Northfield Park Race 2

Race 2

Prize Money: $16,405

DRAGON CITY (1) finished fourth last start, beaten 15 metres at this track over 1609m. A nice draw on the front line should ensure a cosy run. Must raise the bar but a win is on the cards. SPEED SNIP (4) turned in a strong performance last time when he battled on bravely to just miss out over 1609m at this track. Meets some better types this time but a big run is on the cards. BASE STEALER (5) last appeared when seventh over 1609m at this track 12 weeks ago. Expect a better effort to kick off this prep. ROC VODKA (2) is worth another chance after a last-start eighth over 1609m at this track a week ago.

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: NW5000L4

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Dragon City (Fr1) 3372181854
Trainer: Randy Bendis ()
Driver: Aaron Merriman
Prize Money: $401,194
Win / Place: 17% / 51%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: HESTON BLUE CHIP (USA)

Dam: DRAGON TOWN

Rating

Stats

Career

139: 25-17-29

Distance

139: 25-17-29

Trk/Dst

39: 6-4-6

Track

39: 6-4-6

Season

23: 2-4-3

1st Up

3: 1-0-1

2nd Up

3: 0-0-2

3rd Up

3: 1-1-1

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

139: 25-17-29

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

139: 25-17-29

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.10

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr8) over 1609m at this track, beaten 15 m by Charlie May (1:53.40) in NW5000L4 on August 9 at $51.90. Before that, 5th (Fr4) over 1609m at Pocono Downs, beaten 4.5 m by Sunshine Boy (1:51.20) in NW5500L5 on August 1 at $33.60. In the mix from the inside draw.

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 9	9/8/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Aaron Merriman	1:53.40	1:53.40	15.0m	$52	8	NW5000L4	$15,977	$1,278	1. Charlie May 2. Charge Me Up 3. Thornbush Hanover
5th of 7	1/8/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Ridge Warren	1:51.20	1:51.20	4.5m	$34	7	NW5500L5	$15,692	$785	1. Sunshine Boy 2. Splash Brother 3. Beach Town Boy
8th of 8	25/7/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Geo Napolitano (Jnr)	1:50.10	1:50.10	31.5m	$33	6	NW8800L5	$19,594	-	1. Big Bang Bang 2. Santana Hanover 3. Beach Town Boy
1st of 7	19/7/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Ridge Warren	1:52.40	1:52.40	0.6m	$4.20	7	NW5500L5	$15,965	$7,983	1. Dragon City 2. Vandiemen Bluechip 3. Sunshine Boy
8th of 8	12/7/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Matt Kakaley	1:51.00	1:51.00	141.0m	$8.60	6	NW5500L5	$15,965	-	1. Gentle Giant 2. Tr's Maserati Joe 3. Dracarys Z
1st of 8	6/7/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Ridge Warren	1:51.00	1:51.00	6.0m	$15	8	NW3500L5	$12,337	$6,168	1. Dragon City 2. Red Righthand Man 3. Be Dazzled Lou

Roc Vodka (Fr2) 3315648118
Trainer: Sam Schillaci ()
Driver: Justin Irvine
Prize Money: $180,949
Win / Place: 16% / 48%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ROCKIN IMAGE (CAN)

Dam: ARITZIA HANOVER

Rating

Stats

Career

83: 14-11-15

Distance

83: 14-11-15

Trk/Dst

61: 11-7-14

Track

61: 11-7-14

Season

24: 4-1-7

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-1

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

83: 14-11-15

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

83: 14-11-15

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.00

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Failed to impress last start; 8th (Fr3) over 1609m at this track beaten 45 m by Clever Cody (1:52.00) in NW6500L4 on August 9 at $17.70. Showed ability the race before when he won by 2.25 m (Fr5) at this track (1:54.10) beating Commander Bob in NW5000L4 on July 26 at $4.60. Has the ability to take this out.

