Canterbury Race 2

Robrick Lodge Mdn Hcp

Prize Money: $100,000

PERSIAN WONDER (1) is back after a three-month spell. Form last prep included a 1.2-length defeat by Warwoven in the Pago Pago and a second in the Group 3 Baillieu. Trialled twice in readiness for this. Has the class edge which should be enough. The threat probably comes from Gai and Adrian's first starter ARGANSORT (2) who won a recent Randwick trial in good style. Should go fast and might be tough to catch around this tight circuit. LIGHTHORSEMAN (6) started favourite but never looked a chance on debut at Gosford a fortnight ago. Should have more to offer than that. STATEROOM (7) is a full brother to the Group 2 winner Astern on debut for the Maher stable. It will pay to keep an eye on the betting. ADAPTATION (4) showed glimpses of ability last prep and can run well while fresh.

Distance: 1200m
Class: MDN
Track: Soft7
Weather: FINE
Surface: Turf

Rail Position: +8m Entire. (Pent: 5.74)

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Persian Wonder (6) 7x63420x
Trainer: David Payne(Rosehill)
Jockey: Zac Lloyd (Last 50: 15-6-9)
Weight: 59.5kg
Prize Money: $93,250
Win / Place: 0% / 33%

Jockey Airborne

2 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: HELLO YOUMZAIN (FR)

Dam: STEER BY THE STARS (IRE)

Dam's Sire: Pivotal

Rating

Stats

Career

6: 0-1-1

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

6: 0-1-1

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

4th Up

1: 0-1-0

Metro

6: 0-1-1

Turf

6: 0-1-1

Good

5: 0-0-1

Soft

1: 0-1-0

Clockwise

6: 0-1-1

Jockey Stats

Last 50

50: 15-6-9

Trainer

W 18% P 37%

Distance

W 16% P 44%

Track

W 14% P 45%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 25%

Trainer/Distance

W 50% P 100%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1100m - 1600m

Comments

Resumes. Finished off last preparation tenth of 12 at Randwick in the G1 Champagne April 18 over 1600m, 6 len behind Fireball with 56.5kg at $31. When resuming last campaign ran last in a small field at Rosehill in the G3 Canonbury January 31 over 1100m, 3.5 len behind Hidrix carrying 54.5kg at $51. Placed in a Group 3 Baillieu last prep which is gilt-edged form for a race like this.

Expected Settling Position: Off Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 8	10/7/26	Rosehill	1030m	Trial	-	Alysha Collett	-	Soft	1:04.25	57.7 km/h	-	2.53L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Roebuck Plane 2. Persian Wonder 3. Stateroom
4th of 7	30/6/26	Rosehill	1030m	Trial	-	Alysha Collett	-	Soft	1:04.22	57.7 km/h	-	1.22L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Courthezon 2. Yankallila Bronc 3. Jalfrezi
10th of 12	18/4/26	Randwick	1600m	G1 OPEN 2	10	Chad Schofield	56.5kg	Good 4	1:35.45	60.3 km/h	0:35.77	6.0L	11-12	$31	21	$1,005,000	$8,000	1. Fireball 2. Campione D'italia 3. Diameter
2nd of 13	28/3/26	Rosehill	1400m	G3 Qlty 2	4	James McDonald	57kg	Soft 6	1:26.18	58.5 km/h	0:36.41	1.2L	4-4	$2.90f	14	$251,000	$46,250	1. Southend 2. Persian Wonder 3. Nomadic
4th of 9	14/3/26	Rosehill	1200m	G3 OPEN CG 2	9	Chad Schofield	56.5kg	Good 4	1:10.41	61.4 km/h	0:35.16	1.2L	9-9	$101	28	$251,000	$11,000	1. Warwoven 2. Outspan 3. Central Europe
3rd of 10	14/2/26	Randwick	1100m	OPEN 2	3	James McDonald	56.5kg	Good 4	1:03.93	61.9 km/h	0:33.95	2.0L	4-5	$14	14	$160,000	$14,000	1. Ciaron's Star 2. Better By Far 3. Persian Wonder

Argansort (3)
Trainer: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott(Randwick)
Jockey: Rachel King (Last 50: 9-9-5)
Weight: 59kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 0% / 0%

3 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: TASSORT (AUS)

Dam: MISSILE RAIN (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Smart Missile

Stats

Career

0: 0-0-0

Jockey Stats

Last 50

50: 9-9-5

Last 7 Days

17: 2-6-0

Trainer

W 17% P 43%

Distance

W 9.06% P 28%

Track

W 11% P 37%

Trainer/Track

W 16% P 50%

Trainer/Distance

W 11% P 32%

Gear Changes

Blinkers FIRST TIME, Tongue Tie FIRST TIME [Blinkers]

Comments

Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott trained three-year-old gelding lining up for debut. Won his latest trial at Randwick. Inside barrier will assist chances. Expect him to fly along with the blinkers on and take some catching.

