Neds - Form Guide

The Jolly Roger (Fr1) 45254
Trainer: Robert & Jenna Dunn (Pukekohe)
Driver: Jacob Dunn (J)
Prize Money: $66,871
Win / Place: 16% / 44%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Always B Miki

Dam: Ice Imperial

Dam's Sire: Bettor's Delight

Rating

Stats

Career

25: 4-5-2

Distance

13: 2-0-0

Trk/Dst

3: 1-0-0

Track

22: 4-5-0

Season

7: 1-2-0

1st Up

3: 1-1-1

2nd Up

3: 0-1-1

3rd Up

3: 0-1-0

Metro

22: 4-5-0

Non-Metro

3: 0-0-2

Mobile

25: 4-5-2

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

25: 4-5-2

Slushy

3: 0-1-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Left Handed

3: 0-2

Right Handed

22: 4-5

Favourite

6: 3-0-2

2nd Favourite

2: 0-1-0

Best Mile

1:54.00

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners]

Comments

Couldn't clear a pocket 2 weeks ago here and had more to give. Place hope from 1

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
4th of 6	6/2/26	Auckland	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Jacob Dunn	1:57.4	1:57.4	5.1m	$6.00	14	R49 to R66 MOB. PACE	$13,832	$927	1. Doo You Want Me 2. Louezyana 3. Words	Trld,3-bk 1350,off,fght mid,no gaps
5th of 6	23/1/26	Auckland	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Jacob Dunn	1:55.9	1:55.9	10.8m	$9.90	23	R51 to R56 MOB. PACE	$12,205	$239	1. Doo You Want Me 2. Blazing Louie 3. Iron Brigade	3rd inr,3-bk,off,blkd,plggd away wd
2nd of 10	31/12/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr9	Jacob Dunn	1:57.8	1:57.8	0.3m	$5.90	12	3YO+ R48 to R62 MOB. PACE	$21,932	$3,523	1. Final Change 2. The Jolly Roger 3. Louezyana	Lobbed trail,thru,strong bid,denied
5th of 12	19/12/25	Auckland	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr11	Jacob Dunn	1:56.6	1:56.6	3.2m	$19	7	3YO R38 to R73 MOB. PACE	$45,455	$1,136	1. Tyson 2. Debbie Lincoln 3. The Night Agent	Eased,4-bk inr,off 400,bold late wd
4th of 5	12/12/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Jacob Dunn	2:01.2	2:01.2	14.8m	$11	21	3YO MOB. PACE	$19,944	$1,364	1. Captain Sampson 2. Greased Lightnin 3. Tyson	4th inr,4-bk,3-bk 600,off,bttld on
2nd of 6	21/11/25	Auckland	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Jacob Dunn	1:55.5	1:55.5	0.8m	$3.90	14	3YO+ R46 to R55 MOB. PACE	$12,205	$2,114	1. Tytate 2. The Jolly Roger 3. Claude	Nice sit otr,peeled,closed strongly

Louezyana (Fr2) 43162
Trainer: David Butcher (Cambridge)
Driver: Benjamin Butcher
Prize Money: $80,086
Win / Place: 16% / 40%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Sweet Lou

