Yonkers Raceway Race 5

Race 5

Prize Money: $39,943

HEZA CHARTTOPPER A (2) was racing well before the latest appearance when he scored by 0.6 metres over 1609m at this track. Sure to enjoy an economical run from this draw. Needs to be at his best to beat this field but he has the ability to mix it with them. BACKSTREET SHADOW (4) finished sixth last start over 1609m at this track. Generally runs very well at this circuit so can play a big role. FORWARD FLASH (7) disappointed last time but is a chance based on a good win over 1609m at this track two runs back. Something for the Multiples: MATAI PHIL N (5)

Distance: 1609m
Track: Fast
Weather: Fine
Surface: All Weather
Class: NW20000L5

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The Ideal Dancer A (Fr1) 5346612437
Trainer: Pat Lachance (Campbelltown)
Driver: Pat Lachance
Prize Money: $762,693
Win / Place: 16% / 41%

10 yo Bay/Brown Gelding

Sire: AMERICAN IDEAL (USA)

Dam: JENNAS DANCER (USA)

Rating

Stats

Career

248: 42-33-27

Distance

137: 27-17-16

Trk/Dst

83: 14-11-11

Track

83: 14-11-11

Season

22: 3-2-4

1st Up

7: 0-1-0

2nd Up

6: 3-0-0

3rd Up

5: 3-0-0

Metro

58: 6-11-6

Non-Metro

190: 36-22-21

Mobile

122: 17-16-12

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

248: 42-33-27

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.10

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Last start 7th (Fr3) over 1609m at this track, beaten 23 m by Jumpingjackmac (1:53.10) in NW20000L5 on August 3 at $24.15. Two runs back 3rd (Fr5) over 1609m at this track beaten 9 m by Forward Flash (1:51.30) in NW23251L5 on July 21 at $23.26. Hard to have.

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	3/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Pat Lachance	1:53.10	1:53.10	23.3m	$24	13	NW20000L5	$39,943	-	1. Jumpingjackmac 2. Udderly Sweet 3. Laser Speed
3rd of 7	21/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Pat Lachance	1:51.30	1:51.30	9.8m	$23	7	NW23251L5	$40,639	$4,877	1. Forward Flash 2. Howlenthehills 3. The Ideal Dancer
4th of 8	14/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Pat Lachance	1:53.00	1:53.00	4.5m	$35	14	NW20000L5	$40,639	$3,251	1. Paris's Dragon 2. Panettone Hanover 3. Soho Dow Jones
2nd of 8	30/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Pat Lachance	1:53.10	1:53.10	3.0m	$8.05	8	NW10000L5	$30,479	$7,620	1. Keayang Kamikaze 2. The Ideal Dancer 3. Sumomentsomwhere
1st of 8	22/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Jim Marohn (Jnr)	1:52.40	1:52.40	0.9m	$3.45	7	NW8401L5	$26,499	$13,250	1. The Ideal Dancer 2. Hammering Hank 3. Finvarra
6th of 8	15/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Pat Lachance	1:52.00	1:52.00	24.0m	$7.69	7	NW10981L5	$29,289	-	1. Escape To America 2. Printville 3. Music Hall

Heza Charttopper A (Fr2) 1726575221
Trainer: Andrew Adamczyk ()
Driver: Tyler Buter
Prize Money: $503,025
Win / Place: 31% / 51%

Track / Distance Specialist

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: CAPTAINTREACHEROUS (USA)

Dam: QUEEN OF POP

Rating

1:51.20

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Hard to fault of late. Last start won by a 0.6 m as favourite (Fr2) at this track (1:52.40) beating Speaker Of Peace in NW15000L5 on July 27 at $1.62. Great chance to win again.

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 7	27/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Jason Bartlett	1:52.40	1:52.40	0.6m	$1.62f	7	NW15000L5	$33,382	$16,691	1. Heza Charttopper 2. Speaker Of Peace 3. Wattsup Sunshine
2nd of 8	20/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Jason Bartlett	1:52.20	1:52.20	0.9m	$1.62f	6	NW10000L5	$30,479	$7,620	1. Force Full 2. Heza Charttopper 3. Jett Star
2nd of 8	14/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jason Bartlett	1:52.00	1:52.00	1.5m	$5.95	7	NW11351L5	$30,479	$7,620	1. Udderly Sweet 2. Heza Charttopper 3. Dele Row
5th of 8	7/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Austin Siegelman	1:52.20	1:52.20	12.8m	$9.52	7	NW15000L5	$33,382	$1,669	1. Paris's Dragon 2. Panettone Hanover 3. Coalford Topguy Gb
7th of 7	30/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Austin Siegelman	1:52.10	1:52.10	27.8m	$57	8	NW20000L5	$40,639	-	1. American Dealer 2. Better B Bold 3. Matai Phil
5th of 7	22/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Brent Holland	1:52.30	1:52.30	3.8m	$5.48	13	NW20000L5	$39,052	$1,953	1. Jumpingjackmac 2. My Ultimate Byron 3. Backstreet Shadow