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 8	9/8/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Justin Irvine	1:52.00	1:52.00	47.3m	$18	14	NW6500L4	$19,258	-	1. Clever Cody 2. Born Wild 3. Spiritshappyending
1st of 9	26/7/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Justin Irvine	1:54.10	1:54.10	2.3m	$4.60	11	NW5000L4	$16,255	$8,128	1. Roc Vodka 2. Commander Bob 3. Caption This
1st of 9	15/7/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Justin Irvine	1:53.00	1:53.00	29.3m	$1.20f	10	NW2500L4	$10,450	$5,225	1. Roc Vodka 2. Extra Crunchy 3. Fred's Nightmare
8th of 9	5/7/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Justin Irvine	1:53.00	1:53.00	18.0m	$36	14	NW3500L4	$12,772	-	1. Quick Trick 2. Jk's Champ 3. Wowhesarockstar
4th of 9	21/6/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Chris Lems	1:54.30	1:54.30	6.8m	$11	6	NW5000L4	$15,342	$1,227	1. Control Sicily 2. Slipmeamiki 3. Not Today
6th of 9	15/6/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Sr1	Chris Lems	1:53.40	1:53.40	11.3m	$55	7	NW5000L4	$15,342	-	1. Born Wild 2. Be A Lucky Star 3. Caption This

Heave Ho (Fr3) 3787134631
Trainer: Billy Farmer ()
Driver: Wyatt Farmer
Prize Money: $212,302
Win / Place: 14% / 43%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: AMERICAN IDEAL (USA)

Dam: ARTIST ROCKER

100

Rating

Stats

Career

91: 13-15-12

Distance

91: 13-15-12

Trk/Dst

30: 8-5-4

Track

30: 8-5-4

Season

16: 3-0-4

1st Up

4: 0-0-1

2nd Up

4: 1-1-0

3rd Up

4: 0-2-1

Metro

2: 0-2-0

Non-Metro

89: 13-13-12

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

91: 13-15-12

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:51.40

Driver Stats

Comments

Comes here in the right form. Won by 3 m as favourite (Fr2) at this track (1:54.10) beating Sweet Alex in NW3500L4 on August 10 at $2.10. Two runs back 3rd (Sr1) over 1609m at this track, beaten 4.5 m by Always Andrew (1:54.30) in NW3500L4 on August 3 at $20.70. Has the job ahead.

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 9	10/8/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Wyatt Farmer	1:54.10	1:54.10	3.0m	$2.10f	7	NW3500L4	$12,553	$6,277	1. Heave Ho 2. Sweet Alex 3. Barbados
3rd of 9	3/8/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Sr1	Wyatt Farmer	1:54.30	1:54.30	4.5m	$21	8	NW3500L4	$12,553	$1,506	1. Always Andrew 2. Jk's Champ 3. Heave Ho
6th of 9	26/7/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Wyatt Farmer	1:53.20	1:53.20	20.3m	$16	7	NW5000L4	$16,255	-	1. Pocket The Cash 2. Risenshine Seaside 3. Tuggin On My Heart
4th of 9	19/7/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Wyatt Farmer	1:53.20	1:53.20	11.3m	$8.50	13	NW5000L4	$16,255	$1,300	1. The Plan 2. Thornbush Hanover 3. Momma Knows
3rd of 9	6/7/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Wyatt Farmer	1:53.40	1:53.40	5.3m	$3.90	7	NW3500L4	$12,772	$1,533	1. The Plan 2. Slipmeamiki 3. Heave Ho
1st of 9	29/6/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Wyatt Farmer	1:53.20	1:53.20	31.5m	$1.90f	6	NW1500L4	$7,983	$3,991	1. Heave Ho 2. Record Machine 3. Tsm Tristan T

Speed Snip (Fr4) 3643335932
Trainer: John Ciocca (Jnr) ()
Driver: Dan Noble
Prize Money: $216,870
Win / Place: 15% / 39%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SWEET LOU (USA)

Dam: TERRORONTHEBEACH

Rating

Stats

Career

117: 18-12-16

Distance

117: 18-12-16

Trk/Dst

33: 6-2-8

Track

33: 6-2-8

Season

24: 5-3-7

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-1

Metro

25: 3-4-3

Non-Metro

92: 15-8-13

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

117: 18-12-16

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:53.00

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Two back was beaten by 8 m finishing third behind Wowhesarockstar at this track over 1609m in a NW3500L4 on July 27 at $9.80. Then a handy effort when a close second behind Louie The Horse at this track over 1609m in a NW3500L4 on August 5 at $2. Chief contender.

