Neds - Form Guide

Captain Kobe (Fr1) 51582
Trainer: Michael House (Prebbleton)
Driver: Wilson House (J)
Prize Money: $51,900
Win / Place: 15% / 34%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Captaintreacherous

Dam: Millwood Minisota

Dam's Sire: Christian Cullen

Rating

Stats

Career

32: 5-4-2

Distance

22: 4-2-1

Trk/Dst

11: 2-0-0

Track

14: 2-0-1

Season

13: 2-1-0

1st Up

5: 0-0-0

2nd Up

4: 0-0-0

3rd Up

4: 0-1-0

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

31: 5-4-2

Mobile

32: 5-4-2

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

31: 5-4-2

Slushy

2: 0-0-1

Grass

1: 0-0-0

Left Handed

31: 5-6

Right Handed

1: 0-0

Favourite

11: 4-3-1

2nd Favourite

5: 0-1-0

Best Mile

1:56.70

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

15: 1-2-0

Driver Last 50

50: 6-6-4

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Thereabouts during his recent runs up north. This is more testing than Manawatu.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
2nd of 8	8/1/26	Manawatu	2000m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Wilson House	2:00.9	2:00.9	0.3m	$2.30	4	R39 to R51 MOB. PACE	$7,609	$1,268	1. The Big Bang 2. Captain Kobe 3. Shezabettorgirl	Eased,wd rear 1100,posted,ld,nutted
8th of 8	4/1/26	WaikBoP	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Kate Coppins	1:58.4	1:58.4	13.2m	$4.40	4	R46 to R53 MOB. PACE	$8,877	$167	1. Claude 2. Ragnar Lothbrok 3. Kings Watch	6th inr,5-bk,off,wd rear 450,steady
5th of 10	31/12/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Wilson House	1:57.8	1:57.8	6.5m	$11	13	3YO+ R48 to R62 MOB. PACE	$21,932	$398	1. Final Change 2. The Jolly Roger 3. Louezyana	9th otr,5-bk,4-bk,off,held up,tidy
1st of 7	18/12/25	WaikBoP	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Kate Coppins	2:44.2	2:00.1	0.8m	$1.60	7	3YO+ R40 to R50 MOB. PACE	$6,636	$4,000	1. Captain Kobe 2. Caulfield 3. Nelson's Boy	Wd,6th otr,wd rear,prkd,ld 200,game
5th of 9	11/12/25	Manawatu	2000m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Wilson House	1:56.8	1:56.8	5.4m	$4.50	2	R49 to R60, R61 with cond. MOB. PACE	$12,059	$223	1. Margherita 2. Blue Chip Lou 3. Lord Delmar	6th otr,3-bk,1x1,3-bk,4w top,ran on
4th of 8	9/12/25	Manawatu	2000m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr8	Wilson House	1:56.6	1:56.6	5.6m	$8.50	16	R48 to R59 MOB. PACE	$10,145	$655	1. Rough And Ready 2. Twista 3. The Next Best Thing	Eased,3 &4w cvr rear,eased,stout wd

Song Sung Blue (Fr2) 53478
Trainer: David Mitchell (Elgin)
Driver: Gemma Thornley (J)
Prize Money: $61,524
Win / Place: 11% / 29%

