Matamata Race 7

MATAMATA GLASS & JOINERY 1400

Prize Money: $15,455

SHE MEANS BUSINESS (10) worked home nicely on debut over 1200m when finishing fourth, and she will continue to improve as she steps out over more ground. The extra 200m is ideal, and having Michael McNab in the saddle this time is a strong lead, and she will go close to taking this out. ALMAN D'ORO (5) has made steady improvement at the trials, and he will have the aid of a 2kg claim for his debut. He is bred to want more ground, and a wide gate could be a blessing in disguise by this time of the day. Follow the market leads. THE RITZ (11) ended her last prep in the G2 Lowland Stakes in the spring. She is stronger now, and she is capable of a top 4 finish. Watch for her to be steaming home late. DON'T TELL THE MRS (4) showed plenty of promise without winning earlier in the season, and he looked sharp when winning a recent Avondale trial. A wet track is what he needs, and he will be ready to rumble fresh. HIP FLASK (1) has been given plenty of time to mature, and he has won a trial.

Distance: 1400m
Class: MDN 2YO&UP
Track: Heavy10
Weather: Raining
Surface: Grass

Rail Position: True | 17mm Rain Last 24 Hours | 168mm Rain Last 7 Days

Hip Flask (4)
Trainer: Ross McCarroll(Te Awamutu)
Jockey: Elen Nicholas (a1)(Last 50: 8-2-2)
Weight: 58.5kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 0% / 0%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Impending

Dam: Chicane

Dam's Sire: Coats Choice

Stats

Career

0: 0-0-0

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Last 50

50: 8-2-2

Last 7 Days

12: 1-2-2

Trainer

N/A

Distance

N/A

Track

N/A

Trainer/Track

N/A

Trainer/Distance

N/A

Gear Changes

[Approved Plates, Blinkers, Lugging Bit]

Comments

Impending gelding from Chicane on debut. Scored in a recent Te Rapa trial. Can make an immediate impact.

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
1st of 7	23/9/25	TE R	1100m	Trial	4	Courtney Barnes	-	Heavy 9	1:11.05	55.7 km/h	0.75L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Shamwari 2. Hip Flask 3. Another Floozie	-
2nd of 8	26/8/25	TEAW	1150m	Trial	10	Joe Doyle	-	Soft 5	1:10.31	58.9 km/h	0.2L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Queen Of The Sea 2. Hip Flask 3. Hustle	-

Place

Date

Track

Distance

Class

Barrier

Jockey

Weight

Cond.

Race Time

Avg. Speed

Margin

800/400

Days

Prize

Prize Won

Result

Race Review

1st of 7

23/9/25

TE R

1100m

Trial

Courtney Barnes

Heavy 9

1:11.05

55.7 km/h

0.75L

1. Shamwari

2. Hip Flask

3. Another Floozie

2nd of 8

26/8/25

TEAW

1150m

Trial

Joe Doyle

Soft 5

1:10.31

58.9 km/h

0.2L

1. Queen Of The Sea

2. Hip Flask

3. Hustle

Incredible Patch (1) 2363
Trainer: Shane Crawford(Cambridge)
Jockey: Masa Hashizume (Last 50: 6-3-3)
Weight: 58kg
Prize Money: $8,632
Win / Place: 0% / 75%

3 yo Bay Colt

Sire: Almanzor

Dam: Guessed

Dam's Sire: Snippetson

100

Rating

Stats

Career

4: 0-1-2

Distance

3: 0-1-2

Season

4: 0-1-2

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

4th Up

1: 0-0-1

Metro

1: 0-0-1

Non-Metro

3: 0-1-1

Good

1: 0-0-1

Soft

3: 0-1-1

Clockwise

1: 0-0-1

Anti-Clockwise

3: 0-1-1

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-0-1

Last 50

50: 6-3-3

Last 7 Days

9: 2-0-0

Trainer

N/A

Distance

N/A

Track

N/A

Trainer/Track

N/A

Trainer/Distance

N/A

Distance Range Last 6 months

1400m - 1600m

Gear Changes

[Approved Plates, Blinkers, Ear Covers Pre-Race, Lugging Bit, Tongue Tie]

