Rangiora (Grass) Race 9

Valley Inn Tavern Handicap Trot

Prize Money: $12,727

PARIS PRINCE (8) was responsible for a very good effort last time over 2600m at Addington, finishing second and just 1.1 metres from the winner. This is a nice drop in grade so he is in the right race to find the winners' list. ROYAL DEL (7) drew a wide gate last start and was easily accounted for, beaten into 12th at Addington over 2600m. This doesn't look as hard so from a nice draw he is sure to prove tough to beat. CORMORAN STRIKE (11) was responsible for a better effort last time out when third over 2600m at Addington. Should run a big race. BULLIT TRAIN (10) is worth some thought based on his victory over 2400m at Waterlea two runs ago. Include in calculations.

Distance: 2600m
Class: R35 TO R60 D
Track: Good
Weather: Cloudy
Surface: Turf

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Take After Me (Fr2) 6026850030
Trainer: Fred Scott (KAIAPOI)
Driver: John Morrison
Prize Money: $276,116
Win / Place: 5.36% / 28%

14 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: HOLMES HANOVER (USA)

Dam: GIVE OR TAKE (NZ)

Dam's Sire: Live Or Die

Rating

Stats

Career

392: 21-42-50

Distance

166: 5-20-16

Trk/Dst

4: 0-0-0

Track

7: 0-0-0

Season

24: 0-3-4

1st Up

7: 0-2-1

2nd Up

7: 1-1-0

3rd Up

6: 1-0-2

Non-Metro

392: 21-42-50

Mobile

74: 4-9-9

Standing

318: 17-33-41

All-Weather

290: 16-33-37

Slushy

13: 0-1-2

Grass

102: 5-9-13

Best Mile

2:00.68

Gear Changes

[Blinds]

Comments

Last start 13th (Fr8) over 1700m at Mt Harding, beaten 50 m by Brian Beatt (2:14.40) on January 26 at $11.30. Before that, a solid effort when 3rd (Fr3) over 2400m at Waterlea beaten 5 m by Bullit Train (3:15.50) on January 19 at $40.30. Among the leading players if he brings his A-game.

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
13th of 15	26/1/25	Mt Harding	1700m	Standing	Turf	Fr8	John Morrison	2:14.40	2:07.2	49.7m	$11	7	R35 to R38 TROT	$11,480	-	1. Brian Beatt 2. Prince Ranier 3. Illegal Alien
3rd of 12	19/1/25	Waterlea	2400m	Standing	Turf	Fr3	John Morrison	3:15.50	2:11.1	4.9m	$40	2	R35 to R50 TROT	$11,820	-	1. Bullit Train 2. What The Bell 3. Take After Me
10th of 14	17/1/25	Waterlea	2400m	Standing	Turf	Fr6	John Morrison	3:15.40	2:10.9	35.9m	$55	9	R35 to R50 TROT	$12,230	-	1. Mm Sunshine 2. What The Bell 3. Bullit Train
11th of 12	8/1/25	Phar Lap	2050m	Standing	All Weather	Fr4	John Morrison	2:36.10	2:02.5	275.4m	$42	7	R35 to R41 TROT	$9,090	-	1. Kawhi 2. Barrytown 3. Meandad
5th of 12	1/1/25	Rangiora Aw	2600m	Standing	All Weather	Fr3	Ross Houghton	3:28.50	2:09.0	34.3m	$42	3	R35 to R44, with cond. TROT	$10,000	-	1. Mm Sunshine 2. Royal Grace 3. Lookslikeatrixter
8th of 14	29/12/24	Motukarara	2170m	Standing	Turf	Fr5	John Morrison	2:57.90	2:11.9	17.6m	$14	12	R35 to R39, R40 with cond. TROT	$11,760	-	1. Musclynn 2. Crown The Moment 3. Meandad

Blink N Bones (Fr3) 5837239877
Trainer: Barry Ford (KAIKOURA)
Driver: Barry Ford
Prize Money: $41,152
Win / Place: 4.11% / 21%

9 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: MONKEY BONES (USA)

Dam: MANAKAU BAY (NZ)

Dam's Sire: Camtastic(USA)

Rating

Stats

Career

73: 3-6-7

Distance

39: 3-5-1

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

1: 0-0-0

Season

10: 0-1-2

1st Up

10: 0-0-0

2nd Up

10: 0-0-0

3rd Up

6: 0-0-1

Non-Metro

73: 3-6-7

Mobile

2: 0-0-0

Standing

71: 3-6-7

All-Weather

64: 3-6-5

Slushy

3: 0-0-0

Grass

9: 0-0-2

Best Mile

2:04.70

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners]

Comments

Meets Bullit Train again; when 20 metres seventh at Waterlea over 2400m in a race on January 19. This looks far too tough.

