Neds - Form Guide

Vite Monet (Fr1) 9276924316
Trainer: Chris Judd (Spring Farm)
Driver: Jye Coney (C)
Prize Money: $148,470
Win / Place: 24% / 51%

Track / Distance Specialist

Driver Flying

5 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: WARRAWEE NEEDY (CAN)

Dam: ARTISTA LOMBO (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

41: 10-8-3

Distance

16: 6-3-0

Trk/Dst

15: 5-3-0

Track

38: 8-7-3

Season

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

6: 3-1-1

2nd Up

6: 4-1-0

3rd Up

6: 1-0-1

Metro

38: 8-7-3

Non-Metro

3: 2-1-0

Mobile

41: 10-8-3

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

41: 10-8-3

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.71

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

9: 2-1-1

Driver Last 50

50: 10-3-8

Comments

Last start 6th (Fr2) over 2300m at this track beaten 11 m by Glitter Aint Gold (2:40.80) in LR on August 8 at $51. Two runs back won by a head when quickly away, (Fr4) at this track (2:44.20) beating Mike Ross in on July 25 at $4.33 at the bell was leading 2.66. Will not find this easy. Hard to enthuse.

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
6th of 10	8/8/26	Menangle	2300m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Jye Coney	2:40.80	1:52.5	11.6m	$51	14	No NR	$30,600	$594	1. Glitter Aint Gold 2. Louie Lou I NZ 3. Better Eclipse
1st of 10	25/7/26	Menangle	2300m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Jye Coney	2:44.20	1:54.9	0.2m	$4.33	4	NR up to 95	$20,400	$10,692	1. Vite Monet 2. Mike Ross NZ 3. Dom Toretto NZ
3rd of 10	21/7/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Jye Coney	1:52.70	1:52.7	1.3m	$3.60f	7	7 5K/5 Starts	$10,000	$1,067	1. Ravishing Sloy 2. Rocknroll Hammer NZ 3. Vite Monet
4th of 10	14/7/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Cameron Hart	1:52.30	1:52.3	6.6m	$2.10f	7	7 5K/5 Starts	$10,000	$582	1. Ravishing Sloy 2. Unfazed NZ 3. Double Fear
2nd of 10	7/7/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Cameron Hart	1:50.40	1:50.4	0.3m	$2.80f	10	7 5K/5 Starts	$10,000	$1,649	1. Double Act 2. Vite Monet 3. Dom Toretto NZ
1st of 4	4/7/26	Menangle	1609m			-	Jack Callaghan	1:56.40	-	6.8m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Vite Monet 2. Oakie Smokeshow 3. Jilliby Fabio

South Seas Rock Nz (Fr2) 3382167585
Trainer: Seaton Grima (Llandilo)
Driver: Joshua Gallagher
Prize Money: $156,713
Win / Place: 20% / 44%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: A ROCKNROLL DANCE (USA)

Dam: FIRE DANCER (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

68: 14-11-5

Distance

7: 1-0-1

Trk/Dst

7: 1-0-1

Track

12: 1-1-2

Season

3: 0-0-0

1st Up

9: 3-0-0

2nd Up

8: 0-1-0

3rd Up

7: 1-1-0

Metro

14: 1-2-2

Non-Metro

54: 13-9-3

Mobile

55: 14-11-4

Standing

13: 0-0-1

All-Weather

63: 14-9-5

Slushy

3: 2-0-0

Grass

5: 0-2-0

Best Mile

1:52.96

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

1: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 9-5-4

Comments

Well beaten last start by Captains Knock, who he meets again; when 15 metres fifth at this track over 1609m in a race on August 15. Not keen.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