5 yo Black Gelding

Sire: Sweet Lou

Dam: Cracklin Rosie

Dam's Sire: Art Major

Rating

Stats

Career

34: 4-4-2

Distance

18: 0-3-1

Trk/Dst

15: 0-3-1

Track

16: 0-3-2

Season

10: 0-0-2

1st Up

6: 1-0-0

2nd Up

6: 1-1-0

3rd Up

5: 0-1-1

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

34: 4-4-2

Mobile

33: 4-4-2

Standing

1: 0-0-0

All-Weather

31: 2-4-2

Slushy

2: 0-0-0

Grass

3: 2-0-0

Left Handed

34: 4-6

Right Handed

0: 0-0

Favourite

6: 2-1-0

2nd Favourite

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:58.06

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Had excuse for late error at Cromwell. Bubbling under prior. Upset hope.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
3rd of 5	20/1/26	Chertsey	2400m	Mobile		-	John Fanning	3:02.80	-	2.2m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Winelight 2. Ocean Of Tears 3. Song Sung Blue	-
8th of 14	6/1/26	Wyndham	2600m	Mobile	Grass	Sr14	Gemma Thornley	2:01.6	2:01.6	35.0m	$4.00	4	R40 to R55 MOB. PACE	$14,114	$239	1. Tua Lipa 2. Insarchatwist 3. Betting Sensation	Bk otr,angld wide trn,brk late
7th of 9	2/1/26	Cent Otago	2000m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Gemma Thornley	1:59.0	1:59.0	16.7m	$29	21	FFA MOB. PACE	$34,455	$636	1. Pinseeker 2. Harrison John 3. Franco Sinatra	Trail,3-4pegs,off,ran on fairly mid
4th of 10	12/12/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Matthew Williamson	1:57.2	1:57.2	8.1m	$12	63	R54 to R65 MOB. PACE	$16,668	$1,036	1. Amass 2. Cocktails And Caviar 3. Lester	Trld-3bk inr,4bk 1000,held up,tidy
63 Day Spell
3rd of 8	10/10/25	NZ Metro	2600m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Matthew Williamson	1:57.9	1:57.9	26.6m	$33	7	4YO+ R50 to R65 MOB. PACE	$21,136	$2,159	1. The Lazarus Effect 2. It's Tough 3. Song Sung Blue	Trld-3bk inr,waited,tried hard inr
5th of 9	3/10/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Matthew Williamson	1:57.0	1:57.0	19.9m	$13	15	3YO+ R53 to R64, R65 to R70 with cond. MOB. PACE	$16,366	$303	1. Five Crowns 2. Francent 3. Audacity	Trld-3bk inr,prkd 650,fght,swampd

Warrior Chief (Fr3) 0x760
Trainer: Jamie Gameson (Burnham)
Driver: Craig Thornley
Prize Money: $58,963
Win / Place: 21% / 52%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Sweet Lou

Dam: Here We Go Again

Dam's Sire: Mach Three

Rating

Stats

Career

23: 5-3-4

Distance

17: 3-2-4

Trk/Dst

15: 2-2-4

Track

19: 4-3-4

Season

3: 0-0-0

1st Up

4: 1-0-0

2nd Up

4: 0-0-1

3rd Up

4: 1-0-1

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

23: 5-3-4

Mobile

21: 5-3-4

Standing

2: 0-0-0

All-Weather

21: 5-3-4

Slushy

2: 0-0-0

Grass

2: 0-0-0

Left Handed

23: 5-7

Right Handed

0: 0-0

Favourite

3: 1-1-1

2nd Favourite

6: 2-1-1

Best Mile

1:56.10

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

9: 1-0-2

Driver Last 50

50: 5-1-5

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners]

Comments

Back to his favourite track. Will welcome return to mobile. Not out of this.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
11th of 12	18/1/26	Marlb HRC	2850m	Standing	Grass	Fr1	Craig Thornley	2:10.2	2:10.2	110.3m	$20	2	R50 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$22,727	$398	1. Smoke On The Water 2. Misty Blue 3. Dance Till Dawn	Blew the start,out of commission
6th of 12	16/1/26	Marlb HRC	2400m	Standing	Grass	Fr1	Craig Thornley	2:10.1	2:10.1	11.3m	$27	15	R50 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$13,636	$239	1. Misty Blue 2. Flying Bird 3. I'm Rockin	Brk,10th,5bk inr,solid inr,peakd
7th of 13	1/1/26	Rangiora	2000m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr9	Seth Hill	2:01.5	2:01.5	32.3m	$4.90	251	R42 to R50, R51 to R55 with cond. MOB. PACE	$11,100	$191	1. Topaz 2. Kotare Kelso 3. Zarlini	Chkd,wd cvr rear 1000,wdr,no punch
251 Day Spell
1st of 5	23/12/25	N Cnty TOA	2600m	Standing		-	Craig Thornley	3:23.80	-	0.0m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Warrior Chief 2. Ukraine 3. Seaside Pond	-
11th of 12	25/4/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Craig Thornley	1:56.0	1:56.0	64.6m	$5.60	6	3YO+ R50 to R60 MOB. PACE	$17,273	$303	1. Arthur Shelby 2. Trump Card 3. Strikem	Cght 3wd,prkd 800,1x1,fading 500
4th of 11	19/4/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Craig Thornley	1:56.0	1:56.0	23.4m	$17	8	3YO+ R54 to R70 MOB. PACE	$22,330	$1,364	1. Sideshow Bruce 2. Cocktails And Caviar 3. Spirit Of Anarchy	Soon 3bk otr,angld wdr tn,useful

