06/04/2025

Launceston Race 8

Be At The Easter Cup Saturday 19 April Stakes

Prize Money: $9,700

MON SOLEIL (6) has been racing well, filling a top-five position at his last five starts including a second most recently at this track over 1680m. Primary contender in a similar race. NO NUKES SKIPPER (3) was out of the money last start when 10 metres from the winner in fourth over 2200m at this track. Best form reference might be his win at Hobart three starts back. A nice draw on the front line should ensure a cosy run. Must raise the bar but a better run is on the cards. LA PIERRE (2) is worth plenty of thought off a last-start win by 2 metres when resuming at this track over 2200m. ROCKS ROY (4) is the best of the rest after finishing fifth over 2090m at Hobart last time out.

Distance: 2200m
Class: NR 53 to 57
Track: Good
Weather: ocast
Surface: All Weather

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Dazzle Me NZ (Fr1) 6774062991
Trainer: W J Yole (Sidmouth)
Driver: Lachlan Dakin (C,5)
Prize Money: $138,914
Win / Place: 15% / 32%

9 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: AMERICAN IDEAL (USA)

Dam: DIAMANTE (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

118: 18-13-7

Distance

16: 2-1-1

Trk/Dst

11: 0-0-1

Track

17: 0-0-1

Season

25: 3-1-0

1st Up

6: 1-1-1

2nd Up

6: 2-2-0

3rd Up

6: 2-1-0

Metro

70: 5-5-6

Non-Metro

48: 13-8-1

Mobile

101: 16-12-7

Standing

17: 2-1-0

All-Weather

118: 18-13-7

Best Mile

1:53.03

Comments

Last start won by 8 m (Sr1) at Hobart (2:36.00) beating Emer in NR 45 to 49 on March 28 at $21. In form now and can go on with it.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts 10 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 9	28/3/25	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Lachlan Dakin	2:36.00	2:00.1	8.3m	$21	6	NR 45 to 49	$8,000	$5,200	1. Dazzle Me NZ 2. Emer 3. Ranieri NZ
9th of 12	22/3/25	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Nathan Ford	1:55.90	1:55.9	15.6m	$61	15	NR 55 to 59	$12,000	-	1. Sports Wrack 2. Diamondsnblue 3. Sue Nien
9th of 9	7/3/25	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Kyle Pratten	1:57.50	1:57.5	53.2m	$21	7	NR 55 to 59	$8,000	-	1. Southern Luck 2. Sue Nien 3. Done Well
2nd of 8	28/2/25	Burnie	2180m	Standing	All Weather	Fr4	Nathan Ford	2:46.90	2:03.2	2.0m	$10	7	NR 55 or better	$9,700	$1,649	1. Bold Centurian 2. Dazzle Me NZ 3. Believe In Forever
6th of 8	21/2/25	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Ricky Duggan	1:57.50	1:57.5	18.4m	$31	7	NR 57 to 63	$9,700	-	1. Better Exclusive NZ 2. Loyola Trios 3. Sharmey
10th of 12	14/2/25	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Ricky Duggan	2:37.40	2:01.2	19.0m	$16	12	NR 55 to 59	$9,700	-	1. Spooky Girl 2. Done Well 3. Moneys No Issue

La Pierre (Fr2) 58325113x1
Trainer: B A Parish (Beaconsfield)
Driver: Gareth Rattray
Prize Money: $17,751
Win / Place: 16% / 54%

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: ROCK N ROLL WORLD (USA)