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
7th of 12	19/1/25	Waterlea	2400m	Standing	Turf	Fr9	Barry Ford	3:15.50	2:11.1	20.0m	$52	2	R35 to R50 TROT	$11,820	-	1. Bullit Train 2. What The Bell 3. Take After Me
7th of 14	17/1/25	Waterlea	2400m	Standing	Turf	Fr10	Barry Ford	3:15.40	2:10.9	27.0m	$78	16	R35 to R50 TROT	$12,230	-	1. Mm Sunshine 2. What The Bell 3. Bullit Train
8th of 12	1/1/25	Rangiora Aw	2600m	Standing	All Weather	Fr8	B J Ford	3:28.50	2:09.0	43.2m	$11	3	R35 to R44, with cond. TROT	$10,000	-	1. Mm Sunshine 2. Royal Grace 3. Lookslikeatrixter
9th of 14	29/12/24	Motukarara	2170m	Standing	Turf	Fr6	B J Ford	2:57.90	2:11.9	21.6m	$10	29	R35 to R39, R40 with cond. TROT	$11,760	-	1. Musclynn 2. Crown The Moment 3. Meandad
3rd of 9	30/11/24	Motukarara	2170m	Standing	Turf	Fr7	B J Ford	2:55.80	2:10.3	5.1m	$2.90f	10	R35 TROT	$9,480	-	1. Beyond The Horizon 2. Superfast Gorsey 3. Blink N Bones
2nd of 11	20/11/24	Rangiora Aw	2600m	Standing	All Weather	Fr7	B J Ford	3:23.90	2:06.1	1.1m	$27	6	5YO+ R35 to R45 SpecHcp TROT	$8,930	-	1. The Bloss 2. Blink N Bones 3. Rachmaninov

Ginas Majesty (Fr4) 9997767698
Trainer: Ian Cameron (FERNSIDE)
Driver: Ian Cameron
Prize Money: $73,395
Win / Place: 4.59% / 21%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: MAJESTIC SON (CAN)

Dam: GINAS BRIGHTEST (NZ)

Dam's Sire: Britewell

Rating

Stats

Career

109: 5-9-9

Distance

42: 4-6-5

Trk/Dst

5: 1-0-2

Track

6: 1-0-2

Season

16: 0-0-0

1st Up

4: 0-0-0

2nd Up

4: 0-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

109: 5-9-9

Mobile

10: 0-1-0

Standing

99: 5-8-9

All-Weather

62: 2-6-5

Slushy

1: 0-1-0

Grass

47: 3-3-4

Best Mile

2:06.00

Comments

Didn't do much at the last run, 8th (Fr5) over 1700m at Mt Harding beaten 35 m by Brian Beatt (2:14.40) on January 26 at $40.80. Before that 9th (Fr5) over 2400m at Waterlea beaten 25 m by Bullit Train (3:15.50) on January 19 at $32. Not on current form.

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
8th of 15	26/1/25	Mt Harding	1700m	Standing	Turf	Fr5	Ian Cameron	2:14.40	2:07.2	36.2m	$41	7	R35 to R38 TROT	$11,480	-	1. Brian Beatt 2. Prince Ranier 3. Illegal Alien
9th of 12	19/1/25	Waterlea	2400m	Standing	Turf	Fr5	Ian Cameron	3:15.50	2:11.1	25.1m	$32	2	R35 to R50 TROT	$11,820	-	1. Bullit Train 2. What The Bell 3. Take After Me
6th of 14	17/1/25	Waterlea	2400m	Standing	Turf	Fr9	Ian Cameron	3:15.40	2:10.9	23.5m	$126	18	R35 to R50 TROT	$12,230	-	1. Mm Sunshine 2. What The Bell 3. Bullit Train
7th of 8	30/12/24	Reefton	2500m	Standing	Turf	Fr4	Ian Cameron	3:31.20	2:15.9	378.0m	$33	2	R35 to R50 TROT	$10,150	-	1. Sods Law 2. Knowing Me 3. Prince Teka
6th of 10	28/12/24	Westport	2600m	Standing	Turf	Fr12	Ian Cameron	3:29.90	2:09.8	33.2m	$60	2	R35 to R50 TROT	$10,530	-	1. Premium Player 2. Port Pegasus 3. Martha Stuart
7th of 11	26/12/24	Westport	2600m	Standing	Turf	Fr1	Ian Cameron	3:41.00	2:16.7	60.2m	$50	9	R35 to R50 TROT	$10,720	-	1. Bevron 2. Martha Stuart 3. Desbois