Matai Harry (Fr4) 51516
Trainer: Michael House (Prebbleton)
Driver: Sam Thornley
Prize Money: $63,319
Win / Place: 10% / 22%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Terror To Love

Dam: Matai Princess

Dam's Sire: Christian Cullen

Rating

Stats

Career

67: 7-4-4

Distance

23: 3-3-1

Trk/Dst

10: 0-0-1

Track

14: 0-1-1

Season

14: 2-3-0

1st Up

5: 0-0-0

2nd Up

5: 0-1-1

3rd Up

5: 1-0-0

Metro

5: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

62: 7-4-4

Mobile

67: 7-4-4

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

38: 4-3-2

Slushy

3: 0-0-1

Grass

29: 3-1-2

Left Handed

67: 7-8

Right Handed

0: 0-0

Favourite

2: 0-0-0

2nd Favourite

5: 2-2-0

Best Mile

1:57.60

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 6-7-5

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Tried hard behind quality mare last week. Slots into similar draw. Place hope.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
6th of 9	23/1/26	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Wilson House	1:57.4	1:57.4	18.6m	$16	7	3YO+ R51 to R65 MOB. PACE	$15,074	$278	1. Beside Me 2. Moonlite Blood 3. Audacity	Soon 3bk otr,to inr-mid tn,honest
1st of 12	16/1/26	Marlb HRC	1850m	Mobile	Grass	Fr4	Blair Orange	2:28.2	2:08.9	0.8m	$6.20	17	R45 to R50 MOB. PACE	$11,364	$6,250	1. Matai Harry 2. Samvasa 3. Destiny Dance	3wd,prkd 1300-tn,up,won dogfight
5th of 9	30/12/25	Reefton	2450m	Mobile	Grass	Sr9	Wilson House	2:09.9	2:09.9	16.1m	$4.00	2	R41 to R50 MOB. PACE	$10,767	$199	1. Samvasa 2. Evangalist 3. Farewell Spit	4-5bk inr,held up tn-100,cheeky
1st of 9	28/12/25	Westport	2600m	Mobile	Grass	Fr5	Wilson House	3:27.1	2:08.1	8.9m	$10	2	3YO+ R40 to R50 MOB. PACE	$10,767	$6,250	1. Matai Harry 2. Farewell Spit 3. Stanley's Rule	4-3bk otr,up 3wd tn,rattled home wd
5th of 10	26/12/25	Westport	2600m	Mobile	Grass	Fr4	Wilson House	2:06.7	2:06.7	21.3m	$15	15	3YO+ R41 to R50 MOB. PACE	$10,966	$199	1. Flying Bird 2. Farewell Spit 3. Stanley's Rule	3bk otr,up,prkd 1600-tn,felt pinch
10th of 10	11/12/25	Manawatu	2000m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr11	Wilson House	1:57.2	1:57.2	24.7m	$2.90	2	3YO+ R39 to R47 MOB. PACE	$10,527	$191	1. Spiritual Bliss 2. Ha'penny 3. Melton Mogul	9th otr,5-bk,wd 1100,posted,no more

Commander Joe (Fr5) 31707
Trainer: Kevin Fairbairn (Doyleston)
Driver: Olivia Thornley
Prize Money: $101,581
Win / Place: 10% / 37%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Art Major

Dam: I'm So Lucky

Dam's Sire: Roll With Joe

Rating

Stats

Career

48: 5-8-5

Distance

36: 5-5-5

Trk/Dst

34: 4-4-5

Track

39: 4-6-5

Season

12: 2-2-2

1st Up

5: 1-1-1

2nd Up

5: 0-0-1

3rd Up

5: 0-2-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

48: 5-8-5

Mobile

46: 5-8-5

Standing

2: 0-0-0

All-Weather

45: 5-7-5

Slushy

4: 0-1-1

Grass

3: 0-1-0

Left Handed

48: 5-13

Right Handed

0: 0-0

Favourite

4: 1-0-1

2nd Favourite

9: 2-5-1

Best Mile

1:56.10

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

12: 2-2-2

Driver Last 50

50: 2-1-6

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners]

