Manukau Race 5

Railway Sprint Heat 5 Pbd

Prize Money: $2,181

OPAWA MARSH (8) Finished with purpose when winning last time at Manawatu in 25.79s over 457m and has a good draw. Tracking very well this preparation but down in distance. Should go well. TELL IVY (6) Led from start to finish when winning last start at Addington in 16.82s over 295m. Made it 2 wins in succession. Should muster plenty of early speed. Looks promising in this race. BIG TIME PROOF (5) Flashed home late into 2nd last start at Hatrick in 17.55s over 305m. Has early speed and positions nicely. Producing consistent results since resuming from a break. Can get the job done. ALDEBARAN (3) Couldn't stay in touch when 6th last start at Cambridge. Has the potential to improve sharply and solid performer at this distance in the past. Can go through the gears. Could work into the placings.

Distance: 318m
Class: C5q
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather

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Hunter Karen (2) 1112211416
Trainer: G Farrell (Pukekohe)
Prize Money: $14,572
Win / Place: 52% / 70%

Track Specialist

Track / Distance Specialist

2 yo Black B

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED

Dam: ROMANTIC DANCER

Rating

Stats

Career

17: 9-2-1

Track

7: 4-0-1

Trk/Dst

7: 4-0-1

Distance

7: 4-0-1

Season

17: 9-2-1

Country

17: 9-2-1

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Was well beaten when 6th last time at the track but suited at this trip in the past. Shows good early pace. Very competitive this preparation. Slim 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
6th of 6	12/1/25	Manukau	318m	6	0:18.74	61.1 km/h	6.7L	$18	0:18.27	0:18.27	CL 5	$3,640	-	10	1. Quintessential 2. Hunter Lou 3. Big Time Lena
1st of 7	2/1/25	Cambridge Raceway	375m	2	0:21.24	63.6 km/h	1.1L	$4.20	0:21.24	0:21.05	CL 4	$2,820	-	9	1. Hunter Karen 2. Highview Spot 3. Love It
4th of 6	24/12/24	Cambridge Raceway	375m	3	0:21.48	62.8 km/h	8.8L	$11	0:20.86	0:20.86	CL 4/5	$3,640	-	12	1. Lion's Den 2. Big Time Hank 3. Opawa Danny
1st of 8	12/12/24	Cambridge Raceway	375m	5	0:21.28	63.4 km/h	3.3L	$4.30	0:21.28	0:20.97	CL 3	$2,550	-	4	1. Hunter Karen 2. Thrilling Nash 3. Opawa Go Girl
1st of 7	8/12/24	Manukau	318m	3	0:18.56	61.7 km/h	0.5L	$2.50f	0:18.56	0:18.23	CL 3	$2,550	-	3	1. Hunter Karen 2. Cappiello 3. Opawa Go Girl
2nd of 7	5/12/24	Cambridge Raceway	375m	3	0:21.29	63.4 km/h	0.9L	$2.80f	0:21.23	0:20.97	CL 3	$2,550	-	7	1. Cut And Paste 2. Hunter Karen 3. Motion Fire

Aldebaran (3) 5745144516
Trainer: Tracey & Lisa Craik (DRURY)
Prize Money: $20,392
Win / Place: 32% / 64%

2 yo BLU D

Sire: BERNARDO

Dam: JUST ONE SMILE

Rating

Stats

Career

31: 10-6-4

Track

20: 8-2-2

Trk/Dst

20: 8-2-2

Distance

20: 8-2-2

Season

22: 5-3-3

Country

31: 10-6-4

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Faded to finish 6th last start at Cambridge. Has the potential to improve sharply and have to respect the form at this distance. Can't leave out of your calculations.

