Ascot Park Race 7

TOP CLASS RUN

Prize Money: $7,182

GOTCHA KANE (8) was a winner (25.73) at this track two back but out of the placings last time when 7th there. Goes very well here at the trip finding the frame in each of six starts. Remains without a win from the draw but has been in the placings two times from three attempts. Should be very hard to beat this time. OPAWA POSTMAN (6) has a terrific record this trip with four wins and one placing from five starts. Placed last time (30.65) at Addington in a Class 5, finishing third and beaten 5.5 lengths. Looks well placed here and among the chances. PRIORITY (4) was below best at his last start when 6th at Manawatu following a third place finish (16.85) at Addington two back. Has a good record here at this journey. Goes well out of this box with a win and three minor placings. Deserves plenty of respect. LET HIM COOK (5) was in the money last start as favourite - poses a threat again.

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

Priority (4) 24236
Trainer: G A Cleeve (Rangiora)
Prize Money: $71,736
Win / Place: 21% / 63%

4 yo Black and White D

Sire: Dyna Villa

Dam: Know State

Rating

Stats

Career

79: 17-17-16

Track

13: 4-1-4

Trk/Dst

9: 2-1-2

Distance

11: 2-2-2

Season

39: 7-10-9

Country

79: 17-17-16

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
15	2	0	0	0

Box History	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	2	3	8	7	14	26	19
1st	0	0	1	3	3	7	3
2nd	0	0	2	1	3	6	5
3rd	0	2	1	1	3	5	4

Comments

Could only manage sixth last time but placed two on end prior to that, the latest at double-figure odds when third (16.85) over 295m at Addington. Looks one of the chances.

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	9/6/26	Manawatu	457m	8	0:26.04	63.2 km/h	4.70L	$12	0:25.71	25.7	C5	$6,580	$273	5	1. Dalgety 2. More Airflow 3. Sweet Bonanza
3rd of 7	4/6/26	Addington	295m	8	0:16.85	63.0 km/h	2.00L	$21	0:16.71	16.52	C5	$4,920	$737	7	1. Opawa Archie 2. Red Wine Rome 3. Priority
2nd of 7	28/5/26	Addington	295m	7	0:17.08	62.2 km/h	1.50L	$15	0:16.97	16.66	C5	$4,840	$1,209	8	1. Go Larry 2. Priority 3. Hilton Hustler
4th of 8	20/5/26	Ascot Park Nz	457m	4	0:26.17	62.9 km/h	5.10L	$10	0:25.81	25.81	C5	$6,480	$455	7	1. Dalgety 2. Gotcha Kane 3. Jay Walker
2nd of 6	13/5/26	Ascot Park Nz	457m	8	0:25.97	63.4 km/h	1.50L	$4.20	0:25.86	25.86	C5	$6,480	$1,618	6	1. Gotcha Kane 2. Priority 3. Mister Efficient
7th of 7	7/5/26	Addington	295m	7	0:17.23	61.6 km/h	4.10L	$18	0:16.94	16.72	SPECq	$3,850	$136	9	1. Master Woods 2. Paw Maven 3. Opawa Weatherley

Let Him Cook (5) 57413
Trainer: Matt Roberts (Christchurch)
Prize Money: $152,730
Win / Place: 22% / 59%

4 yo Black D

Sire: Hooked On Scotch

Dam: Gracias Maestro

Rating

Stats

Career

105: 24-21-17

Track

27: 9-6-4

Trk/Dst

24: 8-5-4

Distance

32: 9-6-6

Season

36: 4-11-7

Country

105: 24-21-17

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
5	9	10	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	14	12	11	13	13	12	17	13
1st	3	4	4	3	2	3	4	1
2nd	3	2	3	0	3	3	3	4
3rd	4	1	2	3	1	2	2	2

