Neds - Form Guide

Hes Santas Excuse (Fr1) 60867
Trainer: John McDermott (Prebbleton)
Driver: Robbie Close
Prize Money: $69,605
Win / Place: 4.55% / 25%

8 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: Net Ten EOM

Dam: Whats Your Excuse

Dam's Sire: Live Or Die

Rating

Stats

Career

110: 5-12-11

Distance

56: 2-7-4

Trk/Dst

4: 0-0-0

Track

15: 1-0-0

Season

20: 0-0-1

1st Up

5: 1-0-0

2nd Up

5: 0-0-0

3rd Up

4: 0-0-0

Metro

2: 1-0-0

Non-Metro

108: 4-12-11

Mobile

104: 5-12-11

Standing

6: 0-0-0

All-Weather

67: 3-8-5

Slushy

4: 0-0-2

Grass

43: 2-4-6

Left Handed

110: 5-23

Right Handed

0: 0-0

Favourite

8: 0-2-3

2nd Favourite

10: 1-0-1

Best Mile

1:57.50

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

5: 1-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 5-5-10

Gear Changes

Blinds ON, Sliding Blinds OFF [Blinds]

Comments

No excuses when run down at Meth, 12 Apr. Place roughie from ace over the sprint

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	Race Review
7th of 14	12/4/26	Methven	2300m	Mobile	Grass	Fr5	Robbie Close	2:03.8	2:03.8	18.8m	$25	6	5YO+ R35 MOB. PACE	$9,409	$159	1. Jukebox Gypsy 2. Breeny's Conqueror 3. Always Bee Gee	Soon ld,dictated terms,hdd 300m out
6th of 13	6/4/26	Banks Pen	2000m	Mobile	Grass	Fr4	Sam Thornley	2:04.0	2:04.0	7.0m	$28	5	3YO+ R35 to R38 MOB. PACE	$10,175	$175	1. Franco Tim 2. Magical Max 3. Happy Harriet	Nice trip otr,peeled,ran on solidly
8th of 11	1/4/26	Timaru	2100m	Mobile	Grass	Fr7	Sam Thornley	2:03.5	2:03.5	32.3m	$22	10	4YO+ R35 MOB. PACE	$8,932	$159	1. Penny Weight 2. Bautista 3. Ivona Dadic	Wd cvr,prkd,cvr 1300,off,no pickup
12th of 13	22/3/26	Methven	2300m	Mobile	Grass	Fr8	Wilson House	2:04.8	2:04.8	21.0m	$23	7	4YO+ R35 to R39, R40 with cond. MOB. PACE	$10,175	$175	1. Foliejon Star 2. Taumutu Lad 3. Magical Max	Eased,11th otr,5-bk 800,wd tn,plggd
6th of 13	15/3/26	Banks Pen	2000m	Mobile	Grass	Sr11	Sam Thornley	2:03.0	2:03.0	9.4m	$42	14	4YO+ R35 to R36 MOB. PACE	$10,175	$175	1. Logan Rock 2. Radioactive Jaffa 3. Franco Tim	8th otr,3-bk,angled wd 600,stuck on
5th of 13	1/3/26	Rangiora	1950m	Standing	Grass	Fr5	Sam Thornley	2:07.1	2:07.1	14.8m	$67	4	3YO+ R35 to R40 PACE	$10,175	$175	1. Crimson Tide 2. Rapid Response 3. Foliejon Star	5th inr,4-bk 1600,off,steady in mid

Franco Chaplin (Fr2) 00090
Trainer: Ben Waldron (Ashburton)
Driver: Craig Thornley
Prize Money: $11,660
Win / Place: 3.85% / 3.85%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Ultimate Machete

Dam: Cracker Anvil

Dam's Sire: Christian Cullen

Rating

Stats

Career

26: 1-0-0

Distance

6: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

3: 0-0-0

Season

15: 0-0-0

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

26: 1-0-0

Mobile

19: 0-0-0

Standing

7: 1-0-0

All-Weather

7: 1-0-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

19: 0-0-0

Left Handed

26: 1-0

Right Handed

0: 0-0

Favourite

1: 1-0-0

2nd Favourite

1: 0-0-0

Best Mile

2:03.80

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

10: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 3-4-4

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Continues to struggle and stretched attempting first grass placing in 20th start

