NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc
Wednesday, 9 April
Meeting: FIRST APRIL MID-WEEK TWILIGHT MEETING (FIRST APRIL MID-WEEK TWILIGHT MEETING)
Last updated 09/04/2025 at 20:06 pm
- Race Number:
- Race 6
- Race Time:
HYDROFLOW TROT
$7160, 4YO & OLDER MARES R35 TO R45, 2600m
For R35 to R45 4yo-&-older trotting mares.
| Notifiable Gear Changes: Diedre Franco: FD-Off, RD-On, Kiss Me Kate: SL-On, The Bloss: BL-On Legend |
- Breeding:
- 9 gr m Monkey Bones-Nordic Sun(by Sundon) [Lucinda Hest 6m(Dream Vacation), Nordic Prince 11g(Monarchy), Sassafrass 7m(Superfast Stuart)]
- Owners:
- R G Hanson, K G Campbell, B C Dent
- Breeder:
- R G Hanson, K G Campbell, B C Dent
- Comment:
- Did little at Tim after winning here over this journey. Allow another chance.

Starts
116
Wins
6
Seconds
12
Thirds
16
Lifetime Stakes
$83,086
Winning Stakes
$31,158
Win Dividend
$0.48
Place Dividend
$0.65
| Starts | Wins | Placings | Starts | Wins | Placings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Weather | 84 | 5 | 19 | All Weather Slushy | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Grass | 32 | 1 | 9 | Grass Wet | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Course | 11 | 1 | 4 | Distance | 35 | 1 | 7 |
| Favourite | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2nd Favourite | 14 | 2 | 7 |
| Mobile | 12 | 1 | 4 | Standing | 104 | 5 | 24 |
| Left | 116 | 6 | 28 | Right | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fresh90 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Fresh30 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Wins:
Race Starts (Last 10)
B Hope
14 days
7th up
5YO+ R41 to R45 TROT Stand
2100m
Dead
1/2
Barrytown
MR:2-05.9
61.6
16L
7th otr,3-bk 900,failed to spark up
B Hope
3 days
6th up
5YO+ R35 to R40 TROT Stand
2600m
Good
2/3
Koko Kaboom
MR:2-05.2
60.5
7th otr,3bk,wd cvr 700,did best wdr
B Hope
9 days
5th up
3YO+ R35 to R41, R42 with cond. TROT Stand
2170m
Dead
4/3
Swift Dream
MR:2-06.8
60.3
5.8L
Mid,5-bk inr 1700,bttld away on inr
G Thornley
19 days
4th up
4YO+ R41 to R50 TROT INV.D Stand
2600m
Good
5/4
Brian Beatt
MR:2-06.1
60.0
8.6L
Trld,4-bk 2100,off,flat tyre,plggd
DEM BONES DEM BONES - driver G Thornley advised a sulky tyre deflated during the running.
B Hope
7 days
3rd up
4YO+ R41 to R50 TROT Stand
2170m
Good
6/6
Martha Stuart
MR:2-07.1
61.1
0.4L
Ld,trld 1650,thru lane,stout effort
B Hope
14 days
2nd up
R35 to R37 TROT Stand
2400m
Good
1/1
Silverlinings
MR:2-09.3
60.8
Prkd,ld,trld 2000,thru,cut ldr down
DEM BONES DEM BONES - lay inwards and struck a track marker near the 1700m.
S Ottley
189 days
1st up
R35 to R38 TROT Stand
1700m
Dead
1/2
Brian Beatt
MR:2-07.2
61.5
11L
9th otr,4-bk,wd 400,bttld away gap
B Hope
R35 & faster TROT Stand
2600m
Good
High Step
MR:2-07.4
57.9
B Hope
14 days
77th up
4YO+ R35 to R40, R41 to R43 with cond. TROT Stand
2600m
Good
6/5
Noah Magnific
MR:2-06.0
60.5
18L
4bk otr,3wd,ld 1800,tackld,swampd
DEM BONES DEM BONES - weakened final bend.
- Breeding:
- 11 bl m The Pres-Our Blossom(by Grant Our Wishes)
- Owners:
- B J Borcoskie, A D Tutty
- Breeder:
- B J Borcoskie, A D Meadowcroft, A D Tutty
- Gear:
- BL-On
- Comment:
- Safe beginner who is generally on the speed. Needs more at business end to win.