Southwind Celsius (Fr3) 5564612136
Trainer: Nicholas Devita ()
Driver: Austin Siegelman
Prize Money: $372,449
Win / Place: 23% / 47%

5 yo Brown Horse

Sire: CAPTAIN CRUNCH (USA)

Dam: CUT AND PASTE

Rating

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:49.40

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Won three starts back at this track over 1609m NW15000L5 on July 21. Last time out 6th (Fr2) over 1609m at this track, well beaten by Best Chip (1:50.20) in 3-6 YO OPN on August 4 at $53.35. Capable of more than he has shown recently. Respect.

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 6	4/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Austin Siegelman	1:50.20	1:50.20	145.5m	$53	7	3-6 YO OPN	$61,341	-	1. Best Chip 2. Mac's Delight 3. Howlenthehills
3rd of 8	28/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Matt Kakaley	1:53.10	1:53.10	7.5m	$11	7	NW22481L5	$40,639	$4,877	1. Sugar Man 2. Boston Bound 3. Southwind Celsius
1st of 8	21/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Brent Holland	1:51.40	1:51.40	1.5m	$36	7	NW15000L5	$33,382	$16,691	1. Southwind Celsius 2. Lyons Franky J 3. Whats Stanley Got
2nd of 7	14/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Matt Kakaley	1:53.30	1:53.30	2.3m	$3.93	7	NW8041L5	$27,576	$6,894	1. Missed The Truth 2. Southwind Celsius 3. Its A Me Mario
1st of 8	7/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Tyler Buter	1:54.20	1:54.20	9.0m	$3.88	7	NW5051L5	$21,771	$10,885	1. Southwind Celsius 2. Discoveringthehunt 3. Hp Momentum
6th of 8	30/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Colin Kelly	1:54.40	1:54.40	15.8m	$5.71	10	NW7500L5	$27,576	-	1. Wattsup Sunshine 2. Sweethomealabama 3. Finvarra

Backstreet Shadow (Fr4) 2743134456
Trainer: Travis Alexander ()
Driver: Matt Kakaley
Prize Money: $1,086,282
Win / Place: 21% / 56%

11 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SHADOW PLAY (USA)

Dam: BACKSTREET SWEETIE

Rating

1:47.20

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Recent efforts haven't been up to his best. Last start 6th (Fr4) over 1609m at this track, beaten 7 m by Sterling Choice (1:50.30) in NW30000L5 on July 27 at $23.37. The run previous 5th (Fr4) over 1609m at this track beaten 11 m by Mac's Delight (1:53.00) in NW33876L5 on July 20 at $14.66. Expecting a spike in form this time.

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 8	27/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Matt Kakaley	1:50.30	1:50.30	7.5m	$23	7	NW30000L5	$47,896	-	1. Sterling Choice 2. Chase H Hanover 3. Kwick Sand
5th of 6	20/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Matt Kakaley	1:53.00	1:53.00	11.3m	$15	9	NW33876L5	$47,896	$2,395	1. Mac's Delight 2. Young Bluey 3. Kwick Sand
4th of 6	11/7/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Matt Kakaley	1:49.20	1:49.20	8.3m	$11	11	NW22000L5	$30,479	$2,438	1. Congressional 2. Smooth Dream 3. American Fling
4th of 8	30/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Matt Kakaley	1:52.00	1:52.00	18.0m	$4.02	8	NW20000L5	$40,639	$3,251	1. Gorgeous Big Guy 2. Downbythewater 3. Kwick Sand
3rd of 7	22/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Matt Kakaley	1:52.30	1:52.30	1.5m	$21	7	NW20000L5	$39,052	$4,686	1. Jumpingjackmac 2. My Ultimate Byron 3. Backstreet Shadow
1st of 7	15/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Matt Kakaley	1:53.40	1:53.40	3.0m	$1.54f	9	NW15000L5	$32,078	$16,039	1. Backstreet Shadow 2. Coalford Topguy Gb 3. Collective Works