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	9/1/25	Cambridge Raceway	375m	7	0:21.78	62.0 km/h	9.3L	$4.20	0:21.13	0:20.98	CL 4	$3,090	-	4	1. Waerenga Tails 2. Go Finesse 3. Schmeichel
- of 8	9/1/25	Cambridge Raceway	375m	7	N/A	-	0L	$0.00			Trial	$0	-	-	1. 0-Go Finesse 2. 0-Aldebaran 3. 0-Portland Mark
1st of 8	5/1/25	Manukau	318m	7	0:18.82	60.8 km/h	0.3L	$2.40	0:18.82	0:18.37	CL 3/4	$2,820	-	7	1. Aldebaran 2. Dapper Jabber 3. Waerenga Nova
5th of 8	29/12/24	Manukau	318m	8	0:18.80	60.9 km/h	6.2L	$11	0:18.37	0:18.37	CL 5	$3,640	-	7	1. Just One Grin 2. Portland Ding Us 3. Where's Neville
4th of 5	22/12/24	Manukau	318m	8	0:18.66	61.4 km/h	6.3L	$5.70	0:18.22	0:18.22	CL 5	$3,640	-	14	1. Hunter Lou 2. Big Time Atlas 3. Just One Grin
4th of 5	8/12/24	Manukau	318m	5	0:18.75	61.1 km/h	6.8L	$2.40f	0:18.27	0:18.23	CL 5	$3,640	-	7	1. Big Time Lena 2. Portland Ding Us 3. Where's Neville

Waerenga Josay (4) 3866613766
Trainer: J Udy & D Cottam (TE KAUWHATA)
Prize Money: $18,828
Win / Place: 22% / 50%

2 yo Black B

Sire: FABREGAS

Dam: WAERENGA STAR

Rating

Stats

Career

40: 9-6-5

Track

31: 8-5-4

Trk/Dst

31: 8-5-4

Distance

31: 8-5-4

Season

14: 2-0-3

Country

40: 9-6-5

1st Up

2: 1-1-0

2nd Up

2: 1-1-0

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

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

Comments

Odds of $23.00 and weakened under pressure when 6th last start here. Cannot have in this race.

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 8	5/1/25	Manukau	318m	6	0:18.87	60.7 km/h	7.1L	$23	0:18.37	0:18.37	CL 5	$3,640	-	14	1. Portland Ding Us 2. Opawa Elliot 3. Where's Neville
6th of 6	22/12/24	Manukau	318m	6	0:18.76	61.0 km/h	7.4L	$46	0:18.24	0:18.22	CL 5	$3,640	-	21	1. Sweet Parker 2. Portland Ding Us 3. Where's Neville
7th of 8	1/12/24	Manukau	318m	3	0:18.82	60.8 km/h	9.2L	$23	0:18.18	0:18.18	CL 5	$3,640	-	21	1. Mad Paddy 2. Big Time Lena 3. Portland Ding Us
3rd of 8	10/11/24	Manukau	318m	2	0:18.71	61.2 km/h	5.7L	$14	0:18.31	0:18.31	CL 4/5	$3,640	-	14	1. Portland Andy 2. Apache Blyde 3. Waerenga Josay
1st of 8	27/10/24	Manukau	318m	4	0:18.72	61.2 km/h	0.6L	$12	0:18.72	0:18.36	CL 4	$2,840	-	7	1. Waerenga Josay 2. Big Time Prowler 3. Big Time Dixie
6th of 8	20/10/24	Manukau	318m	6	0:18.79	60.9 km/h	5.2L	$16	0:18.43	0:18.29	CL 4	$2,840	-	14	1. Scheffler 2. Lion's Den 3. Waerenga Ritchie

Big Time Proof (5) 1112211282
Trainer: Lisa Cole (Palmerston North)
Prize Money: $75,399
Win / Place: 24% / 60%

3 yo Black D

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: KATHLEE (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

85: 21-19-11

Track

7: 1-3-1

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

17: 10-5-0

Country

85: 21-19-11

1st Up

2: 1-1-0

2nd Up

2: 2-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
10	7	4	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	7	14	7	5	9	12	15	16
1st	3	1	3	0	2	5	3	4
2nd	2	1	4	3	1	3	2	3
3rd	0	4	0	2	0	2	2	1