Rachmaninov (10m) 0301435353
Trainer: Trevor Grant (Eyrewell Forest)
Driver: Ben Hope
Prize Money: $153,550
Win / Place: 3.50% / 19%

10 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: DIEDRE DON (NZ)

Dam: STARWOOD IN ASPEN (NZ)

Dam's Sire: In The Pocket

100

Rating

Stats

Career

257: 9-17-23

Distance

83: 2-3-8

Trk/Dst

5: 0-0-0

Track

6: 0-0-0

Season

19: 2-1-4

1st Up

9: 0-0-1

2nd Up

9: 0-0-0

3rd Up

9: 0-0-0

Metro

2: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

255: 9-17-23

Mobile

101: 3-3-6

Standing

156: 6-14-17

All-Weather

213: 4-11-16

Slushy

8: 0-1-0

Grass

44: 5-6-7

Best Mile

2:00.10

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Two back was fifth behind High Intensity at Addington over 1980m on January 24 at $28. Then a handy effort when beaten by 8 m finishing third behind Paris Prince at Mt Harding over 1700m on January 26 at $11.30. Likely to play a major role.

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
3rd of 13	26/1/25	Mt Harding	1700m	Standing	Turf	Fr2	John Morrison	2:13.90	2:06.7	8.1m	$11	2	R39 to R50 TROT	$11,100	-	1. Paris Prince 2. Granny Rose 3. Rachmaninov
5th of 11	24/1/25	Addington	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	John Morrison	2:30.80	2:02.5	13.8m	$28	10	R35 to R47 MOB. TROT	$14,290	-	1. High Intensity 2. Crazy N Love 3. Martha Stuart
3rd of 9	14/1/25	Ashburton Raceway	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	John Morrison	2:06.40	1:59.6	1.9m	$21	13	Up to & including R50 C,G&E MOB. TROT	$8,610	-	1. Barrytown 2. Clyde 3. Rachmaninov
5th of 12	1/1/25	Rangiora Aw	2600m	Standing	All Weather	Fr2	Robbie Close	3:24.30	2:06.4	10.3m	$21	3	R46 to R57 DiscrHcp TROT	$10,910	-	1. Helloveamoment 2. Royal Del 3. Regal Sierra
3rd of 14	29/12/24	Motukarara	2170m	Standing	Turf	Fr1	Robbie Close	2:53.60	2:08.7	1.6m	$17	7	3YO+ R44 to R50 TROT	$11,760	-	1. Holly Highlander 2. Oliver 3. Rachmaninov
4th of 12	22/12/24	Ashburton Raceway	2400m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	G N Thornley	3:00.40	2:00.9	12.4m	$22	21	3YO+ R43 to R55 MOB. TROT	$10,000	-	1. Sunny Louis 2. Jordan Anne 3. Mavis Jones

Royal Del (25m) 3891698240
Trainer: Fred Fletcher (WEEDONS)
Driver: Blair Orange
Prize Money: $131,144
Win / Place: 10% / 32%

7 yo Bay Horse

Sire: ROYAL ASPIRATIONS (NZ)

Dam: COMMANDER DEL (NZ)

Dam's Sire: CR Commando

Rating

Stats

Career

108: 11-9-15

Distance

63: 5-2-11

Trk/Dst

5: 0-0-2

Track

5: 0-0-2

Season

17: 1-1-3

1st Up

7: 0-1-1

2nd Up

7: 1-1-0

3rd Up

7: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

108: 11-9-15

Mobile

18: 2-1-2

Standing

90: 9-8-13

All-Weather

88: 8-6-11

Slushy

6: 1-0-0

Grass

20: 3-3-4

Best Mile

2:01.89

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Sliding Blinds]

Comments

Last start 12th (Fr9) over 2600m at Addington well beaten by Regal Sierra (3:20.20) on January 31 at $11.40. Before that, 4th (Fr8) over 1980m at Addington beaten 7 m by Who's Queen (2:27.80) on January 24 at $8. Has a better draw this time so should make amends.