Comments

Early work may have told late last Friday. May duck for cover early. Rough odds.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
7th of 9	23/1/26	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Olivia Thornley	1:57.4	1:57.4	21.8m	$21	25	3YO+ R51 to R65 MOB. PACE	$15,074	$278	1. Beside Me 2. Moonlite Blood 3. Audacity	Prkd,no cvr,3bk inr 500,battld inr
17th of 18	29/12/25	Banks Pen	2810m	Standing	Grass	Fr2	Olivia Thornley	2:06.6	2:06.6	37.7m	$16	15	R50 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$20,091	$318	1. Here's Herbie 2. Dance Till Dawn 3. Buckskin	Brk,10th inr,7-bk,failed to fire up
7th of 15	14/12/25	Rangiora	2600m	Standing	Grass	Fr4	Olivia Thornley	2:04.4	2:04.4	23.4m	$17	9	R55 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$23,921	$398	1. It's Tough 2. Tanzania 3. Audacity	9th inr,5-bk,off,held up,ran on wd
1st of 9	5/12/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Olivia Thornley	2:23.1	1:56.2	2.7m	$5.50	7	3YO+ R45 to R54 MOB. PACE	$15,505	$9,000	1. Commander Joe 2. Taketheplunge 3. Miki's Courage	Thru,trld 1500,waitd,did best inr
3rd of 10	28/11/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr9	Olivia Thornley	1:57.2	1:57.2	7.0m	$4.90	7	3YO+ R44 to R50 MOB. PACE	$14,914	$1,468	1. Heaven's Mark 2. Semba 3. Commander Joe	3wd,prkd 1250-tn,fght gamely str
1st of 14	21/11/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr12	Olivia Thornley	2:24.0	1:57.0	2.4m	$18	10	3YO+ R44 to R50 MOB. PACE	$23,523	$12,500	1. Commander Joe 2. Scrunch 3. Hugo	3wd,prkd,1x1 1200,up tn,smartest

Munroe's Mate (Fr6) 60171
Trainer: Tony Barron (West Melton)
Driver: John Morrison
Prize Money: $62,785
Win / Place: 15% / 39%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Downbytheseaside

Dam: G B Blaze

Dam's Sire: Betterthancheddar

Rating

Stats

Career

33: 5-5-3

Distance

22: 5-4-1

Trk/Dst

16: 2-4-1

Track

19: 2-4-1

Season

8: 2-0-0

1st Up

4: 0-0-1

2nd Up

4: 0-2-0

3rd Up

4: 1-0-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

33: 5-5-3

Mobile

33: 5-5-3

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

31: 5-5-2

Slushy

1: 1-0-0

Grass

2: 0-0-1

Left Handed

33: 5-8

Right Handed

0: 0-0

Favourite

3: 1-0-0

2nd Favourite

4: 2-0-0

Best Mile

1:57.70

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

24: 4-4-1

Driver Last 50

50: 4-5-3

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Dashed clear after doing work at Oamaru. Slides up in grade. Trifectas/First4s.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
1st of 7	21/1/26	Oamaru	2000m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Hayden Douglas	2:26.3	1:57.6	4.6m	$2.60	15	R41 to R50 MOB. PACE	$9,125	$5,500	1. Munroe's Mate 2. Rightazz 3. Jazzys Upstart	Gt spd,led,trail bell,parkd,too big
7th of 14	6/1/26	Wyndham	2600m	Mobile	Grass	Sr10	John Morrison	2:01.6	2:01.6	26.9m	$14	4	R40 to R55 MOB. PACE	$14,114	$239	1. Tua Lipa 2. Insarchatwist 3. Betting Sensation	Mid otr,3w,parkd bell,fght ok
1st of 11	2/1/26	Cent Otago	2000m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	John Morrison	2:28.9	1:59.8	2.2m	$17	37	3YO+ R44 to R50 MOB. PACE	$13,398	$7,500	1. Munroe's Mate 2. Palladium 3. Tua Lipa	Gt spd,led thrghout,kept givng
37 Day Freshen-Up
6th of 6	23/12/25	N Cnty TOA	2000m	Mobile		-	Sam Thornley	2:32.70	-	0m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Who's Delight 2. Dalton Shard 3. Mystery Beach	-
3rd of 6	16/12/25	M Cant TOA	2400m	Mobile		-	John Morrison	3:04.40	-	0.95m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Prosperity 2. Hugo 3. Munroe's Mate	-
10th of 10	26/11/25	Invcargill	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Sam Thornley	1:55.5	1:55.5	16.9m	$3.80	12	R46 to R60 MOB. PACE	$10,527	$191	1. Deny Everything 2. Sky Patrol 3. Herb	Wd,parkd,soon 1x1,fading trn

