Alexandra Park Race 6

H R FISKEN & SONS ANZAC CUP FFA (STAND) TROT

Prize Money: -

MEANT TO BE (5) was brave when he came from wider and chased the Aussie stars for fourth in the TAB Trot at Cambridge last start. Took his record at this circuit and distance to three wins and a placing from four attempts when he took out the G2 Lyell Creek from a wide barrier two back. Big chance. OSCAR BONAVENA (6) wasn't far behind Meant to Be in the TAB Trot and was a close second to him in the Lyell Creek last month. In between those runs he chased multiple G1 winner Gus for third in the Flying Mile. Could be ready to find his way back into the winners' circle. HILLBILLY BLUES (2) has yet to find his best this time in but he'll be race fit now and from the good draw could show what he is capable of. MR LOVE (8) brings good form from Addington including a win two back and has placed in all three attempts at this circuit. Contender.

Distance: 2200m
Class: FFA TROT
Track: Good
Weather: FINE
Surface: All Weather

Higher Power (Fr1) 21113
Trainer: Barry Purdon & Scott Phelan (Clevedon)
Driver: Harrison Orange (J)
Prize Money: $171,489
Win / Place: 32% / 56%

Track / Distance Specialist

Standing Starts Specialist

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Father Patrick

Dam: High Gait

Dam's Sire: Muscles Yankee

Rating

Stats

Career

25: 8-5-1

Distance

13: 6-1-1

Trk/Dst

13: 6-1-1

Track

20: 8-4-1

Season

14: 5-1-1

1st Up

4: 2-1-0

2nd Up

4: 1-2-0

3rd Up

4: 1-1-0

Metro

20: 8-4-1

Non-Metro

5: 0-1-0

Mobile

14: 3-4-0

Standing

11: 5-1-1

All-Weather

23: 8-5-1

Slushy

1: 0-0-0

Grass

2: 0-0-0

Left Handed

5: 0-1

Right Handed

20: 8-5

Favourite

11: 6-2-1

2nd Favourite

8: 1-1-0

Best Mile

2:00.96

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

2: 0-1-1

Driver Last 50

50: 7-6-6

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners]

Comments

Couldn't quite make it 4 on the bounce, 27 Mar but lost no admirers. Major 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 9	27/3/26	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	30m1	Harrison Orange	2:02.8	2:02.8	3.8m	$2.00	7	R41 to R59 DiscrHcp TROT	$14,644	$1,468	1. Hillbilly 2. Voronov 3. Higher Power	Rear,4-bk otr,wd cvr 500,flew late
1st of 10	20/3/26	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	20m1	Zachary Butcher	2:45.4	2:00.9	1.9m	$2.10	21	R45 to R66 DiscrHcp TROT	$21,932	$12,500	1. Higher Power 2. Father Barry 3. Castana	8th otr,5-bk,wd cvr 600,4w tn,slick
1st of 12	27/2/26	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	20m1	Zachary Butcher	2:48.8	2:03.4	16.1m	$2.40	14	R35 to R54 DiscrHcp TROT	$31,818	$17,500	1. Higher Power 2. Hillbilly 3. Father Barry	9th otr,wd cvr,4w 450,breezed on by
1st of 9	13/2/26	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	10m1	Zachary Butcher	2:50.4	2:04.6	9.7m	$2.40	7	R44 to R49 DiscrHcp TROT	$12,921	$7,500	1. Higher Power 2. Almighty 3. Father Barry	6th,3-bk otr,wd 1300,ld bell,classy
2nd of 11	6/2/26	Auckland	2700m	Standing	All Weather	25m1	Harrison Orange	2:06.4	2:06.4	0.3m	$2.10	17	4YO+ R38 to R49 DiscrHcp TROT JUN.D	$13,398	$2,114	1. Final Approach 2. Higher Power 3. Jasinova	7th otr,1x1 1900,wd 500,chal,denied
2nd of 3	29/1/26	Auckland	2500m	Standing		-	Harrison Orange	3:22.50	-	1m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Shake A Leg 2. Higher Power 3. Son Of The Cleaner	-

Hillbilly Blues (Fr2) 11746
Trainer: Michelle Wallis & Bernie Hackett (Waiuku)
Driver: Tony Herlihy
Prize Money: $179,633
Win / Place: 34% / 69%

