Launceston Race 7

Ladbrokes Racing Club Stakes

Prize Money: $9,700

Distance: 1680m
Class: NR 63 to 67
Track: Good
Weather: Showers
Surface: All Weather

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Mr Bondi NZ (Fr1) 2213320252
Trainer: W J Yole (Sidmouth)
Driver: Lachlan Dakin (C,3)
Prize Money: $65,659
Win / Place: 23% / 57%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: DOWNBYTHESEASIDE (USA)

Dam: BIZZIE GIRL (NZ)

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Rating

Stats

Career

26: 6-6-3

Distance

7: 1-1-1

Trk/Dst

3: 1-1-1

Track

4: 1-1-2

Season

14: 3-5-3

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 1-1-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-0

Metro

18: 2-4-3

Non-Metro

8: 4-2-0

Mobile

25: 6-6-3

Standing

1: 0-0-0

All-Weather

26: 6-6-3

Best Mile

1:52.10

Comments

Improved last start with a game effort when 2nd (Fr3) over 1680m at this track, beaten 2.25 m by Triedtotellya (1:58.70) in NR 67 to 74 on March 30 at $10.

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
2nd of 11	30/3/25	Launceston	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Mitch Ford	1:58.70	1:53.7	2.3m	$10	8	NR 67 to 74	$9,700	$1,649	1. Triedtotellya 2. Mr Bondi NZ 3. Neon
5th of 9	22/3/25	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Ricky Duggan	1:55.70	1:55.7	7.5m	$5.50	6	NR 60 to 69	$12,000	$360	1. Mynamesevan 2. Collective Works 3. National News NZ
2nd of 6	16/3/25	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Mitch Ford	2:31.90	1:57.0	14.7m	$5.50	7	NR 64 to 74	$9,700	$1,649	1. Beat Sweet 2. Mr Bondi NZ 3. We Salute You
12th of 12	9/3/25	Carrick	2650m	Standing	All Weather	Fr3	Nathan Ford	3:18.40	2:00.5	212.5m	$6.00	9	NR 70 or better	$20,000	$200	1. Jorge Street 2. Nova Baxter 3. Pardoe Plugga
2nd of 6	28/2/25	Burnie	2180m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Nathan Ford	2:42.60	2:00.1	7.6m	$2.70	5	NMT 6 LTW's	$9,700	$1,649	1. Hazewillrev 2. Mr Bondi NZ 3. Twilight Bonnie NZ
2nd of 7	24/2/25	Carrick	2150m			-	Nathan Ford	2:43.30	-	3.8m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Southpaw Slugger 2. Mr Bondi NZ 3. Bold Centurian

Major Lester (Fr2) 2556622142
Trainer: W J Yole (Sidmouth)
Driver: Mitch Ford (C)
Prize Money: $209,821
Win / Place: 10% / 43%

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ART MAJOR (USA)

Dam: RUSSIAN BALL (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

197: 20-39-26

Distance

28: 4-3-6

Trk/Dst

13: 0-1-4

Track

54: 1-14-8

Season

25: 2-10-4

1st Up

5: 0-1-2

2nd Up

5: 1-1-1

3rd Up

5: 1-0-1

Metro

157: 12-32-22

Non-Metro

40: 8-7-4

Mobile

179: 17-37-24

Standing

18: 3-2-2

All-Weather

197: 20-39-26

Best Mile

1:55.30

Comments

Fair performance when beaten by 6 m finishing fourth behind Mynamesevan at Hobart over 1609m in a NR 60 to 69 on March 22 at $21. Then a handy effort when beaten by 4 m finishing second behind Denny at Hobart over 2090m in a NR 58 to 62 on March 28 at $3.50.

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
2nd of 10	28/3/25	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	T R Ford	2:34.90	1:59.3	3.8m	$3.50	6	NR 58 to 62	$9,700	$1,649	1. Denny NZ 2. Major Lester 3. Sharmey
4th of 9	22/3/25	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Nathan Ford	1:55.70	1:55.7	5.9m	$21	6	NR 60 to 69	$12,000	$600	1. Mynamesevan 2. Collective Works 3. National News NZ
1st of 6	16/3/25	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Mitch Ford	1:58.90	1:58.9	4.3m	$4.20	7	NR 58 to 63	$9,700	$6,305	1. Major Lester 2. Axe And Deez 3. Southern Luck
2nd of 8	9/3/25	Carrick	1670m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Mitch Ford	2:00.80	1:56.4	3.2m	$3.80	7	NR 60 to 64	$9,700	$1,649	1. Better Exclusive NZ 2. Major Lester 3. Stir Me Up
2nd of 6	2/3/25	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Mitch Ford	2:33.30	1:58.0	5.3m	$41	7	NR 59 to 64	$9,700	$1,649	1. Beat Sweet 2. Major Lester 3. Southern Luck
6th of 9	23/2/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Nathan Ford	2:43.20	1:59.4	30.7m	$61	7	NR 57 to 63	$8,000	-	1. Blackbird Miss 2. Ambiguous 3. We Salute You

