Launceston Race 9

Lees Orchard Stakes

Prize Money: $9,700

SIR NIPPA (2) has been competitive of late and kept the ball rolling last time when a nose from the winner in second over 2200m at this track. No excuses from this advantageous draw. Finds a suitable assignment and can turn things around. DAZZLE ME NZ (6) finished fourth last start over 2200m at this track, beaten 5 metres, after a good win at Burnie the run prior. Finds a suitable assignment and can make amends. JEREMY WELLS NZ (5) is the next elect off a last-start win by a head at this track over 1680m. FAR LEFT FLETCH (1) is in the mix following a fifth at her most recent appearance over 2150m at Carrick.

Distance: 1680m
Class: NR 55 to 59
Track: Good
Weather: SHWRY
Surface: All Weather

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Sir Nippa (Fr2) 1221090652
Trainer: Conor Crook (Karoola)
Driver: Jordan Chibnall (C)
Prize Money: $48,816
Win / Place: 15% / 49%

Driver Flying

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: LINCOLN ROYAL (NZ)

Dam: JILLIBY NIPPA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

53: 8-10-8

Distance

20: 4-3-5

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

1: 0-1-0

Season

17: 6-5-1

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-1

3rd Up

3: 0-1-0

Metro

17: 2-3-1

Non-Metro

36: 6-7-7

Mobile

53: 8-10-8

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

53: 8-10-8

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:56.60

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 12-8-2

Comments

Improved last start with a good run when 2nd (Fr3) over 2200m after showing early pace at this track beaten a nose by Family Reasons (2:46.40) in NR 55 to 59 GH on January 31 at $3.10. Big chance.

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 8	31/1/26	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	C T Crook	2:46.40	2:01.7	0.1m	$3.10f	6	NR 55 to 59	$12,000	$2,040	1. Family Reasons 2. Sir Nippa 3. Defence Attorney
5th of 10	25/1/26	Carrick	2150m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	C T Crook	2:40.80	2:00.3	19.8m	$9.50	9	NR 55 to 63	$9,700	$291	1. Beach Dancer 2. Rocks Roy 3. Defence Attorney
6th of 10	16/1/26	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	C T Crook	1:57.10	1:57.1	28.0m	$1.00	5	NR 55 to 59	$8,000	-	1. Imperial Laz NZ 2. Sapphire Gambler 3. Will He Pike
12th of 12	11/1/26	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Mark Pitt	1:57.20	1:57.2	84.1m	$3.00f	7	NR 54 to 57	$9,700	-	1. Stir Me Up 2. Moveslikealady 3. Franco Vai NZ
9th of 11	4/1/26	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Rohan Hillier	2:36.10	2:00.2	26.1m	$1.45f	21	NR 55 to 60	$9,700	-	1. Photo First 2. Mista Eagle 3. Imperial Laz NZ
11th of 12	14/12/25	Gunbower	2630m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Jordan Leedham	3:13.30	1:58.3	82.4m	$4.00f	14	NR up to 95	$10,000	$200	1. Crime Writer 2. Diamond Eclipse 3. Herakles

Coolandcollect (Fr3) 7358416701
Trainer: W J Yole (Sidmouth)
Driver: Gareth Rattray
Prize Money: $60,815
Win / Place: 13% / 28%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: WARRAWEE NEEDY (CAN)

Dam: AMERICAN ZO ZO (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

59: 8-3-6

Distance

10: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

9: 0-0-1

Track

19: 1-0-2

Season

23: 3-0-3

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-2-0

3rd Up

2: 1-0-0

Metro

39: 5-0-3

Non-Metro

20: 3-3-3

Mobile

59: 8-3-6

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

59: 8-3-6

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:57.90

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

7: 2-0-2

Driver Last 50

50: 8-8-5

Comments

Last start won by 2 m (Fr5) at Hobart (2:34.00) beating Shoobees Spirit in NR 50 to 54 on February 1 at $21. Sure to be in the mix.