Track Specialist

Standing Starts Specialist

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: What The Hill

Dam: Experiment

Dam's Sire: Sundon

Rating

Stats

Career

26: 9-5-4

Distance

17: 5-4-3

Trk/Dst

13: 3-4-3

Track

21: 7-5-4

Season

9: 5-1-0

1st Up

4: 2-1-0

2nd Up

4: 0-2-0

3rd Up

4: 2-0-0

Metro

21: 7-5-4

Non-Metro

5: 2-0-0

Mobile

9: 3-2-1

Standing

17: 6-3-3

All-Weather

26: 9-5-4

Slushy

2: 1-1-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Left Handed

5: 2-0

Right Handed

21: 7-9

Favourite

15: 4-2-1

2nd Favourite

6: 3-2-1

Best Mile

1:56.30

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

21: 6-4-3

Driver Last 50

50: 7-4-3

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Got things wrong, 2 Apr after tough trip prior. Commands total respect from draw

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
6th of 7	2/4/26	WaikBoP	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Tony Herlihy	1:55.6	1:55.6	45.7m	$1.80	13	FFA MOB. TROT	$49,773	$955	1. Gus 2. Johnny Who 3. Oscar Bonavena	Brk start,6th gap.left 2nd 350m,brk
4th of 9	20/3/26	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Tony Herlihy	1:59.9	1:59.9	4.0m	$2.20	7	FFA MOB. TROT	$51,682	$2,864	1. Meant To Be 2. Oscar Bonavena 3. Ya Rite Darl	Wd,cut breeze,into ld 300,reeled in
7th of 11	13/3/26	Auckland	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Tony Herlihy	1:56.5	1:56.5	13.2m	$3.00	63	FFA MOB. TROT	$35,727	$636	1. Belle Neige 2. Meant To Be 3. Walkinonsunshine	Chkd,tacked on,4-bk otr,4w tn,sound
63 Day Spell
1st of 8	9/1/26	WaikBoP	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Tony Herlihy	2:45.5	2:01.0	0.5m	$1.60	9	FFA MOB. TROT	$33,818	$20,000	1. Hillbilly Blues 2. Belle Neige 3. Meant To Be	Prkd,ld 1700,trld 1200,thru,up post
1st of 9	31/12/25	Auckland	2700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Tony Herlihy	3:24.9	2:02.1	2.2m	$3.80	12	3YO+ FFA MOB. TROT	$86,136	$50,000	1. Hillbilly Blues 2. Oscar Bonavena 3. Belle Neige	Gun run mrks,off top,angled,too big
1st of 10	19/12/25	Auckland	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Tony Herlihy	1:56.3	1:56.3	3.0m	$2.20	7	4YO+ R55 to R85 MOB. TROT	$43,182	$22,727	1. Hillbilly Blues 2. Belle Neige 3. Courmayeur	Trld,3-bk 650,off 600,loomed,too gd

Walkinonsunshine (Fr3) 12351
Trainer: Tom Bagrie (Ohoka)
Driver: Bob Butt
Prize Money: $169,926
Win / Place: 18% / 51%

Driver Flying

Dominant Win Last Start

6 yo Brown Mare

Sire: Creatine

Dam: Blackjacky

Dam's Sire: Falcon Seelster

100

Rating

Stats

Career

43: 8-8-6

Distance

14: 4-3-2

Trk/Dst

10: 3-2-2

Track

18: 4-4-4

Season

16: 3-5-1

1st Up

6: 1-0-1

2nd Up

6: 2-1-1

3rd Up

6: 2-1-1

Metro

18: 4-4-4

Non-Metro

25: 4-4-2

Mobile

17: 3-3-3

Standing

26: 5-5-3

All-Weather

41: 8-7-6

Slushy

3: 2-0-0

Grass

2: 0-1-0

Left Handed

25: 4-6

Right Handed

18: 4-8

Favourite

9: 2-2-3

2nd Favourite

8: 1-2-1

Best Mile

2:00.68

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

2: 1-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 13-4-5

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Sliding Blinds]