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 10	15/8/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Seaton Grima	1:49.40	1:49.4	15.3m	$81	7	No NR	$20,400	$792	1. Captains Knock 2. Ripp 3. Captain Bellasario
8th of 10	8/8/26	Menangle	2300m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Seaton Grima	2:40.80	1:52.5	13.6m	$101	7	No NR	$30,600	$594	1. Glitter Aint Gold 2. Louie Lou I NZ 3. Better Eclipse
5th of 10	1/8/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Joshua Gallagher	1:51.90	1:51.9	5.1m	$41	7	No NR	$30,600	$1,188	1. Glitter Aint Gold 2. Betterthancash NZ 3. Lux Aeterna
7th of 10	25/7/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Seaton Grima	1:50.50	1:50.5	10.4m	$21	7	No NR	$20,400	$396	1. Huta NZ 2. Smoken Ace NZ 3. Piccadilly Pete NZ
6th of 9	18/7/26	Menangle	2300m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Seaton Grima	2:43.60	1:54.5	11.1m	$18	8	No NR	$20,400	$396	1. Sao Paulo Simba 2. Sinaloa 3. Betterthancash NZ
1st of 10	10/7/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Seaton Grima	1:53.00	1:53.0	0.2m	$1.90f	6	NR up to 80	$11,830	$6,201	1. South Seas Rock NZ 2. Michaywey 3. Huxton NZ

Smooth Buzz (Fr3) 6856818299
Trainer: Steve Turnbull (The Lagoon)
Driver: Jett Turnbull (C)
Prize Money: $192,067
Win / Place: 21% / 55%

Distance Specialist

Driver Flying

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: HUNTSVILLE (USA)

Dam: OUR APACHEE MISS (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

84: 18-19-10

Distance

17: 6-3-1

Trk/Dst

4: 0-0-0

Track

26: 1-4-3

Season

3: 0-1-0

1st Up

6: 1-1-1

2nd Up

6: 2-1-0

3rd Up

6: 0-3-2

Metro

26: 1-4-3

Non-Metro

58: 17-15-7

Mobile

84: 18-19-10

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

84: 18-19-10

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:53.17

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

19: 6-5-2

Driver Last 50

50: 13-11-6

Comments

Well beaten last start by Captains Knock, who he meets again; when 20 metres ninth at this track over 1609m in a race on August 15. Not keen on his chances in this field.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

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
9th of 10	15/8/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Isobel Ross	1:49.40	1:49.4	20.1m	$81	7	No NR	$20,400	$396	1. Captains Knock 2. Ripp 3. Captain Bellasario
9th of 10	8/8/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Chloe Formosa	1:52.00	1:52.0	6.2m	$12	7	NR up to 95	$20,400	$396	1. Jorge Street 2. Smoken Ace NZ 3. Alta William
2nd of 8	1/8/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Jett Turnbull	1:52.40	1:52.4	3.2m	$23	7	NR up to 95	$20,400	$3,366	1. Better Eclipse 2. Smooth Buzz 3. Cassius Deck
8th of 10	25/7/26	Menangle	2300m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr10	Amanda Turnbull	2:41.80	1:53.2	15.4m	$126	10	NR up to 95	$20,400	$396	1. No Notthebuttons 2. Dessie Gee 3. Better Eclipse
1st of 8	15/7/26	Bathurst	1730m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Amanda Turnbull	2:04.10	1:55.4	0.2m	$4.00	11	No NR	$11,830	$6,201	1. Smooth Buzz 2. Baxter Red 3. Cassius Deck
8th of 10	4/7/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Jett Turnbull	1:52.40	1:52.4	13.1m	$34	17	No NR	$20,400	$396	1. Huta NZ 2. South Seas Rock NZ 3. Alta William

Bainbridge (Fr-) 3353163890
Trainer: James Rattray (Exeter)
Driver: James Rattray
Prize Money: $193,388
Win / Place: 25% / 54%

Driver In Form

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: CAPTAINTREACHEROUS (USA)

