The Meadows Pa Race 13

1609M

Prize Money: $14,948

GRONK HANOVER (1) finished second last start, beaten 6 metres at this track over 1609m. Sure to enjoy an economical run from this draw. Meets a comparable field and he can play a major role in the outcome. YOU SAID I COULD (3) finished fifth last start, beaten 17 metres at this track over 1609m. Expect him to pose a serious challenge. D A CAPTAIN MARVEL (4) is in the mix following a fifth at his most recent appearance over 1609m at this track. LEADS THE WAY (2) cannot be left out after solid recent performances, the latest a sound third at this track over 1609m.

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: NW2EXTPM

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Gronk Hanover (Fr1) 3342222862
Trainer: Kevin Johnson ()
Driver: Ronnie Wrenn (Jnr)
Prize Money: $41,432
Win / Place: 3.85% / 46%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: PAPI ROB HANOVER (USA)

Dam: GOOD WILL HANOVER

Rating

Stats

Career

26: 1-7-4

Distance

26: 1-7-4

Trk/Dst

26: 1-7-4

Track

26: 1-7-4

Season

3: 0-1-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-1

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

26: 1-7-4

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

26: 1-7-4

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:56.30

Driver Stats

Comments

Two back was well beaten into sixth behind Vino at this track over 1609m in a NW2EXTPM on January 14 at $15.10. Then a handy effort when beaten by 6 m finishing second behind Chip's Power at this track over 1609m in a NW2EXTPM on January 21 at $3.50. Looks the testing material.

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 7	21/1/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Ronnie Wrenn (Jnr)	1:56.20	1:56.20	6.8m	$3.50	7	NW2EXTPM	$14,948	$3,737	1. Chip's Power 2. Gronk Hanover 3. Leads The Way
6th of 9	14/1/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Shawn Johnston	1:55.00	1:55.00	29.3m	$15	7	NW2EXTPM	$14,948	-	1. Vino 2. Chip's Power 3. You Said I Could
8th of 9	7/1/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Shawn Johnston	1:56.10	1:56.10	14.3m	$4.10	19	NW2EXTPM	$14,948	-	1. Pursuitofpapiness 2. D A Captain Marvel 3. Extra Rare
2nd of 9	19/12/25	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Shawn Johnston	1:55.10	1:55.10	2.3m	$5.10	7	NW2EXTPM	$15,314	$3,828	1. Vino 2. Gronk Hanover 3. Tsm Tracker Nathan
2nd of 9	12/12/25	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Shawn Johnston	1:57.20	1:57.20	3.0m	$2.70f	7	NW2EXTPM	$15,314	$3,828	1. Captain Again 2. Gronk Hanover 3. Extra Rare
2nd of 9	5/12/25	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Shawn Johnston	1:55.20	1:55.20	6.8m	$9.70	15	NW2EXTPM	$15,314	$3,828	1. Gotthisonewish 2. Gronk Hanover 3. The Real Thing

Leads The Way (Fr2) 1336464333
Trainer: Neil Balcerak ()
Driver: Jeremy Indof
Prize Money: $21,565
Win / Place: 4.35% / 30%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: HESTON BLUE CHIP (USA)

Dam: LINE DANCER

Rating

Stats

Career

23: 1-1-5

Distance

23: 1-1-5

Trk/Dst

22: 1-1-5

Track

22: 1-1-5

Season

3: 0-0-3

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

23: 1-1-5

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

23: 1-1-5

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:55.30

Driver Stats

Comments

Two back was beaten by 9 m finishing third behind Dark Soul at this track over 1609m in a NW2EXTPM on January 16 at $4.10. Then a handy effort when well beaten into third behind Chip's Power at this track over 1609m in a NW2EXTPM on January 21 at $10.50. Going nicely and looks sure to be in the finish.