Better Exclusive NZ (Fr3) 0245815168
Trainer: Conor Crook (Beauty Point)
Driver: Brodie Davis (C,3)
Prize Money: $139,313
Win / Place: 11% / 35%

9 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: BETTOR'S DELIGHT (USA)

Dam: BURY MY HEART (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

148: 17-22-14

Distance

37: 6-5-4

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-0

Track

8: 1-2-1

Season

19: 3-2-0

1st Up

5: 1-1-0

2nd Up

5: 1-1-0

3rd Up

5: 0-0-1

Metro

59: 8-6-4

Non-Metro

89: 9-16-10

Mobile

143: 17-21-14

Standing

5: 0-1-0

All-Weather

148: 17-22-14

Best Mile

1:56.09

Comments

Last start 8th (Sr3) over 1680m at this track, beaten 25 m by Triedtotellya (1:58.70) in NR 67 to 74 on March 30 at $51. Before that, 6th (10m Fr4) over 2579m at Hobart beaten 20 m by Ambiguous (3:12.60) in NR 60 or better on March 22 at $12.

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 11	30/3/25	Launceston	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Gareth Rattray	1:58.70	1:53.7	25.3m	$51	8	NR 67 to 74	$9,700	-	1. Triedtotellya 2. Mr Bondi NZ 3. Neon
6th of 12	22/3/25	Hobart	2579m	Standing	All Weather	10m	Rohan Hillier	3:12.60	2:00.2	20.3m	$12	13	NR 60 or better	$14,000	-	1. Ambiguous 2. The Chancer 3. Hurricane Rock
1st of 8	9/3/25	Carrick	1670m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	B L Davis	2:00.80	1:56.4	3.2m	$3.30f	2	NR 60 to 64	$9,700	$6,305	1. Better Exclusive NZ 2. Major Lester 3. Stir Me Up
5th of 9	7/3/25	Hobart	2579m	Standing	All Weather	10m	Rohan Hillier	3:16.30	2:02.5	16.8m	$4.00	14	NR 60 or better	$9,700	$291	1. Ambiguous 2. Thee Old Bomb NZ 3. We Salute You
1st of 8	21/2/25	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Jordan Chibnall	1:57.50	1:57.5	5.4m	$2.25f	19	NR 57 to 63	$9,700	$6,305	1. Better Exclusive NZ 2. Loyola Trios 3. Sharmey
8th of 9	2/2/25	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	T R Ford	1:58.30	1:58.3	16.6m	$3.60	16	NR 58 to 62	$9,700	-	1. Shooin 2. Settebello 3. Puntarno Stride NZ

Killarney Dance NZ (Fr4) 4720365465
Trainer: M A Laugher (Westbury)
Driver: Gareth Rattray
Prize Money: $84,537
Win / Place: 20% / 39%

6 yo Brown Mare

Sire: A ROCKNROLL DANCE (USA)

Dam: MARY NIVEN (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

53: 11-5-5

Distance

6: 1-2-1

Trk/Dst

4: 1-1-0

Track

17: 5-1-1

Season

15: 0-2-1

1st Up

5: 1-1-0

2nd Up

4: 0-0-0

3rd Up

4: 1-2-0

Metro

26: 8-2-2

Non-Metro

27: 3-3-3

Mobile

47: 11-5-4

Standing

6: 0-0-1

All-Weather

45: 10-4-4

Grass

8: 1-1-1

Best Mile

1:57.70

Comments

Last start 5th (Fr4) over 2200m at this track beaten 19 m by Thee Old Bomb (2:43.40) in NR 60 to 66 on March 30 at $5. Before that, 6th (Fr4) over 2090m at Hobart, beaten 25 m by Beat Sweet (2:32.50) in 4yo+ LR No NR M on March 22 at $101.

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
5th of 7	30/3/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Kayleb Williams	2:43.40	1:59.5	19.8m	$5.00	8	NR 60 to 66	$9,700	$291	1. Thee Old Bomb NZ 2. Fleetwood Rock 3. Can Feel The Fury NZ
6th of 8	22/3/25	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Gareth Rattray	2:32.50	1:57.4	27.0m	$101	6	No NR	$30,000	$300	1. Beat Sweet 2. Tough Shaz 3. All By Myself NZ
4th of 6	16/3/25	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Jack Laugher	2:31.90	1:57.0	24.0m	$31	7	NR 64 to 74	$9,700	$485	1. Beat Sweet 2. Mr Bondi NZ 3. We Salute You
5th of 8	9/3/25	Carrick	2150m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Gareth Rattray	2:39.20	1:59.2	9.6m	$21	14	NR 65 to 74	$9,700	$291	1. Blackbird Miss 2. Maddis Tiger NZ 3. National News NZ
6th of 11	23/2/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Gareth Rattray	2:40.50	1:57.4	34.1m	$101	7	NR 64 to 74	$9,700	-	1. Tough Shaz 2. De Goey 3. Mr Bondi NZ
3rd of 10	16/2/25	Carrick	1670m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr4	Gareth Rattray	2:02.90	1:58.4	4.4m	$31	8	NR 64 to 74	$9,700	$970	1. Nancestiger 2. Stir Me Up 3. Killarney Dance NZ