Comments

Was strong late when 2nd last start at Hatrick in 17.55s over 305m. Will be positive in the run early. In good racing form this campaign. Great 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
2nd of 7	10/1/25	Hatrick	305m	4	0:17.56	62.5 km/h	2.3L	$3.20	0:17.40	0:17.40	CL 5	$3,640	-	5	1. Big Time Lime 2. Big Time Proof 3. Big Time Roman
8th of 8	5/1/25	Manukau	318m	5	0:18.93	60.5 km/h	8.0L	$3.30	0:18.37	0:18.37	CL 5	$3,640	-	5	1. Portland Ding Us 2. Opawa Elliot 3. Where's Neville
2nd of 6	31/12/24	Wanganui Straight	313m	6	0:17.15	65.7 km/h	3.7L	$2.00f	0:16.89	0:00.00	CL 5	$3,640	-	4	1. Loveable Rogue 2. Big Time Proof 3. Big Time Corey
1st of 6	27/12/24	Hatrick	305m	5	0:17.43	63.0 km/h	1.0L	$3.20	0:17.43	0:17.43	CL 5	$3,640	-	7	1. Big Time Proof 2. Shades Of Space 3. Big Time Tactics
1st of 4	20/12/24	Hatrick	305m	6	0:17.40	63.1 km/h	0.7L	$1.60f	0:17.40	0:17.40	CL 5	$3,640	-	9	1. Big Time Proof 2. Big Time Tactics 3. Big Time Rua
2nd of 6	11/12/24	Wanganui Straight	313m	5	0:17.32	65.1 km/h	1.0L	$1.60f	0:17.25	0:00.00	CL 4/5	$3,640	-	5	1. Big Time Corey 2. Big Time Proof 3. Loveable Rogue

Tell Ivy (6) 2121621311
Trainer: D A Roberts (CHRISTCHURCH)
Prize Money: $11,169
Win / Place: 40% / 73%

Going for the Hat-Trick

2 yo WH/RED/FWN B

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED

Dam: YOU TELL ME

100

Rating

Stats

Career

15: 6-3-2

Season

12: 5-3-2

Country

15: 6-3-2

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Led and controlled the pace to win last start at Addington in 16.82s over 295m. Unbeaten last 2 runs. Likely to be well placed early. Forward showing expected.

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
1st of 8	28/11/24	Addington	295m	4	0:16.82	63.1 km/h	2.0L	$9.50	0:16.82	0:16.64	CL 4	$2,820	-	7	1. Tell Ivy 2. Goldstar Hans 3. Ripslinger Rory
1st of 8	21/11/24	Addington	295m	5	0:17.09	62.1 km/h	0.7L	$2.90	0:17.09	0:16.60	CL 3	$2,550	-	3	1. Tell Ivy 2. Manhattan 3. Broken Bonds
3rd of 7	18/11/24	Addington	295m	3	0:17.29	61.4 km/h	2.0L	$2.80f	0:17.15	0:17.03	CL 3	$2,550	-	14	1. Manhattan 2. Know Kora 3. Tell Ivy
1st of 8	4/11/24	Addington	295m	3	0:16.97	62.6 km/h	4.5L	$2.20f	0:16.97	0:16.97	CL 2	$2,360	-	3	1. Tell Ivy 2. I'm An Ace 3. Stella Del Sud
2nd of 8	1/11/24	Addington	295m	2	0:17.13	62.0 km/h	0.5L	$2.80f	0:17.09	0:16.96	CL 2	$2,360	-	4	1. Homebush Ari 2. Tell Ivy 3. Impressive Show
6th of 8	28/10/24	Addington	295m	4	0:17.73	59.9 km/h	11.5L	$7.70	0:16.92	0:16.60	CL 1 FIN	$2,290	-	7	1. Georgie Pie 2. Goldstar Bruiser 3. Opawa Izzy

Manhattan (7) 5451252217
Trainer: J Johnson (AMBERLEY)
Prize Money: $19,668
Win / Place: 31% / 56%

3 yo Black D

Sire: MEPUNGA BLAZER

Dam: ISAVANA

Rating

Stats

Career

32: 10-7-1

Season

18: 4-4-0

Country

32: 10-7-1

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 1-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
9	1	0	0	0

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

Comments

Weakened to finish 7th last run at Addington. Can show up in this at odds.