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	5/8/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Eric Tharps (Jnr)	1:54.20	1:54.20	0.9m	$2.00f	9	NW3500L4	$12,553	$3,138	1. Louie The Horse 2. Speed Snip 3. Obiwon Kobi
3rd of 9	27/7/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Sr1	Eric Tharps (Jnr)	1:53.30	1:53.30	8.3m	$9.80	14	NW3500L4	$12,772	$1,533	1. Wowhesarockstar 2. Jk's Champ 3. Speed Snip
9th of 9	13/7/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	John Ciocca Jr.	1:52.10	1:52.10	39.8m	$13	15	NW5000L4	$16,255	-	1. Risenshine Seaside 2. Lying In Cash 3. Smooth Baht
5th of 9	28/6/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	John Ciocca Jr.	1:52.00	1:52.00	15.8m	$31	7	NW5000L4	$15,965	$798	1. Master Yossi 2. Spiritshappyending 3. Commander Bob
3rd of 9	21/6/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	John Ciocca Jr.	1:52.20	1:52.20	3.0m	$3.60	13	NW5000L4	$15,342	$1,841	1. Smooth Baht 2. Risenshine Seaside 3. Speed Snip
3rd of 8	8/6/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	John Ciocca Jr.	1:53.10	1:53.10	2.3m	$2.40	8	NW5000L4	$14,784	$1,774	1. Risen Man 2. Tick's A Yankin 3. Speed Snip

Base Stealer (Fr5) 517168337x
Trainer: Renae Loney ()
Driver: Chris Page
Prize Money: $252,191
Win / Place: 17% / 37%

6 yo Bay Horse

Sire: ROCKIN IMAGE (CAN)

Dam: STAR PERFECT

Rating

Stats

Career

94: 16-10-9

Distance

94: 16-10-9

Trk/Dst

59: 12-6-6

Track

59: 12-6-6

Season

16: 4-0-3

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-1-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

94: 16-10-9

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

94: 16-10-9

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.40

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Resuming after 12 weeks off the scene. Finished off last preparation when well beaten into seventh behind The Real Way at this track over 1609m in a NW6500L4 on May 24 at $5.50. Sure to be very competitive.

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	5/8/26	Northfield Park	1609m			-	Eric Tharps (Jnr)	1:59.30	1:59.30	11.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Yankee Sparkle 2. Endless Dance 3. Base Stealer
7th of 9	24/5/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Dan Noble	1:52.40	1:52.40	23.3m	$5.50	7	NW6500L4	$17,877	-	1. The Real Way 2. Booker Seelster 3. Johnny Up
3rd of 6	17/5/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Dan Noble	1:52.20	1:52.20	4.5m	$17	7	OPEN HCP	$27,235	$3,268	1. Hellabalou 2. Master Yossi 3. Base Stealer
3rd of 7	10/5/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Dan Noble	1:50.40	1:50.40	24.0m	$6.60	14	NW10000L4	$21,648	$2,598	1. Club Scene 2. Moneyman Mikki 3. Base Stealer
8th of 8	26/4/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Justin Irvine	1:51.40	1:51.40	90.0m	$54	7	OPEN HCP	$28,384	-	1. Not Today 2. Helium 3. Ammo
6th of 6	19/4/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Justin Irvine	1:50.00	1:50.00	24.0m	$32	7	OPEN HCP	$28,384	-	1. Miki Shan 2. Ammo 3. The Real Way

Risenshine Seaside (Fr6) 3152941298
Trainer: Cory Kreiser ()
Driver: Luke Hanners
Prize Money: $504,879
Win / Place: 26% / 51%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: DOWNBYTHESEASIDE (USA)

Dam: VIVID SHINE

Rating

Stats

Career

100: 26-13-12

Distance

100: 26-13-12

Trk/Dst

53: 13-9-5

Track

53: 13-9-5

Season

24: 5-4-1

1st Up

5: 1-0-0

2nd Up

5: 4-1-0

3rd Up

5: 2-1-1

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

100: 26-13-12

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

100: 26-13-12

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:48.30

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Last start 8th (Fr8) over 1609m at this track beaten 16 m by Ten Tothe Dozen (1:56.00) in NW5000L4 on August 9 at $30.30. Two runs back 9th (Fr1) over 1609m at this track, well beaten by Coop A Loop (1:53.40) in NW5000L4 on August 3. Hard to envisage a win.