Dam: MISS FANTASTIC (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

48: 12-6-8

Distance

6: 0-2-0

Trk/Dst

4: 0-1-0

Track

34: 8-5-3

Season

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

5: 1-2-1

2nd Up

5: 3-1-0

3rd Up

4: 1-1-0

Metro

34: 8-5-3

Non-Metro

14: 4-1-5

Mobile

48: 12-6-8

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

48: 12-6-8

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.37

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

41: 11-5-7

Driver Last 50

50: 5-9-11

Comments

Didn't do much last time out, was well back in the run when 10th (Fr10) over 1609m at this track, beaten 11 m by Jorge Street (1:52.00) on August 8 at $8.50. Before that 9th (Fr8) over 1609m after showing early speed at this track, beaten 30 m by Sinaloa (1:50.10) on June 20 at $6.50. Has the task ahead.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

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
10th of 10	8/8/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr10	James Rattray	1:52.00	1:52.0	11.5m	$8.50	49	NR up to 95	$20,400	$396	1. Jorge Street 2. Smoken Ace NZ 3. Alta William
49 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 5	29/7/26	Menangle	1609m			-	Taylah Osmond	1:53.80	-	5.6m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Coastal Drive 2. Catchafire NZ 3. Golly Gee Fellas
9th of 9	20/6/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	James Rattray	1:50.10	1:50.1	30.1m	$6.50	7	NR up to 95	$20,400	$400	1. Sinaloa 2. Huta NZ 3. Betterthancash NZ
8th of 9	13/6/26	Menangle	2300m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	James Rattray	2:40.20	1:52.1	9.8m	$61	15	No NR	$20,400	$400	1. Ubetcha Tigerpie 2. Double Lou 3. Marketplace NZ
3rd of 9	29/5/26	Wagga	1740m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	James Rattray	2:02.40	1:53.2	5.1m	$2.60	27	No NR	$11,830	$1,276	1. Dangerous 2. Gunna Reload 3. Bainbridge
6th of 10	2/5/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	James Rattray	1:49.70	1:49.7	9.3m	$26	15	No NR	$20,400	$400	1. Ripp 2. Jilliby Nitro 3. Piccadilly Pete NZ

Captain Bellasario (Fr4) 5714609553
Trainer: Luke McCarthy (Cobbitty)
Driver: Luke McCarthy
Prize Money: $243,851
Win / Place: 22% / 45%

Driver / Horse Combo

Driver Flying

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: CAPTAINTREACHEROUS (USA)

Dam: BELLASARIO (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

66: 15-9-6

Distance

4: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

4: 1-0-0

Track

20: 4-0-1

Season

2: 0-0-1

1st Up

10: 5-1-1

2nd Up

8: 0-4-1

3rd Up

8: 2-1-1

Metro

44: 10-5-3

Non-Metro

22: 5-4-3

Mobile

66: 15-9-6

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

66: 15-9-6

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.98

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

7: 3-0-1

Driver Last 50

50: 11-5-5

Comments

Eight-year-old gelding showed improvement last time. 3rd (Fr1) over 1609m after showing early pace at this track, beaten 14 m by Captains Knock (1:49.40) on August 15 at $16. The race before was not as impressive when beaten by 5 m finishing fifth after being driven well back, behind Jorge Street at this track over 1609m on August 8 at $14. Facing a tough assignment this time around.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

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 10	15/8/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Luke McCarthy	1:49.40	1:49.4	14.8m	$16	7	No NR	$20,400	$2,178	1. Captains Knock 2. Ripp 3. Captain Bellasario
5th of 10	8/8/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr9	Jack Callaghan	1:52.00	1:52.0	5.0m	$14	14	NR up to 95	$20,400	$792	1. Jorge Street 2. Smoken Ace NZ 3. Alta William
5th of 10	25/7/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Jack Callaghan	1:50.50	1:50.5	7.4m	$21	14	No NR	$20,400	$792	1. Huta NZ 2. Smoken Ace NZ 3. Piccadilly Pete NZ
9th of 9	11/7/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Jack Callaghan	1:50.00	1:50.0	27.3m	$15	14	No NR	$30,600	$594	1. Glitter Aint Gold 2. Jorge Street 3. Piccadilly Pete NZ
10th of 10	27/6/26	Menangle	2300m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Jack Callaghan	2:42.10	1:53.4	74.5m	$21	35	No NR	$30,600	$600	1. Glitter Aint Gold 2. Ripp 3. Dance With Carmer
35 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 9	17/6/26	Menangle	1609m			-	Jack Callaghan	1:50.00	-	2.5m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Captain Bellasario 2. Jaxon Beach 3. Fasting