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 10	3/7/26	Randwick	1045m	Trial	-	Tyler Schiller	-	Soft	1:03.83	58.9 km/h	1.69L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Argansort 2. Peri 3. Where's My Halo
2nd of 9	12/6/26	Randwick	1050m	Trial	-	Tim Clark	-	Soft	1:03.27	59.7 km/h	0.09L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Farfetched 2. Argansort 3. Rapid Revenue
3rd of 6	29/5/26	Randwick	780m	Trial	-	Rachel King	-	Good	0:45.37	61.9 km/h	0.94L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Mark Of Glory 2. Magic Blaze 3. Argansort
5th of 8	15/1/26	Randwick	1050m	Trial	-	Zac Wadick	-	Good	1:04.69	58.4 km/h	6.39L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Written In Wrath 2. High Alert 3. Celestial Deal
5th of 10	18/12/25	Randwick-Kensington	850m	Trial	-	Tim Clark	-	Good	0:50.82	60.2 km/h	1.52L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Mythology 2. Triple Two Eight 3. Impuriteze

Yoshida (5)
Trainer: Jim & Greg Lee(Randwick)
Jockey: Reece Jones (Last 50: 4-2-6)
Weight: 59kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 0% / 0%

3 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SAXON WARRIOR (JPN)

Dam: TAMAART (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Excellent Art

Stats

Career

0: 0-0-0

Jockey Stats

Last 50

50: 4-2-6

Last 7 Days

22: 1-0-3

Trainer

W 12% P 15%

Distance

W 10% P 30%

Track

W 10% P 30%

Trainer/Track

W 25% P 25%

Trainer/Distance

W 33% P 33%

Gear Changes

Ear Muffs (Pre-Race Only) FIRST TIME

Comments

Three-year-old gelding (Saxon Warrior - Tamaart) has trialled on three occasions leading into today's race. Won a barrier trial at Randwick over 740m July 3. Cannot be underestimated.

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 8	3/7/26	Randwick	740m	Trial	-	Reece Jones	-	Soft	0:44.37	60.0 km/h	1.44L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Yoshida 2. Mayweather 3. Caviar
2nd of 6	19/8/25	Randwick	780m	Trial	-	Reece Jones	-	Good	0:45.64	61.5 km/h	1.4L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Comic Culture 2. Yoshida 3. Nordic Viking
3rd of 7	7/8/25	Randwick	780m	Trial	-	Reece Jones	-	Good	0:45.38	61.9 km/h	0.93L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Enchanted By 2. Condone 3. Yoshida

Adaptation (7) 8339x
Trainer: Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou(Rosehill)
Jockey: Keagan Latham (Last 50: 5-10-8)
Weight: 57.5kg
Prize Money: $12,700
Win / Place: 0% / 50%

3 yo Chestnut Gelding

Sire: ALMANZOR (FR)

Dam: RESPIN (NZ)

Dam's Sire: Power

Rating

Stats

Career

4: 0-0-2

Season

4: 0-0-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

3rd Up

1: 0-0-1

4th Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

3: 0-0-2

Turf

4: 0-0-2

Good

4: 0-0-2

Clockwise

4: 0-0-2

Jockey Stats

Horse

2: 0-0-1

Last 50

50: 5-10-8

Trainer

W 19% P 49%

Distance

W 12% P 33%

Track

W 8.18% P 27%

Trainer/Track

N/A

Trainer/Distance

W 25% P 56%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1500m - 1600m

Gear Changes

Ear Muffs (Pre-Race Only) FIRST TIME

Comments

Resumes from a spell. Finished off last campaign second last of 10 at Rosehill Super Mdn February 25 over 1500m, 9 len behind Fireball Miss carrying 58kg at $20. On debut eighth of 13 at Kembla Grange Mdn January 3 over 1300m, 4 len behind Oui Flourish carrying 57.5kg at $13. Should be ready to run well.

