Manukau Race 9

MT WELLINGTON TAB STAKES

Prize Money: $6,091

Well placed here and will go close with a clear run. GONE WALKABOUT (4) has been beaten for early speed lately, last time finishing seventh (26.45) in a Class 3/4 at Cambridge Raceway. Form at the trip sound including eight wins. Has the ability to give this a shake. SIMEK (6) has a strong record this trip with four wins and three placings from nine starts. Recorded a 4 length win (31.10) in a Class 5 last time at this track. Beat his main rival here last start and has to be among the chances again. PAPA KIWI (3) showed plenty of dash to record a last start win. Mapped to jump quick and be in the firing line early over this distance. Sure to run well again.

Distance: 527m
Class: C4/5
Track: Good
Weather: Fine
Surface: All Weather

Cocoon The Food (2) 46131
Trainer: Tracey & Lisa Craik (Drury)
Prize Money: $27,436
Win / Place: 17% / 56%

Dominant Win Last Start

2 yo Black B

Sire: Good Odds Harada

Dam: Danish Delight

100

Rating

Stats

Career

41: 7-6-10

Track

32: 7-6-9

Trk/Dst

25: 6-4-6

Distance

25: 6-4-6

Season

33: 6-4-9

Country

41: 7-6-10

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
1	0	6	0	0

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

Comments

Put a space on them to win by 7 lengths at this track over 527m (31.02) beating Opawa Sugar in Class 3 on April 19. Can continue the solid 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
1st of 4	19/4/26	Manukau	527m	8	0:31.02	61.2 km/h	7.60L	$2.00	0:31.02	31.02	C3	$4,330	$2,600	15	1. Cocoon The Food 2. Opawa Sugar 3. Opawa Raisin
3rd of 6	4/4/26	Manukau	527m	8	0:31.55	60.1 km/h	1.10L	$7.50	0:31.47	31.14	C3/4	$4,920	$737	6	1. Main Character 2. Wow She's Slow 3. Cocoon The Food
1st of 6	29/3/26	Manukau	527m	6	0:31.19	60.8 km/h	4.20L	$2.20	0:31.19	30.94	C1/2	$4,030	$2,420	7	1. Cocoon The Food 2. Opawa Kelsey 3. Opawa Selena
6th of 7	22/3/26	Cambridge	375m	7	0:22.25	60.7 km/h	14.70L	$11	0:21.22	20.93	C1/2	$2,770	$136	7	1. Midnight Rex 2. Au Fait 3. Hooked On Jazz
4th of 7	15/3/26	Manukau	527m	7	0:31.35	60.5 km/h	2.20L	$6.50	0:31.20	30.73	C2/3	$4,370	$227	14	1. Main Character 2. Opawa Toby 3. Apricot Slice
5th of 6	1/3/26	Cambridge	375m	6	0:21.85	61.8 km/h	4.70L	$16	0:21.52	21.23	C3	$2,940	$136	7	1. Love It 2. Rovaniemi 3. Opawa Wine

Papa Kiwi (3) 54431
Trainer: J Udy & D Cottam (Te Kauwhata)
Prize Money: $64,568
Win / Place: 16% / 51%

3 yo Black D

Sire: Thrilling Boris

Dam: Kiwi Gal

Rating

Stats

Career

102: 17-18-18

Track

47: 10-6-10

Trk/Dst

26: 6-5-3

Distance

26: 6-5-3

Season

38: 5-7-7

Country

101: 16-18-18

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
8	2	6	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	14	27	26	18	12	2	1	2
1st	1	8	1	3	3	1	0	0
2nd	2	5	7	3	1	0	0	0
3rd	3	5	6	4	0	0	0	0

Comments

Good effort to win last start by a head over 457m at Cambridge Raceway in a handy (25.99), beating Opawa Ingrid. Suited here and 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
1st of 7	23/4/26	Cambridge	457m	5	0:25.99	63.3 km/h	0.20L	$3.80	0:25.99	25.55	C3/4	$4,920	$2,950	4	1. Papa Kiwi 2. Opawa Ingrid 3. Is Rex Home
3rd of 7	19/4/26	Manukau	318m	4	0:18.67	61.3 km/h	2.90L	$8.00	0:18.47	18.47	C4/5	$3,920	$587	3	1. Portland Mark 2. Opawa Taz 3. Papa Kiwi
4th of 7	16/4/26	Cambridge	375m	5	0:21.38	63.1 km/h	3.70L	$26	0:21.12	21.12	C5	$3,920	$273	7	1. Opawa Taz 2. Boston Junior 3. Opawa Jimmy
4th of 7	9/4/26	Cambridge	375m	5	0:21.52	62.7 km/h	6.40L	$31	0:21.07	21.07	C5	$3,920	$273	5	1. Opawa Jimmy 2. Boston Junior 3. Ray The Doyen
5th of 6	4/4/26	Manukau	318m	3	0:18.91	60.5 km/h	4.70L	$9.00	0:18.58	18.58	C5	$4,170	$136	6	1. Portland Mark 2. Opawa Jimmy 3. Portland Andy
1st of 7	29/3/26	Manukau	318m	4	0:18.59	61.6 km/h	0.40L	$12	0:18.59	18.5	C5	$3,950	$2,369	3	1. Papa Kiwi 2. Portland Mark 3. Big Time Lena