Comments

Got back last start and could only manage third but before that won by 2.75 lengths at Addington (30.15) beating Paw Zachary in a Class 4 on June 4. Rates highly 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
3rd of 6	7/6/26	Manukau	527m	4	0:31.15	60.9 km/h	6.00L	$3.00	0:30.73	30.39	C5	$8,750	$1,312	3	1. Simek 2. Go Cooper 3. Let Him Cook
1st of 8	4/6/26	Addington	525m	7	0:30.15	62.7 km/h	2.70L	$4.80	0:30.15	29.99	C4	$5,920	$3,550	13	1. Let Him Cook 2. Paw Zachary 3. Paw Kilter
4th of 7	22/5/26	Addington	295m	6	0:17.36	61.2 km/h	4.80L	$11	0:17.02	16.85	C5	$4,840	$409	8	1. Durrington 2. Homebush Nala 3. Dream Ahead
7th of 7	14/5/26	Addington	525m	8	0:31.05	60.9 km/h	10.40L	$18	0:30.32	30.08	C5	$12,300	$273	8	1. Diamond Felon 2. Stuck Throttle 3. Taieri Gout
5th of 5	6/5/26	Ascot Park Nz	457m	7	0:26.64	61.8 km/h	8.10L	$4.60	0:26.07	26.07	C5	$5,740	$136	6	1. Gotcha Kane 2. Mister Efficient 3. Diamond Felon
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

Opawa Postman (6) 15283
Trainer: D Fahey & K Wyllie (Balcairn)
Prize Money: $42,318
Win / Place: 35% / 71%

Unbeaten at the Track

Unbeaten The Track / Distance

3 yo Blue D

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Our Anna

100

Rating

Stats

Career

28: 10-4-6

Track

2: 2-0-0

Trk/Dst

2: 2-0-0

Distance

5: 4-0-1

Season

20: 6-3-5

Country

28: 10-4-6

1st Up

2: 2-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-1-0

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

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

Comments

Placed last time (30.65) at Addington in a Class 5, finishing third and beaten 5.5 lengths. Has performed well off the draw with a win and two places from four starts. Big 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
3rd of 8	11/6/26	Addington	525m	6	0:30.65	61.7 km/h	5.50L	$4.80	0:30.26	30.26	C5	$6,580	$987	4	1. Yuki 2. Taieri Gout 3. Opawa Postman
8th of 8	7/6/26	Manukau	527m	6	0:31.41	60.4 km/h	14.60L	$6.50	0:30.39	30.39	C5f	$25,000	$364	10	1. Portland Fonzie 2. Original Warrior 3. Avatar Speed
2nd of 7	28/5/26	Addington	525m	5	0:30.30	62.4 km/h	1.70L	$8.00	0:30.18	30.18	C5	$6,480	$1,618	14	1. Original Warrior 2. Opawa Postman 3. Opawa Hass
5th of 8	14/5/26	Addington	525m	7	0:30.80	61.4 km/h	4.80L	$6.50	0:30.46	30.08	R/Af	$16,390	$273	7	1. Twisted Truth 2. Magic Jonty 3. Wingatui Wizard
1st of 7	7/5/26	Addington	525m	2	0:30.13	62.7 km/h	1.50L	$1.90	0:30.13	30.09	R/Aq	$5,490	$3,295	6	1. Opawa Postman 2. Opawa Scooter 3. Wingatui Wizard
1st of 1	1/5/26	Addington	295m	0	0:17	62.5 km/h	0.00L	$0.00	0:17		Trial	$0	-	-	1. 2. 3.