Dam: Lady Lindenny

Dam's Sire: Bettor's Delight

Rating

Stats

Career

37: 6-4-5

Distance

8: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

4: 1-0-0

Track

28: 5-2-5

Season

8: 1-1-1

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-1

3rd Up

3: 1-0-0

Metro

28: 5-2-5

Non-Metro

9: 1-2-0

Mobile

33: 6-3-5

Standing

4: 0-1-0

All-Weather

34: 6-3-5

Slushy

2: 0-0-1

Grass

3: 0-1-0

Left Handed

9: 1-2

Right Handed

28: 5-7

Favourite

2: 1-0-0

2nd Favourite

5: 1-0-0

Best Mile

1:57.24

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

13: 2-1-4

Driver Last 50

50: 4-8-7

Comments

Stuck to task gamely over 1700m a fortnight ago. Another minors hope from marble

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 6	6/2/26	Auckland	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Zachary Butcher	1:57.4	1:57.4	0.8m	$10	11	R49 to R66 MOB. PACE	$13,832	$2,395	1. Doo You Want Me 2. Louezyana 3. Words	4th inr,4-bk,prkd 1150,tried gamely
6th of 10	26/1/26	WaikBoP	2600m	Standing	Grass	10m2	Benjamin Butcher	2:05.9	2:05.9	56.5m	$10	17	R46 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$18,182	$318	1. American Me 2. You Little Beauty 3. Double Time	Brk,7th otr,3-bk inr 1000,off,plggd
1st of 9	9/1/26	WaikBoP	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Benjamin Butcher	2:43.6	1:59.6	1.3m	$6.20	9	R50 to R65 MOB. PACE	$12,921	$7,500	1. Louezyana 2. Blue Chip Lou 3. You Little Beauty	Held ld,trld 1250,thru,too slippery
3rd of 10	31/12/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	David Butcher	1:57.8	1:57.8	1.9m	$11	7	3YO+ R48 to R62 MOB. PACE	$21,932	$2,159	1. Final Change 2. The Jolly Roger 3. Louezyana	Prkd,cvr 1950,angled 4w 300m,strong
4th of 13	24/12/25	WaikBoP	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr13	David Butcher	1:57.6	1:57.6	6.7m	$7.90	12	3YO+ R42 to R50 MOB. PACE	$13,875	$818	1. Shake A Leg 2. Beetastic 3. Rushkinoff	11th pegs,off,wd cvr 800,stout wdst
4th of 7	12/12/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	David Butcher	1:57.8	1:57.8	10.5m	$5.50	7	R49 to R63 MOB. PACE	$12,444	$818	1. Diamonds Are Forever 2. Invisible 3. Blazing Louie	Drppd to trail early,thru,fght mrks

Leo Lincoln (Fr3) 17x58
Trainer: Ray Green & Nathan Delany (Pukekohe)
Driver: Peter Ferguson
Prize Money: $101,835
Win / Place: 13% / 41%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Art Major

Dam: Alta Valencia

Dam's Sire: Mach Three

Rating

Stats

Career

51: 7-5-9

Distance

11: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Track

35: 2-4-6

Season

3: 0-0-0

1st Up

6: 0-1-0

2nd Up

6: 0-0-2

3rd Up

4: 0-1-0

Metro

35: 2-4-6

Non-Metro

16: 5-1-3

Mobile

41: 5-5-8

Standing

10: 2-0-1

All-Weather

51: 7-5-9

Slushy

4: 0-1-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Left Handed

16: 5-4

Right Handed

35: 2-10

Favourite

4: 1-0-2

2nd Favourite

8: 4-1-0

Best Mile

1:56.90

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

18: 3-1-4

Driver Last 50

50: 8-2-7

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners]

Comments

Less than 3L from winner back on NYE. Thin record over mile; fringe first 4 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
8th of 10	31/12/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr10	Peter Ferguson	1:57.8	1:57.8	7.8m	$20	7	3YO+ R48 to R62 MOB. PACE	$21,932	$398	1. Final Change 2. The Jolly Roger 3. Louezyana	3-bk mrks to trn,closed stoutly inr
5th of 10	24/12/25	WaikBoP	2700m	Standing	All Weather	10m2	Peter Ferguson	2:01.6	2:01.6	23.7m	$28	131	R50 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$21,932	$398	1. Rough And Ready 2. Iron Brigade 3. Claude	Brk,6th inr,5-bk,held up,off,sound
131 Day Spell
7th of 8	15/8/25	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	10m3	Peter Ferguson	2:04.3	2:04.3	11.6m	$7.50	21	3YO+ R52 to R73 DiscrHcp PACE	$16,909	$318	1. Always Flyin 2. Mantra Blue 3. Kevin Kline	Prkd,5-bk inr 1700,4-bk,off,fght on
1st of 11	25/7/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr10	Peter Ferguson	2:39.9	1:56.9	1.9m	$38	7	3YO+ R45 to R60 MOB. PACE	$31,262	$17,500	1. Leo Lincoln 2. You Little Beauty 3. Kevin Kline	6th inr,4-bk,off,3-bk inr,best late
5th of 9	18/7/25	Auckland	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Peter Ferguson	1:55.6	1:55.6	7.0m	$41	7	3YO+ R50 to R61 MOB. PACE	$14,644	$271	1. You Little Beauty 2. Kevin Kline 3. Hooray Henry	6th inr,4-bk,off,blkd,fght,had more
4th of 5	11/7/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Peter Ferguson	1:58.7	1:58.7	11.6m	$10	7	3YO+ R52 to R70 MOB. PACE	$15,955	$1,091	1. Mantra Blue 2. Kevin Kline 3. Bettor Reaction	Trld,3-bk 1600,keen,bttld away mrks