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	21/1/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jeremy Indof	1:56.20	1:56.20	12.0m	$11	5	NW2EXTPM	$14,948	$1,794	1. Chip's Power 2. Gronk Hanover 3. Leads The Way
3rd of 9	16/1/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Jeremy Indof	1:55.20	1:55.20	9.0m	$4.10	7	NW2EXTPM	$14,948	$1,794	1. Dark Soul 2. Bobby Bone Breaker 3. Leads The Way
3rd of 8	9/1/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Jeremy Indof	1:55.00	1:55.00	5.3m	$35	14	NW2EXTPM	$14,948	$1,794	1. Vino 2. Dark Soul 3. Leads The Way
4th of 7	26/12/25	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jeremy Indof	1:53.20	1:53.20	18.0m	$26	7	CDCLMW1NW3	$10,413	$833	1. Doobie Nights 2. Ridin The Waves 3. Turn N Dance
6th of 9	19/12/25	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Drew Monti	1:55.10	1:55.10	22.5m	$53	7	NW2EXTPM	$15,314	-	1. Vino 2. Gronk Hanover 3. Tsm Tracker Nathan
4th of 9	12/12/25	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Dave Palone	1:57.20	1:57.20	16.5m	$5.60	7	NW2EXTPM	$15,314	$1,225	1. Captain Again 2. Gronk Hanover 3. Extra Rare

You Said I Could (Fr3) 5663113435
Trainer: Dana Kahrig ()
Driver: Aaron Merriman
Prize Money: $29,444
Win / Place: 8.33% / 33%

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: ALWAYS B MIKI (USA)

Dam: SISTER'S DELIGHT

Rating

Stats

Career

24: 2-2-4

Distance

24: 2-2-4

Trk/Dst

15: 2-2-4

Track

15: 2-2-4

Season

3: 0-0-1

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

24: 2-2-4

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

24: 2-2-4

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:55.40

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start was well beaten into fifth behind Chip's Power at this track over 1609m in a NW2EXTPM on January 21 at $4.50. Raced better the start before that with a game effort when 3rd (Fr5) over 1609m at this track, beaten 21 m by Vino (1:55.00) in NW2EXTPM on January 14 at $5.60. Definite winning chance.

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	21/1/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Aaron Merriman	1:56.20	1:56.20	17.3m	$4.50	7	NW2EXTPM	$14,948	$747	1. Chip's Power 2. Gronk Hanover 3. Leads The Way
3rd of 9	14/1/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Aaron Merriman	1:55.00	1:55.00	21.8m	$5.60	7	NW2EXTPM	$14,948	$1,794	1. Vino 2. Chip's Power 3. You Said I Could
4th of 9	7/1/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Aaron Merriman	1:56.10	1:56.10	2.3m	$4.40	19	NW2EXTPM	$14,948	$1,196	1. Pursuitofpapiness 2. D A Captain Marvel 3. Extra Rare
3rd of 8	19/12/25	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Aaron Merriman	1:57.20	1:57.20	3.0m	$5.20	7	NW2EXTPM	$15,314	$1,838	1. Cumulus Bb 2. Cafe Culture 3. You Said I Could
1st of 7	12/12/25	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Aaron Merriman	1:56.20	1:56.20	0.9m	$4.90	8	CDCLMW1NW3	$10,413	$5,207	1. You Said I Could 2. Cumulus Bb 3. Turn N Dance
1st of 8	4/12/25	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Aaron Merriman	1:55.40	1:55.40	0.6m	$18	6	NW1EXTPM	$13,170	$6,585	1. You Said I Could 2. Tsm Tracker Nathan 3. Seeyalaterbye

D A Captain Marvel (Fr4) 6671522625
Trainer: Brandon Presto ()
Driver: Justin Irvine
Prize Money: $18,291
Win / Place: 9.09% / 36%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: CAPTAIN CRUNCH (USA)

Dam: TABOO SEELSTER

Rating

Stats

Career

11: 1-3-0

Distance

11: 1-3-0

Trk/Dst

7: 1-3-0

Track

7: 1-3-0

Season

2: 0-1-0

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

11: 1-3-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

11: 1-3-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:55.40

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start was well beaten into fifth behind Vino at this track over 1609m in a NW2EXTPM on January 14 at $8. Performed better the start before with a solid effort when 2nd (Fr5) over 1609m at this track, beaten 0.9 m by Pursuitofpapiness (1:56.10) in NW2EXTPM on January 7 at $4.30. Capable of a strong showing.