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	Race Review
12th of 14	12/4/26	Methven	2300m	Mobile	Grass	Fr7	Craig Thornley	2:03.8	2:03.8	37.7m	$69	11	5YO+ R35 MOB. PACE	$9,409	$159	1. Jukebox Gypsy 2. Breeny's Conqueror 3. Always Bee Gee	8th otr,5-bk 900,unable to spark up
9th of 11	1/4/26	Timaru	2100m	Mobile	Grass	Fr5	Craig Thornley	2:03.5	2:03.5	35.0m	$86	31	4YO+ R35 MOB. PACE	$8,932	$159	1. Penny Weight 2. Bautista 3. Ivona Dadic	Left prkd,cvr,3-bk 1300,wd,no dash
31 Day Freshen-Up
14th of 14	1/3/26	Rangiora	1950m	Mobile	Grass	Fr8	Mia Holbrough	2:00.0	2:00.0	64.6m	$68	21	4YO+ R35 to R36 MOB. PACE	$10,350	$175	1. Bettor Go Vinnie 2. Jack's Eyre 3. Prosperity	Wd,eased,rear thru'out,never ran on
10th of 13	8/2/26	Hororata	2300m	Mobile	Grass	Fr8	Craig Thornley	2:10.3	2:10.3	43.0m	$35	2	4YO+ R35 MOB. PACE	$9,250	$159	1. Didjashoutthebar 2. Evidently 3. Hes Santas Excuse	Eased,rear inr,off,wd cvr,no pickup
13th of 13	6/2/26	Amberley	1950m	Mobile	Grass	Fr8	Craig Thornley	2:04.4	2:04.4	25.3m	$47	12	3YO+, with cond. MOB. PACE	$11,563	$199	1. Shanky's Shot 2. Interrorgator 3. Art Jordan	Wd,rough,rear inr,never sparked
8th of 9	25/1/26	Methven	2400m	Mobile	All Weather	1	Craig Thornley	2:05.3	2:05.3	35.0m	$30	7	4YO+ R35 to R36, R37 with cond. MOB. PACE	$9,475	$175	1. Betterwithbling 2. Times Like These 3. Sidorova	Eased,rear inr,plggd past straggler

Sidorova (Fr3) 66898
Trainer: Ross Wilson (Oamaru Raceway)
Driver: John Morrison
Prize Money: $24,217
Win / Place: 2.63% / 26%

5 yo Bay Mare

Sire: Always B Miki

Dam: Isinbayeva

Dam's Sire: Christian Cullen

Rating

Stats

Career

38: 1-4-5

Distance

12: 0-1-2

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Track

3: 0-0-0

Season

15: 0-1-2

1st Up

3: 1-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-0

Metro

2: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

36: 1-4-5

Mobile

38: 1-4-5

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

26: 1-2-4

Slushy

1: 0-0-1

Grass

12: 0-2-1

Left Handed

38: 1-9

Right Handed

0: 0-0

Favourite

0: 0-0-0

2nd Favourite

2: 0-1-0

Best Mile

1:59.60

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 1-7-5

Gear Changes

[Sliding Blinds]

Comments

Battling away in her racees and grabs another handy alley to work with. First 4s

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	Race Review
8th of 14	12/4/26	Methven	2300m	Mobile	Grass	Fr2	Wilson House	2:03.8	2:03.8	19.6m	$27	6	5YO+ R35 MOB. PACE	$9,409	$159	1. Jukebox Gypsy 2. Breeny's Conqueror 3. Always Bee Gee	5th otr,wd,prkd,cvr 900,no pick-up
9th of 13	6/4/26	Banks Pen	2000m	Mobile	Grass	Fr2	John Dunn	2:04.0	2:04.0	12.9m	$34	26	3YO+ R35 to R38 MOB. PACE	$10,175	$175	1. Franco Tim 2. Magical Max 3. Happy Harriet	8th otr,3-bk,wd tn,whacked away gap
8th of 10	11/3/26	Invcargill	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Matthew Williamson	1:59.3	1:59.3	10.5m	$48	7	R35 MOB. PACE	$8,773	$159	1. Itsallaboutthemoney 2. Rockin Roman 3. Pacific Arc	Soon 4pegs,angld trn,fair fin
6th of 10	4/3/26	Oamaru	2000m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Robbie Close	1:57.7	1:57.7	9.4m	$39	7	4YO+ R35 to R37 MOB. PACE	$8,773	$159	1. Flying For Me 2. Bautista 3. Jukebox Gypsy	Parkd,1x1,tight rm,ran on ok
6th of 14	25/2/26	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Robbie Close	1:59.6	1:59.6	24.7m	$31	17	4YO+ R35 MOB. PACE	$7,527	$127	1. Changeforthebeta 2. Radioactive Jaffa 3. Wavewatcher	1x1,prkd,cvr bell,wd 450,plggd away
99th of 3	10/2/26	N Otago HR	2000m	Standing		-	Hayden Douglas	2:43.10	-	-	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Hunter Hills 2. Cloudy 3. 99-Sidorova	-