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
12th of 13	31/1/25	Addington	2600m	Standing	All Weather	Fr9	Colin Defilippi	3:20.20	2:03.8	98.3m	$11	7	R53 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$18,500	-	1. Regal Sierra 2. Paris Prince 3. Cormoran Strike
4th of 8	24/1/25	Addington	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Ricky May	2:27.80	2:00.1	7.6m	$8.00	23	-	$15,220	-	1. Who's Queen, Vertigo 2. 3. Sunny Louis
2nd of 12	1/1/25	Rangiora Aw	2600m	Standing	All Weather	10m5	Colin Defilippi	3:24.30	2:06.4	0.5m	$16	17	R46 to R57 DiscrHcp TROT	$10,910	-	1. Helloveamoment 2. Royal Del 3. Regal Sierra
8th of 13	15/12/24	Rangiora	2600m	Standing	Turf	10m4	Craig Thornley	3:29.30	2:09.5	27.5m	$19	9	3YO+ R51 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$18,500	-	1. Te Rapa 2. Regal Sierra 3. Rush
9th of 9	6/12/24	Addington	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Sam Thornley	2:29.70	2:01.6	21.3m	$20	7	R51 to R65 MOB. TROT	$21,530	-	1. Aroha Kenny 2. Master Class 3. Styx Jewel
6th of 13	29/11/24	Addington	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr5	Colin Defilippi	2:26.60	1:59.1	32.9m	$16	14	3YO+ Up to & including R65 MOB. TROT	$23,130	-	1. Styrax 2. Master Class 3. Bounce N Beyond

Paris Prince (25m) 3158344012
Trainer: Fred Fletcher (WEEDONS)
Driver: Sam Thornley (J)
Prize Money: $70,368
Win / Place: 11% / 39%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ROYAL ASPIRATIONS (NZ)

Dam: PARIS BELLE (NZ)

Dam's Sire: Soky's Atom

100

Rating

Stats

Career

53: 6-5-10

Distance

26: 2-2-6

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Track

2: 0-0-0

Season

15: 2-1-4

1st Up

4: 0-0-1

2nd Up

4: 1-0-0

3rd Up

4: 1-0-1

Non-Metro

53: 6-5-10

Mobile

9: 0-2-1

Standing

44: 6-3-9

All-Weather

38: 3-4-7

Slushy

1: 0-0-1

Grass

15: 3-1-3

Best Mile

2:04.09

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners]

Comments

Back in form at the last couple of outings. Two starts back won by 2.75 m (Fr3) at Mt Harding (2:13.90) beating Granny Rose in on January 26 at $7.10. Last start just missed, good run when 2nd (Fr10) over 2600m at Addington beaten 1.1 m by Regal Sierra (3:20.20) on January 31 at $32.30. Winning prospects.

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
2nd of 13	31/1/25	Addington	2600m	Standing	All Weather	Fr10	Matthew Williamson	3:20.20	2:03.8	1.1m	$32	5	R53 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$18,500	-	1. Regal Sierra 2. Paris Prince 3. Cormoran Strike
1st of 13	26/1/25	Mt Harding	1700m	Standing	Turf	Fr3	Sam Thornley	2:13.90	2:06.7	2.7m	$7.10	28	R39 to R50 TROT	$11,100	-	1. Paris Prince 2. Granny Rose 3. Rachmaninov
14th of 14	29/12/24	Motukarara	2170m	Standing	Turf	Fr7	Blair Orange	2:53.60	2:08.7	177.7m	$4.90f	23	3YO+ R44 to R50 TROT	$11,760	-	1. Holly Highlander 2. Oliver 3. Rachmaninov
4th of 12	6/12/24	Addington	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Sam Thornley	2:27.90	2:00.1	13.8m	$15	6	3YO+ R40 to R50 MOB. TROT	$22,730	-	1. George Eliot 2. Buffy Northstains 3. Aspirational Dream
4th of 14	30/11/24	Motukarara	2170m	Standing	Turf	Fr2	Sam Thornley	2:48.90	2:05.2	7.8m	$2.30f	6	5YO+ R37 to R50 TROT	$10,350	-	1. Lookslikeatrixter 2. Buffy Northstains 3. Racey Krusa
3rd of 14	24/11/24	Motukarara	2170m	Standing	Turf	Fr9	Sam Thornley	2:53.00	2:08.2	5.9m	$3.90f	9	3YO+ C,G&E R40 to R50 TROT	$10,820	-	1. Countless Questions 2. Monarch Prince 3. Paris Prince