Starts
178
Wins
18
Seconds
18
Thirds
22
Lifetime Stakes
$234,505
Winning Stakes
$113,415
Win Dividend
$1.08
Place Dividend
$1.08
| Starts | Wins | Placings | Starts | Wins | Placings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Weather | 146 | 16 | 33 | All Weather Slushy | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Grass | 32 | 2 | 7 | Grass Wet | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Course | 120 | 10 | 24 | Distance | 129 | 14 | 32 |
| Favourite | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2nd Favourite | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Mobile | 20 | 1 | 2 | Standing | 158 | 17 | 38 |
| Left | 178 | 18 | 40 | Right | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fresh90 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Fresh30 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
Wins:
Race Starts (Last 10)
B Borcoskie
R35 & faster SpecHcp TROT Stand
2600m
Good
Bonnie Bagrie
MR:2-07.0
60.0
J Lane
R45 & faster TROT Stand
2600m
Good
Eurostyle
MR:2-06.1
57.7
J Lane
R36 to R57 SpecHcp TROT Stand
2600m
Good
Freya
MR:2-10.0
59.2
B Borcoskie
R45 & faster TROT Stand
2600m
Good
Kowhai Summit
MR:2-08.5
62.8
B Borcoskie
31 days
157th up
R45 to R50 TROT Stand
2600m
Fast
8/8
Mavis Jones
MR:2-04.8
58.0
14L
Ld,trld 2300,urged 500,battld inr
THE BLOSS - weakened final bend hampering a trailing runner.
B Borcoskie
6 days
156th up
Up to & including R50 F&M MOB. TROT
1700m
Good
7/8
Lotus Franco
MR:1-58.8
60.9
6.7L
Up,1x1 1350,off tn,1-paced mid
Trainer B Borcoskie advised Stewards on 10 February that THE BLOSS is no longer racing in foal.
B Borcoskie
7 days
155th up
R42 to R50 TROT Stand
2050m
Good
2/1
Port Pegasus
MR:2-05.2
61.4
1.9L
Trld,off,ld,trld 1250,off tn,steady
R Harrison
19 days
154th up
R46 to R57 DiscrHcp TROT Stand
2600m
Easy
8/7
Helloveamoment
MR:2-06.4
63.5
1L
Soon ld,hassled,fght tn,swampd 30
THE BLOSS - shifted into the passing lane in the run home when leading. Miss Harrison was issued a warning to ensure she leaves full access to the passing lane for trailing runners.
R Harrison
13 days
153rd up
R40 to R60 SpecHcp TROT Stand
2600m
Fast
8/8
Tu Tangata
MR:2-04.3
59.2
8L
Trld,3bk inr 1000,waited,honest inr
- Breeding:
- 6 b m Pegasus Spur-Cathy Combo(by Brylin Boyz)
- Owners:
- D D McCormick, Mrs E D McCormick
- Breeder:
- Est D G McCormick, Mrs S M Roulston
- Comment:
- Off her game here, 28 Mar but form-line prior was super. Big hope with manners.

Starts
67
Wins
5
Seconds
9
Thirds
12
Lifetime Stakes
$74,796
Winning Stakes
$32,450
Win Dividend
$0.39
Place Dividend
$1.16
| Starts | Wins | Placings | Starts | Wins | Placings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Weather | 38 | 1 | 11 | All Weather Slushy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grass | 29 | 4 | 10 | Grass Wet | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Course | 14 | 0 | 2 | Distance | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| Favourite | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2nd Favourite | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Mobile | 11 | 0 | 5 | Standing | 56 | 5 | 16 |
| Left | 67 | 5 | 21 | Right | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fresh90 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Fresh30 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Wins:
Race Starts (Last 10)
D McCormick
7 days
28th up
3YO+ R35 to R46 MOB. TROT
1980m
Good
7/7
Forgiveness
MR:2-01.8
58.8
10L
Soon prkd,no cvr,askd tn,tired
D McCormick
5 days
27th up
R40 to R65 SpecHcp TROT Stand
2600m
Fast
15/14
Muscle Sass
MR:2-04.5
58.0
16L
Brk badly,7-5bk inr,faded inr
BRIANNA - broke at the start and raced fiercely for a distance.
D McCormick
7 days
26th up
3YO+ R35 to R43, with cond. TROT Stand
2000m
Dead
5/4
Speeding Spirit
MR:2-14.8
59.7
1x1,prkd,into ld 1400,trld 600,just
D McCormick
7 days
25th up
3YO+ R35 to R41, R42 with cond. TROT Stand
2170m
Dead
2/4
Swift Dream
MR:2-06.8
60.3
3.3L
Brk,7th otr,1x1 1700,off,strong fin
BRIANNA - broke at the start losing ground.
O Thornley
2 days
24th up
4YO+ R35 to R39 TROT INV.D Stand
2500m
Good
1/1
Prince Teka
MR:2-09.7
60.6
Prkd,ld,trld 1300,thru,too powerful
O Thornley
15 days
23rd up
4YO+ R35 to R40 TROT INV.D Stand
2600m
Good
5/5
Illegal Alien
MR:2-06.9
59.8
2.1L
4th inr,4-bk,off 450,strong late wd
BRIANNA - began awkwardly.