Comments

Was below his best two back at Tauherenikau then ran a much better race last start when third over 1400m at Hawera. Draws perfectly close to the inside. Worth including.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
3rd of 8	25/3/26	HAWE	1400m	MDN 3YO	6	Masa Hashizume	57.5kg	Good 4	1:24.48	59.7 km/h	0.36.52	2.90L	-	$5.80	20	$22,727	$2,045	1. What Next 2. Ain't It Fun 3. Incredible Patch	Stld on Pc 2nd Otr to Tn-Fght on
6th of 12	5/3/26	TAUH	1600m	MDN 3YO	12	Jonathan Riddell	57.5kg	Soft 6	1:38.14	58.7 km/h	0.38.23	7.23L	-	$2.60	22	$16,818	$336	1. Shoebill 2. Donatello 3. Borrowed Time	On Pc 2nd Otr, Chal Ld Tn-Wknd
3rd of 11	11/2/26	TE A	1400m	MDN 3YO	5	Craig Grylls	57.5kg	Soft 5	1:23.41	60.4 km/h	0.35.07	1.96L	-	$2.50	14	$22,727	$2,045	1. Wind Seeker 2. Last Wish 3. Incredible Patch	Ld then 2nd Otr-Chal Tn, Btld on
2nd of 14	28/1/26	WAV	1400m	MDN 3YO	1	Jonathan Riddell	57.5kg	Soft 6	1:26.19	58.5 km/h	0.34.81	0.36L	-	$9.70	-	$22,727	$4,205	1. Tomahawk 2. Incredible Patch 3. Bellish Boy	Trld Pc OTF, out Tn-Chal, Fght
1st of 7	13/1/26	FOXT	1200m	Trial	4	Jonathan Riddell	-	Good 4	1:15.65	57.1 km/h	-	3L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Incredible Patch 2. Galeforce 3. Danzig's Choice	-
4th of 9	9/12/25	PUKE	1100m	Trial	7	Hyeontaek Oh	-	Good 4	1:06.13	59.9 km/h	-	L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Smooth Warrior 2. She Means Business 3. Alayalay	-

Hell Island (5) 688X2
Trainer: Chris Wood(Cambridge)
Jockey: Corentin Berge (Last 50: 5-3-5)
Weight: 58kg
Prize Money: $9,005
Win / Place: 0% / 16%

3 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Hellbent

Dam: Paxos Miss

Dam's Sire: Wandjina

Rating

Stats

Career

6: 0-1-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

6: 0-1-0

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

4th Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

1: 0-1-0

Non-Metro

5: 0-0-0

Good

2: 0-0-0

Soft

1: 0-0-0

Heavy

3: 0-1-0

Clockwise

1: 0-1-0

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-1-0

Last 50

50: 5-3-5

Trainer

N/A

Distance

N/A

Track

N/A

Trainer/Track

N/A

Trainer/Distance

N/A

Distance Range Last 6 months

1150m - 1500m

Gear Changes

Ear Covers Pre-Race OFF [Approved Plates, Lugging Bit, Visor Blinkers]

Comments

Resumed in good fashion last start when second over 1150m at Te Aroha on March 28, beaten 1.5 lengths. Should appreciate the extra distance second-up. One of the main contenders.

