nd of 4	9/4/26	Addington	525m	5	0:30.28	62.4 km/h	2.70L	$1.40	0:30.09	30.09	C4/5	$5,580	$1,395	9	1. Opawa Joseph 2. Mister Efficient 3. Adobe Ego
5th of 7	31/3/26	Ascot Park Nz	457m	8	0:26.61	61.8 km/h	9.70L	$4.60	0:25.93	25.93	C5	$5,880	$136	13	1. Diamond Felon 2. Paw Gunner 3. Diamond Prince
1st of 6	18/3/26	Ascot Park Nz	457m	2	0:26.00	63.3 km/h	1.50L	$2.30	0:26.00	26	C5	$5,880	$3,529	7	1. Mister Efficient 2. Magic Jonty 3. Impressive Roar
1st of 6	11/3/26	Ascot Park Nz	457m	5	0:25.78	63.8 km/h	2.00L	$2.40	0:25.78	25.78	C5	$5,710	$3,428	5	1. Mister Efficient 2. Magic Jonty 3. Homebush Simba

Gotcha Kane (4) 21332
Trainer: C J Weir (Rangiora)
Prize Money: $40,773
Win / Place: 46% / 81%

Track Specialist

2 yo Black D

Sire: Aston Rupee

Dam: Thrilling Izzy

100

Rating

Stats

Career

32: 15-8-3

Track

4: 2-0-2

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-2

Distance

4: 1-0-2

Season

32: 15-8-3

Country

32: 15-8-3

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
14	1	0	0	0

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

Comments

Snuck into the minor money last time when a 1.3 lengths second at Addington but did record a dazzling 16.85 for the 295m journey. Top chance.

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	30/4/26	Addington	295m	8	0:16.85	63.0 km/h	1.30L	$3.30	0:16.76	16.53	C5	$3,920	$979	8	1. Two Down 2. Gotcha Kane 3. Opawa Akaela
3rd of 8	22/4/26	Ascot Park Nz	457m	1	0:25.82	63.7 km/h	1.90L	$12	0:25.69	25.69	C5f	$17,670	$2,650	7	1. Jerry Cola 2. Dalgety 3. Gotcha Kane
3rd of 8	15/4/26	Ascot Park Nz	457m	3	0:26.06	63.1 km/h	1.40L	$7.50	0:25.96	25.6	C5q	$6,580	$987	6	1. Diamond Felon 2. Dalgety 3. Gotcha Kane
1st of 7	9/4/26	Addington	295m	6	0:16.76	63.4 km/h	3.50L	$2.50	0:16.76	16.55	C5	$3,920	$2,350	7	1. Gotcha Kane 2. Boss On Top 3. Unhinged Rhino
2nd of 7	2/4/26	Addington	295m	8	0:16.94	62.7 km/h	2.70L	$7.50	0:16.75	16.7	C5	$3,920	$979	7	1. Sugar Fix 2. Gotcha Kane 3. Ripslinger Rory
5th of 7	26/3/26	Addington	295m	6	0:17.24	61.6 km/h	5.80L	$2.00	0:16.83	16.83	C5	$3,950	$136	14	1. Cool Friends 2. Diamond Ranger 3. Opawa Baxter

Diamond Felon (5) 41614
Trainer: Matt Roberts (Christchurch)
Prize Money: $98,368
Win / Place: 20% / 58%

4 yo White and Black D

Sire: Fernando Bale

Dam: Diamond Dazzled

Rating

Stats

Career

90: 18-22-13

Track

34: 9-8-3

Trk/Dst

32: 9-7-3

Distance

31: 9-7-3

Season

31: 9-6-4

Country

89: 18-22-13

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	6	12	11	10	21	12	10	8
1st	3	4	5	0	3	2	0	1
2nd	1	4	3	2	8	2	1	1
3rd	2	3	0	2	2	1	0	3

Comments

Didn't make the placings last time at this track (25.89) in a Class 5 FIN, finishing a 3 length fourth. Has three successes and 10 minors from 21 starts from box 5. Better than that and worth following up.

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 8	22/4/26	Ascot Park Nz	457m	3	0:25.89	63.5 km/h	2.90L	$19	0:25.69	25.69	C5f	$17,670	$1,127	7	1. Jerry Cola 2. Dalgety 3. Gotcha Kane
1st of 8	15/4/26	Ascot Park Nz	457m	2	0:25.96	63.4 km/h	1.30L	$5.50	0:25.96	25.6	C5q	$6,580	$3,950	7	1. Diamond Felon 2. Dalgety 3. Gotcha Kane
6th of 7	8/4/26	Ascot Park Nz	457m	7	0:26.52	62.0 km/h	6.70L	$4.00	0:26.05	26.05	C5	$5,830	$136	8	1. Priority 2. Own Class 3. Twisted Truth
1st of 7	31/3/26	Ascot Park Nz	457m	3	0:25.93	63.4 km/h	2.30L	$3.70	0:25.93	25.93	C5	$5,880	$3,529	5	1. Diamond Felon 2. Paw Gunner 3. Diamond Prince
4th of 8	26/3/26	Addington	525m	5	0:30.71	61.5 km/h	3.30L	$11	0:30.48	30.34	C5	$5,630	$318	14	1. Opawa Postman 2. It's Okay 3. Paw Striker
1st of 5	12/3/26	Addington	525m	3	0:30.39	62.2 km/h	1.70L	$1.90	0:30.39	30.29	C4/5	$5,630	$3,378	8	1. Diamond Felon 2. It's Okay 3. Paw Striker