Gotta Elect Bill (Fr7) 17480
Trainer: Michael House (Prebbleton)
Driver: Carter Dalgety (J)
Prize Money: $93,765
Win / Place: 16% / 34%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Auckland Reactor

Dam: Gotta Elect Nell

Dam's Sire: Bettor's Delight

Rating

Stats

Career

61: 10-5-6

Distance

31: 6-3-3

Trk/Dst

11: 0-1-0

Track

12: 0-1-0

Season

9: 1-0-2

1st Up

5: 1-1-1

2nd Up

4: 1-0-0

3rd Up

4: 1-1-2

Metro

6: 3-0-0

Non-Metro

55: 7-5-6

Mobile

49: 10-5-5

Standing

12: 0-0-1

All-Weather

42: 7-4-4

Slushy

3: 0-0-0

Grass

19: 3-1-2

Left Handed

60: 10-11

Right Handed

1: 0-0

Favourite

9: 5-0-0

2nd Favourite

3: 0-0-2

Best Mile

1:56.30

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 6-5-7

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Starved for room late at Alex Park. Very lean course stats are a concern though.

Expected Settling Position: Off Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
10th of 10	31/12/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Harrison Orange	1:57.8	1:57.8	12.1m	$22	7	3YO+ R48 to R62 MOB. PACE	$21,932	$398	1. Final Change 2. The Jolly Roger 3. Louezyana	Eased,rear,4bk inr,held up,had more
8th of 10	24/12/25	WaikBoP	2700m	Standing	All Weather	10m3	Wilson House	2:01.6	2:01.6	32.3m	$34	13	R50 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$21,932	$398	1. Rough And Ready 2. Iron Brigade 3. Claude	4th,prkd 2200,cvr bell,no final zip
4th of 9	11/12/25	Manawatu	2000m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Sailesh Abernethy	1:56.8	1:56.8	3.2m	$35	2	R49 to R60, R61 with cond. MOB. PACE	$12,059	$764	1. Margherita 2. Blue Chip Lou 3. Lord Delmar	8th otr,wd 1250,prkd,fght on gamely
7th of 8	9/12/25	Manawatu	2000m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Emily Johnson	1:56.6	1:56.6	32.3m	$17	26	R48 to R59 MOB. PACE	$10,145	$191	1. Rough And Ready 2. Twista 3. The Next Best Thing	6th otr,1x1,3-bk 1100,wd 600,no fin
1st of 9	13/11/25	Manawatu	2000m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Wilson House	2:28.8	1:59.7	1.9m	$10	3	R44 to R54 MOB. PACE	$9,905	$5,750	1. Gotta Elect Bill 2. Goorambat Art 3. Call Security	Eased,chkd,wd rear,wd cvr,wdr,slick
3rd of 10	10/11/25	Manawatu	2000m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Wilson House	1:59.0	1:59.0	7.5m	$5.90	22	R44 to R54 MOB. PACE	$10,089	$994	1. Blue Chip Lou 2. The Next Best Thing 3. Gotta Elect Bill	7th inr,chkd,rear,off,7th top,stout

Bazooka (Fr8) 03024
Trainer: Steven Reid (Rangiora)
Driver: Samantha Ottley
Prize Money: $77,201
Win / Place: 21% / 52%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Bettor's Delight