Expected Settling Position: Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
2nd of 8	28/3/26	TE A	1150m	MDN	2	Corentin Berge	58kg	Heavy 8	1:09.10	59.9 km/h	0.35.57	1.45L	-	$21	159	$22,727	$4,205	1. Wine Rocs 2. Hell Island 3. Dink	2nd last, still Bk Tn-ROS late
159 Day Spell
1st of 6	10/3/26	ELLS	800m	Trial	6	Sienna Brown	-	Good 4	0:46.71	61.7 km/h	-	0.1L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Hell Island 2. Armagh 3. Apotheosis	-
8th of 10	20/10/25	MWBK	1500m	MDN	1	R Jones	55.5kg	Good	8.30	672.5 km/h	-	8.30L	-	$0.00	18	$28,175	$522	1. Verity 2. Gold Capital 3.	-
8th of 9	2/10/25	NCLE	1500m	MDN	8	J Collett	56kg	Good	7.25	768.7 km/h	-	7.25L	-	$0.00	20	$43,829	$1,096	1. Lady Pankhurst 2. Columbus 3.	-
6th of 6	12/9/25	GOUL	1400m	MDN-SW	2	Ms A B Collett	56.5kg	Heavy	8.94	622.7 km/h	-	8.94L	-	$0.00	13	$28,175	$626	1. Bobs Back 2. Charlecote Mill 3.	-
5th of 11	30/8/25	K GR	1200m	CGE MDN-SW	4	R Jones	56.5kg	Soft	3.20	1430.5 km/h	-	3.20L	-	$0.00	23	$43,829	$1,461	1. Ruination 2. Above The Law 3.	-

Lady Charlton (6)
Trainer: Peter & Jessica Brosnan(Matamata)
Jockey: Jack Taplin (a3)(Last 50: 7-5-4)
Weight: 56.5kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 0% / 0%

4 yo Bay Mare

Sire: Puccini

Dam: Court Mistress

Dam's Sire: Mastercraftsman

Stats

Career

0: 0-0-0

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Last 50

50: 7-5-4

Last 7 Days

7: 1-0-0

Trainer

N/A

Distance

N/A

Track

N/A

Trainer/Track

N/A

Trainer/Distance

N/A

Gear Changes

[Approved Plates, Lugging Bit]

Comments

Making debut. Will need to show more than latest trial when fourth at Taupo over 1300m. Unlikely to find enough improvement to trouble these.

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
4th of 5	17/3/26	TAUP	1300m	Trial	3	Craig Grylls	-	Soft 5	1:21.06	57.7 km/h	L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Scotty Magoo 2. Formal 3. Kwocksun	-
6th of 7	24/2/26	TAUR	1000m	Trial	6	Craig Grylls	-	Soft 5	1:01.02	59.0 km/h	L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Utopic Warrior 2. Trafalgar 3. Emma Twigg	-

Place

Date

Track

Distance

Class

Barrier

Jockey

Weight

Cond.

Race Time

Avg. Speed

Margin

800/400

Days

Prize

Prize Won

Result

Race Review

4th of 5

17/3/26

TAUP

1300m

Trial

Craig Grylls

Soft 5

1:21.06

57.7 km/h

1. Scotty Magoo

2. Formal

3. Kwocksun

6th of 7

24/2/26

TAUR

1000m

Trial

Craig Grylls

Soft 5

1:01.02

59.0 km/h

1. Utopic Warrior

2. Trafalgar

3. Emma Twigg

Toothless (3) 7X2
Trainer: Peter & Shaun McKay(Matamata)
Jockey: Matthew Cameron (Last 50: 3-2-3)
Weight: 56kg
Prize Money: $4,541
Win / Place: 0% / 50%

3 yo Brown Filly

Sire: Shocking

Dam: Ticklish

Dam's Sire: Maroof

Rating

Stats

Career

2: 0-1-0

Distance

1: 0-1-0

Season

2: 0-1-0

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

1: 0-1-0

Soft

1: 0-0-0

Heavy

1: 0-1-0

Clockwise

2: 0-1-0

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Last 50

50: 3-2-3

Last 7 Days

10: 1-0-0

Trainer

N/A

Distance

N/A

Track

N/A

Trainer/Track

N/A

Trainer/Distance

N/A

Distance Range Last 6 months

1150m - 1400m

Gear Changes

[Approved Plates, Blinkers, Ear Covers Pre-Race, Lugging Bit]