Comments

Returns to scene of 4 triumps following slick Add victory. Likely to offer value

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 7	10/4/26	NZ Metro	2600m	Standing	All Weather	10m2	Bob Butt	3:17.7	2:02.3	13.7m	$5.60	6	3YO+ R55 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$16,591	$10,000	1. Walkinonsunshine 2. Mr Love 3. Rata	Distant 2nd,trld 500,off tn,smart
5th of 10	4/4/26	NZ Metro	2600m	Standing	All Weather	20m4	Matthew Williamson	2:02.6	2:02.6	12.9m	$3.70	22	3YO+ R51 to R80 SpecHcp TROT	$21,932	$398	1. Nellie Doyle 2. Freya 3. Rock Lobster	6-5th,prkd 1800-tn,dug in gamely
3rd of 11	13/3/26	Auckland	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Josh Dickie	1:56.5	1:56.5	4.3m	$26	14	FFA MOB. TROT	$35,727	$3,273	1. Belle Neige 2. Meant To Be 3. Walkinonsunshine	Sped to ld,trld 1150,thru,stout inr
2nd of 6	27/2/26	Auckland	2700m	Standing	All Weather	20m1	Jacob Dunn	2:05.0	2:05.0	3.5m	$3.00	21	R48 & faster F&M TROT	$32,545	$5,636	1. Belle Neige 2. Walkinonsunshine 3. Faith In Manchester	Trld,3-k 2400,off,chkd 400,bold inr
1st of 5	6/2/26	Auckland	2700m	Standing	All Weather	10m3	Jacob Dunn	3:29.5	2:04.8	3.5m	$7.30	14	R61 to R75 DiscrHcp TROT	$13,562	$8,500	1. Walkinonsunshine 2. Confessional 3. Romeo Foxtrot	Prkd,trld 2500,3-bk,off,wdst,potent
2nd of 4	23/1/26	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	20m1	Jacob Dunn	2:04.5	2:04.5	9.7m	$2.10	14	R54 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$11,727	$2,114	1. Magic Dash 2. Walkinonsunshine 3. Lord Popinjay	3rd inr,off 1200,ld 1050,gunned dwn

Midnight Dash (Fr4) 42634
Trainer: Greg & Ben Hope (Woodend Beach)
Driver: Blair Orange
Prize Money: $452,306
Win / Place: 12% / 47%

9 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Muscle Hill

Dam: Lady Midnight

Dam's Sire: Sierra Kosmos

Rating

Stats

Career

117: 15-17-23

Distance

9: 0-0-2

Trk/Dst

8: 0-0-2

Track

13: 0-0-3

Season

15: 1-3-3

1st Up

11: 1-1-3

2nd Up

11: 2-3-3

3rd Up

11: 1-3-1

Metro

13: 0-0-3

Non-Metro

103: 15-17-20

Mobile

55: 7-8-13

Standing

62: 8-9-10

All-Weather

113: 15-15-20

Slushy

3: 0-1-1

Grass

4: 0-2-3

Left Handed

104: 15-37

Right Handed

13: 0-3

Favourite

11: 7-0-1

2nd Favourite

11: 3-3-2

Best Mile

1:57.99

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 4-8-8

Gear Changes

Sliding Blinds OFF [Removable Deafeners]

Comments

Moderate record here but racing well so consider for thin end of 1st 4s tonight.

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
4th of 7	10/4/26	NZ Metro	2600m	Standing	All Weather	40m2	Gemma Thornley	2:02.3	2:02.3	16.4m	$21	14	3YO+ R55 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$16,591	$1,091	1. Walkinonsunshine 2. Mr Love 3. Rata	Dist 6th,3bk otr 1100,tried hard
3rd of 5	27/3/26	NZ Metro	2600m	Standing	All Weather	35m2	Gemma Thornley	2:01.8	2:01.8	9.4m	$7.30	28	3YO+ R60 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$15,955	$1,727	1. Mr Love 2. Eurostyle 3. Midnight Dash	3rd,4th 1700,prkd 800,fght,bestd
6th of 10	27/2/26	NZ Metro	2600m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Gemma Thornley	1:59.4	1:59.4	23.7m	$31	14	FFA MOB. TROT	$87,727	$1,591	1. Muscle Mountain 2. Eurostyle 3. Mr Love	Eased,4-5bk inr,off 600,thru,ok inr
2nd of 10	13/2/26	NZ Metro	2600m	Standing	All Weather	20m2	Gemma Thornley	2:00.9	2:00.9	8.9m	$9.20	14	R61 to R120 SpecHcp TROT	$35,091	$5,636	1. Eurostyle 2. Midnight Dash 3. Bounce N Beyond	6th,prkd,1x1 1200,kept giving mid
4th of 8	30/1/26	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Gemma Thornley	1:59.6	1:59.6	12.9m	$9.60	28	FFA MOB. TROT	$33,818	$1,909	1. Muscle Mountain 2. Empire City 3. Nellie Doyle	7-6th,prkd,1x1 1250,3wd,game
1st of 6	2/1/26	Cent Otago	2000m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Gemma Thornley	2:29.7	2:00.4	6.2m	$4.60	14	FFA MOB. TROT	$32,545	$20,000	1. Midnight Dash 2. I Dream Of Jeannie 3. Jimmy Carter	4th,parkd bell,led in,too big