Dam: Asuka

Dam's Sire: Art Major

Rating

Stats

Career

23: 5-3-4

Distance

15: 3-2-3

Trk/Dst

15: 3-2-3

Track

17: 3-2-3

Season

9: 0-1-1

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-0

Metro

5: 2-0-1

Non-Metro

18: 3-3-3

Mobile

22: 5-3-4

Standing

1: 0-0-0

All-Weather

23: 5-3-4

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Left Handed

18: 3-6

Right Handed

5: 2-1

Favourite

7: 4-1-1

2nd Favourite

7: 1-1-2

Best Mile

1:55.96

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

10: 3-1-1

Driver Last 50

50: 7-9-5

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Late-race move didn't work last week. No Beside Me tonight. Key contender.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
4th of 9	23/1/26	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr9	Samantha Ottley	1:57.4	1:57.4	12.4m	$3.50	35	3YO+ R51 to R65 MOB. PACE	$15,074	$955	1. Beside Me 2. Moonlite Blood 3. Audacity	5bk otr,3wd,prkd 550,fght,faded
35 Day Freshen-Up
2nd of 11	19/12/25	Invcargill	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr10	Robbie Close	1:56.6	1:56.6	2.7m	$8.20	7	3YO+ R49 to R69 MOB. PACE	$22,330	$3,523	1. J T Boe 2. Bazooka 3. Seaside Rose	Soon 4pegs,off,3w bell v,strong
10th of 10	12/12/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr9	Devon Dolan	1:57.2	1:57.2	500.3m	$5.40	7	R54 to R65 MOB. PACE	$16,668	$303	1. Amass 2. Cocktails And Caviar 3. Lester	Brk on dispatch,distancd after
3rd of 9	5/12/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr9	Devon Dolan	1:55.9	1:55.9	6.2m	$15	24	R56 to R60, R61 to R65 with cond. MOB. PACE	$16,366	$1,641	1. J T Boe 2. Lester 3. Bazooka	5bk otr,3wd cvr,strong bid wdst
1st of 4	26/11/25	N Cnty TOA	2000m	Mobile		-	Steven Reid	2:26.80	-	0.0m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Bazooka 2. Francent 3. South Seas Rock	-
11th of 13	11/11/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr10	Samantha Ottley	1:57.9	1:57.9	32.3m	$47	25	R58 to R70 MOB. PACE	$27,750	$477	1. It's Tough 2. Sideshow Bruce 3. Amass	4L off start,6bk inr,no extra inr

Double Jeopardy (Fr9) 16441
Trainer: Steve & Amanda Telfer (Weedons)
Driver: Tim Williams
Prize Money: $130,073
Win / Place: 20% / 51%

5 yo Bay Horse

Sire: Captaintreacherous

Dam: Bettor Think Twice

Dam's Sire: Bettor's Delight

100

Rating

Stats

Career

35: 7-8-3

Distance

14: 4-2-0

Trk/Dst

13: 4-1-0

Track

19: 4-1-2

Season

9: 2-1-1

1st Up

4: 0-1-1

2nd Up

4: 3-0-1

3rd Up

4: 0-2-0

Metro

2: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

33: 7-8-3

Mobile

25: 5-5-3

Standing

10: 2-3-0

All-Weather

34: 7-8-3

Slushy

4: 0-1-0

Grass

1: 0-0-0

Left Handed

33: 7-11

Right Handed

2: 0-0

Favourite

11: 4-2-0

2nd Favourite

7: 2-1-1

Best Mile

1:56.40

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

27: 6-5-2

Driver Last 50

50: 4-6-2

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Swooped stylishly to win Roxburgh Cup. Great track/distance stats. Threat.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
1st of 10	4/1/26	Roxburgh	2700m	Standing	All Weather	10m2	Tim Williams	3:20.1	1:59.2	6.7m	$2.80	8	R50 to R80 SpecHcp PACE	$21,932	$12,500	1. Double Jeopardy 2. Always Dreaming 3. Ultimate Cullect	Mid,soon 1x1,up 500,too big
4th of 13	27/12/25	Gore	2700m	Standing	All Weather	10m3	Tim Williams	2:00.2	2:00.2	21.0m	$2.60	21	3YO+ R50 to R90 SpecHcp PACE	$23,125	$1,364	1. Always Dreaming 2. Franco Sinatra 3. Tabasco	5th,denied lead,parkd,1x1,solid
4th of 8	6/12/25	Geraldine	2850m	Standing	Grass	10m4	Tim Williams	2:01.2	2:01.2	4.6m	$18	8	R55 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$21,136	$1,364	1. The Lazarus Effect 2. Tanzania 3. It's Tough	6th otr,4-bk,wd cvr 700,closed well
6th of 16	28/11/25	NZ Metro	2600m	Standing	All Weather	20m4	Tim Williams	2:01.6	2:01.6	24.2m	$2.60	14	3YO+ R51 to R65 SpecHcp PACE	$17,995	$295	1. Teds Legacy 2. Bettor Be Sharp 3. Miki Bennett	7bk otr,3wd cvr,wdst rear tn,good
1st of 13	14/11/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr13	Tim Williams	2:23.3	1:56.4	7.0m	$2.80	3	3YO+ R50 to R58, R59 with cond. MOB. PACE	$27,750	$15,000	1. Double Jeopardy 2. Christies Art 3. Follow Your Dream	6bk otr,3wd,prkd 1000,ld tn,easy
4th of 13	11/11/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Tim Williams	1:57.9	1:57.9	16.9m	$8.40	8	R58 to R70 MOB. PACE	$27,750	$1,636	1. It's Tough 2. Sideshow Bruce 3. Amass	3-4bk inr,off 350,held up,handy inr