Huta Nz (Fr5) 4x97421819
Trainer: Jason Grimson (Menangle Park)
Driver: Cameron Hart
Prize Money: $144,373
Win / Place: 29% / 43%

Driver / Horse Combo

6 yo Bay Horse

Sire: ALWAYS B MIKI (USA)

Dam: HOLME FIRE (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

48: 14-4-3

Distance

11: 2-1-1

Trk/Dst

8: 2-0-0

Track

22: 7-2-0

Season

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

5: 1-0-0

2nd Up

4: 1-0-0

3rd Up

4: 1-1-0

Metro

22: 7-2-0

Non-Metro

26: 7-2-3

Mobile

48: 14-4-3

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

48: 14-4-3

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.49

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

5: 2-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 7-8-5

Comments

Failed to impress last start; surrendered the lead and finished 9th (Fr5) over 2300m after showing early speed at this track, beaten 14 m by Glitter Aint Gold (2:40.80) in LR on August 8 at $4.20. Showed ability the run before when he won by 5 m when quickly away, (Fr6) at this track (1:50.50) beating Smoken Ace in on July 25 at $6.50 at the bell was leading 5.82. Better than the last run and can improve sharply.

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
9th of 10	8/8/26	Menangle	2300m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Cameron Hart	2:40.80	1:52.5	14.5m	$4.20	14	No NR	$30,600	$594	1. Glitter Aint Gold 2. Louie Lou I NZ 3. Better Eclipse
1st of 10	25/7/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Jye Coney	1:50.50	1:50.5	4.9m	$6.50	14	No NR	$20,400	$10,692	1. Huta NZ 2. Smoken Ace NZ 3. Piccadilly Pete NZ
8th of 9	11/7/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr9	Jye Coney	1:50.00	1:50.0	24.9m	$6.50	7	No NR	$30,600	$594	1. Glitter Aint Gold 2. Jorge Street 3. Piccadilly Pete NZ
1st of 10	4/7/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Jye Coney	1:52.40	1:52.4	4.1m	$1.80f	14	No NR	$20,400	$10,692	1. Huta NZ 2. South Seas Rock NZ 3. Alta William
2nd of 9	20/6/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Vaughan Duncan	1:50.10	1:50.1	3.3m	$3.30	7	NR up to 95	$20,400	$3,400	1. Sinaloa 2. Huta NZ 3. Betterthancash NZ
4th of 10	13/6/26	Menangle	2300m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Vaughan Duncan	2:41.20	1:52.8	8.5m	$5.00	7	NR up to 95	$20,400	$1,200	1. Im The Falcon NZ 2. Double It Harry 3. South Seas Rock NZ

Ubetcha Tigerpie (Fr6) 7144147060
Trainer: Michael Stanley (Burrumbeet)
Driver: Michael Stanley
Prize Money: $387,976
Win / Place: 20% / 50%

Track / Distance Specialist

7 yo Brown/Black Gelding

Sire: BETTING LINE (USA)

Dam: BLUCOLLA TIGERPIE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

83: 17-16-9

Distance

11: 5-2-0

Trk/Dst

11: 5-2-0

Track

37: 7-7-1

Season

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

4: 0-0-3

2nd Up

4: 1-2-0

3rd Up

4: 1-0-1

Metro

57: 12-12-2

Non-Metro

26: 5-4-7

Mobile

83: 17-16-9

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

83: 17-16-9

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.70

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

59: 10-10-6

Driver Last 50

50: 8-5-1

Comments

Recent form below what he is capable of. Last start 10th (Fr7) over 1609m at this track, beaten 25 m by Captains Knock (1:49.40) on August 15 at $10. The run before 6th (Fr6) over 2680m after racing wide at Albion Park, beaten 14 m by Call To Order (3:08.90) in G3 on July 18 at $19. This looks a nice assignment so watch for a better run.