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 9	14/1/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Justin Irvine	1:55.00	1:55.00	21.8m	$8.00	7	NW2EXTPM	$14,948	$747	1. Vino 2. Chip's Power 3. You Said I Could
2nd of 9	7/1/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Justin Irvine	1:56.10	1:56.10	0.9m	$4.30	12	NW2EXTPM	$14,948	$3,737	1. Pursuitofpapiness 2. D A Captain Marvel 3. Extra Rare
6th of 8	26/12/25	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Justin Irvine	1:55.20	1:55.20	13.5m	$3.10f	8	NW2EXTPM	$15,314	-	1. Drinkinmybabygdby 2. Tsm Tracker Nathan 3. Extra Rare
2nd of 9	18/12/25	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Justin Irvine	1:55.30	1:55.30	0.9m	$2.70	7	NW1EXTPM	$13,170	$3,292	1. I'm A Donkey 2. D A Captain Marvel 3. Ten K Obo
2nd of 9	11/12/25	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Justin Irvine	1:55.30	1:55.30	0.3m	$4.10	7	NW1EXTPM	$13,170	$3,292	1. Tsm Tracker Nathan 2. D A Captain Marvel 3. Vino
5th of 8	4/12/25	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Justin Irvine	1:55.40	1:55.40	10.5m	$4.30	6	NW1EXTPM	$13,170	$658	1. You Said I Could 2. Tsm Tracker Nathan 3. Seeyalaterbye

Bobby Bone Breaker (Fr6) 7577355626
Trainer: David Zito ()
Driver: Brady Jenson
Prize Money: $35,278
Win / Place: 3.13% / 34%

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: SPORTSWRITER (USA)

Dam: HURRICANE IRENE

Rating

Stats

Career

32: 1-5-5

Distance

32: 1-5-5

Trk/Dst

6: 0-1-1

Track

6: 0-1-1

Season

3: 0-1-0

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

3rd Up

2: 1-0-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

32: 1-5-5

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

32: 1-5-5

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:57.00

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 6th (Fr3) over 1609m at this track, beaten 13 m by Dark Soul (1:56.40) in NW2EXTPM on January 23 at $8.40. At the start before solid effort when 2nd (Fr1) over 1609m at this track beaten 6 m by Dark Soul (1:55.20) in NW2EXTPM on January 16 at $10.60. Should be right in the finish.

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
6th of 9	23/1/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Ronnie Wrenn (Jnr)	1:56.40	1:56.40	13.5m	$8.40	7	NW2EXTPM	$14,948	-	1. Dark Soul 2. Ferguson 3. Rockpaperscissors
2nd of 9	16/1/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Ronnie Wrenn (Jnr)	1:55.20	1:55.20	6.0m	$11	9	NW2EXTPM	$14,948	$3,737	1. Dark Soul 2. Bobby Bone Breaker 3. Leads The Way
6th of 9	7/1/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Ronnie Wrenn (Jnr)	1:56.10	1:56.10	5.3m	$89	16	NW2EXTPM	$14,948	-	1. Pursuitofpapiness 2. D A Captain Marvel 3. Extra Rare
5th of 8	22/12/25	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Aaron Merriman	1:54.40	1:54.40	9.8m	$17	5	CDCLMW1NW3	$10,413	$521	1. Totally Toxic 2. Fear Of The City 3. Stealing Apples
5th of 8	17/12/25	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Dave Palone	1:55.10	1:55.10	17.3m	$6.60	7	CDCLMW1NW3	$10,413	$521	1. Totally Toxic 2. Stealing Apples 3. Brother Buddy
3rd of 8	10/12/25	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Dave Palone	1:58.40	1:58.40	9.8m	$6.60	26	CDCLMW1NW3	$10,413	$1,250	1. Fearofthecreek 2. Totally Toxic 3. Bobby Bone Breaker

Brother Buddy (Fr7) 7656736366
Trainer: Ed Mc Neight (Jnr) ()
Driver: Robert Mcneight
Prize Money: $52,334
Win / Place: 2.13% / 29%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: IN OVER MY HEAD

Dam: EENIE MEANIE

Rating

Stats

Career

47: 1-4-9

Distance

47: 1-4-9

Trk/Dst

47: 1-4-9

Track

47: 1-4-9

Season

3: 0-0-1

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

47: 1-4-9

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

47: 1-4-9

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:59.00

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 6th (Fr7) over 1609m at this track, beaten 30 m by Chip's Power (1:56.20) in NW2EXTPM on January 21 at $40.30. Two runs back 6th (Fr7) over 1609m at this track, beaten 12 m by Dark Soul (1:55.20) in NW2EXTPM on January 16 at $52.40. This looks too tough.