Meant To Be (Fr5) 23214
Trainer: Barry Purdon & Scott Phelan (Clevedon)
Driver: Zachary Butcher
Prize Money: $529,691
Win / Place: 50% / 85%

Form as Favourite

Track Specialist

Driver / Horse Combo

4 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: Father Patrick

Dam: Luby Lou

Dam's Sire: Muscle Hill

Rating

Stats

Career

20: 10-5-2

Distance

6: 3-0-2

Trk/Dst

4: 3-0-1

Track

11: 7-2-1

Season

8: 1-4-1

1st Up

5: 1-2-1

2nd Up

5: 4-1-0

3rd Up

5: 2-1-0

Metro

11: 7-2-1

Non-Metro

9: 3-3-1

Mobile

20: 10-5-2

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

20: 10-5-2

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Left Handed

9: 3-4

Right Handed

11: 7-3

Favourite

13: 7-4-1

2nd Favourite

3: 2-0-0

Best Mile

1:58.90

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

20: 10-5-2

Driver Last 50

50: 7-5-9

Gear Changes

[Fixed Deafeners]

Comments

Too sharp beaten Oscar when last here and solid since. Strong showing expected.

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 7	10/4/26	WaikBoP	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Zachary Butcher	1:57.8	1:57.8	23.7m	$37	21	FFA MOB. TROT	$481,719	$46,530	1. Keayang Zahara 2. Jilliby Ballerini 3. Gus	Into 1x1,3-bk 600,4th top,solid gap
1st of 9	20/3/26	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Zachary Butcher	2:43.9	1:59.9	1.1m	$6.90	7	FFA MOB. TROT	$51,682	$30,000	1. Meant To Be 2. Oscar Bonavena 3. Ya Rite Darl	Eased,rear,4bk otr,3bk,wd 375,smart
2nd of 11	13/3/26	Auckland	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Zachary Butcher	1:56.5	1:56.5	0.3m	$7.20	63	FFA MOB. TROT	$35,727	$5,636	1. Belle Neige 2. Meant To Be 3. Walkinonsunshine	Wd,prkd,into ld 1150,hdd,tried hard
63 Day Spell
3rd of 8	9/1/26	WaikBoP	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Zachary Butcher	2:01.0	2:01.0	8.1m	$9.90	49	FFA MOB. TROT	$33,818	$3,273	1. Hillbilly Blues 2. Belle Neige 3. Meant To Be	5th,5-bk inr,1x1 1100,off,stout fin
49 Day Freshen-Up
2nd of 11	21/11/25	NZ Metro	2600m	Mobile	All Weather	1	Zachary Butcher	1:59.8	1:59.8	7.3m	$2.30	7	3YO MOB. TROT	$178,636	$28,182	1. Habibti Pat 2. Meant To Be 3. Gatesys Gem	4-5bk otr,3wd,prkd,ld tn,fght,hdd
4th of 10	14/11/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	1	Zachary Butcher	1:56.7	1:56.7	15.6m	$5.00	18	3YO MOB. TROT	$454,545	$38,636	1. Tracy The Jet 2. Gatesys Gem 3. Youneverknow	5-6bk otr,4bk inr,chkd tn,handy

Oscar Bonavena (Fr6) 26235
Trainer: Mark Purdon (Morrinsville)
Driver: Mark Purdon
Prize Money: $1,265,914
Win / Place: 33% / 65%