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
10th of 10	15/8/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Michael Stanley	1:49.40	1:49.4	27.1m	$10	28	No NR	$20,400	$396	1. Captains Knock 2. Ripp 3. Captain Bellasario
6th of 12	18/7/26	Albion Park	2680m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Michael Stanley	3:08.90	1:53.4	14.7m	$19	7	No NR	$50,000	$750	1. Call To Order 2. Darin NZ 3. The Janitor NZ
10th of 10	11/7/26	Albion Park	2138m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Michael Stanley	2:29.40	1:52.5	51.6m	$31	7	No NR	$40,000	$1,200	1. Dangerous 2. Nyack 3. Attachment
7th of 12	4/7/26	Albion Park	2138m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Michael Stanley	2:28.30	1:51.7	12.4m	$15	7	No NR	$40,000	$1,200	1. Leap To Fame 2. Nyack 3. Tims A Trooper
4th of 10	27/6/26	Menangle	2300m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Michael Stanley	2:42.10	1:53.4	9.8m	$1.80f	14	No NR	$30,600	$1,800	1. Glitter Aint Gold 2. Ripp 3. Dance With Carmer
1st of 9	13/6/26	Menangle	2300m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Michael Stanley	2:40.20	1:52.1	1.8m	$16	50	No NR	$20,400	$10,800	1. Ubetcha Tigerpie 2. Double Lou 3. Marketplace NZ
50 Day Freshen-Up

Captains Knock (Fr7) 11924x9911
Trainer: Jason Grimson (Menangle Park)
Driver: Jason Grimson
Prize Money: $934,400
Win / Place: 39% / 68%

Unbeaten Driver / Horse Combo

Track / Distance Specialist

Driver Flying

6 yo Bay Horse

Sire: CAPTAINTREACHEROUS (USA)

Dam: SCARLETT FINN (NZ)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

73: 29-12-9

Distance

11: 5-1-0

Trk/Dst

10: 4-1-0

Track

42: 18-6-6

Season

2: 2-0-0

1st Up

8: 4-2-1

2nd Up

7: 1-0-2

3rd Up

6: 3-1-1

Metro

58: 19-9-8

Non-Metro

15: 10-3-1

Mobile

73: 29-12-9

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

73: 29-12-9

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:48.20

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

2: 2-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 16-10-6

Comments

Six-year-old entire is racing in fine form. Won his last two outings at this track and Albion Park. Last start won by 8 m as favourite when quickly away, (Fr10) at this track (1:49.40) beating Ripp in on August 15 at $1.65. Leading contender again.

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
1st of 10	15/8/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr10	Jason Grimson	1:49.40	1:49.4	8.1m	$1.65f	14	No NR	$20,400	$10,692	1. Captains Knock 2. Ripp 3. Captain Bellasario
1st of 6	1/8/26	Albion Park	1660m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Jason Grimson	1:52.20	1:48.7	21.9m	$5.50	21	No NR	$20,770	$12,125	1. Captains Knock 2. Cheerstolou 3. Hes No Romeo NZ
9th of 11	11/7/26	Albion Park	2138m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Brad Hewitt	2:28.60	1:51.9	15.7m	$2.00f	7	No NR	$40,000	$1,200	1. Minos NZ 2. Cheerstolou 3. Dashing
9th of 10	4/7/26	Albion Park	2138m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Brad Hewitt	2:30.00	1:52.9	12.7m	$11	85	No NR	$40,000	$1,200	1. Bay Of Biscay 2. Minos NZ 3. Max Delight
85 Day Spell
4th of 5	3/6/26	Menangle	1609m			-	Will Rixon	1:50.10	-	20.8m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Marketplace NZ 2. Ubetcha Tigerpie 3. Hesitate
4th of 10	10/4/26	Cambridge Raceway	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Brad Hewitt	2:34.50	1:53.0	24.0m	$13	21	FFA	$833,333	$70,833	1. Leap To Fame 2. Akuta NZ 3. Swayzee