D McCormick
R35 & faster TROT Stand
2400m
Good
Opawa Peak
MR:2-18.1
62.6
L McCormick
6 days
22nd up
R35 to R49 DiscrHcp TROT Stand
2600m
Fast
7/7
Kawhi
MR:2-04.5
59.5
24L
Slow,6-7bk inr,5bk 600,very plain
BRIANNA - slow to begin losing ground. Weakened final bend.
L McCormick
39 days
21st up
R35 to R44, R45 to R47 with cond. SpecHcp TROT Stand
2600m
Fast
6/3
T K Megastar
MR:2-06.1
60.5
Brk 2400,distant,pulled up
BRIANNA - broke after 200m losing all chance and was retired from the race after the tyre came off the rim while in a break.
- Breeding:
- 6 b m Creatine-Diedre's Gold(by Sundon) [Whatever It Takes 5g(Creatine)]
- Owners:
- Mrs C E Thornley, L R Thornley
- Breeder:
- Spreydon Lodge Ltd
- Gear:
- FD-Off, RD-On
- Comment:
- Closed boldly here, 19 Mar and tidy enough since to make her top pick for this.

Starts
31
Wins
2
Seconds
0
Thirds
3
Lifetime Stakes
$22,384
Winning Stakes
$13,200
Win Dividend
$1.20
Place Dividend
$1.17
| Starts | Wins | Placings | Starts | Wins | Placings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Weather | 6 | 0 | 1 | All Weather Slushy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grass | 25 | 2 | 2 | Grass Wet | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Course | 2 | 0 | 1 | Distance | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| Favourite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2nd Favourite | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mobile | 1 | 0 | 0 | Standing | 30 | 2 | 3 |
| Left | 31 | 2 | 3 | Right | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fresh90 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Fresh30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wins:
| Video | Date / Club / Race Desc / Barrier Draw in brackets and horse time |
|---|---|
| 01/24 Marlb HRC NON-WINNERS 3YO+ TROT 2400m (6) head 3-18.9 | |
| 12/24 Westport with cond. TROT 2600m (U3) neck 3-32 |
Race Starts (Last 10)
C R Thornley
11 days
11th up
3YO+ R35 to R41 TROT Stand
2600m
Good
4/4
Crown The Moment
MR:2-07.1
61.4
4.9L
Slw,rear,left 5th inr,off tn,ran on
DIEDRE FRANCO - lay inwards on the bends. Driver C Thornley advised the mare had been difficult to steer rounding the final bend.
G Thornley
17 days
10th up
5YO+ R35 to R40 TROT Stand
2600m
Good
13/13
Dem Bones Dem Bones
MR:2-05.2
60.5
1.2L
11th otr,5-bk,wd cvr top,strong fin
C D Thornley
14 days
9th up
R35 to R42 SpecHcp TROT Stand
2600m
Good
8/9
Silverlinings
MR:2-08.1
61.1
13L
Brk,rear inr,off,4-bk otr,no pickup
DIEDRE FRANCO - broke at the start losing ground.
G Thornley
7 days
8th up
4YO+ R36 to R40 TROT Stand
2170m
Good
11/11
Love Walked In
MR:2-07.0
60.0
12L
Slw,rear otr,9th top,never sparked
G Thornley
14 days
7th up
R38 to R50 TROT Stand
2400m
Dead
10/10
Torvi
MR:2-11.2
59.9
25L
Brk hopelessly early,out of action
DIEDRE FRANCO - broke after 100m losing considerable ground. Weakened final bend and broke again near the 100m.
G Thornley
27 days
6th up
R39 to R50 TROT Stand
1700m
Slow
13/13
Paris Prince
MR:2-06.7
61.7
10L
12th otr,rear top,passed stragglers
G Thornley
2 days
5th up
R35 to R50 TROT Stand
2500m
Dead
4/5
Sods Law
MR:2-15.9
65.4
Brk badly start,pulled up after
DIEDRE FRANCO - broke at the start losing all chance and was retired from the race.
G Thornley
2 days
4th up
with cond. TROT Stand
2600m
Good
9/9
Solemn Son
MR:2-11.1
63.1
Soon 5bk inr,5bk otr 500,flew wdst
DIEDRE FRANCO - lay inwards racing into the first bend striking track markers. Hampered by a weakening runner near the 700m. When questioned regarding the improved performance driver G Thornley advised the mare had benefited from gaining confidence on the unruly in recent starts as well as some gear adjustments and improved track conditions today.