Driver In Form

10 yo Bay Horse

Sire: Majestic Son

Dam: Now's The Moment

Dam's Sire: Yankee Jolter

Rating

Stats

Career

106: 36-18-15

Distance

19: 4-4-1

Trk/Dst

9: 2-4-1

Track

22: 2-9-6

Season

15: 2-3-4

1st Up

10: 5-2-0

2nd Up

10: 3-2-0

3rd Up

7: 2-0-2

Metro

33: 4-10-8

Non-Metro

73: 32-8-7

Mobile

59: 20-8-11

Standing

47: 16-10-4

All-Weather

88: 28-17-15

Slushy

3: 1-1-1

Grass

6: 5-1-0

Left Handed

72: 31-15

Right Handed

22: 2-15

Favourite

41: 24-5-3

2nd Favourite

21: 4-7-3

Best Mile

1:53.50

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

64: 22-12-7

Driver Last 50

50: 5-9-10

Gear Changes

[Fixed Deafeners]

Comments

Nice Camb attempts behind the Aussies and terrific distance stats. Must include.

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
5th of 7	10/4/26	WaikBoP	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Mark Purdon	1:57.8	1:57.8	25.8m	$28	8	FFA MOB. TROT	$481,719	$35,582	1. Keayang Zahara 2. Jilliby Ballerini 3. Gus	7th otr,3-bk,4-bk,5th tn,bttld away
3rd of 7	2/4/26	WaikBoP	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Mark Purdon	1:55.6	1:55.6	17.2m	$10	13	FFA MOB. TROT	$49,773	$4,909	1. Gus 2. Johnny Who 3. Oscar Bonavena	Brk,tacked on,left 4th gap,tidy fin
2nd of 9	20/3/26	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Mark Purdon	1:59.9	1:59.9	1.1m	$6.40	7	FFA MOB. TROT	$51,682	$8,455	1. Meant To Be 2. Oscar Bonavena 3. Ya Rite Darl	5th,brk,rear inr,off,wd cvr,massive
6th of 11	13/3/26	Auckland	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr11	Mark Purdon	1:56.5	1:56.5	10.8m	$5.20	7	FFA MOB. TROT	$35,727	$636	1. Belle Neige 2. Meant To Be 3. Walkinonsunshine	Chkd,7th otr,3bk bell,off 200,sound
2nd of 6	6/3/26	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	55m1	Mark Purdon	2:00.9	2:00.9	4.6m	$2.60	56	5YO+ R46 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$13,832	$2,395	1. Romeo Foxtrot 2. Oscar Bonavena 3. Voronov	Tacked on 1200,3-bk inr,off,game wd
56 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 8	9/1/26	WaikBoP	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Mark Purdon	2:01.0	2:01.0	10.8m	$4.30	9	FFA MOB. TROT	$33,818	$1,909	1. Hillbilly Blues 2. Belle Neige 3. Meant To Be	6th,1x1,prkd,into ld 1200,reeled in

Empire City (Fr7) 32995
Trainer: Phil Williamson (Oamaru)
Driver: Tony Cameron
Prize Money: $326,948
Win / Place: 25% / 51%

5 yo Bay Mare

Sire: Volstead

Dam: Liberty City

Dam's Sire: The Pres

Rating

Stats

Career

35: 9-4-5

Distance

5: 2-0-0

Trk/Dst

3: 2-0-0

Track

5: 2-0-2

Season

16: 1-1-3

1st Up

5: 3-0-0

2nd Up

4: 0-1-1

3rd Up

4: 2-1-0

Metro

5: 2-0-2

Non-Metro

30: 7-4-3

Mobile

24: 7-3-3

Standing

11: 2-1-2

All-Weather

33: 9-4-4

Slushy

2: 0-1-0

Grass

2: 0-0-1

Left Handed

30: 7-7

Right Handed

5: 2-2

Favourite

8: 2-1-2

2nd Favourite

8: 4-1-1

Best Mile

1:58.69

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

2: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 6-10-5

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Manners off in recent attempts up North. Needing plenty to go her way tonight.