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
1st of 10	1/2/26	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Gareth Rattray	2:34.00	1:58.6	2.0m	$21	7	NR 50 to 54	$8,000	$5,200	1. Coolandcollect 2. Shoobees Spirit 3. Andaman Bay
10th of 10	25/1/26	Carrick	2150m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Liam Older	2:41.60	2:01.0	40.6m	$21	9	NR 50 to 54	$9,700	-	1. Mikiyoursofine 2. Our Sweet Trixie NZ 3. Andaman Bay
7th of 10	16/1/26	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Ricky Duggan	1:57.10	1:57.1	29.2m	$1.00	5	NR 55 to 59	$8,000	-	1. Imperial Laz NZ 2. Sapphire Gambler 3. Will He Pike
6th of 12	11/1/26	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Corey Johnson	1:57.20	1:57.2	4.6m	$41	7	NR 54 to 57	$9,700	-	1. Stir Me Up 2. Moveslikealady 3. Franco Vai NZ
1st of 12	4/1/26	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Gareth Rattray	1:57.90	1:57.9	6.4m	$16	7	NR 50 to 54	$9,700	$6,305	1. Coolandcollect 2. Modern Jive 3. Resurgent Warrior
4th of 10	28/12/25	Carrick	2150m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Dylan Ford	2:40.70	2:00.2	13.3m	$41	7	NR 50 to 53	$8,000	$400	1. Family Reasons 2. Hay Miki 3. Donny In Paris

Karalta Artemis (Fr4) 0055488908
Trainer: K E Rattray (Lietinna)
Driver: John Walters
Prize Money: $103,052
Win / Place: 14% / 34%

6 yo Bay/Brown Gelding

Sire: HUNTSVILLE (USA)

Dam: KARALTA IMPULSE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

64: 9-6-7

Distance

17: 2-1-3

Trk/Dst

17: 2-1-3

Track

41: 4-4-5

Season

11: 0-1-0

1st Up

4: 3-0-0

2nd Up

4: 0-1-2

3rd Up

3: 0-0-1

Metro

58: 8-6-7

Non-Metro

6: 1-0-0

Mobile

61: 8-6-7

Standing

3: 1-0-0

All-Weather

64: 9-6-7

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:55.80

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

43: 3-2-5

Driver Last 50

50: 4-5-4

Comments

Last start 8th (Sr5) over 2150m at Carrick beaten 9 m by Didyalousaroosta (2:42.30) in NR 58 to 63 on December 28 at $21. At the run before broke in score up and was out of position at the start 12th (Sr5) over 1680m at this track beaten 23 m by Thee Old Bomb (2:02.30) in NR 58 to 64 on December 14 at $71. Rates highly and from a much better draw can bounce back.

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 6	5/1/26	Carrick	2150m			-	John Walters	2:42.10	-	8m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Karalta Artemis 2. Raging On NZ 3. Blazing Tart NZ
8th of 10	28/12/25	Carrick	2150m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr5	John Walters	2:42.30	2:01.5	9.1m	$21	14	NR 58 to 63	$9,700	-	1. Didyalousaroosta 2. Hurricane Rock 3. Might And Temerity
12th of 12	14/12/25	Launceston	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr5	John Walters	2:02.30	1:57.2	23.4m	$71	15	NR 58 to 64	$9,700	-	1. Thee Old Bomb NZ 2. Montgomery Burns NZ 3. Mista Eagle
9th of 9	29/11/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Bronte Miller	2:42.30	1:58.7	121.5m	$9.50	6	NR 55 to 62	$12,000	-	1. Martyr 2. Moneys No Issue 3. Didyalousaroosta
8th of 11	23/11/25	Launceston	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	John Walters	2:02.30	1:57.2	15.2m	$71	7	NR 60 to 66	$9,700	-	1. Fun To Love NZ 2. Hungry Hippo 3. Kivik
8th of 12	16/11/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	John Walters	2:43.20	1:59.4	35.1m	$26	15	NR 55 to 63	$8,000	-	1. Fun To Love NZ 2. Sabine 3. Colby Sanz

Jeremy Wells Nz (Fr5) 0372333321
Trainer: W J Yole (Sidmouth)
Driver: Mark Yole
Prize Money: $141,985
Win / Place: 8.28% / 36%

9 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SWEET LOU (USA)

Dam: TRICKY GIRL (NZ)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

157: 13-21-24

Distance

32: 2-7-3

Trk/Dst

12: 1-1-1

Track

27: 1-3-4

Season

24: 1-2-7

1st Up

8: 1-0-0

2nd Up

8: 2-1-0

3rd Up

6: 0-0-2

Metro

79: 2-11-9

Non-Metro

78: 11-10-15

Mobile

126: 11-17-19

Standing

31: 2-4-5

All-Weather

144: 12-18-22

Slushy

1: 0-0-0

Grass

13: 1-3-2

Best Mile

1:55.31

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

12: 1-1-1

Driver Last 50

50: 9-7-4

Comments

Hard to fault of late. Last start won by a head as favourite (Sr3) at this track (2:05.10) beating Five Star Shark in NR up to 49 on January 31 at $2.80. Another big run would not surprise.