Dam: AMITYS GIRL (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

24: 4-2-7

Distance

5: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Track

1: 1-0-0

Season

8: 3-1-2

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

3rd Up

2: 0-0-1

Metro

1: 1-0-0

Non-Metro

23: 3-2-7

Mobile

24: 4-2-7

All-Weather

24: 4-2-7

Best Mile

1:58.40

Comments

Continued his steady form from last campaign first-up. Strong winning chance again.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts 15 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 6	23/3/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Rohan Hillier	2:46.40	2:01.7	2.0m	$5.50	192	NR 45 to 49	$8,000	$5,200	1. La Pierre 2. Vincents Rainbow 3. Midnight Dancer
192 Day Spell
4th of 4	10/3/25	Carrick	2150m			-	B A Parish	2:46.60	-	18.3m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Jeremy Wells NZ 2. Arden Roanoke NZ 3. Cannon Beach
3rd of 6	12/9/24	Gawler	2070m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Tony Pullicino	2:33.20	1:59.1	10.0m	$41	3	No NR	$7,000	$580	1. Tonkawaikon 2. Quick Dip 3. La Pierre
1st of 9	9/9/24	Gawler	2070m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Tony Pullicino	2:35.30	2:00.8	2.6m	$2.60f	7	2 LIFETIME WINS	$3,000	$1,664	1. La Pierre 2. Our Wantsnneeds 3. Justcallmeangus
1st of 9	2/9/24	Gawler	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Tony Pullicino	1:58.40	1:58.4	0.2m	$21	9	2 LIFETIME WINS	$4,500	$2,528	1. La Pierre 2. Miss Poppys Friend 3. Clarenden Vintage
5th of 8	24/8/24	Port Pirie	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Tony Pullicino	2:00.90	2:00.9	10.0m	$4.20	5	2 LIFETIME WINS	$4,500	$79	1. Maurlen Annie 2. Dolly Miss Molly 3. Waitpinga Reactor

No Nukes Skipper NZ (Fr3) 7728321184
Trainer: W J Yole ()
Driver: Mitch Ford (C)
Prize Money: $175,073
Win / Place: 11% / 31%

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SHADOW PLAY (USA)

Dam: HANOVERDAMONEY (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

183: 21-19-18

Distance

52: 7-4-5

Trk/Dst

43: 5-4-2

Track

54: 6-4-4

Season

32: 4-4-3

1st Up

4: 0-1-0

2nd Up

4: 0-1-1

3rd Up

3: 2-0-0

Metro

135: 14-13-13

Non-Metro

48: 7-6-5

Mobile

133: 15-11-11

Standing

50: 6-8-7

All-Weather

177: 20-18-17

Grass

6: 1-1-1

Best Mile

1:56.80

Comments

Last start 4th (Sr2) over 2200m at this track beaten 10 m by Watch It Happen (2:42.00) in NR 55 to 59 on March 30 at $20. Before that, was well back in the run when 8th (Fr5) over 2200m after racing wide at this track beaten 22 m by Smokescreen (2:43.80) in NR 56 to 59 on March 23 at $14. Major player on best efforts.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts 8 days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 12	30/3/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Mitch Ford	2:42.00	1:58.5	10.7m	$20	7	NR 55 to 59	$8,000	$400	1. Watch It Happen 2. Keepers Ideal NZ 3. Southpaw Slugger
8th of 10	23/3/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Mitch Ford	2:43.80	1:59.8	22.7m	$14	7	NR 56 to 59	$9,700	-	1. Smokescreen 2. Keepers Ideal NZ 3. Colby Sanz
1st of 12	16/3/25	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Mitch Ford	2:36.20	2:00.3	3.3m	$4.60	7	NR 53 to 57	$9,700	$6,305	1. No Nukes Skipper NZ 2. Rock The Tableau 3. Moneys No Issue
1st of 10	9/3/25	Carrick	2150m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Mitch Ford	2:41.90	2:01.2	1.3m	$26	7	NR up to 49	$8,000	$5,200	1. No Nukes Skipper NZ 2. Emer 3. Midnight Dancer
2nd of 10	2/3/25	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Mitch Ford	2:36.30	2:00.3	5.2m	$7.50	2	NR up to 49	$9,700	$1,649	1. Rock The Tableau 2. No Nukes Skipper NZ 3. Sapphire Gambler
3rd of 8	28/2/25	Burnie	2180m	Standing	All Weather	Sr1	Kyle Pratten	2:04.10	1:31.6	0.2m	$11	7	NR 45 or better	$8,000	$800	1. Ranieri NZ 2. Alberio 3. No Nukes Skipper NZ