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
6th of 7	21/1/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Justin Irvine	1:56.20	1:56.20	27.8m	$40	5	NW2EXTPM	$14,948	-	1. Chip's Power 2. Gronk Hanover 3. Leads The Way
6th of 9	16/1/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Robert Mcneight	1:55.20	1:55.20	12.8m	$52	6	NW2EXTPM	$14,948	-	1. Dark Soul 2. Bobby Bone Breaker 3. Leads The Way
3rd of 7	10/1/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Robert Mcneight	1:54.20	1:54.20	20.3m	$55	19	POPUPCGNW3	$11,958	$1,435	1. Stonebridge Alien 2. Six Sticks Of Gum 3. Brother Buddy
6th of 8	22/12/25	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Jeremy Indof	1:54.40	1:54.40	13.5m	$21	5	CDCLMW1NW3	$10,413	-	1. Totally Toxic 2. Fear Of The City 3. Stealing Apples
3rd of 8	17/12/25	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Robert Mcneight	1:55.10	1:55.10	8.3m	$134	7	CDCLMW1NW3	$10,413	$1,250	1. Totally Toxic 2. Stealing Apples 3. Brother Buddy
7th of 8	10/12/25	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Robert Mcneight	1:58.40	1:58.40	18.8m	$163	7	CDCLMW1NW3	$10,413	-	1. Fearofthecreek 2. Totally Toxic 3. Bobby Bone Breaker

Home Run King (Fr8) 1654847687
Trainer: Neil Balcerak ()
Driver: Eric Neal
Prize Money: $21,536
Win / Place: 3.70% / 22%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: HESTON BLUE CHIP (USA)

Dam: ROCK ME BABY

Rating

Stats

Career

27: 1-2-3

Distance

27: 1-2-3

Trk/Dst

24: 1-1-3

Track

24: 1-1-3

Season

3: 0-0-0

1st Up

3: 0-0-1

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-1-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

27: 1-2-3

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

27: 1-2-3

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:57.10

Driver Stats

Comments

Didn't do much last start, 7th (Fr4) over 1609m at this track, beaten 30 m by Chip's Power (1:56.20) in NW2EXTPM on January 21 at $29.50. Before that 8th (Fr1) over 1609m at this track beaten 22 m by Peace Star (1:56.40) in POPUPCGNW3 on January 17 at $71.90. Happy to risk.

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 7	21/1/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Eric Neal	1:56.20	1:56.20	28.5m	$30	4	NW2EXTPM	$14,948	-	1. Chip's Power 2. Gronk Hanover 3. Leads The Way
8th of 8	17/1/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jeremy Indof	1:56.40	1:56.40	22.5m	$72	8	POPUPCGNW3	$11,958	-	1. Peace Star 2. Hot Cam 3. Captain Again
6th of 8	9/1/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Justin Irvine	1:55.00	1:55.00	23.3m	$48	18	NW2EXTPM	$14,948	-	1. Vino 2. Dark Soul 3. Leads The Way
7th of 8	22/12/25	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Justin Irvine	1:54.40	1:54.40	16.5m	$61	12	CDCLMW1NW3	$10,413	-	1. Totally Toxic 2. Fear Of The City 3. Stealing Apples
4th of 8	10/12/25	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Justin Irvine	1:58.40	1:58.40	12.8m	$31	7	CDCLMW1NW3	$10,413	$833	1. Fearofthecreek 2. Totally Toxic 3. Bobby Bone Breaker
8th of 8	3/12/25	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Justin Irvine	1:56.20	1:56.20	48.8m	$37	13	CDCLMW1NW3	$10,413	-	1. Sky Dog 2. Fearofthecreek 3. Turn N Dance

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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