Expected Settling Position: Off Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
6th of 10	10/7/26	Rosehill	1030m	Trial	-	Keagan Latham	-	Soft	1:02.82	59.0 km/h	-	8.43L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Cobra Club 2. Beverly Hills 3. Derry City Felix
1st of 8	30/6/26	Rosehill	900m	Trial	-	Andrew Adkins	-	Soft	0:55.11	58.8 km/h	-	2.39L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Adaptation 2. Remember Jack 3. Aisle Two
9th of 10	25/2/26	Rosehill	1500m	MDN	8	Keagan Latham	58kg	Good 4	1:30.75	59.5 km/h	0:36.13	9.7L	3-2	$20	11	$100,000	$2,250	1. Fireball Miss 2. Almaaz 3. Indigo Star
3rd of 9	14/2/26	Newcastle	1600m	MDN	2	Keagan Latham	58kg	Good 4	1:39.07	58.1 km/h	0:35.14	1.8L	1-1	$2.30f	21	$60,000	$5,500	1. Velaris 2. Garrix 3. Adaptation
3rd of 11	24/1/26	Newcastle	1500m	MDN	4	Mitchell Bell	57.5kg	Good 4	1:30.95	59.4 km/h	0:34.35	1.6L	4-4	$4.00	21	$42,000	$3,900	1. Sinister 2. Artie Steamer 3. Adaptation
8th of 13	3/1/26	Kembla Grange	1300m	MDN	5	Mitchell Bell	57.5kg	Good 4	1:17.94	60.0 km/h	0:35.19	3.8L	8-9	$13	-	$42,000	$1,050	1. Oui Flourish 2. Baja Baby 3. Castagnola

Lighthorseman (4) 5
Trainer: Michael Freedman(Randwick)
Jockey: Andrew Adkins (Last 50: 4-1-4)
Weight: 56.5kg
Prize Money: $1,400
Win / Place: 0% / 0%

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: ZOUSTAR (AUS)

Dam: MISS CANADA (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Exceed And Excel

Rating

Stats

Career

1: 0-0-0

Season

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

1: 0-0-0

Turf

1: 0-0-0

Heavy

1: 0-0-0

Clockwise

1: 0-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-0-0

Last 50

50: 4-1-4

Last 7 Days

19: 3-0-3

Trainer

W 18% P 41%

Distance

W 9.40% P 30%

Track

W 6.43% P 26%

Trainer/Track

W 25% P 50%

Trainer/Distance

W 9.09% P 54%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1100m

Gear Changes

[Cross-over Nose Band, Tongue Tie]

Comments

Was well-supported at debut, 5th of 7 at Gosford Cge Mdn-Sw on July 9 over 1100m, on heavy track; 4.5 len behind Noble Pride with 56.5kg at $2.90. One for the exotics.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 7	9/7/26	Gosford	1100m	MDN CG	4	Andrew Adkins	56.5kg	Heavy 10	1:06.25	59.8 km/h	0:37.39	4.3L	5-6	$2.90f	-	$42,000	$1,400	1. Noble Pride 2. King Of The Top 3. World Wide
2nd of 8	26/6/26	Warwick Farm	821m	Trial	-	Andrew Adkins	-	Heavy	0:48.79	60.6 km/h	-	4.71L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Chanterelle 2. Lighthorseman 3. Albert Palais
4th of 9	12/6/26	Randwick	740m	Trial	-	Andrew Adkins	-	Soft	0:43.65	61.0 km/h	-	2.19L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Hearts Affair 2. Hidden Tycoon 3. Thrill Hunter

Stateroom (2)
Trainer: Ciaron Maher(Warwick Farm)
Jockey: Chad Schofield (Last 50: 7-10-6)
Weight: 56.5kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 0% / 0%

2 yo Brown Colt

Sire: ASTERN (AUS)

Dam: SHELTERS (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Lonhro

Stats

Career

0: 0-0-0

Jockey Stats

Last 50

50: 7-10-6

Last 7 Days

28: 4-6-3

Trainer

W 12% P 37%

Distance

W 8.97% P 27%

Track

W 12% P 36%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 71%

Trainer/Distance

W 22% P 66%

Gear Changes

Tongue Tie FIRST TIME

Comments

First starter by Astern out of Shelters. Has a total of four trials leading in today's debut, placing most recently at Rosehill. Beautifully drawn and can be competitive.