Max Delight (Fr8) 84313x3284
Trainer: David Aiken (Menangle Park)
Driver: Amanda Turnbull
Prize Money: $2,061,854
Win / Place: 22% / 56%

Driver / Horse Combo

10 yo Bay Horse

Sire: BETTOR'S DELIGHT (USA)

Dam: LADY EUTHENIA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

166: 38-25-30

Distance

17: 5-3-6

Trk/Dst

15: 4-3-5

Track

61: 15-7-13

Season

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

9: 4-3-1

2nd Up

9: 4-2-1

3rd Up

9: 1-2-1

Metro

116: 28-15-20

Non-Metro

50: 10-10-10

Mobile

166: 38-25-30

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

166: 38-25-30

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:48.80

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

4: 2-0-1

Driver Last 50

50: 4-7-1

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr9) over 2300m at this track beaten 4 m by Glitter Aint Gold (2:40.80) in LR on August 8 at $4. Before that, was well back in the run when 8th (Fr4) over 2680m after being wide early at Albion Park, beaten 40 m by Captains Mistress (3:06.20) on July 18 at $71. This looks a suitable assignment.

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
4th of 10	8/8/26	Menangle	2300m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr9	Amanda Turnbull	2:40.80	1:52.5	3.9m	$4.00	21	No NR	$30,600	$1,782	1. Glitter Aint Gold 2. Louie Lou I NZ 3. Better Eclipse
8th of 13	18/7/26	Albion Park	2680m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Will Rixon	3:06.20	1:51.8	40.2m	$71	7	No NR	$1,000,000	$15,000	1. Captains Mistress NZ 2. Leap To Fame 3. Nyack
2nd of 10	11/7/26	Albion Park	2138m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr4	Will Rixon	2:29.50	1:52.5	5.9m	$61	7	No NR	$40,000	$4,800	1. Leap To Fame 2. Max Delight 3. Triedtotellya
3rd of 10	4/7/26	Albion Park	2138m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Will Rixon	2:30.00	1:52.9	1.7m	$5.00	71	No NR	$40,000	$3,200	1. Bay Of Biscay 2. Minos NZ 3. Max Delight
71 Day Spell
3rd of 5	24/6/26	Menangle	1609m			-	Will Rixon	1:51.30	-	3.9m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Cynical 2. Hollywood Strip 3. Max Delight
2nd of 5	10/6/26	Menangle	1609m			-	Will Rixon	1:50.40	-	3.9m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Hesitate 2. Max Delight 3. El Chema NZ

Ripp (Fr9) 7213224942
Trainer: Bernie Hewitt (Georges Plains)
Driver: Jason Hewitt
Prize Money: $410,383
Win / Place: 22% / 51%

7 yo Bay/Brown Gelding

Sire: SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE (USA)

Dam: MUSICAL DELIGHT (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

72: 16-13-8

Distance

13: 3-3-0

Trk/Dst

7: 1-3-0

Track

44: 10-9-6

Season

2: 0-1-0

1st Up

6: 3-1-0

2nd Up

5: 0-2-2

3rd Up

5: 2-1-0

Metro

54: 10-12-7

Non-Metro

18: 6-1-1

Mobile

72: 16-13-8

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

72: 16-13-8

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:49.65

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

9: 0-3-2

Driver Last 50

50: 6-12-4

Comments

Fair run when beaten by 4 m finishing fourth after being driven well back, behind Glitter Aint Gold at this track over 1609m in a LR on August 1 at $6.50. Then a handy effort when beaten by 8 m finishing second after a quick start, behind Captains Knock at this track over 1609m on August 15 at $6.50. Solid top-three prospects.