Happy Nice Day (6) 21787
Trainer: D Voyce (Rakaia)
Prize Money: $25,414
Win / Place: 28% / 60%

Track Specialist

Track / Distance Specialist

3 yo Black D

Sire: Fabregas

Dam: Oakmont

Rating

Stats

Career

28: 8-6-3

Track

12: 6-3-0

Trk/Dst

8: 4-1-0

Distance

9: 4-1-0

Season

28: 8-6-3

Country

28: 8-6-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Didn't make the placings last time at Addington (30.78) in a Class 4/5, finishing a 9 length seventh. Fairly consistent record from the draw including a win and four minors. Doesn't look smart enough to threaten the top few.

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
7th of 7	23/4/26	Addington	525m	8	0:30.78	61.4 km/h	9.30L	$41	0:30.13	30.13	C4/5	$5,580	$136	8	1. Original Warrior 2. Opawa Fannin 3. Bartlett
8th of 8	15/4/26	Ascot Park Nz	457m	6	0:26.51	62.1 km/h	7.80L	$16	0:25.96	25.6	C5q	$6,580	$273	15	1. Diamond Felon 2. Dalgety 3. Gotcha Kane
7th of 7	31/3/26	Ascot Park Nz	457m	4	0:26.70	61.6 km/h	11.00L	$4.00	0:25.93	25.93	C5	$5,880	$136	13	1. Diamond Felon 2. Paw Gunner 3. Diamond Prince
1st of 7	18/3/26	Ascot Park Nz	390m	4	0:22.58	62.2 km/h	0.50L	$2.10	0:22.58	22.58	C4/5	$3,950	$2,369	7	1. Happy Nice Day 2. Sideline Sam 3. Homebush Diva
2nd of 5	11/3/26	Ascot Park Nz	390m	6	0:22.56	62.2 km/h	0.50L	$2.70	0:22.52	22.46	C5	$4,030	$1,008	6	1. Mitcham Blake 2. Happy Nice Day 3. Ripslinger Rory
6th of 8	5/3/26	Cambridge	457m	6	0:26.59	61.9 km/h	13.00L	$19	0:25.68	25.63	R/Aq	$5,630	$136	6	1. Opawa Hass 2. Run The Gauntlet 3. Dalgety

Let Him Cook (7) 43633
Trainer: Matt Roberts (Christchurch)
Prize Money: $147,848
Win / Place: 23% / 60%

4 yo Black D

Sire: Hooked On Scotch

Dam: Gracias Maestro

Rating

Stats

Career

100: 23-21-16

Track

26: 9-6-4

Trk/Dst

23: 8-5-4

Distance

31: 9-6-6

Season

31: 3-11-6

Country

100: 23-21-16

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
5	9	9	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	14	12	11	12	13	11	15	12
1st	3	4	4	3	2	3	3	1
2nd	3	2	3	0	3	3	3	4
3rd	4	1	2	2	1	2	2	2

Comments

In the money last time at Addington (30.39) in a Class 5, finishing a 3.5 lengths third. Has three successes and five minors from 15 starts from box 7. Decent recent form so demands respect.

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
3rd of 7	30/4/26	Addington	525m	5	0:30.39	62.2 km/h	3.50L	$12	0:30.14	30.14	C5	$5,580	$837	8	1. Original Warrior 2. Opawa Hass 3. Let Him Cook
3rd of 7	22/4/26	Ascot Park Nz	457m	7	0:26.00	63.3 km/h	1.80L	$4.00	0:25.87	25.69	C5	$6,580	$987	5	1. Twisted Truth 2. Stuck Throttle 3. Let Him Cook
6th of 8	17/4/26	Hatrick	520m	4	0:30.58	61.2 km/h	8.70L	$11	0:29.97	29.8	C5	$7,250	$136	7	1. Pure Precision 2. Super League 3. Lulu's Dream
3rd of 8	10/4/26	Hatrick	520m	1	0:30.58	61.2 km/h	7.60L	$5.00	0:30.05	29.79	C5q	$5,580	$837	8	1. Opawa Fannin 2. Paw Striker 3. Let Him Cook
1st of 1	2/4/26	Addington	295m	0	0:17.05	62.3 km/h	0.00L	$0.00	0:17.05		Trial	$0	-	-	1. 2. 3.
4th of 4	12/3/26	Addington	525m	5	0:30.74	61.5 km/h	5.20L	$5.00	0:30.38	30.29	C4/5	$5,630	$318	7	1. Original Warrior 2. Mouth Of Mosgiel 3. Therapy Tex