Iron Brigade (Fr4) 24423
Trainer: Steve & Amanda Telfer (Papakura)
Driver: Tim Williams
Prize Money: $90,005
Win / Place: 16% / 51%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Art Major

Dam: Trigirl Brigade

Dam's Sire: Mach Three

Rating

Stats

Career

37: 6-8-5

Distance

12: 1-1-2

Trk/Dst

5: 0-1-2

Track

25: 4-4-5

Season

5: 0-2-1

1st Up

4: 2-2-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-1

3rd Up

3: 0-0-0

Metro

25: 4-4-5

Non-Metro

12: 2-4-0

Mobile

30: 6-6-5

Standing

7: 0-2-0

All-Weather

37: 6-8-5

Slushy

2: 1-0-1

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Left Handed

12: 2-4

Right Handed

25: 4-9

Favourite

14: 4-2-1

2nd Favourite

1: 0-1-0

Best Mile

1:56.40

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 8-6-2

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners]

Comments

Has done nothing wrong in 4 starts this campaign. Races handy; nice sprint stats

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 6	23/1/26	Auckland	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Josh Dickie	1:55.9	1:55.9	7.5m	$7.20	30	R51 to R56 MOB. PACE	$12,205	$1,295	1. Doo You Want Me 2. Blazing Louie 3. Iron Brigade	Soon ld,dictated terms,gathered in
2nd of 10	24/12/25	WaikBoP	2700m	Standing	All Weather	10m4	Maurice McKendry	2:01.6	2:01.6	4.8m	$5.80	19	R50 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$21,932	$3,523	1. Rough And Ready 2. Iron Brigade 3. Claude	Prkd,ld,trld 1450,thru,chased hard
4th of 6	5/12/25	Auckland	2700m	Standing	All Weather	Fr4	Jacob Dunn	2:02.1	2:02.1	6.5m	$10	21	3YO+ R53 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$20,341	$1,364	1. Beta Prepare 2. Village Rebel 3. Final Change	3rd inr,3-bk,off,bold thru mid,blkd
4th of 11	14/11/25	WaikBoP	2200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr4	Josh Dickie	1:59.8	1:59.8	6.2m	$7.00	9	3YO+ R45 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$17,864	$1,091	1. Little Spike 2. Captain Sampson 3. You Little Beauty	Quickly to ld,set terms,gunned down
2nd of 7	5/11/25	WaikBoP	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Jacob Dunn	1:54.4	1:54.4	2.2m	$3.20	131	Up to & including R60 MOB. PACE	$8,295	$1,409	1. Aquila 2. Iron Brigade 3. Mhai Surfer Girl	Cut breeze thru'out,fght on bravely
131 Day Spell
5th of 8	27/6/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Josh Dickie	2:01.0	2:01.0	6.5m	$2.40	14	3YO+ R41 to R59 MOB. PACE	$29,591	$557	1. Beta Prepare 2. Beachbreak 3. Hooray Henry	Wd,1x1,wd,prkd,cvr 1050,wd 500,fght

Lady Of The Light (Fr5) 57988
Trainer: Jeremy Young (Pukekohe)
Driver: Monika Ranger (J)
Prize Money: $253,961
Win / Place: 20% / 46%

Distance Specialist

Driver / Horse Combo

7 yo Bay Mare

Sire: Bettor's Delight

Dam: Steel The Light

Dam's Sire: Falcon Seelster

Rating

Stats

Career

54: 11-7-7

Distance

16: 6-0-1

Trk/Dst

4: 2-0-1

Track

41: 10-4-7

Season

10: 0-0-0

1st Up

5: 1-0-2

2nd Up

5: 2-0-1

3rd Up

5: 2-0-0

Metro

41: 10-4-7

Non-Metro

13: 1-3-0

Mobile

41: 11-6-5

Standing

13: 0-1-2

All-Weather

54: 11-7-7

Slushy

1: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Left Handed

13: 1-3

Right Handed

41: 10-11

Favourite

14: 8-1-1

2nd Favourite

14: 2-1-3

Best Mile

1:54.80

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

6: 4-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 5-8-7

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Couldn't find her best prior over last period of 2025. 6 sprint wins; blow-out.