Lasa (Fr4) 09x86
Trainer: Cran & Chrissie Dalgety (West Melton)
Driver: Carter Dalgety (J)
Prize Money: $21,841
Win / Place: 11% / 44%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Always B Miki

Dam: Luisanabelle Midfrew

Dam's Sire: American Ideal

Rating

Stats

Career

18: 2-3-3

Distance

11: 1-2-1

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Track

6: 0-0-0

Season

9: 1-0-1

1st Up

3: 0-1-1

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-1

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

18: 2-3-3

Mobile

18: 2-3-3

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

8: 1-0-1

Slushy

1: 0-0-0

Grass

10: 1-3-2

Left Handed

18: 2-6

Right Handed

0: 0-0

Favourite

5: 1-1-1

2nd Favourite

5: 1-0-1

Best Mile

2:00.60

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

17: 2-3-2

Driver Last 50

50: 6-6-4

Gear Changes

Sliding Blinds ON [Removable Deafeners, Sliding Blinds]

Comments

Pulled a flat tyre when beaten fave, Sun. Must allown another chance here. Rates

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	Race Review
6th of 8	19/4/26	Cheviot	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Carter Dalgety	1:59.1	1:59.1	22.6m	$2.40	13	5YO+ R35 MOB. PACE	$8,455	$159	1. Stubing 2. Sweet Willow 3. Radioactive Jaffa	1x1,prkd 1650,ld tn,flat tyre,faded
8th of 13	6/4/26	Banks Pen	2000m	Mobile	Grass	Sr10	Carter Dalgety	2:04.0	2:04.0	12.1m	$5.50	144	3YO+ R35 to R38 MOB. PACE	$10,175	$175	1. Franco Tim 2. Magical Max 3. Happy Harriet	10th inr,6-bk,off top,bt stragglers
144 Day Spell
3rd of 5	24/3/26	N Cnty TOA	2000m	Mobile		-	Hope Chmiel	2:36.40	-	2.7m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Larissa Beaudiene 2. Giorgio Denario 3. Lasa	-
8th of 8	17/3/26	M Cant TOA	2400m	Mobile		-	Jonny Cox	3:04.20	-	0m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Flying For Me 2. Cath 3. Sugar Babe	-
9th of 14	13/11/25	Ashburton	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	2	Carter Dalgety	1:57.1	1:57.1	37.7m	$18	6	3YO+ R35 to R37, R38 with cond. MOB. PACE	$15,995	$271	1. Star On The Rocks 2. Hey Tonight 3. Impressive Shard	Eased,rear otr,beat stragglers inr
13th of 13	7/11/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr13	Carter Dalgety	1:57.4	1:57.4	56.5m	$13	26	3YO+ R35 to R39 MOB. PACE	$11,563	$199	1. Elton J 2. Star On The Rocks 3. Samvasa	5bk otr,3wd,postd there,gone tn

Betterwithbling (Fr5) 00076
Trainer: Jesse Wederell (West Melton)
Driver: Thomas Borcoskie (J)
Prize Money: $96,895
Win / Place: 6.67% / 30%

10 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Betterthancheddar

Dam: Reincarnation

Dam's Sire: Holmes Hanover

Rating

Stats

Career

105: 7-10-15

Distance

50: 2-5-8

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Track

12: 1-0-0

Season

17: 1-1-0

1st Up

7: 0-0-1

2nd Up

6: 0-1-0

3rd Up

6: 2-0-1

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

105: 7-10-15

Mobile

100: 6-10-15

Standing

5: 1-0-0

All-Weather

78: 4-8-11

Slushy

6: 0-0-1

Grass

27: 3-2-4

Left Handed

105: 7-25

Right Handed

0: 0-0

Favourite

5: 1-0-0

2nd Favourite

10: 0-2-4

Best Mile

1:59.80

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

4: 1-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 2-2-6

Gear Changes

Removable Deafeners ON [Removable Deafeners, Sliding Blinds]

Comments

Battled on here, 6 Apr before useful Meth attempt. Consider for combos in this.