Gone Walkabout (4) 76747
Trainer: M & J Smith (Te Kauwhata)
Prize Money: $70,105
Win / Place: 18% / 50%

4 yo Black D

Sire: SH Avatar

Dam: She's Some Gal

Rating

Stats

Career

82: 15-13-13

Track

22: 6-4-4

Trk/Dst

19: 5-3-4

Distance

19: 5-3-4

Season

26: 3-3-5

Metro

13: 0-4-2

Country

68: 15-9-11

1st Up

3: 2-0-0

2nd Up

3: 1-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
1	4	8	2	0

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

Comments

Latest effort finished last on April 23 over 457m at Cambridge Raceway behind Papa Kiwi beaten 6 lengths (26.45) in a Class 3/4. Capable of a strong show.

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	Cambridge	457m	4	0:26.45	62.2 km/h	6.60L	$4.60	0:25.99	25.55	C3/4	$4,920	$136	19	1. Papa Kiwi 2. Opawa Ingrid 3. Is Rex Home
4th of 4	4/4/26	Manukau	527m	7	0:31.38	60.5 km/h	3.40L	$23	0:31.14	31.14	C5	$5,830	$318	3	1. Portland Fonzie 2. Simek 3. Opawa Stacy
7th of 7	1/4/26	Cambridge	457m	7	0:26.64	61.8 km/h	12.40L	$27	0:25.77	25.77	C4/5	$5,580	$136	13	1. Tin Tin Bust 2. Opawa Ingrid 3. Sweet Bonanza
6th of 7	19/3/26	Cambridge	457m	7	0:26.29	62.6 km/h	8.90L	$41	0:25.67	25.67	C4/5	$5,630	$136	7	1. Sweet Bonanza 2. Bay Flyer 3. Opawa Ingrid
7th of 7	12/3/26	Cambridge	650m	7	0:39.37	59.4 km/h	21.80L	$8.00	0:37.84	37.84	C2d	$7,480	$182	7	1. Johnny Football 2. Big Time Zip 3. Opawa Toby
4th of 7	5/3/26	Cambridge	650m	6	0:38.85	60.2 km/h	9.90L	$11	0:38.16	38.16	C1/2d	$5,460	$318	4	1. Opawa Shirley 2. Little Dodo 3. Fox On Fire

Simek (6) 12441
Trainer: J Udy & D Cottam (Te Kauwhata)
Prize Money: $53,264
Win / Place: 40% / 64%

Dominant Win Last Start

3 yo Black D

Sire: Blue Moon Rising

Dam: Tres Vite

Rating

Stats

Career

45: 18-9-2

Track

19: 8-5-2

Trk/Dst

9: 4-3-0

Distance

9: 4-3-0

Season

37: 12-8-2

Country

45: 18-9-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
13	1	4	0	0

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

Comments

Good effort to win last start by 4 lengths over 527m at this track in a handy (31.10), beating Opawa Stacy. Rates among the chances 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
1st of 4	19/4/26	Manukau	527m	7	0:31.10	61.0 km/h	4.20L	$2.60	0:31.10	31.02	C5	$5,580	$3,350	3	1. Simek 2. Opawa Stacy 3. Main Character
4th of 8	16/4/26	Cambridge	457m	6	0:26.06	63.1 km/h	9.20L	$15	0:25.42	25.42	C5	$5,580	$318	7	1. Opawa Sooty 2. Our Erin 3. Bay Flyer
4th of 7	9/4/26	Cambridge	457m	3	0:26.02	63.2 km/h	9.70L	$6.00	0:25.34	25.34	C5	$5,580	$318	5	1. Opawa Sooty 2. Sweet Bonanza 3. Bay Flyer
2nd of 4	4/4/26	Manukau	527m	5	0:31.25	60.7 km/h	1.60L	$2.90	0:31.14	31.14	C5	$5,830	$1,458	6	1. Portland Fonzie 2. Simek 3. Opawa Stacy
1st of 6	29/3/26	Manukau	527m	7	0:30.94	61.3 km/h	5.00L	$2.00	0:30.94	30.94	C3/4	$4,960	$2,974	3	1. Simek 2. Wow She's Slow 3. Opawa Sugar
1st of 5	26/3/26	Cambridge	457m	5	0:25.95	63.4 km/h	3.60L	$2.20	0:25.95	25.81	C3/4	$4,960	$2,974	7	1. Simek 2. Main Character 3. Aces