Rocks Roy (Fr4) 1135168625
Trainer: W J Yole (Sidmouth)
Driver: Nathan Ford
Prize Money: $179,745
Win / Place: 11% / 30%

12 yo Bay/Brown Gelding

Sire: ROCKNROLL HANOVER (USA)

Dam: NARREE ROSE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

210: 25-24-15

Distance

79: 3-9-7

Trk/Dst

42: 2-4-4

Track

56: 3-5-4

Season

31: 5-3-2

1st Up

8: 1-2-0

2nd Up

8: 2-1-0

3rd Up

8: 1-1-1

Metro

131: 14-14-8

Non-Metro

79: 11-10-7

Mobile

189: 24-22-14

Standing

21: 1-2-1

All-Weather

210: 25-24-15

Best Mile

1:56.60

Comments

Last start 5th (Sr1) over 2090m at Hobart beaten 11 m by Mach Angelo (2:37.20) in NR 50 to 53 on April 4 at $9.50. Before that, a solid effort when 2nd (Fr5) over 2090m at Hobart beaten 5 m by Our Miki Diva (2:36.00) in NR 53 to 57 on March 28 at $41. Will make his presence felt.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts 3 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 9	4/4/25	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Lachlan Dakin	2:37.20	2:01.1	11.8m	$9.50	7	NR 50 to 53	$8,000	-	1. Mach Angelo 2. Debt Till We Part 3. Park Lane NZ
2nd of 9	28/3/25	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Kyle Pratten	2:36.00	2:00.1	4.9m	$41	5	NR 53 to 57	$9,700	$1,649	1. Our Miki Diva NZ 2. Rocks Roy 3. Just Follow Me
6th of 11	23/3/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr5	Kyle Pratten	2:43.40	1:59.5	14.6m	$81	14	NR 50 to 55	$8,000	-	1. Southpaw Slugger 2. Mon Soleil 3. Family Reasons
8th of 10	9/3/25	Carrick	2150m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Mitch Ford	2:37.60	1:58.0	25.8m	$20	9	NR 55 to 59	$9,700	-	1. Keepers Ideal NZ 2. Believe In Forever 3. Settebello
6th of 8	28/2/25	Burnie	2180m	Standing	All Weather	Fr2	Kyle Pratten	2:46.90	2:03.2	18.5m	$16	14	NR 55 or better	$9,700	-	1. Bold Centurian 2. Dazzle Me NZ 3. Believe In Forever
1st of 11	14/2/25	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Kyle Pratten	2:36.50	2:00.5	4.5m	$26	12	NR 50 to 54	$8,000	$5,200	1. Rocks Roy 2. No Nukes Skipper NZ 3. Shoobees Spirit

Karalta Artemis (Fr5) 9598107065
Trainer: K E Rattray (Lietinna)
Driver: John Walters
Prize Money: $85,499
Win / Place: 15% / 38%

5 yo Bay/Brown Gelding

Sire: HUNTSVILLE (USA)