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
5th of 7	2/4/26	WaikBoP	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Tony Cameron	1:55.6	1:55.6	45.7m	$116	13	FFA MOB. TROT	$49,773	$1,636	1. Gus 2. Johnny Who 3. Oscar Bonavena	Left prkd,brk 400m,out of business
9th of 9	20/3/26	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Tony Cameron	1:59.9	1:59.9	416.9m	$33	35	FFA MOB. TROT	$51,682	$955	1. Meant To Be 2. Oscar Bonavena 3. Ya Rite Darl	Blew to bits early,out of business
35 Day Freshen-Up
9th of 10	13/2/26	NZ Metro	2600m	Standing	All Weather	10m4	Brad Williamson	2:00.9	2:00.9	126.4m	$17	14	R61 to R120 SpecHcp TROT	$35,091	$636	1. Eurostyle 2. Midnight Dash 3. Bounce N Beyond	7th,1x1-3bk otr,brk 850,distancd
2nd of 8	30/1/26	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Brad Williamson	1:59.6	1:59.6	11.0m	$21	5	FFA MOB. TROT	$33,818	$5,636	1. Muscle Mountain 2. Empire City 3. Nellie Doyle	Gate spd,trld 1750,thru,fght well
3rd of 4	25/1/26	Rivertn TC	2800m	Standing	Grass	40m1	Kerryn Tomlinson	2:13.4	2:13.4	20.4m	$2.30	10	R50 to R85 SpecHcp TROT	$15,636	$1,727	1. Practical Magic 2. Domination's Call 3. Empire City	3rd thrghout,chased honestly
1st of 6	15/1/26	Nth Sthlnd	2700m	Standing	All Weather	15m1	Kerryn Tomlinson	3:27.5	2:03.6	1.3m	$7.10	9	R60 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$32,545	$20,000	1. Empire City 2. Princess Sadie 3. Jimmy Carter	3rd,led,trail,kept coming innr

Mr Love (Fr8) 15312
Trainer: Greg & Ben Hope (Woodend Beach)
Driver: Ben Hope
Prize Money: $289,631
Win / Place: 26% / 62%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Love You

Dam: The Earth Moved

Dam's Sire: Monarchy

100

Rating

Stats

Career

45: 12-5-11

Distance

2: 0-1-1

Trk/Dst

2: 0-1-1

Track

3: 0-2-1

Season

13: 2-3-4

1st Up

7: 1-0-0

2nd Up

6: 3-0-3

3rd Up

5: 2-0-2

Metro

3: 0-2-1

Non-Metro

40: 11-3-10

Mobile

23: 7-1-6

Standing

22: 5-4-5

All-Weather

41: 11-4-11

Slushy

1: 0-0-1

Grass

4: 1-1-0

Left Handed

42: 12-13

Right Handed

3: 0-3

Favourite

8: 3-0-2

2nd Favourite

10: 5-2-1

Best Mile

1:58.70

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

18: 5-1-3

Driver Last 50

50: 9-6-6

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Best of #3's rivals, 10 Apr and yet to miss a cheque here. Cover on combo bets.

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 7	10/4/26	NZ Metro	2600m	Standing	All Weather	40m1	Ben Hope	2:02.3	2:02.3	13.7m	$3.30	14	3YO+ R55 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$16,591	$2,818	1. Walkinonsunshine 2. Mr Love 3. Rata	Dist 7th,4bk otr,wdst tn,handy wdst
1st of 5	27/3/26	NZ Metro	2600m	Standing	All Weather	35m1	Ben Hope	3:16.9	2:01.8	1.3m	$3.20	28	3YO+ R60 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$15,955	$10,000	1. Mr Love 2. Eurostyle 3. Midnight Dash	5th,1x1 650,trld tn,did best inr
3rd of 10	27/2/26	NZ Metro	2600m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Blair Orange	1:59.4	1:59.4	2.7m	$5.20	14	FFA MOB. TROT	$87,727	$8,182	1. Muscle Mountain 2. Eurostyle 3. Mr Love	4-3bk otr,up,prkd 600,dug in well
5th of 10	13/2/26	NZ Metro	2600m	Standing	All Weather	20m1	Blair Orange	2:00.9	2:00.9	21.3m	$2.30	56	R61 to R120 SpecHcp TROT	$35,091	$1,091	1. Eurostyle 2. Midnight Dash 3. Bounce N Beyond	10th,4bk otr,3wd,prkd,felt pinch
56 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 7	19/12/25	Invcargill	2700m	Standing	All Weather	15m2	Blair Orange	3:28.1	2:04.0	1.3m	$2.30	19	R60 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$33,182	$20,000	1. Mr Love 2. Muscle Mountain 3. Midnight Dash	5th,parkd bell,led in,too big
2nd of 11	30/11/25	Methven	1609m	Mobile	Grass	Sr12	Blair Orange	1:57.4	1:57.4	4.6m	$4.50	16	FFA MOB. TROT	$22,330	$3,523	1. Mighty Logan 2. Mr Love 3. Maui	Wd,up prkd 850,cvr 700,wd,ld,cut bk