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 8	10/7/26	Rosehill	1030m	Trial	-	Adam Hyeronimus	-	Soft	1:04.25	57.7 km/h	2.55L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Roebuck Plane 2. Persian Wonder 3. Stateroom
5th of 8	26/6/26	Warwick Farm	821m	Trial	-	Keagan Latham	-	Heavy	0:49.75	59.4 km/h	1.56L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Wildfire 2. Crimson Fury 3. Cool Ledger
5th of 9	12/2/26	Rosehill	900m	Trial	-	Jason Collett	-	Good	0:54.21	59.8 km/h	7.63L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Rachini 2. Tenenbaum 3. Mount Atlas
6th of 10	13/11/25	Warwick Farm	799m	Trial	-	Sam Clipperton	-	Good	0:46.20	62.3 km/h	5.41L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Regal Profit 2. Hellish Charm 3. Palmanova

Touching Hans (1) 604
Trainer: Matthew Smith(Warwick Farm)
Jockey: Tyler Schiller (Last 50: 5-6-10)
Weight: 55.5kg
Prize Money: $5,700
Win / Place: 0% / 0%

3 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: HANSEATIC (AUS)

Dam: TOUCH OF MINK (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Not A Single Doubt

Rating

Stats

Career

3: 0-0-0

Season

3: 0-0-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

2: 0-0-0

Turf

3: 0-0-0

Soft

1: 0-0-0

Heavy

2: 0-0-0

Clockwise

3: 0-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-0-0

Last 50

50: 5-6-10

Last 7 Days

14: 2-0-3

Trainer

W 12% P 38%

Distance

W 10% P 34%

Track

W 11% P 36%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 18%

Trainer/Distance

W 12% P 50%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1000m - 1100m

Gear Changes

[Ear Muffs]

Comments

Last start ran on strongly from last on the turn; 4th of 7 at Gosford Cge Mdn-Sw on July 9 over 1100m, on rain affected going; 4.5 len behind Noble Pride carrying 59kg at $19. Before that 10th of 12 at Warwick Farm Super Mdn-Sw on June 24 over 1100m, on a slow track; 7 len behind Zoufame carrying 59kg at $81. Outclassed.

Expected Settling Position: Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 7	9/7/26	Gosford	1100m	MDN CG	7	Tyler Schiller	59kg	Heavy 10	1:06.25	59.8 km/h	0:37.39	4.3L	7-7	$19	15	$42,000	$2,300	1. Noble Pride 2. King Of The Top 3. World Wide
10th of 12	24/6/26	Warwick Farm	1100m	MDN	1	Jay Ford	59kg	Soft 5	1:03.56	62.3 km/h	0:34.59	7.6L	10-9	$81	22	$100,000	$2,250	1. Zoufame 2. Farfetched 3. Appin Opal
6th of 13	2/6/26	Kembla Grange	1000m	MDN	3	Ashley Morgan	59kg	Heavy 8	1:00.35	59.7 km/h	0:35.78	3.6L	8-5	$5.00	-	$42,000	$1,150	1. Kunis 2. Our Lady Peace 3. Life Young Ever
1st of 6	18/5/26	Gosford	800m	Trial	-	Ashley Morgan	-	Soft	0:50.53	57.0 km/h	-	0.28L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Touching Hans 2. Gunna Reign 3. Who I Think I Am
4th of 7	13/4/26	Warwick Farm	795m	Trial	-	Dylan Gibbons	-	Good	0:47.54	60.2 km/h	-	2.76L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Monocru 2. Terra Lumina 3. Bella Piazza

Race Review Abbreviations

3WNC: Three wide no cover, Awk: Awkwardly away, Bk: Back, Blkd: Blocked, Btld: Battled, Chal: Challenged, Chkd: Checked, Cvr: Cover, Fdd: Faded, Fght: Fought, Fin: Finish, Hdd: Headed, Hld up: Held up, Hmprd: Hampered, Hndy: Handy, Kikd: Kicked, Kn: Keen, Ld: Led/Lead, Midf: Midfield, Mod pc: Moderate pace, Otf: On the Fence, ROS: Ran on strongly, Slow: Slow away, Snagd: Snagged, Stld: Settled, Tn: Turn, Trld: Trailed, Under pres: Under pressure, Under rd: Under riding, Urgd: Urged, Wd: Wide, Wdr: Wider, Weavd: Weaved, Wknd: Weakened, Wrkd: Worked

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