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	Race Review
6th of 14	12/4/26	Methven	2300m	Mobile	Grass	Fr4	Thomas Borcoskie	2:03.8	2:03.8	12.1m	$49	6	5YO+ R35 MOB. PACE	$9,409	$159	1. Jukebox Gypsy 2. Breeny's Conqueror 3. Always Bee Gee	Wd,eased,buried inr,off,sound mid
7th of 11	6/4/26	Banks Pen	2000m	Mobile	Grass	Sr10	Hayden Douglas	2:02.8	2:02.8	16.7m	$54	15	4YO+ R35 to R40 MOB. PACE JUN.D	$9,825	$175	1. Mostert 2. Down A Hundy 3. Anytime At All	Gun run mrks,flat top,whacked away
12th of 12	22/3/26	Methven	2400m	Standing	Grass	Fr10	Thomas Borcoskie	2:03.7	2:03.7	446.5m	$45	2	4YO+ R35 to R39, with cond. PACE JUN.D	$10,000	$175	1. Carlin 2. Elegant Delight 3. Anytime At All	Blew the start badly,out of action
11th of 12	20/3/26	NZ Metro	2600m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Thomas Borcoskie	1:59.9	1:59.9	40.4m	$162	19	3YO+ R35 to R40 MOB. PACE	$14,545	$255	1. Arma Hunter 2. Captain Cool 3. Route Sixty Six	3-5bk otr,well bk 400,no extra str
13th of 14	1/3/26	Rangiora	1950m	Mobile	Grass	Fr6	Kimberly Butt	2:03.1	2:03.1	40.4m	$14	7	4YO+ R37 to R40, R41 with cond. MOB. PACE	$10,350	$175	1. Summer Rose 2. Jay R Tolkien 3. Katys Shadow	13th otr,8-bk,rear 800,not a hope
7th of 10	22/2/26	Ashburton	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr12	Kimberly Butt	1:58.2	1:58.2	13.2m	$11	28	3YO+ R35 to R39, R40 with cond. MOB. PACE	$9,650	$175	1. Burnham Girl 2. Courage Reactor 3. Twice The Charm	Rear inr,4-bk,off,held up rear,tidy

Motor Mouth (Fr6) 80059
Trainer: Joseph Gray (West Melton)
Driver: Alana Cameron (J)
Prize Money: $115,077
Win / Place: 8.15% / 29%

9 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Sportswriter

Dam: Blah Blah Blah

Dam's Sire: Christian Cullen

Rating

Stats

Career

135: 11-15-14

Distance

67: 5-11-5

Trk/Dst

6: 0-0-0

Track

22: 1-0-0

Season

24: 1-3-1

1st Up

9: 0-1-1

2nd Up

9: 1-0-1

3rd Up

7: 0-1-0

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

134: 11-15-14

Mobile

114: 9-13-12

Standing

21: 2-2-2

All-Weather

75: 4-10-10

Slushy

11: 0-3-1

Grass

60: 7-5-4

Left Handed

135: 11-29

Right Handed

0: 0-0

Favourite

8: 2-1-0

2nd Favourite

10: 2-2-2

Best Mile

1:56.60

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

33: 3-4-1

Driver Last 50

50: 2-7-1

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners]