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 9	9/8/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Justin Irvine	1:56.00	1:56.00	16.5m	$30	6	NW5000L4	$15,977	-	1. Ten Tothe Dozen 2. Back In My Day 3. Unique Catch
9th of 9	3/8/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Justin Irvine	1:53.40	1:53.40	90.0m	$1.00	8	NW5000L4	$15,977	-	1. Coop A Loop 2. Tuggin On My Heart 3. Lakeside Buddy
2nd of 9	26/7/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Justin Irvine	1:53.20	1:53.20	3.0m	$2.90	13	NW5000L4	$16,255	$4,064	1. Pocket The Cash 2. Risenshine Seaside 3. Tuggin On My Heart
1st of 9	13/7/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Chris Page	1:52.10	1:52.10	2.3m	$2.10f	8	NW5000L4	$16,255	$8,128	1. Risenshine Seaside 2. Lying In Cash 3. Smooth Baht
4th of 9	5/7/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Sr1	Braiden Rhoades	1:53.00	1:53.00	10.5m	$12	7	NW5000L4	$16,255	$1,300	1. Not Today 2. Burnham Boy 3. Control Sicily
9th of 9	28/6/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Braiden Rhoades	1:52.00	1:52.00	25.5m	$54	7	NW5000L4	$15,965	-	1. Master Yossi 2. Spiritshappyending 3. Commander Bob

White Claw (Fr7) x666553218
Trainer: Peter Stratton ()
Driver: Kurt Sugg
Prize Money: $126,251
Win / Place: 11% / 30%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: DOWNBYTHESEASIDE (USA)

Dam: JUST ADD WATER

Rating

Stats

Career

85: 10-7-9

Distance

85: 10-7-9

Trk/Dst

24: 3-2-2

Track

24: 3-2-2

Season

13: 2-1-1

1st Up

4: 0-0-0

2nd Up

4: 0-0-1

3rd Up

4: 0-0-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

85: 10-7-9

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

85: 10-7-9

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.20

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Meets Heave Ho again; when 18 metres eighth at this track over 1609m in a NW3500L4 race on August 10. Can't have on that basis.

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 9	10/8/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Kurt Sugg	1:54.10	1:54.10	18.0m	$29	7	NW3500L4	$12,553	-	1. Heave Ho 2. Sweet Alex 3. Barbados
1st of 9	3/8/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Dan Noble	1:55.40	1:55.40	1.5m	$4.00	7	NW2500L4	$10,271	$5,136	1. White Claw 2. Juju Hanover 3. Johnny Sack
2nd of 9	27/7/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Kurt Sugg	1:54.40	1:54.40	0.9m	$4.10	9	NW1500L4	$8,128	$2,032	1. White Hair Rocks 2. White Claw 3. Union Station
3rd of 9	18/7/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Wyatt Farmer	1:55.40	1:55.40	2.3m	$2.80f	17	NW1500L4	$8,128	$975	1. The Book Of Life 2. Lovin On The Beach 3. White Claw
5th of 9	1/7/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Wyatt Farmer	1:55.40	1:55.40	29.3m	$22	36	NW1500L4	$7,983	$399	1. Bounding Delight 2. Dragthechipsmyway 3. Fred's Nightmare
36 Day Freshen-Up
5th of 9	26/5/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Braiden Rhoades	1:55.10	1:55.10	17.3m	$60	12	NW1500L4	$7,392	$370	1. Shark Play 2. Bait A Hook 3. Tray Surreal

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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