Heart Felt (7) 24684
Trainer: R K Roper (Auckland)
Prize Money: $24,825
Win / Place: 21% / 57%

3 yo Brindle B

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Opawa Harper

Rating

Stats

Career

33: 7-5-7

Track

4: 0-0-2

Trk/Dst

4: 0-0-2

Distance

4: 0-0-2

Season

19: 4-2-5

Country

33: 7-5-7

1st Up

3: 2-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-2-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	0	5	0	0

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

Comments

Has been out of the money of late. Could only manage fourth last time out over 527m at this track. Happy to risk in this.

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 4	19/4/26	Manukau	527m	4	0:31.75	59.8 km/h	9.30L	$9.00	0:31.10	31.02	C5	$5,580	$318	9	1. Simek 2. Opawa Stacy 3. Main Character
8th of 8	10/4/26	Hatrick	520m	8	0:30.93	60.5 km/h	12.00L	$34	0:30.09	29.79	C5q	$5,580	$136	29	1. Xisco Bale 2. Romantic Rebel 3. Pure Precision
6th of 7	12/3/26	Cambridge	375m	4	0:22.44	60.2 km/h	13.60L	$19	0:21.49	20.86	C5	$5,630	$136	7	1. Max Effort 2. Durrington 3. Mojito Dreams
4th of 6	5/3/26	Cambridge	457m	3	0:26.60	61.8 km/h	7.60L	$2.50	0:26.07	25.63	C5q	$5,630	$318	16	1. Diamond Alice 2. Zanab Bale 3. Own Class
2nd of 6	17/2/26	Manawatu	375m	5	0:21.41	63.1 km/h	1.40L	$3.10	0:21.31	21.01	C5	$4,050	$1,012	18	1. Fire Warning 2. Heart Felt 3. Jeddy Spaghetti
1st of 7	30/1/26	Manawatu	375m	5	0:20.99	64.3 km/h	3.50L	$3.90	0:20.99	20.77	C4	$3,280	$1,965	5	1. Heart Felt 2. Big Time Chur 3. Jilliby Eaton

Opawa Stacy (8) 21372
Trainer: S Lozell & G Clark (Putaruru)
Prize Money: $111,083
Win / Place: 33% / 68%

4 yo Black B

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Opawa Cutie

Rating

Stats

Career

77: 26-11-16

Track

34: 15-6-5

Trk/Dst

34: 15-6-5

Distance

34: 15-6-5

Season

27: 10-5-5

Country

77: 26-11-16

1st Up

3: 1-0-1

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	5	16	5	0

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

Comments

Finished second last start (31.39) over 527m at this track. Jumps from a wide draw. Has the ability to be in the finish.

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 4	19/4/26	Manukau	527m	8	0:31.39	60.4 km/h	4.20L	$2.90	0:31.10	31.02	C5	$5,580	$1,395	3	1. Simek 2. Opawa Stacy 3. Main Character
7th of 8	16/4/26	Cambridge	457m	8	0:26.22	62.7 km/h	11.40L	$14	0:25.42	25.42	C5	$5,580	$136	12	1. Opawa Sooty 2. Our Erin 3. Bay Flyer
3rd of 4	4/4/26	Manukau	527m	8	0:31.29	60.6 km/h	2.10L	$2.70	0:31.14	31.14	C5	$5,830	$875	13	1. Portland Fonzie 2. Simek 3. Opawa Stacy
1st of 5	22/3/26	Cambridge	650m	4	0:38.14	61.4 km/h	0.30L	$1.20	0:38.14	38.14	C2d	$5,800	$3,478	10	1. Opawa Stacy 2. Opawa Ingrid 3. Opawa Toby
2nd of 8	12/3/26	Cambridge	457m	5	0:26.09	63.1 km/h	3.50L	$9.50	0:25.84	25.61	C5f	$16,810	$4,201	7	1. Own Class 2. Opawa Stacy 3. Our Erin
2nd of 5	5/3/26	Cambridge	457m	5	0:26.20	62.8 km/h	0.30L	$2.40	0:26.18	25.63	C5q	$5,630	$1,407	39	1. Cool Friends 2. Opawa Stacy 3. Ferrari Jewel
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