Comments

Never close after being eased off wide Meth marble. Solid prior here. 1st4 spice

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	Race Review
9th of 14	12/4/26	Methven	2300m	Mobile	Grass	Fr9	Alana Cameron	2:03.8	2:03.8	35.0m	$17	6	5YO+ R35 MOB. PACE	$9,409	$159	1. Jukebox Gypsy 2. Breeny's Conqueror 3. Always Bee Gee	Eased,rear otr,passed tired ones wd
5th of 10	6/4/26	Banks Pen	2170m	Standing	Grass	Fr1	Alana Cameron	2:03.6	2:03.6	10.5m	$40	22	3YO+ R35 to R40 PACE	$9,650	$175	1. Reimburst 2. Archer 3. Mattie Nevin	Wd,4-bk otr,wdst top,battled closer
10th of 13	15/3/26	Banks Pen	2000m	Mobile	Grass	Fr5	Joseph Gray	2:03.0	2:03.0	40.4m	$20	14	4YO+ R35 to R36 MOB. PACE	$10,175	$175	1. Logan Rock 2. Radioactive Jaffa 3. Franco Tim	Prkd,ld,3-bk 1450,couldn't quicken
12th of 14	1/3/26	Rangiora	1950m	Mobile	Grass	Sr11	Alana Cameron	2:00.0	2:00.0	35.0m	$16	10	4YO+ R35 to R36 MOB. PACE	$10,350	$175	1. Bettor Go Vinnie 2. Jack's Eyre 3. Prosperity	Mid otr,shffld,wdst rear,no pick-up
8th of 9	19/2/26	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Dan Roberts	2:00.3	2:00.3	32.3m	$22	4	4YO+ R35 to R45 MOB. PACE	$10,767	$199	1. Lily's A Star 2. Warloch 3. Just Ask Paddy	Trld-3bk inr,held up tn,bt slow 1
4th of 12	15/2/26	Banks Pen	2000m	Mobile	Grass	Fr8	Alana Cameron	2:03.1	2:03.1	1.6m	$24	7	3YO+ R35, R36 with cond. MOB. PACE	$10,000	$600	1. Normie Stead 2. Times Like These 3. Shadow Creek	11th otr,6-bk,wdst top,powered home

Carrera Kahu (Fr7) 75950
Trainer: Tim Fensom (Richmond Park)
Driver: Riley Harrison (J)
Prize Money: $31,572
Win / Place: 7.50% / 17%

5 yo Bay Mare

Sire: Sweet Lou

Dam: Flying Anvil

Dam's Sire: Art Major

Rating

Stats

Career

40: 3-2-2

Distance

12: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

3: 0-0-0

Season

14: 1-1-1

1st Up

4: 0-0-1

2nd Up

4: 0-2-0

3rd Up

4: 0-0-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

40: 3-2-2

Mobile

40: 3-2-2

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

15: 1-0-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

25: 2-2-2

Left Handed

40: 3-4

Right Handed

0: 0-0

Favourite

0: 0-0-0

2nd Favourite

3: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:58.80

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

4: 1-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 5-12-5

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Not a factor when last produced here and needing to deal with another wide alley

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	Race Review
11th of 11	6/4/26	Banks Pen	2000m	Mobile	Grass	Fr8	Sam Payne	2:02.8	2:02.8	35.0m	$52	5	4YO+ R35 to R40 MOB. PACE JUN.D	$9,825	$175	1. Mostert 2. Down A Hundy 3. Anytime At All	9th inr,4-bk 1500,off,no final kick
5th of 11	1/4/26	Timaru	2100m	Mobile	Grass	Fr1	Riley Harrison	2:03.5	2:03.5	18.6m	$18	7	4YO+ R35 MOB. PACE	$8,932	$159	1. Penny Weight 2. Bautista 3. Ivona Dadic	4 & 5-bk mrks,off,useful effort mid
9th of 9	25/3/26	Ashburton	2400m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Riley Harrison	1:59.9	1:59.9	21.3m	$8.60	17	5YO+ R35 MOB. PACE	$6,891	$127	1. Ar Gee Rulz 2. Stubing 3. The Highlander	6th inr,4-bk 1900,failed to quicken
5th of 13	8/3/26	Reefton	2450m	Mobile	Grass	Fr8	Sheree Tomlinson	2:04.5	2:04.5	8.6m	$47	2	3YO+ R35 to R38, R39 with cond. MOB. PACE	$10,637	$183	1. Prosperity 2. Evidently 3. Franco Tim	Eased,6bk inr,off,3wd cvr,solid wd
7th of 12	6/3/26	Westport	2600m	Mobile	Grass	Sr10	Sheree Tomlinson	2:03.7	2:03.7	19.1m	$18	49	3YO+ R35 to R39, R40 with cond. MOB. PACE	$10,455	$183	1. Amici 2. Unico Realta 3. A Better Jackalack	4-5bk inr,off tn,tight,good from bk
49 Day Freshen-Up
3rd of 3	1/3/26	Nelson OTB	2400m	Mobile		-	Steven Fensom	3:03.30	-	2m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Amalfi 2. Sargent Henry 3. Carrera Kahu	-