Sods Law (25m) 0x08905100
Trainer: J J & J B Geddes (NORWOOD)
Driver: James Geddes
Prize Money: $146,074
Win / Place: 10% / 26%

11 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: MUSCLE MASS (USA)

Dam: GALLEONS TRIBUTE (NZ)

Dam's Sire: Sundon

Rating

Stats

Career

146: 15-11-13

Distance

67: 3-6-4

Trk/Dst

4: 0-0-0

Track

4: 0-0-0

Season

8: 1-0-0

1st Up

8: 2-0-0

2nd Up

8: 1-0-0

3rd Up

8: 1-0-0

Non-Metro

146: 15-11-13

Mobile

32: 1-3-6

Standing

114: 14-8-7

All-Weather

97: 6-11-11

Slushy

2: 0-0-1

Grass

49: 9-0-2

Best Mile

2:01.98

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners]

Comments

Last start 11th (Fr3) over 2850m at Waterlea beaten 75 m by Helloveamoment (3:47.40) on January 19 at $49.80. Two runs back 11th (Fr4) over 2400m at Waterlea well beaten by Regal Sierra (3:12.00) on January 17 at $30.30. Wait until the form picks up.

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
11th of 12	19/1/25	Waterlea	2850m	Standing	Turf	Fr3	James Geddes	3:47.40	2:08.4	72.9m	$50	2	R50 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$18,180	-	1. Helloveamoment 2. Regal Sierra 3. Tu Tangata
11th of 11	17/1/25	Waterlea	2400m	Standing	Turf	Fr4	James Geddes	3:12.00	2:08.7	225.2m	$30	18	R50 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$13,400	-	1. Regal Sierra 2. Nellie Doyle 3. Eurokash
1st of 8	30/12/24	Reefton	2500m	Standing	Turf	Fr1	J B Geddes	3:31.20	2:15.9	1.1m	$14	2	R35 to R50 TROT	$10,150	-	1. Sods Law 2. Knowing Me 3. Prince Teka
5th of 10	28/12/24	Westport	2600m	Standing	Turf	Fr9	J B Geddes	3:29.90	2:09.8	29.7m	$35	2	R35 to R50 TROT	$10,530	-	1. Premium Player 2. Port Pegasus 3. Martha Stuart
10th of 11	26/12/24	Westport	2600m	Standing	Turf	Fr7	J B Geddes	3:41.00	2:16.7	132.6m	$51	11	R35 to R50 TROT	$10,720	-	1. Bevron 2. Martha Stuart 3. Desbois
9th of 13	15/12/24	Rangiora	2600m	Standing	Turf	Fr5	J B Geddes	3:29.30	2:09.5	35.9m	$97	4	3YO+ R51 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$18,500	-	1. Te Rapa 2. Regal Sierra 3. Rush

Bullit Train (25m) 4725133318
Trainer: Mark Jones (BURNHAM)
Driver: Samantha Ottley
Prize Money: $52,049
Win / Place: 12% / 34%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: WHAT THE HILL (USA)

Dam: BEGIN (NZ)

Dam's Sire: Sundon

Rating

Stats

Career

41: 5-3-6

Distance

14: 1-2-1

Season

23: 4-3-5

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

41: 5-3-6

Mobile

3: 0-0-0

Standing

38: 5-3-6

All-Weather

28: 3-3-4

Slushy

1: 0-0-0

Grass

13: 2-0-2

Best Mile

2:05.70

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners]

Comments

Last start was eighth behind Regal Sierra at Addington over 2600m on January 31 at $8.10. Performed better the start before where he won by 2.25 m as favourite (Fr2) at Waterlea (3:15.50) beating What The Bell in on January 19 at $2.60. Can bounce back to form.