Comments

Encouraging first-up run when runner-up at Pukekohe over 1400m on April 1. Sure to run well.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
2nd of 11	1/4/26	PUKE	1400m	MDN 2&3YO	11	Hayley Hassman	53.5kg	Heavy 8	1:25.17	59.2 km/h	0.35.88	4.21L	-	$6.80	161	$22,727	$4,205	1. Ocean Rules 2. Toothless 3. Indian Falls	2nd Otr, Chal Tn, Ld, green-Game
161 Day Spell
2nd of 7	17/3/26	TAUP	900m	Trial	6	Craig Grylls	-	Soft 5	0:53.91	60.1 km/h	-	6.5L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Arnado 2. Toothless 3. Red Wings	-
2nd of 6	25/11/25	TAUP	1100m	Trial	4	Niranjan Parmar	-	Soft 5	1:05.27	60.7 km/h	-	0.2L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Barnum 2. Toothless 3. Waimea Bay	-
7th of 9	22/10/25	TE A	1150m	MDN 3YO	3	Craig Grylls	55.5kg	Soft 6	1:08.07	60.8 km/h	0.34.52	7.50L	-	$23	-	$16,818	$336	1. Avantaggia 2. Confesara 3. That's Gold	Stld Midf OTR, Hld Clsr Wd, Bltd
3rd of 7	9/10/25	TEAW	1150m	Trial	4	Samantha Collett	-	Heavy 9	1:12.39	57.2 km/h	-	0.75L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Universal Patch 2. Artful Dodger 3. Toothless	-
3rd of 7	23/9/25	TE R	900m	Trial	7	Samantha Collett	-	Heavy 10	0:57.62	56.2 km/h	-	1.75L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Wolf God 2. Too Darn Sweet 3. Toothless	-

Nature's Beauty (2)
Trainer: Chad Ormsby(Cambridge)
Jockey: Hyeontaek Oh (a4)(Last 50: 0-1-0)
Weight: 56kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 0% / 0%

3 yo Bay Filly

Sire: Shamexpress

Dam: Valencia's Image

Dam's Sire: Pentire

Stats

Career

0: 0-0-0

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Last 50

1: 0-1-0

Trainer

N/A

Distance

N/A

Track

N/A

Trainer/Track

N/A

Trainer/Distance

N/A

Gear Changes

[Approved Plates, Blinkers, Lugging Bit, Tongue Tie]

Comments

Daughter of Shamexpress from Valencia's Image on debut. Fitter for four trials. Capable of a solid performance.

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
5th of 5	17/3/26	TAUP	1300m	Trial	1	Hyeontaek Oh	-	Soft 5	1:21.06	57.7 km/h	L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Scotty Magoo 2. Formal 3. Kwocksun	-
7th of 10	17/2/26	AVON	1200m	Trial	3	Tayla Mitchell	-	Good 4	1:12.81	59.3 km/h	L	-	-	-	-	-	1. The Spaniard 2. Precede 3. The Hot Ticket	-
4th of 4	8/7/25	TEAW	1150m	Trial	1	Hyeontaek Oh	-	Heavy 10	1:13.33	56.5 km/h	L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Los Salsero 2. Swiss Maximus 3. Singe	-
4th of 5	24/6/25	AVON	800m	Trial	4	Michael McNab	-	Heavy 9	00:47.52	NaN km/h	L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Must Bee 2. Fleeting Star 3. Roccadonna	-

Race Review Abbreviations

3WNC: Three wide no cover, Awk: Awkwardly away, Bk: Back, Blkd: Blocked, Btld: Battled, Chal: Challenged, Chkd: Checked, Cvr: Cover, Fdd: Faded, Fght: Fought, Fin: Finish, Hdd: Headed, Hld up: Held up, Hmprd: Hampered, Hndy: Handy, Kikd: Kicked, Kn: Keen, Ld: Led/Lead, Midf: Midfield, Mod pc: Moderate pace, Otf: On the Fence, ROS: Ran on strongly, Slow: Slow away, Snagd: Snagged, Stld: Settled, Tn: Turn, Trld: Trailed, Under pres: Under pressure, Under rd: Under riding, Urgd: Urged, Wd: Wide, Wdr: Wider, Weavd: Weaved, Wknd: Weakened, Wrkd: Worked