Santanna Mach (Fr8) 40753
Trainer: Michael House (Prebbleton)
Driver: Wilson House (J)
Prize Money: $262,977
Win / Place: 9.12% / 31%

12 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Santanna Blue Chip

Dam: Talk To Me Mach

Dam's Sire: Mach Three

Rating

Stats

Career

274: 25-29-31

Distance

114: 11-13-14

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

6: 0-0-0

Season

32: 2-3-2

1st Up

6: 0-0-1

2nd Up

5: 0-1-2

3rd Up

5: 0-1-1

Metro

13: 1-1-0

Non-Metro

261: 24-28-31

Mobile

186: 17-27-24

Standing

88: 8-2-7

All-Weather

226: 20-24-30

Slushy

19: 0-2-2

Grass

48: 5-5-1

Left Handed

265: 25-59

Right Handed

9: 0-1

Favourite

12: 7-1-2

2nd Favourite

17: 0-6-3

Best Mile

1:57.40

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

92: 8-8-6

Driver Last 50

50: 3-3-7

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Run down on the Ruakaka grass. Just the solitary placing here and draw no assist

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	Race Review
3rd of 8	6/4/26	Auckland	2100m	Mobile	Grass	Fr5	Cheree Wigg	2:08.1	2:08.1	14.5m	$5.30	6	3YO+ R35 to R40 MOB. PACE	$8,455	$864	1. Commander Lincoln 2. Benson Dude 3. Santanna Mach	Wd,made ld 1600,dictated,run down
5th of 9	31/3/26	Manawatu	2000m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Kate Coppins	2:00.5	2:00.5	15.9m	$11	2	R35 to R38 MOB. PACE	$9,475	$175	1. Baltic Star 2. Indisposed 3. Benson Dude	Trld,3-bk,prkd 1300,cvr bell,steady
7th of 9	29/3/26	Manawatu	2000m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr9	Harrison Orange	2:01.5	2:01.5	9.4m	$7.00	11	3YO+ R35 to R38 MOB. PACE	$10,336	$191	1. Who's Your Dragon 2. Indisposed 3. Baltic Star	Nice trip otr,flat 400,whacked away
11th of 13	18/3/26	NZ Metro	2000m	Standing	All Weather	Fr12	Wilson House	2:01.5	2:01.5	19.6m	$21	21	4YO+ R35 to R40 PACE	$7,400	$127	1. Goorambat Art 2. Country Gold 3. Blackjack	9th inr,4-bk bell,off,plggd in gap
4th of 10	25/2/26	NZ Metro	2600m	Standing	All Weather	Fr6	Wilson House	2:05.6	2:05.6	11.6m	$7.00	3	4YO+ R35 to R40 PACE	$7,018	$436	1. My Skatjie 2. Archer 3. Country Gold	Into trail,3-bk 2000,off,steady mid
4th of 10	22/2/26	Ashburton	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr11	Olivia Thornley	1:58.2	1:58.2	10.2m	$30	7	3YO+ R35 to R39, R40 with cond. MOB. PACE	$9,650	$600	1. Burnham Girl 2. Courage Reactor 3. Twice The Charm	Eased,wd cvr rear 600,ran on wdst

The Highlander (Fr9) 77473
Trainer: Darryn Simpson (Motukarara)
Driver: Blair Orange
Prize Money: $39,482
Win / Place: 3.70% / 18%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Highview Tommy

Dam: Take A Glance

Dam's Sire: Live Or Die

Rating

Stats

Career

81: 3-2-10

Distance

49: 1-0-5

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Track

11: 0-0-0

Season

23: 0-1-4

1st Up

5: 0-0-0

2nd Up

4: 0-1-0

3rd Up

4: 0-0-1

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

81: 3-2-10

Mobile

70: 3-2-8

Standing

11: 0-0-2

All-Weather

45: 1-1-5

Slushy

4: 0-0-0

Grass

36: 2-1-5

Left Handed

81: 3-12

Right Handed

0: 0-0

Favourite

3: 1-0-1

2nd Favourite

5: 1-0-1

Best Mile

1:59.50

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

8: 0-0-2

Driver Last 50

50: 4-8-9

Gear Changes

[Blinds]

Comments

Fought well from markers at Ash. Nil record at this venue and draw to need luck.