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
8th of 9	5/12/25	Auckland	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Sailesh Abernethy	1:56.1	1:56.1	29.6m	$26	14	3YO+ F&M MOB. PACE	$34,455	$636	1. Francent 2. Arafura 3. Ultimate Racy Girl	Sped to ld,trld 1700,bttld away gap
8th of 8	21/11/25	Auckland	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Sailesh Abernethy	1:53.7	1:53.7	16.7m	$28	7	3YO+ R58 to R74 MOB. PACE	$14,373	$271	1. Kevin Kline 2. Invisible 3. Confederate	Held ld,ran along,swamped 150m out
9th of 11	14/11/25	WaikBoP	2200m	Standing	All Weather	10m2	Harrison Orange	1:59.8	1:59.8	18.3m	$36	7	3YO+ R45 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$17,864	$318	1. Little Spike 2. Captain Sampson 3. You Little Beauty	Brk start,rear inr,4-bk,no pick-up
7th of 7	7/11/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Jacob Dunn	1:56.8	1:56.8	23.7m	$18	14	3YO+ R54 to R69 MOB. PACE	$14,103	$271	1. Confederate 2. Hooray Henry 3. Kevin Kline	Made ld,dictated terms,swallowed up
5th of 6	24/10/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Maurice McKendry	1:58.6	1:58.6	12.6m	$7.30	7	3YO+ R55 to R69 MOB. PACE	$13,832	$271	1. Kevin Kline 2. Mhai Surfer Girl 3. Hooray Henry	3rd,3-bk inr 1900,whacked away mrks
5th of 5	17/10/25	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr1	Maurice McKendry	1:59.8	1:59.8	18.8m	$33	7	R62 to R86 DiscrHcp PACE	$15,955	$318	1. Jeremiah 2. Better Knuckle Up 3. Jolimont	Brk,ld out,3-bk 900,failed to stick

Better Knuckle Up (Fr6) 24534
Trainer: Barry Purdon & Scott Phelan (Clevedon)
Driver: Tony Herlihy
Prize Money: $345,129
Win / Place: 21% / 57%

Form as Favourite

Driver Flying

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Bettor's Delight

Dam: Bare Knuckle

Dam's Sire: Raging Bull

Rating

Stats

Career

28: 6-3-7

Distance

11: 3-0-1

Trk/Dst

4: 3-0-0

Track

19: 5-3-5

Season

9: 0-2-3

1st Up

6: 3-0-1

2nd Up

5: 2-1-2

3rd Up

4: 0-1-0

Metro

22: 5-3-6

Non-Metro

6: 1-0-1

Mobile

22: 6-2-5

Standing

6: 0-1-2

All-Weather

25: 6-3-7

Slushy

1: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Left Handed

6: 1-1

Right Handed

19: 5-8

Favourite

5: 3-2-0

2nd Favourite

8: 2-0-3

Best Mile

1:53.30

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

1: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 10-7-6

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Game behind smart types prior to New Year. Sure to push hard for success tonight

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
4th of 8	31/12/25	Auckland	3200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr7	Tony Herlihy	2:03.4	2:03.4	11.0m	$9.70	19	3YO+ FFA PACE	$211,364	$11,932	1. Republican Party 2. Akuta 3. Sooner The Bettor	Chkd,5th inr,prkd 1400,cvr,wd,stout
3rd of 6	12/12/25	Auckland	2700m	Standing	All Weather	Fr3	Crystal Hackett	2:01.9	2:01.9	2.4m	$5.00	21	R73 & faster PACE	$48,818	$4,909	1. Merlin 2. Little Spike 3. Better Knuckle Up	Cut breeze thru'out,stuck on gamely
5th of 11	21/11/25	NZ Metro	2600m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Crystal Hackett	1:55.6	1:55.6	16.1m	$13	10	4YO MOB. PACE	$111,648	$3,409	1. Kingman 2. The Lazarus Effect 3. We Walk By Faith	4bk otr,3bk,3-4wd tn,honest mid
4th of 15	11/11/25	NZ Metro	3200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr18	Crystal Hackett	1:58.0	1:58.0	7.5m	$136	25	FFA PACE	$909,091	$43,182	1. Kingman 2. Leap To Fame 3. Merlin	7-8bk otr,3wd cvr,solid bid mid
6th of 7	5/11/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile		-	Barry Purdon	2:30.00	-	0m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Captains Mistress 2. Chase A Dream 3. Lakelsa	-
2nd of 5	17/10/25	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	10m1	Crystal Hackett	1:59.8	1:59.8	1.1m	$1.80	14	R62 to R86 DiscrHcp PACE	$15,955	$2,818	1. Jeremiah 2. Better Knuckle Up 3. Jolimont	Brk,rear inr,1x1,prkd 900,ld,nutted