Ya Rite Darl (FrU1) 78346
Trainer: Robert & Jenna Dunn (Pukekohe)
Driver: John Dunn
Prize Money: $284,862
Win / Place: 31% / 51%

Driver In Form

4 yo Bay Mare

Sire: What The Hill

Dam: Gogirl Bromac

Dam's Sire: Dream Vacation

Rating

Stats

Career

29: 9-1-5

Distance

7: 2-1-1

Trk/Dst

5: 1-1-1

Track

11: 3-1-1

Season

15: 5-0-2

1st Up

5: 1-0-2

2nd Up

5: 3-0-1

3rd Up

5: 2-0-1

Metro

11: 3-1-1

Non-Metro

18: 6-0-4

Mobile

28: 9-1-4

Standing

1: 0-0-1

All-Weather

29: 9-1-5

Slushy

2: 1-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Left Handed

18: 6-4

Right Handed

11: 3-2

Favourite

9: 6-0-1

2nd Favourite

6: 0-1-3

Best Mile

1:56.42

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

18: 7-1-4

Driver Last 50

50: 9-11-4

Gear Changes

[Fixed Deafeners]

Comments

Not far from the placegetters at Camb after a solid effort behind Gus. First 4s.

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 7	10/4/26	WaikBoP	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	John Dunn	1:57.8	1:57.8	29.6m	$38	8	FFA MOB. TROT	$481,719	$21,896	1. Keayang Zahara 2. Jilliby Ballerini 3. Gus	5th inr,3-bk,held up,off,no dash wd
4th of 7	2/4/26	WaikBoP	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Jacob Dunn	1:55.6	1:55.6	18.0m	$16	13	FFA MOB. TROT	$49,773	$2,864	1. Gus 2. Johnny Who 3. Oscar Bonavena	4th,1x1 1200,chkd wd 400,3rd,outfin
3rd of 9	20/3/26	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr9	Jacob Dunn	1:59.9	1:59.9	4.0m	$57	7	FFA MOB. TROT	$51,682	$4,909	1. Meant To Be 2. Oscar Bonavena 3. Ya Rite Darl	Lobbed trail,held up,off,strong inr
8th of 11	13/3/26	Auckland	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr9	Jacob Dunn	1:56.5	1:56.5	25.8m	$36	72	FFA MOB. TROT	$35,727	$636	1. Belle Neige 2. Meant To Be 3. Walkinonsunshine	Chkd,rear inr,off,wdst top,no dash
72 Day Spell
7th of 9	31/12/25	Auckland	2700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Jacob Dunn	2:02.1	2:02.1	43.0m	$24	12	3YO+ FFA MOB. TROT	$86,136	$1,591	1. Hillbilly Blues 2. Oscar Bonavena 3. Belle Neige	3 & 4-bk otr,brk rear 1550,bt slows
1st of 10	19/12/25	Auckland	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	1	John Dunn	2:02.8	2:02.8	1.9m	$2.10	7	3YO R35 to R76 MOB. TROT	$43,182	$22,727	1. Ya Rite Darl 2. Crackerjack 3. Youneverknow	Eased,wd 1150,prkd 850,too powerful

Race Review Abbreviations

Brk: Broke, Blkd: Blocked or held up, 1 x 1: One-out, one-back, Prkd: Parked, 3bk otr: 3 back on the outer, 3bk inr: Same as above, but on the inside, trld: Trailed, Gt spd: Showed gate speed, 3wd: 3-wide postd: Caught wide without cover, Held up: Held up, no gaps or few gaps: If they don't see any clear air in the straight, Inr-mid-wd -position: On the inside, mid = 1-off, wd = 3-wide or wider, flew hm wd: Flew home wide, dashd inr: Sprinted well on the inside, Chkd: Checked, Slow: Slow away at the start, Wltd: Wilted or got tired, Fdd: Faded late, Urgd: If the driver is getting stuck in