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	Race Review
3rd of 9	25/3/26	Ashburton	2400m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Blair Orange	1:59.9	1:59.9	8.6m	$4.10	7	5YO+ R35 MOB. PACE	$6,891	$691	1. Ar Gee Rulz 2. Stubing 3. The Highlander	3rd inr,3-bk 1900,stout along mrks
7th of 10	18/3/26	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Blair Orange	1:58.3	1:58.3	26.9m	$3.60	14	5YO+ Up to & including R35 MOB. PACE	$7,018	$127	1. Sofia Rose 2. Miss Woodville 3. Enya Franco	Trld,3-bk 1700,held up badly,forget
4th of 10	4/3/26	Oamaru	2000m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Blair Orange	1:57.7	1:57.7	3.8m	$24	7	4YO+ R35 to R37 MOB. PACE	$8,773	$545	1. Flying For Me 2. Bautista 3. Jukebox Gypsy	Last,3w 1000,postd,fght well
7th of 14	25/2/26	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr9	Blair Orange	1:59.6	1:59.6	25.0m	$11	10	4YO+ R35 MOB. PACE	$7,527	$127	1. Changeforthebeta 2. Radioactive Jaffa 3. Wavewatcher	Eased,rear inr,made grnd along pegs
7th of 12	15/2/26	Banks Pen	2000m	Mobile	Grass	Fr6	Robbie Close	2:03.1	2:03.1	5.1m	$11	7	3YO+ R35, R36 with cond. MOB. PACE	$10,000	$175	1. Normie Stead 2. Times Like These 3. Shadow Creek	9th pegs,4-bk,off,fght on,never clr
9th of 13	8/2/26	Hororata	2300m	Mobile	Grass	Fr7	Sheree Tomlinson	2:10.3	2:10.3	18.8m	$6.90	2	4YO+ R35 MOB. PACE	$9,250	$159	1. Didjashoutthebar 2. Evidently 3. Hes Santas Excuse	11th otr,wd cvr 1600,4w 450,fght on

Putere Boy (Sr1) 89625
Trainer: Brent McIntyre (Riversdale)
Driver: Jonny Cox
Prize Money: $18,032
Win / Place: 10% / 25%

5 yo Black Gelding

Sire: Ultimate Machete

Dam: One Ali

Dam's Sire: Live Or Die

Rating

Stats

Career

20: 2-1-2

Distance

0: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

8: 0-1-0

1st Up

4: 0-0-1

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

20: 2-1-2

Mobile

20: 2-1-2

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

16: 1-1-2

Slushy

2: 0-0-1

Grass

4: 1-0-0

Left Handed

20: 2-3

Right Handed

0: 0-0

Favourite

1: 0-0-1

2nd Favourite

4: 1-0-0

Best Mile

2:01.40

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

2: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 7-4-2

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Good effort running 5th at Meth backing up Inv 2nd. Danger from the pegs again.