Rubira (Fr7) 1338x
Trainer: Nathan Purdon (Pukekohe)
Driver: Mark Purdon
Prize Money: $389,974
Win / Place: 50% / 90%

Unbeaten 1st Up

Driver / Horse Combo

4 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: Always B Miki

Dam: Delightful Kas

Dam's Sire: Bettor's Delight

Rating

Stats

Career

22: 11-4-5

Distance

3: 2-0-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

3: 3-0-0

Season

6: 1-2-2

1st Up

4: 4-0-0

2nd Up

4: 3-0-1

3rd Up

4: 2-1-0

Metro

6: 5-0-0

Non-Metro

16: 6-4-5

Mobile

21: 11-3-5

Standing

1: 0-1-0

All-Weather

18: 8-4-5

Slushy

1: 1-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Left Handed

15: 5-9

Right Handed

3: 3-0

Favourite

7: 5-1-1

2nd Favourite

4: 0-1-3

Best Mile

1:52.92

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

8: 4-1-2

Driver Last 50

50: 4-10-7

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners]

Comments

Looking to remain unbeaten after a spell and on this track. Looks half the quin.

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
8th of 9	14/11/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr7	Mark Purdon	1:51.8	1:51.8	61.9m	$20	18	3YO MOB. PACE	$436,364	$18,182	1. Got The Chocolates 2. Marketplace 3. Fate Awaits	3bk inr,struggling 700,faded back
4th of 7	5/11/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile		-	Nathan Purdon	2:30.00	-	2.75m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Captains Mistress 2. Chase A Dream 3. Lakelsa	-
3rd of 7	27/10/25	Ashburton	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Mark Purdon	1:51.7	1:51.7	11.3m	$5.80	17	3YO MOB. PACE	$24,886	$2,591	1. Got The Chocolates 2. Marketplace 3. Rubira	Gate spd,ld,trld,off tn,tried hard
3rd of 9	10/10/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Mark Purdon	1:55.7	1:55.7	11.0m	$3.10	14	3YO MOB. PACE	$86,136	$8,182	1. Got The Chocolates 2. Marketplace 3. Rubira	Trld,3bk inr 1200,off tn,sound mid
1st of 7	26/9/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Mark Purdon	2:19.7	1:53.5	0.5m	$4.00	7	3YO MOB. PACE	$20,739	$12,500	1. Rubira 2. Got The Chocolates 3. Bettors Anvil	Up,led,trld 1200,thru,did best inr
2nd of 12	19/9/25	NZ Metro	2600m	Standing	All Weather	30m1	Bob Butt	2:02.9	2:02.9	5.4m	$5.60	14	3YO+ R55 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$18,182	$2,818	1. Arthur Shelby 2. Rubira 3. American Me	10th,6bk otr,wdst rear tn,massive

Sooner The Bettor (Fr8) 40131
Trainer: Barry Purdon & Scott Phelan (Clevedon)
Driver: Harrison Orange (J)
Prize Money: $655,832
Win / Place: 22% / 66%

Track Specialist

6 yo Brown Horse

Sire: Bettor's Delight

Dam: Lucky Pocket

Dam's Sire: In The Pocket

100

Rating

Stats

Career

53: 12-15-8

Distance

23: 4-6-1

Trk/Dst

5: 1-2-0

Track

26: 10-7-5

Season

9: 5-0-1

1st Up

5: 4-1-0

2nd Up

5: 2-0-2

3rd Up

5: 2-0-1

Metro

33: 10-10-6

Non-Metro

20: 2-5-2

Mobile

39: 7-14-5

Standing

14: 5-1-3

All-Weather

46: 12-15-8

Slushy

3: 0-2-1

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Left Handed

20: 2-7

Right Handed

26: 10-12

Favourite

11: 7-3-0

2nd Favourite

12: 5-3-1

Best Mile

1:53.50

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Overcame back-mark to dominate here last week. Can maintain smart record here.