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
2nd of 10	15/8/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Jason Hewitt	1:49.40	1:49.4	8.1m	$6.50	14	No NR	$20,400	$3,366	1. Captains Knock 2. Ripp 3. Captain Bellasario
4th of 10	1/8/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr9	Jason Hewitt	1:51.90	1:51.9	4.2m	$6.50	7	No NR	$30,600	$1,782	1. Glitter Aint Gold 2. Betterthancash NZ 3. Lux Aeterna
9th of 10	25/7/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr9	Jason Hewitt	1:50.50	1:50.5	16.2m	$2.90f	14	No NR	$20,400	$396	1. Huta NZ 2. Smoken Ace NZ 3. Piccadilly Pete NZ
1st of 2	20/7/26	Bathurst	1730m			-	Jason Hewitt	2:03.80	-	24.9m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Ripp 2. Hes Chiming 3.
4th of 9	11/7/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Jason Hewitt	1:50.00	1:50.0	4.5m	$2.70f	7	No NR	$30,600	$1,782	1. Glitter Aint Gold 2. Jorge Street 3. Piccadilly Pete NZ
2nd of 8	4/7/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Jason Hewitt	1:51.30	1:51.3	8.9m	$3.70	7	No NR	$20,400	$3,366	1. Sao Paulo Simba 2. Ripp 3. Glitter Aint Gold

Better Eclipse (Fr10) x835543134
Trainer: Luke McCarthy (Cobbitty)
Driver: Jack Callaghan
Prize Money: $1,421,783
Win / Place: 23% / 56%

8 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: BETTERTHANCHEDDAR (USA)

Dam: POWER OF ECLIPSE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

110: 26-20-16

Distance

7: 1-1-3

Trk/Dst

7: 1-1-3

Track

20: 3-1-4

Season

3: 1-0-1

1st Up

10: 4-1-2

2nd Up

9: 1-2-2

3rd Up

9: 0-2-2

Metro

81: 17-15-11

Non-Metro

29: 9-5-5

Mobile

104: 25-20-15

Standing

6: 1-0-1

All-Weather

109: 25-20-16

Slushy

1: 0-0-1

Grass

1: 1-0-0

Best Mile

1:47.60

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

7: 1-0-2

Driver Last 50

50: 2-8-7

Comments

Won three starts back at this track over 1609m on August 1. Last start 4th (Fr8) over 1609m at this track beaten 15 m by Captains Knock (1:49.40) on August 15 at $8. Capable of going well on best efforts.

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 10	15/8/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Jack Callaghan	1:49.40	1:49.4	15.3m	$8.00	7	No NR	$20,400	$1,188	1. Captains Knock 2. Ripp 3. Captain Bellasario
3rd of 10	8/8/26	Menangle	2300m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr10	Chris Geary	2:40.80	1:52.5	1.9m	$26	7	No NR	$30,600	$3,267	1. Glitter Aint Gold 2. Louie Lou I NZ 3. Better Eclipse
1st of 8	1/8/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Jack Callaghan	1:52.40	1:52.4	3.2m	$6.50	7	NR up to 95	$20,400	$10,692	1. Better Eclipse 2. Smooth Buzz 3. Cassius Deck
3rd of 10	25/7/26	Menangle	2300m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Jack Callaghan	2:41.80	1:53.2	8.2m	$4.00	14	NR up to 95	$20,400	$2,178	1. No Notthebuttons 2. Dessie Gee 3. Better Eclipse
4th of 9	11/7/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr9	Jack Callaghan	1:50.60	1:50.6	4.1m	$9.00	7	NR up to 95	$20,400	$1,188	1. Perfect Stride NZ 2. Dessie Gee 3. Betterthancash NZ
5th of 10	4/7/26	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr10	Jack Callaghan	1:52.40	1:52.4	11.1m	$7.50	7	No NR	$20,400	$792	1. Huta NZ 2. South Seas Rock NZ 3. Alta William