Denny NZ (Fr5) 7882321771
Trainer: Tammy Langley (Brighton)
Driver: Dylan Ford
Prize Money: $52,796
Win / Place: 11% / 38%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ART MAJOR (USA)

Dam: MATAI MIES (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

42: 5-5-6

Distance

6: 0-1-1

Trk/Dst

2: 0-1-1

Track

2: 0-1-1

Season

14: 2-2-1

1st Up

5: 0-0-0

2nd Up

4: 0-0-1

3rd Up

4: 0-1-0

Metro

15: 3-3-1

Non-Metro

27: 2-2-5

Mobile

42: 5-5-6

All-Weather

41: 5-5-6

Slushy

4: 1-0-1

Grass

1: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:58.00

Comments

Last start won by 4 m when quickly away, (Fr2) at Hobart (2:34.90) beating Major Lester in NR 58 to 62 on March 28 at $4.

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
1st of 10	28/3/25	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Dylan Ford	2:34.90	1:59.3	3.8m	$4.00	6	NR 58 to 62	$9,700	$6,305	1. Denny NZ 2. Major Lester 3. Sharmey
7th of 12	22/3/25	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr5	J D White	1:55.90	1:55.9	11.3m	$51	13	NR 55 to 59	$12,000	-	1. Sports Wrack 2. Diamondsnblue 3. Sue Nien
7th of 8	9/3/25	Carrick	1670m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Dylan Ford	2:00.80	1:56.4	12.7m	$6.50	7	NR 60 to 64	$9,700	-	1. Better Exclusive NZ 2. Major Lester 3. Stir Me Up
1st of 6	2/3/25	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	T R Ford	1:58.00	1:58.0	1.1m	$1.95f	7	NR 54 to 58	$8,000	$5,200	1. Denny NZ 2. Puntarno Stride NZ 3. Moneys No Issue
2nd of 12	23/2/25	Launceston	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	T R Ford	2:03.90	1:58.7	0.2m	$5.50	15	NR 50 to 56	$8,000	$1,360	1. Loyola Trios 2. Denny NZ 3. Sabine
3rd of 12	8/2/25	Launceston	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Dylan Ford	2:00.10	1:55.0	21.8m	$6.50	6	NR 55 to 59	$9,700	$970	1. National News NZ 2. Moneys No Issue 3. Denny NZ

Can Feel The Fury NZ (Fr6) 3653254623
Trainer: W J Yole (Sidmouth)
Driver: Nathan Ford
Prize Money: $42,670
Win / Place: 18% / 53%

Nearing Another Win

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: BETTOR DREAM (NZ)

Dam: POSTIES DESIRE (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

32: 6-6-5

Distance

3: 1-1-0

Track

2: 0-1-1

Season

19: 3-4-3

1st Up

3: 0-1-1

2nd Up

3: 0-1-1

3rd Up

3: 2-0-0

Metro

7: 0-2-2

Non-Metro

25: 6-4-3

Mobile

32: 6-6-5

All-Weather

32: 6-6-5

Best Mile

1:56.50

Comments

Two back was beaten by 7 m finishing second after being driven well back, behind Neon at this track over 2200m in a 3yo+ NMT 6 LTW's on March 23 at $16. Then a handy effort when beaten by 7 m finishing third behind Thee Old Bomb at this track over 2200m in a NR 60 to 66 on March 30 at $4.

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
3rd of 7	30/3/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Mitch Ford	2:43.40	1:59.5	7.9m	$4.00	7	NR 60 to 66	$9,700	$970	1. Thee Old Bomb NZ 2. Fleetwood Rock 3. Can Feel The Fury NZ
2nd of 6	23/3/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Mitch Ford	2:42.30	1:58.7	7.4m	$16	14	NMT 6 LTW's	$9,700	$1,649	1. Neon 2. Can Feel The Fury NZ 3. Swimintheriver NZ
6th of 8	9/3/25	Carrick	1670m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	T R Ford	2:00.80	1:56.4	10.5m	$16	9	NR 60 to 64	$9,700	-	1. Better Exclusive NZ 2. Major Lester 3. Stir Me Up
4th of 6	28/2/25	Burnie	2180m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Mitch Ford	2:42.60	2:00.1	29.8m	$13	7	NMT 6 LTW's	$9,700	$485	1. Hazewillrev 2. Mr Bondi NZ 3. Twilight Bonnie NZ
5th of 6	21/2/25	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Nathan Ford	2:34.30	1:58.8	18.9m	$19	7	NMT 6 LTW's	$9,700	$291	1. Triple Vinnies 2. Twilight Bonnie NZ 3. Southern Luck
2nd of 6	14/2/25	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Mitch Ford	2:37.80	2:01.5	6.0m	$5.50	12	NMT 6 LTW's	$9,700	$1,649	1. Hammer Dan 2. Can Feel The Fury NZ 3. Southern Luck

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