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 5	13/2/26	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	30m1	Harrison Orange	2:46.4	2:01.6	5.9m	$2.10	44	R51 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$13,562	$8,500	1. Sooner The Bettor 2. Final Change 3. Village Rebel	Rear inr,off,wd 600,ld 400,powerful
44 Day Freshen-Up
3rd of 8	31/12/25	Auckland	3200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr4	Harrison Orange	2:03.4	2:03.4	1.9m	$23	12	3YO+ FFA PACE	$211,364	$20,455	1. Republican Party 2. Akuta 3. Sooner The Bettor	Ld out,trld 2150,thru,closed boldly
1st of 8	19/12/25	Auckland	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Harrison Orange	1:55.0	1:55.0	4.6m	$1.70	38	4YO+ R55 to R90 MOB. PACE	$40,909	$22,727	1. Sooner The Bettor 2. Mhai Surfer Girl 3. Jolimont	Wd,prkd,into ld 1050,too much class
38 Day Freshen-Up
12th of 15	11/11/25	NZ Metro	3200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr8	Scott Phelan	1:58.0	1:58.0	53.8m	$69	8	FFA PACE	$909,091	$13,636	1. Kingman 2. Leap To Fame 3. Merlin	Prkd,1x1 2400,feeling pinch tn
4th of 11	3/11/25	Kaikoura	2400m	Standing	All Weather	Fr2	Scott Phelan	1:57.2	1:57.2	16.4m	$7.90	17	FFA PACE	$89,318	$4,773	1. Merlin 2. Akuta 3. Mo'unga	Prkd,1x1,prkd,1x1 600,off,steady
14th of 15	17/10/25	NZ Metro	2600m	Standing	All Weather	Fr1	Harrison Orange	1:58.9	1:58.9	35.0m	$12	14	FFA PACE	$57,409	$955	1. Republican Party 2. Don't Stop Dreaming 3. Alta Meteor	Brk,7-8-7bk inr,6bk,off,battld

Spiritual Bliss (Sr1) 11541
Trainer: Ray Green & Nathan Delany (Pukekohe)
Driver: Andre Poutama
Prize Money: $71,001
Win / Place: 15% / 32%

Driver Flying

6 yo Bay Mare

Sire: Always B Miki

Dam: Spirit And Desire

Dam's Sire: Real Desire

Rating

Stats

Career

46: 7-2-6

Distance

7: 2-0-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

3: 2-0-0

Season

11: 5-0-0

1st Up

4: 0-0-0

2nd Up

4: 0-0-0

3rd Up

4: 0-0-0

Metro

3: 2-0-0

Non-Metro

43: 5-2-6

Mobile

46: 7-2-6

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

43: 7-2-6

Slushy

5: 1-0-1

Grass

3: 0-0-0

Left Handed

43: 5-8

Right Handed

3: 2-0

Favourite

5: 1-0-1

2nd Favourite

1: 1-0-0

Best Mile

1:55.30

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 12-2-6

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Returned to the winner's circle with 30 Jan win here. Look for her late with gap