Lester (Sr1) 42387
Trainer: Warren Stapleton (Rakaia)
Driver: Kimberly Butt
Prize Money: $68,890
Win / Place: 15% / 46%

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Bettor's Delight

Dam: Alchemist

Dam's Sire: Mach Three

Rating

Stats

Career

32: 5-7-3

Distance

3: 0-1-1

Trk/Dst

2: 0-1-1

Track

5: 0-1-1

Season

6: 0-1-1

1st Up

4: 0-2-0

2nd Up

4: 2-0-0

3rd Up

4: 0-4-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

32: 5-7-3

Mobile

2: 0-1-1

Standing

30: 5-6-2

All-Weather

15: 4-2-1

Slushy

2: 0-0-0

Grass

17: 1-5-2

Left Handed

32: 5-10

Right Handed

0: 0-0

Favourite

4: 2-2-0

2nd Favourite

4: 0-0-1

Best Mile

2:02.70

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

28: 4-6-3

Driver Last 50

50: 6-9-5

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners]

Comments

Didn't have all the luck in Marlborough Cup. Awkward draw but can place.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
7th of 12	18/1/26	Marlb HRC	2850m	Standing	Grass	10m1	Kimberly Butt	2:10.2	2:10.2	10.2m	$20	2	R50 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$22,727	$398	1. Smoke On The Water 2. Misty Blue 3. Dance Till Dawn	7th inr,5-bk 2400,held up,sound mid
8th of 12	16/1/26	Marlb HRC	2400m	Standing	Grass	10m1	Kimberly Butt	2:10.1	2:10.1	20.7m	$8.50	35	R50 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$13,636	$239	1. Misty Blue 2. Flying Bird 3. I'm Rockin	7th,3bk otr,angld wd tn,short bid
35 Day Freshen-Up
3rd of 10	12/12/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Kimberly Butt	1:57.2	1:57.2	2.4m	$9.10	7	R54 to R65 MOB. PACE	$16,668	$1,641	1. Amass 2. Cocktails And Caviar 3. Lester	1x1,3bk otr 1150,off,bold bid mid
2nd of 9	5/12/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Kimberly Butt	1:55.9	1:55.9	5.6m	$24	7	R56 to R60, R61 to R65 with cond. MOB. PACE	$16,366	$2,677	1. J T Boe 2. Lester 3. Bazooka	3bk inr,held up 400,smart up inr
4th of 16	28/11/25	NZ Metro	2600m	Standing	All Weather	10m1	Kimberly Butt	2:01.6	2:01.6	10.8m	$40	54	3YO+ R51 to R65 SpecHcp PACE	$17,995	$1,009	1. Teds Legacy 2. Bettor Be Sharp 3. Miki Bennett	5-4-3bk inr,waitd tn,honest inr
54 Day Freshen-Up
2nd of 5	18/11/25	Ashburton	2400m	Standing		-	Kimberly Butt	3:07.80	-	0.1m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Cocktails And Caviar 2. Lester 3. Next Level	-

Moonlite Blood (Sr2) 12702
Trainer: Andrew Stuart (Loburn)
Driver: Robbie Close
Prize Money: $44,969
Win / Place: 19% / 52%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Art Major

Dam: Blood Moon

Dam's Sire: Bettor's Delight

100

Rating

Stats

Career

21: 4-5-2

Distance

6: 3-2-0

Trk/Dst

5: 2-2-0

Track

9: 3-3-0

Season

6: 1-3-0

1st Up

3: 1-1-0

2nd Up

3: 1-1-0

3rd Up

2: 0-1-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

21: 4-5-2

Mobile

8: 2-3-0

Standing

13: 2-2-2

All-Weather

13: 4-4-1

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

8: 0-1-1

Left Handed

21: 4-7

Right Handed

0: 0-0

Favourite

3: 1-1-0

2nd Favourite

4: 1-1-0

Best Mile

1:56.60

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

18: 4-5-1

Driver Last 50

50: 3-3-4

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners]