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
7th of 8	2/1/25	Addington	295m	8	0:17.52	60.6 km/h	13.8L	$15	0:16.55	0:16.55	CL 5	$3,640	-	21	1. Opawa Mocha 2. Goldstar Koda 3. Goldstar Duffy
1st of 7	12/12/24	Addington	295m	7	0:16.82	63.1 km/h	1.0L	$3.90	0:16.82	0:16.50	CL 4	$2,820	-	2	1. Manhattan 2. Goldstar Remi 3. Sun Strike
2nd of 8	10/12/24	Ascot Park Nz	390m	7	0:22.77	61.7 km/h	1.5L	$3.80	0:22.66	0:22.39	CL 4	$2,820	-	5	1. Homebush Patch 2. Manhattan 3. Homebush Khan
2nd of 8	5/12/24	Addington	295m	8	0:17.03	62.4 km/h	0.1L	$4.20	0:17.02	0:16.62	CL 4	$2,820	-	6	1. Mable Jewel 2. Manhattan 3. Culvie Bun
5th of 6	29/11/24	Hatrick	305m	4	0:18.05	60.8 km/h	9.5L	$14	0:17.38	0:17.38	SPECq	$3,640	-	8	1. Big Time Atlas 2. Big Time Thrill 3. Opawa Mocha
2nd of 8	21/11/24	Addington	295m	8	0:17.14	62.0 km/h	0.7L	$2.30f	0:17.09	0:16.60	CL 3	$2,550	-	3	1. Tell Ivy 2. Manhattan 3. Broken Bonds

Opawa Marsh (8) 1111232281
Trainer: D Fahey & K Wyllie (BALCAIRN)
Prize Money: $75,936
Win / Place: 65% / 82%

2 yo BLU D

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED

Dam: OPAWA HILARY

100

Rating

Stats

Career

35: 23-4-2

Track

1: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

21: 13-4-2

Country

35: 23-4-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
18	5	0	0	0

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

Comments

Charged home to win last time at Manawatu in 25.79s over 457m and can find a nice position from the draw. Racing consistently this prep but down in trip. Solid chance.

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
1st of 8	7/1/25	Manawatu	457m	6	0:25.79	63.8 km/h	2.3L	$2.50	0:25.79	0:25.58	CL 4/5	$5,360	-	5	1. Opawa Marsh 2. Goldstar Joblin 3. Big Time Nando
8th of 8	2/1/25	Addington	295m	2	0:17.45	60.9 km/h	11.0L	$2.40	0:16.68	0:16.55	CL 5	$3,640	-	9	1. Hadwin Bale 2. Opawa Weatherley 3. End Of Era
2nd of 8	24/12/24	Addington	295m	3	0:17.18	61.8 km/h	5.5L	$1.50f	0:16.79	0:16.68	CL 5	$3,640	-	14	1. Very Rarely 2. Opawa Marsh 3. Rakaia Fire
2nd of 7	10/12/24	Ascot Park Nz	457m	1	0:26.15	62.9 km/h	4.0L	$2.40f	0:25.87	0:25.76	CL 5 H	$5,360	-	6	1. Boldly Go 2. Opawa Marsh 3. Stuck Throttle
3rd of 8	4/12/24	Ascot Park Nz	390m	5	0:22.48	62.5 km/h	2.3L	$1.10f	0:22.32	0:22.32	C1/5f	$4,000	-	6	1. Opawa Snowdrop 2. Opawa Portia 3. Opawa Marsh
2nd of 8	28/11/24	Addington	295m	5	0:16.91	62.8 km/h	3.7L	$1.30f	0:16.65	0:16.64	CL 5	$3,640	-	14	1. Homebush Fusion 2. Opawa Marsh 3. Goldstar Koda

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