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 6	30/1/26	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Harrison Orange	2:43.4	1:59.5	1.1m	$3.20	7	R48 to R67 MOB. PACE	$13,832	$8,500	1. Spiritual Bliss 2. Final Change 3. Blazing Louie	Wd,prkd,cvr 1100,wd 250,fght best
4th of 6	23/1/26	Auckland	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Harrison Orange	1:55.9	1:55.9	8.9m	$1.60	14	R51 to R56 MOB. PACE	$12,205	$818	1. Doo You Want Me 2. Blazing Louie 3. Iron Brigade	Cut breeze the trip,bttld on nicely
5th of 9	9/1/26	WaikBoP	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr9	Harrison Orange	1:59.6	1:59.6	4.3m	$3.40	9	R50 to R65 MOB. PACE	$12,921	$239	1. Louezyana 2. Blue Chip Lou 3. You Little Beauty	Trld,3-bk 1250,bold on mrks,no gap
1st of 8	31/12/25	Auckland	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Harrison Orange	2:02.8	1:56.2	1.6m	$6.20	7	3YO+ F&M R51 to R64 MOB. PACE	$21,136	$12,500	1. Spiritual Bliss 2. Debbie Lincoln 3. Mhai Surfer Girl	Ld out,dictated terms,too tenacious
1st of 8	24/12/25	WaikBoP	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Harrison Orange	2:01.8	1:55.3	0.5m	$4.80	13	3YO+ F&M Up to & including R50 MOB. PACE	$12,682	$7,500	1. Spiritual Bliss 2. Princess Of Savoy 3. Shezabettorgirl	Wd,prkd,ld 1200,dictated,too tough
1st of 10	11/12/25	Manawatu	2000m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Harrison Orange	2:25.8	1:57.2	6.5m	$6.30	2	3YO+ R39 to R47 MOB. PACE	$10,527	$6,000	1. Spiritual Bliss 2. Ha'penny 3. Melton Mogul	Left prkd,served it up,ld 500,stoic

Hooray Henry (Sr2) 27585
Trainer: David Butcher (Cambridge)
Driver: Todd Mitchell
Prize Money: $163,264
Win / Place: 15% / 46%

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Auckland Reactor

Dam: Outback Girl

Dam's Sire: Elsu

Rating

Stats

Career

71: 11-15-7

Distance

14: 2-1-1

Trk/Dst

6: 2-1-1

Track

48: 7-8-6

Season

11: 2-2-1

1st Up

5: 0-1-1

2nd Up

5: 0-3-0

3rd Up

4: 1-2-0

Metro

48: 7-8-6

Non-Metro

23: 4-7-1

Mobile

55: 11-13-7

Standing

16: 0-2-0

All-Weather

68: 11-15-7

Slushy

5: 0-0-0

Grass

3: 0-0-0

Left Handed

23: 4-8

Right Handed

48: 7-14

Favourite

9: 4-1-2

2nd Favourite

8: 3-1-1

Best Mile

1:56.30

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 6-7-6

Gear Changes

[Fixed Deafeners]

Comments

Has placed half his sprint attempts and lovely record here. Include in exotics.

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
5th of 6	6/2/26	Auckland	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	David Butcher	1:57.4	1:57.4	6.7m	$10	11	R49 to R66 MOB. PACE	$13,832	$271	1. Doo You Want Me 2. Louezyana 3. Words	5th inr,5-bk,off,wd rear top,useful
8th of 10	26/1/26	WaikBoP	2600m	Standing	Grass	20m1	Zachary Butcher	2:05.9	2:05.9	59.2m	$21	52	R46 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$18,182	$318	1. American Me 2. You Little Beauty 3. Double Time	9th otr,wd cvr rear,wdr 650,no bite
52 Day Freshen-Up
5th of 6	5/12/25	Auckland	2700m	Standing	All Weather	15m2	David Butcher	2:02.1	2:02.1	25.8m	$6.00	14	3YO+ R53 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$20,341	$398	1. Beta Prepare 2. Village Rebel 3. Final Change	4th inr,4-bk,1x1 900,3-bk,wd,no zip
7th of 8	21/11/25	Auckland	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Monika Ranger	1:53.7	1:53.7	11.6m	$8.10	14	3YO+ R58 to R74 MOB. PACE	$14,373	$271	1. Kevin Kline 2. Invisible 3. Confederate	Wd cvr 7th,up prkd bell,outfinished
2nd of 7	7/11/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Monika Ranger	1:56.8	1:56.8	4.8m	$4.60	14	3YO+ R54 to R69 MOB. PACE	$14,103	$2,395	1. Confederate 2. Hooray Henry 3. Kevin Kline	Eased,rear otr,3-bk,wdst top,strong
3rd of 6	24/10/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Monika Ranger	1:58.6	1:58.6	3.8m	$2.00	14	3YO+ R55 to R69 MOB. PACE	$13,832	$1,468	1. Kevin Kline 2. Mhai Surfer Girl 3. Hooray Henry	Eased,rear inr,off,wdst tn,bold fin