Comments

Chased gamely behind Beside Me last week. 2nd row draw but worth a look.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
2nd of 9	23/1/26	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Robbie Close	1:57.4	1:57.4	8.1m	$13	17	3YO+ R51 to R65 MOB. PACE	$15,074	$2,466	1. Beside Me 2. Moonlite Blood 3. Audacity	Led,trld 1500,thru,tried hard inr
10th of 14	6/1/26	Wyndham	2600m	Mobile	Grass	Sr15	Robbie Close	2:01.6	2:01.6	37.7m	$5.30	86	R40 to R55 MOB. PACE	$14,114	$239	1. Tua Lipa 2. Insarchatwist 3. Betting Sensation	Deep pegs,never ran on
86 Day Spell
7th of 17	12/10/25	Akaroa	2810m	Standing	Grass	10m4	Robbie Close	2:06.2	2:06.2	12.9m	$3.40	14	R46 to R70 SpecHcp PACE	$19,773	$318	1. Kiss The Girls 2. Still Rockin 3. Wish Me Luck	8th otr,1x1,3bk,wd tn,loomed,outfin
2nd of 13	28/9/25	Timaru	2600m	Standing	All Weather	Fr1	Robbie Close	2:03.0	2:03.0	1.6m	$4.00	30	R51 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$23,125	$3,523	1. Hadron Collider 2. Moonlite Blood 3. Semba	Ld out,set terms,mastered 50m out
1st of 4	17/9/25	N Cnty TOA	2600m	Standing		-	Robbie Close	3:23.50	-	0.0m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Moonlite Blood 2. Wish Me Luck 3. Five Crowns	-
1st of 13	29/8/25	NZ Metro	2600m	Standing	All Weather	Fr4	Robbie Close	3:19.0	2:03.1	0.3m	$4.80	14	R51 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$14,800	$8,000	1. Moonlite Blood 2. Miki's Courage 3. Shepherds Delight	Brk,5-6bk otr,wd cvr tn,flew wd,yes

Taketheplunge (Sr3) 41026
Trainer: Steven Reid (Rangiora)
Driver: Blair Orange
Prize Money: $53,992
Win / Place: 16% / 40%

Driver Flying

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Downbytheseaside

Dam: Winter Rose

Dam's Sire: In The Pocket

Rating

Stats

Career

25: 4-4-2

Distance

11: 2-2-1

Trk/Dst

8: 2-2-1

Track

14: 4-2-2

Season

8: 1-1-1

1st Up

4: 0-1-0

2nd Up

4: 1-1-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-1

Metro

4: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

21: 4-4-2

Mobile

25: 4-4-2

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

22: 4-4-2

Slushy

1: 0-0-0

Grass

3: 0-0-0

Left Handed

21: 4-6

Right Handed

4: 0-0

Favourite

3: 2-0-0

2nd Favourite

4: 1-0-0

Best Mile

1:56.77

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

12: 4-2-2

Driver Last 50

50: 10-7-6

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners]

Comments

Freshened since mixing his late 2025 form. Talented type though. Consider.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
6th of 10	12/12/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Blair Orange	1:57.2	1:57.2	9.7m	$7.20	7	R54 to R65 MOB. PACE	$16,668	$303	1. Amass 2. Cocktails And Caviar 3. Lester	3bk otr,up,prkd 1150,askd,fght,fdd
2nd of 9	5/12/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr9	Blair Orange	1:56.2	1:56.2	2.7m	$9.00	12	3YO+ R45 to R54 MOB. PACE	$15,505	$2,536	1. Commander Joe 2. Taketheplunge 3. Miki's Courage	5bk otr,up,prkd 800,ld tn,fght,cght
12th of 14	23/11/25	Banks Pen	2000m	Mobile	Grass	Fr8	Devon Dolan	1:59.2	1:59.2	48.4m	$5.20	12	4YO+ R45 to R55 MOB. PACE JUN.D	$11,291	$191	1. Bettor Be Sharp 2. Teds Legacy 3. Classie Linc	13th otr,wd cvr 600,failed to spark
1st of 11	11/11/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Blair Orange	2:23.7	1:56.7	2.2m	$5.20	18	3YO+ R46 to R50 MOB. PACE	$26,795	$15,000	1. Taketheplunge 2. Heaven's Mark 3. Miki's Courage	Up,prkd,ld 1350,kickd,held best
8th of 10	5/11/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile		-	Samantha Ottley	2:28.20	-	0m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Hugo 2. Elektra King 3. The Queens Gambit	-
4th of 10	24/10/25	NZ Metro	2600m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Blair Orange	1:58.3	1:58.3	17.2m	$5.30	14	3YO+ R43 to R49 MOB. PACE	$15,353	$955	1. Always B Magic 2. Kotare Kelso 3. Miki's Courage	4bk otr,5bk 1000,wd trn,smart wd