Anglers Arms (7) 74166
Trainer: D Fahey & K Wyllie (Balcairn)
Prize Money: $51,991
Win / Place: 28% / 57%

Unbeaten at the Track

Unbeaten The Track / Distance

4 yo Brindle D

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Pretty Busy

Rating

Stats

Career

49: 14-8-6

Track

4: 4-0-0

Trk/Dst

4: 4-0-0

Distance

8: 6-1-0

Season

37: 6-4-6

Country

49: 14-8-6

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Has finished sixth at his last couple of starts, most recently at Addington over 525m. Not up to 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
6th of 7	4/6/26	Addington	525m	6	0:30.72	61.5 km/h	5.90L	$17	0:30.31	29.99	C5	$6,580	$273	7	1. Yuki 2. Diamond Felon 3. Taieri Gout
6th of 8	28/5/26	Addington	525m	4	0:30.77	61.4 km/h	5.90L	$13	0:30.36	30.18	C5	$6,480	$273	7	1. Yuki 2. Taieri Gout 3. Magic Jonty
1st of 8	21/5/26	Addington	525m	7	0:30.41	62.2 km/h	0.50L	$16	0:30.41	30.16	C4	$5,820	$3,491	7	1. Anglers Arms 2. Paw Striker 3. Too Easy
4th of 8	14/5/26	Addington	525m	1	0:30.42	62.1 km/h	0.90L	$6.00	0:30.36	30.08	C4	$7,460	$409	7	1. Happy Nice Day 2. Paw Kilter 3. Too Easy
7th of 8	7/5/26	Addington	525m	1	0:30.71	61.5 km/h	8.80L	$10	0:30.09	30.09	C4/5	$5,490	$136	7	1. Original Warrior 2. Taieri Gout 3. Stuck Throttle
3rd of 8	30/4/26	Addington	525m	6	0:30.82	61.3 km/h	4.80L	$9.50	0:30.48	30.14	C4	$4,920	$737	8	1. Taieri Gout 2. Too Easy 3. Anglers Arms

Gotcha Kane (8) 12117
Trainer: C J Weir (Rangiora)
Prize Money: $54,627
Win / Place: 50% / 81%

Track Specialist

Track / Distance Specialist

3 yo Black D

Sire: Aston Rupee

Dam: Thrilling Izzy

100

Rating

Stats

Career

38: 19-9-3

Track

10: 6-1-2

Trk/Dst

6: 3-1-2

Distance

8: 4-1-2

Season

38: 19-9-3

Country

38: 19-9-3

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
15	4	0	0	0

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

Comments

Going well prior to missing the frame last start when well-fancied, finishing seventh in 23.09 over 390m at this track. Can atone 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
7th of 7	10/6/26	Ascot Park Nz	390m	6	0:23.09	60.8 km/h	8.60L	$1.70	0:22.49	22.46	C5	$4,790	$273	7	1. Strasburg 2. Gotcha Santana 3. Decision Time
1st of 7	3/6/26	Ascot Park Nz	457m	6	0:25.73	63.9 km/h	5.50L	$1.20	0:25.73	25.73	C4/5	$6,580	$3,950	7	1. Gotcha Kane 2. Wingatui Wizard 3. Homebush Simba
1st of 7	27/5/26	Ascot Park Nz	390m	6	0:22.54	62.3 km/h	0.30L	$1.60	0:22.54	22.54	C5	$4,840	$2,901	7	1. Gotcha Kane 2. Gotcha Santana 3. Homebush Alfie
2nd of 8	20/5/26	Ascot Park Nz	457m	5	0:25.95	63.4 km/h	2.00L	$2.30	0:25.81	25.81	C5	$6,480	$1,618	7	1. Dalgety 2. Gotcha Kane 3. Jay Walker
1st of 6	13/5/26	Ascot Park Nz	457m	2	0:25.86	63.6 km/h	1.50L	$1.60	0:25.86	25.86	C5	$6,480	$3,885	7	1. Gotcha Kane 2. Priority 3. Mister Efficient
1st of 5	6/5/26	Ascot Park Nz	457m	4	0:26.07	63.1 km/h	2.00L	$1.90	0:26.07	26.07	C5	$5,740	$3,442	6	1. Gotcha Kane 2. Mister Efficient 3. Diamond Felon