Matai Phil N (Fr5) 2471233651
Trainer: Agostino Abbatiello (PUKEKOHE)
Driver: Colin Kelly
Prize Money: $244,869
Win / Place: 20% / 52%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: WASHINGTON VC (USA)

Dam: MATAI KATIE (NZ)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

55: 11-9-9

Distance

38: 7-8-5

Trk/Dst

34: 5-7-5

Track

34: 5-7-5

Season

23: 4-5-4

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 2-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-0

Metro

12: 2-1-2

Non-Metro

43: 9-8-7

Mobile

13: 3-0-2

Standing

5: 1-1-2

All-Weather

55: 11-9-9

Slushy

1: 0-1-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:51.00

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Last start won by 4.5 m as favourite (Fr5) at Tioga Downs (1:51.30) beating Livonjaxandqueens in OPEN on July 26 at $1.99. Worth plenty of thought.

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	26/7/26	Tioga Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Lauren Tritton	1:51.30	1:51.30	4.5m	$1.99f	5	OPEN	$21,045	$10,522	1. Matai Phil 2. Livonjaxandqueens 3. Red Blooded
5th of 8	21/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Tyler Buter	1:52.20	1:52.20	9.8m	$39	7	NW16596L5	$33,382	$1,669	1. Udderly Sweet 2. Boston Bound 3. Keayang Kamikaze
6th of 7	14/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Tyler Buter	1:53.30	1:53.30	22.5m	$15	7	NW20000L5	$40,639	-	1. Aroda 2. Resilient 3. Churchviewfrankl
3rd of 8	7/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Brent Holland	1:52.10	1:52.10	15.0m	$9.93	7	NW20000L5	$40,639	$4,877	1. Mac's Delight 2. Moment Is Here 3. Matai Phil
3rd of 7	30/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Tyler Buter	1:52.10	1:52.10	14.3m	$3.61	16	NW20000L5	$40,639	$4,877	1. American Dealer 2. Better B Bold 3. Matai Phil
2nd of 8	14/6/26	Tioga Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Braxten Boyd	1:50.10	1:50.10	3.8m	$1.92f	7	OPEN	$23,013	$5,753	1. Flag Party 2. Matai Phil 3. Federer

Whats Stanley Got A (Fr6) 1785651332
Trainer: Cory Stratton (Berringa)
Driver: Jordan Stratton
Prize Money: $939,547
Win / Place: 16% / 53%

9 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: HESTON BLUE CHIP (USA)

Dam: WHATS NERO GOT (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

174: 29-38-26

Distance

112: 23-21-18

Trk/Dst

94: 19-18-16

Track

98: 19-19-16

Season

21: 5-3-3

1st Up

5: 1-2-1

2nd Up

5: 1-1-2

3rd Up

5: 1-0-1

Metro

28: 2-8-4

Non-Metro

146: 27-30-22

Mobile

64: 8-17-8

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

174: 29-38-26

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.20

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Nine-year-old gelding been racing consistently with 3 consecutive minor placings. Good effort last outing 2nd (Fr8) over 1609m at this track, beaten 0.9 m by Sumomentsomwhere (1:53.20) in NW15301L5 on July 28 at $60.03. Not keen on his chances.

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	28/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Jordan Stratton	1:53.20	1:53.20	0.9m	$60	7	NW15301L5	$33,382	$8,345	1. Sumomentsomwhere 2. Whats Stanley Got 3. Force Full
3rd of 8	21/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Jordan Stratton	1:51.40	1:51.40	3.0m	$10	7	NW15000L5	$33,382	$4,006	1. Southwind Celsius 2. Lyons Franky J 3. Whats Stanley Got
3rd of 8	14/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Jordan Stratton	1:52.40	1:52.40	9.0m	$2.07f	9	NW10000L5	$30,479	$3,657	1. Boston Bound 2. Lyons Franky J 3. Whats Stanley Got
1st of 8	5/7/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Braxten Boyd	1:51.00	1:51.00	0.6m	$1.40f	17	NW6500L5	$15,965	$7,983	1. Whats Stanley Got 2. Cruzin America 3. Boardwalk Bet
5th of 7	18/6/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Cory Stratton	1:50.20	1:50.20	15.0m	$2.00f	10	NW10000L4	$30,683	$1,534	1. Wild Bill Wyatt 2. Full Metal Jacket 3. It's In The Stars
6th of 7	8/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jordan Stratton	1:51.10	1:51.10	15.8m	$62	7	NW30000L5	$46,025	-	1. Sweet Beach Life 2. Soho Firestone 3. Little Willy