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
8th of 13	31/1/25	Addington	2600m	Standing	All Weather	Fr7	Samantha Ottley	3:20.20	2:03.8	20.0m	$8.10	12	R53 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$18,500	-	1. Regal Sierra 2. Paris Prince 3. Cormoran Strike
1st of 12	19/1/25	Waterlea	2400m	Standing	Turf	Fr2	Carter Dalgety	3:15.50	2:11.1	2.2m	$2.60f	2	R35 to R50 TROT	$11,820	-	1. Bullit Train 2. What The Bell 3. Take After Me
3rd of 14	17/1/25	Waterlea	2400m	Standing	Turf	Fr8	Carter Dalgety	3:15.40	2:10.9	11.6m	$6.20	5	R35 to R50 TROT	$12,230	-	1. Mm Sunshine 2. What The Bell 3. Bullit Train
3rd of 12	12/1/25	Richmond Park	2400m	Standing	All Weather	Fr6	Samantha Ottley	3:05.10	2:04.1	10.5m	$3.10f	2	R38 to R46, with cond. TROT	$11,820	-	1. Nellie Doyle 2. Zsazsa Binx 3. Bullit Train
3rd of 13	10/1/25	Richmond Park	2400m	Standing	All Weather	Fr4	Samantha Ottley	3:11.80	2:08.6	3.8m	$2.80f	6	R38 to R46, with cond. TROT	$12,030	-	1. Knowing Me 2. Zsazsa Binx 3. Bullit Train
1st of 10	4/1/25	Roxburgh	2200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr2	Carter Dalgety	2:52.20	2:05.9	4.1m	$5.50	2	R42 to R50 TROT	$10,530	-	1. Bullit Train 2. Aspirational Dream 3. Krackaling

Cormoran Strike (25m) 5185565053
Trainer: John Howe (West Melton)
Driver: Robbie Close
Prize Money: $65,859
Win / Place: 12% / 35%

6 yo DL Gelding

Sire: CREATINE (USA)

Dam: FANCY PANTS (NZ)

Dam's Sire: Sundon

Rating

Stats

Career

40: 5-4-5

Distance

20: 2-2-3

Trk/Dst

3: 1-0-1

Track

3: 1-0-1

Season

14: 1-0-2

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

3: 1-1-0

3rd Up

3: 1-0-0

Non-Metro

40: 5-4-5

Mobile

3: 1-0-1

Standing

37: 4-4-4

All-Weather

23: 2-3-3

Grass

17: 3-1-2

Best Mile

2:00.50

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Sliding Blinds]

Comments

Improved last start with a game effort when 3rd (Fr6) over 2600m at Addington beaten 7 m by Regal Sierra (3:20.20) on January 31 at $16.90. One of the primary contenders.

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
3rd of 13	31/1/25	Addington	2600m	Standing	All Weather	Fr6	Tim Williams	3:20.20	2:03.8	7.3m	$17	12	R53 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$18,500	-	1. Regal Sierra 2. Paris Prince 3. Cormoran Strike
5th of 12	19/1/25	Waterlea	2850m	Standing	Turf	10m2	Robbie Close	3:47.40	2:08.4	8.1m	$31	2	R50 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$18,180	-	1. Helloveamoment 2. Regal Sierra 3. Tu Tangata
10th of 11	17/1/25	Waterlea	2400m	Standing	Turf	10m1	Robbie Close	3:12.00	2:08.7	111.8m	$18	35	R50 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$13,400	-	1. Regal Sierra 2. Nellie Doyle 3. Eurokash
35 Day Freshen-Up
5th of 8	13/12/24	Addington	2600m	Standing	All Weather	20m1	Robbie Close	3:21.00	2:04.3	28.9m	$12	6	R40 to R60 SpecHcp TROT	$15,220	-	1. Tu Tangata 2. Holly Highlander 3. The Chase
6th of 10	7/12/24	Geraldine	2500m	Standing	Turf	10m3	Robbie Close	3:13.70	2:04.6	6.2m	$15	8	R51 to R70 SpecHcp TROT	$17,550	-	1. Maui 2. Eurokash 3. Rush
5th of 13	29/11/24	Addington	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Robbie Close	2:26.60	1:59.1	28.4m	$9.20	14	3YO+ Up to & including R65 MOB. TROT	$23,130	-	1. Styrax 2. Master Class 3. Bounce N Beyond

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