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
1st of 10	31/1/26	Launceston	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Mark Yole	2:05.10	1:59.8	0.2m	$2.80f	13	NR up to 49	$12,000	$7,800	1. Jeremy Wells NZ 2. Five Star Shark 3. No Nukes Skipper NZ
2nd of 9	18/1/26	Burnie	2180m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Mark Yole	2:44.60	2:01.5	12.5m	$7.50	2	NR 45 to 54	$9,700	$1,649	1. Post Keg 2. Jeremy Wells NZ 3. Royal Cadence
3rd of 12	16/1/26	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Liam Older	1:59.30	1:59.3	2.7m	$4.40f	7	NR 45 to 49	$8,000	$800	1. Sinister 2. Nikita Jo 3. Jeremy Wells NZ
3rd of 10	9/1/26	Scottsdale	1955m	Standing	All Weather	10m	Liam Older	2:29.90	2:02.8	7.9m	$3.50f	5	NR 40 or better	$8,000	$800	1. Twilight Beach 2. Online Model 3. Jeremy Wells NZ
3rd of 12	4/1/26	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Liam Older	1:57.80	1:57.8	3.5m	$4.80	7	NR up to 49	$8,000	$800	1. Shallow Beach 2. Gobsmacked 3. Jeremy Wells NZ
3rd of 10	28/12/25	Carrick	2150m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Liam Older	2:41.50	2:00.8	8.4m	$7.00	14	NR up to 49	$8,000	$800	1. Mikiyoursofine 2. Norbet 3. Jeremy Wells NZ

Dazzle Me Nz (Fr6) 9798246214
Trainer: W J Yole (Sidmouth)
Driver: Liam Older (C)
Prize Money: $161,075
Win / Place: 15% / 31%

10 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: AMERICAN IDEAL (USA)

Dam: DIAMANTE (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

140: 21-16-7

Distance

36: 5-4-0

Trk/Dst

7: 0-0-0

Track

27: 1-0-1

Season

15: 3-3-0

1st Up

6: 1-1-1

2nd Up

6: 2-2-0

3rd Up

6: 2-1-0

Metro

87: 6-7-6

Non-Metro

53: 15-9-1

Mobile

121: 19-15-7

Standing

19: 2-1-0

All-Weather

140: 21-16-7

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:53.03

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

8: 3-2-0

Driver Last 50

50: 2-12-4

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr7) over 2200m at this track beaten 5 m by Family Reasons (2:46.40) in NR 55 to 59 GH on January 31 at $8. Two runs back won by a nose (Sr3) at Burnie (2:48.10) beating Hey Franco in NR 45 to 54 on January 18 at $5. Strong contender.

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
4th of 8	31/1/26	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Liam Older	2:46.40	2:01.7	5.2m	$8.00	13	NR 55 to 59	$12,000	$600	1. Family Reasons 2. Sir Nippa 3. Defence Attorney
1st of 8	18/1/26	Burnie	2180m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Liam Older	2:48.10	2:04.1	0.1m	$5.00	2	NR 45 to 54	$9,700	$6,305	1. Dazzle Me NZ 2. Hey Franco 3. Mikiyoursofine
2nd of 11	16/1/26	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr4	Liam Older	2:36.80	2:00.7	1.1m	$6.00	5	NR 50 to 54	$8,000	$1,360	1. Angelshavtime NZ 2. Dazzle Me NZ 3. Resurgent Warrior
6th of 12	11/1/26	Hobart	2090m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Jack Watson	2:38.00	2:01.7	6.5m	$26	7	NR 50 to 53	$9,700	-	1. Defence Attorney 2. Luvthat 3. Family Reasons
4th of 12	4/1/26	Hobart	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Liam Older	1:57.90	1:57.9	8.9m	$4.80	9	NR 50 to 54	$9,700	$485	1. Coolandcollect 2. Modern Jive 3. Resurgent Warrior
2nd of 8	26/12/25	Burnie	2180m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Liam Older	2:48.10	2:04.1	2.1m	$3.60f	14	NR 45 to 54	$8,000	$1,360	1. Top Gun Ted 2. Dazzle Me NZ 3. Royal Cadence

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

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