Dam: KARALTA IMPULSE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

44: 7-4-6

Distance

17: 1-2-1

Trk/Dst

13: 1-2-1

Track

23: 2-2-4

Season

19: 1-0-0

1st Up

4: 3-0-0

2nd Up

4: 0-1-2

3rd Up

3: 0-0-1

Metro

39: 6-4-6

Non-Metro

5: 1-0-0

Mobile

42: 6-4-6

Standing

2: 1-0-0

All-Weather

44: 7-4-6

Best Mile

1:56.30

Comments

Last start 5th (Sr3) over 1609m at Hobart, beaten 5 m by Sports Wrack (1:55.90) in NR 55 to 59 on March 22 at $17. At the start before 6th (Fr4) over 2150m after showing early speed at Carrick, beaten 21 m by Keepers Ideal (2:37.60) in NR 55 to 59 on March 9 at $31. Big chance based on that latest run.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts 16 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 12	22/3/25	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	John Walters	1:55.90	1:55.9	5.0m	$17	13	NR 55 to 59	$12,000	$360	1. Sports Wrack 2. Diamondsnblue 3. Sue Nien
6th of 10	9/3/25	Carrick	2150m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	John Walters	2:37.60	1:58.0	21.8m	$31	29	NR 55 to 59	$9,700	-	1. Keepers Ideal NZ 2. Believe In Forever 3. Settebello
10th of 12	8/2/25	Launceston	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	John Walters	2:00.10	1:55.0	34.9m	$81	13	NR 55 to 59	$9,700	-	1. National News NZ 2. Moneys No Issue 3. Denny NZ
7th of 10	26/1/25	Carrick	2150m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	John Walters	2:40.80	2:00.3	25.9m	$57	7	NR 55 to 63	$9,700	-	1. Hurricane Rock 2. Cheetah Lodge 3. Nova Baxter
10th of 10	19/1/25	Burnie	2180m	Standing	All Weather	10m	John Walters	2:47.10	2:03.4	174.3m	$18	9	NR 55	$9,700	-	1. Just Follow Me 2. Ambiguous 3. Loyola Trios
1st of 9	10/1/25	Scottsdale	1955m	Standing	All Weather	10m	John Walters	2:29.50	2:02.4	0.1m	$6.50	12	NR 50	$8,000	$5,200	1. Karalta Artemis 2. Done Well 3. Alberio

Mon Soleil (Fr6) 8462711322
Trainer: Conor Crook (Beauty Point)
Driver: Jordan Chibnall (C)
Prize Money: $36,729
Win / Place: 13% / 44%

Nearing Another Win

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SUNSHINE BEACH (USA)

Dam: VILLAGE TANGO (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

36: 5-7-4

Distance

13: 2-3-1

Trk/Dst

1: 0-1-0

Track

2: 0-2-0

Season

18: 3-5-2

1st Up

3: 0-1-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-0

Metro

16: 3-3-1

Non-Metro

20: 2-4-3

Mobile

36: 5-7-4

All-Weather

36: 5-7-4

Best Mile

1:57.24

Comments

Solid run when a close second after a quick start, behind Southpaw Slugger at this track over 2200m in a NR 50 to 55 on March 23 at $1.30. Then a handy effort when beaten by 2.25 m finishing second behind Sue Nien at this track over 1680m in a NR 50 to 54 on March 30 at $3. Overdue and should run well again.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts 8 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 9	30/3/25	Launceston	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Jordan Chibnall	2:03.70	1:58.5	2.2m	$3.00f	7	NR 50 to 54	$9,700	$1,649	1. Sue Nien 2. Mon Soleil 3. Diamondsnblue
2nd of 11	23/3/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Jordan Chibnall	2:43.40	1:59.5	0.3m	$1.30f	14	NR 50 to 55	$8,000	$1,360	1. Southpaw Slugger 2. Mon Soleil 3. Family Reasons
3rd of 9	9/3/25	Carrick	2150m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Jordan Chibnall	2:36.40	1:57.0	14.0m	$1.20f	7	NR 50 to 54	$8,000	$800	1. Diamondsnblue 2. Southpaw Slugger 3. Mon Soleil
1st of 9	2/3/25	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Jordan Chibnall	2:35.40	1:59.6	4.7m	$1.12f	9	NR 50 to 53	$8,000	$5,200	1. Mon Soleil 2. Diamondsnblue 3. Mach Angelo
1st of 12	21/2/25	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Jordan Chibnall	2:35.80	2:00.0	21.5m	$1.85f	14	NR 45 to 49	$8,000	$5,200	1. Mon Soleil 2. Ranieri NZ 3. Emer
7th of 9	7/2/25	Geelong	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Greg Sugars	1:57.50	1:57.5	9.3m	$6.50	7	NR 45 to 50	$6,000	$140	1. Olivia Rose 2. Lady In Line 3. Blazin Heaven NZ

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