Forward Flash (Fr7) 3211163616
Trainer: Kelvin Harrison ()
Driver: Jim Marohn (Jnr)
Prize Money: $213,652
Win / Place: 33% / 76%

Distance Specialist

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: IN THE ARSENAL

Dam: SUMMER BAY

Rating

1:51.30

Driver Stats

Comments

Failed to impress last start; 6th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track, beaten 13 m by Chase H Hanover (1:51.30) in NW30000L5 on August 10 at $39.15. Showed ability the outing before when he won by 1.5 m as favourite (Fr1) at this track (1:51.30) beating Howlenthehills in NW23251L5 on July 21 at $2.87. One of the better hopes.

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 8	10/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jim Marohn (Jnr)	1:51.30	1:51.30	13.5m	$39	20	NW30000L5	$47,076	-	1. Chase H Hanover 2. Kwick Sand 3. Jumpingjackmac
1st of 7	21/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jim Marohn (Jnr)	1:51.30	1:51.30	1.5m	$2.87f	7	NW23251L5	$40,639	$20,319	1. Forward Flash 2. Howlenthehills 3. The Ideal Dancer
6th of 8	14/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Jim Marohn (Jnr)	1:53.00	1:53.00	7.5m	$50	7	NW20000L5	$40,639	-	1. Paris's Dragon 2. Panettone Hanover 3. Soho Dow Jones
3rd of 7	7/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Pat Lachance	1:52.20	1:52.20	3.8m	$26	14	NW23101L5	$40,639	$4,877	1. Downbythewater 2. Kwick Sand 3. Forward Flash
6th of 7	23/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Jordan Stratton	1:52.40	1:52.40	18.0m	$3.51	14	NW23101L5	$39,052	-	1. Evileye Fleegle 2. Blue Lou 3. Hemsworth
1st of 6	9/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Jordan Stratton	1:52.10	1:52.10	0.9m	$5.57	7	NW16841L5	$32,078	$16,039	1. Forward Flash 2. Thirsty Thursday 3. Hemsworth

Resilient N (Fr8) 21331x4246
Trainer: Joe Bongiorno (Wanora)
Driver: Joe Bongiorno
Prize Money: $116,196
Win / Place: 18% / 52%

5 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: TERROR TO LOVE (NZ)

Dam: WOMAN IN BLACK (NZ)

Rating

2: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:51.50

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Last start 6th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track beaten 20 m by Bourbon County (1:51.10) in NW20000L5 on August 4 at $5.42. Two runs back 4th (Fr4) over 1609m at this track, beaten 9 m by Railroad Station (1:52.00) in NW20000L5 on July 27 at $3.46. Fully tested.

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	4/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Brent Holland	1:51.10	1:51.10	20.3m	$5.42	8	NW20000L5	$39,943	-	1. Bourbon County 2. Star Casino 3. Railroad Station
4th of 8	27/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Joe Bongiorno	1:52.00	1:52.00	9.0m	$3.46	13	NW20000L5	$40,639	$3,251	1. Railroad Station 2. Better B Bold 3. Speculating
2nd of 7	14/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Joe Bongiorno	1:53.30	1:53.30	0.3m	$1.28f	14	NW20000L5	$40,639	$10,160	1. Aroda 2. Resilient 3. Churchviewfrankl
4th of 8	30/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Joe Bongiorno	1:53.00	1:53.00	3.8m	$8.23	129	NW23671L5	$40,639	$3,251	1. Banderas 2. Aye Aye Captain 3. Escape To America
129 Day Spell
1st of 9	21/2/26	Albion Park	1660m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	J MacDonald	1:55.30	1:51.8	10.3m	$5.50	7	B 5 NR 55 or better	$16,000	$9,135	1. Resilient 2. Commodore Jujon 3. O B Legal
3rd of 9	14/2/26	Albion Park	2138m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Tom Callaghan	2:32.90	1:55.1	17.0m	$31	7	B 5 NR 55 or better	$21,380	$1,733	1. Final Deadline 2. My Ultimate Flynn 3. Resilient

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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