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	Race Review
5th of 14	12/4/26	Methven	2300m	Mobile	Grass	Sr11	Jonny Cox	2:03.8	2:03.8	4.6m	$8.10	10	5YO+ R35 MOB. PACE	$9,409	$159	1. Jukebox Gypsy 2. Breeny's Conqueror 3. Always Bee Gee	6th pegs,4-bk 1200,angled 450,stout
2nd of 12	2/4/26	Invcargill	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Brent Barclay	1:56.5	1:56.5	48.4m	$15	14	R35 to R36, R37 with cond. MOB. PACE	$9,091	$1,409	1. Our Twinkle 2. Putere Boy 3. Searing Light	3-4pegs,inside runs,handy fin
6th of 14	19/3/26	Wyndham	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Brent Barclay	1:57.9	1:57.9	16.1m	$15	18	R35, R36 with cond. MOB. PACE	$9,409	$159	1. Van Liberty 2. Superfast 3. Shezza Vinny	Soon 1x1,3w,1x1 bell,fair fin
9th of 9	1/3/26	Nth Sthlnd	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Blair Orange	2:00.0	2:00.0	61.9m	$29	3	4YO+ R40 to R44 MOB. PACE	$10,336	$191	1. Bowlem Over 2. Blaze Lightening 3. Share A Dream	Bk otr,3w,parkd bell,fading 500
8th of 10	26/2/26	Winton	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	1	Madison Kyle	1:55.9	1:55.9	24.2m	$9.90	11	4YO+ R35 to R37 MOB. PACE	$8,773	$159	1. He's Tough 2. Sherwood Maggie 3. Rockin Roman	Deep pegs,last 500,batld wider
10th of 14	15/2/26	Gore	1750m	Mobile	Grass	1	Matthew Williamson	2:06.8	2:06.8	13.2m	$15	7	R37 to R40 MOB. PACE	$11,291	$191	1. Rakavenom 2. Tuneinsportsfans 3. Forever Arden	Last,thru mid,ran on ok

Always Bee Gee (Sr2) 47353
Trainer: Chris McDowell (Leeston)
Driver: Sam Thornley
Prize Money: $33,515
Win / Place: 4.88% / 24%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Always B Miki

Dam: Tory Franco

Dam's Sire: Falcon Seelster

100

Rating

Stats

Career

41: 2-2-6

Distance

17: 0-1-3

Trk/Dst

3: 0-0-1

Track

6: 0-0-1

Season

25: 1-0-5

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

41: 2-2-6

Mobile

39: 2-2-6

Standing

2: 0-0-0

All-Weather

15: 0-0-1

Slushy

1: 0-0-0

Grass

26: 2-2-5

Left Handed

41: 2-8

Right Handed

0: 0-0

Favourite

2: 0-0-0

2nd Favourite

2: 0-0-0

Best Mile

2:06.00

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

33: 2-2-5

Driver Last 50

50: 5-4-7

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Sliding Blinds]

Comments

Tenacious effort when nutted at Meth. Looks one of the better hope despite alley

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	Race Review
3rd of 14	12/4/26	Methven	2300m	Mobile	Grass	Sr12	Sam Thornley	2:03.8	2:03.8	0.5m	$14	8	5YO+ R35 MOB. PACE	$9,409	$864	1. Jukebox Gypsy 2. Breeny's Conqueror 3. Always Bee Gee	10th otr,wd,prkd 900,ld tn,crunched
5th of 14	4/4/26	NZ Metro	2600m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Sam Thornley	1:58.3	1:58.3	12.6m	$28	6	4YO+ R35 to R38, R39 with cond. MOB. PACE	$28,227	$477	1. Playing With Stars 2. Jukebox Gypsy 3. Style Council	1x1-3bk otr,3wd 450,honest mid
3rd of 13	29/3/26	Rangiora	1950m	Mobile	Grass	Fr8	Sam Thornley	2:02.8	2:02.8	1.9m	$10	9	3YO+ R35 to R37, R38 with cond. MOB. PACE	$10,175	$950	1. Ask Me Lazarus 2. Happy Harriet 3. Always Bee Gee	Ld out,trld 1500,thru,stout effort
7th of 12	20/3/26	NZ Metro	2600m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Sam Thornley	1:59.9	1:59.9	16.7m	$90	12	3YO+ R35 to R40 MOB. PACE	$14,545	$255	1. Arma Hunter 2. Captain Cool 3. Route Sixty Six	Up,prkd,3bk 1300,wdr tn,pluggd
4th of 13	8/3/26	Reefton	2450m	Mobile	Grass	Sr11	Sarah O'Reilly	2:04.5	2:04.5	8.1m	$42	2	3YO+ R35 to R38, R39 with cond. MOB. PACE	$10,637	$627	1. Prosperity 2. Evidently 3. Franco Tim	3-5bk inr,stayed inr tn,tidy inr
9th of 11	6/3/26	Westport	2600m	Standing	Grass	Fr2	Sam Thornley	2:06.4	2:06.4	9.7m	$25	19	3YO+ R35 to R45 SpecHcp PACE	$10,272	$183	1. Country Gold 2. Mattie Nevin 3. Red Wine Kisses	Chkd,9-10th,5bk otr,wd tn,imprvd