G Thornley
25 days
3rd up
with cond. TROT Stand
2600m
Good
11/11
Premium Player
MR:2-18.1
66.1
21L
4-5bk inr,well bk tn,bt slows inr
DIEDRE FRANCO - lay inwards racing into the first bend contacting track markers.
R35 & faster TROT Stand
2170m
Good
Port Pegasus
MR:2-17.9
62.0
- Breeding:
- 9 b m Peak-Waihemo Sam(by Armbro Invasion)
- Owners:
- K A Hannah, Mrs K E Hannah, Mrs L W Chappell
- Breeder:
- K A Hannah, Mrs K E Hannah, Mrs L W Chappell
- Comment:
- Made ground nicely into 5th at Ash in 2nd run back. Cover on your exotic tickets

Starts
30
Wins
1
Seconds
0
Thirds
1
Lifetime Stakes
$12,664
Winning Stakes
$4,950
Win Dividend
$0.64
Place Dividend
$0.58
| Starts | Wins | Placings | Starts | Wins | Placings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Weather | 25 | 1 | 1 | All Weather Slushy | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Grass | 5 | 0 | 0 | Grass Wet | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Course | 17 | 1 | 1 | Distance | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| Favourite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2nd Favourite | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mobile | 2 | 0 | 0 | Standing | 28 | 1 | 1 |
| Left | 30 | 1 | 1 | Right | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fresh90 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Fresh30 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Wins:
| Video | Date / Club / Race Desc / Barrier Draw in brackets and horse time |
|---|---|
| 07/23 NZ Metro NON-WINNERS 3YO+ TROT 2600m (U3) 7 1/2 lengths 3-26.6 |
Race Starts (Last 10)
R Harrison
7 days
2nd up
with cond. TROT Stand
2400m
Good
14/14
Wanna Play A Game
MR:2-03.3
58.0
8L
6-7bk otr,wdst rear tn,useful wdst
C D Thornley
234 days
1st up
5YO+ R35 to R40 TROT Stand
2600m
Good
9/9
Dem Bones Dem Bones
MR:2-05.2
60.5
8.9L
Slow,rear,6-bk inr,off,passed slows
WAIHEMO HANNAH - slow away.
NON-WINNERS MR35 & faster TROT Stand
2400m
Good
Golden Solitaire
C D Thornley
14 days
26th up
3YO+ F&M R35 to R45, with cond. TROT Stand
2600m
Fast
6/5
Royal Diedre
MR:2-07.9
59.3
6L
Trld-3bk inr,waitd,off,steady mid
C D Thornley
7 days
25th up
4YO+ R35 to R45 TROT Stand
2600m
Easy
4/5
Dancing Glenis
MR:2-05.1
58.8
9.5L
6-5bk inr,4bk otr,steady inr
C D Thornley
7 days
24th up
5YO+ R35 to R45 SpecHcp TROT Stand
2600m
Good
9/9
Sonoma Tyron
MR:2-04.5
59.4
5.9L
Cght 3wd,prkd 1800,ld tn,swampd
WAIHEMO HANNAH - raced wide early.
C D Thornley
7 days
23rd up
4YO+ R35 to R45 TROT Stand
2600m
Fast
9/8
Crown The Moment
MR:2-05.8
59.7
4.3L
5bk otr,angld wdst tn,handy wd
C D Thornley
83 days
22nd up
with cond. TROT Stand
2600m
Slushy
9/9
One El
MR:2-05.2
61.7
1.1L
6th,1x1 1800,off tn,solid mid
C D Thornley
SpecHcp TROT Stand
2400m
Good
Spy Da Moment
MR:2-07.8
59.1
R40 & faster TROT Stand
2400m
Good
Natives Blazin Son
MR:2-11.1
62.0
- Breeding:
- 5 b m Majestic Son-Shimmie Shook Shook(by Holdonmyheart) [All Settled Down 14m(Sundon), All Shook Up 16m(Sundon), Shakedown 4g(Majestic Son), Shiffty 8g(Andover Hall), Sun Swinger 11m(Sundon), Vertigo 7m(Peak)]
- Owners:
- B D J Munro, Miss B H Rodger, J T McDermott, J Naylor, N Robins, A W Lepper, R Harper
- Breeder:
- Mrs P A Dunell
- Gear:
- SL-On
- Comment:
- Clinical from the front to win here, 25 Feb. Manners lacking since. In the hunt.

Starts
33
Wins
2
Seconds
2
Thirds
3
Lifetime Stakes
$24,206
Winning Stakes
$10,725
Win Dividend
$0.42
Place Dividend
$0.55
| Starts | Wins | Placings | Starts | Wins | Placings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Weather | 23 | 1 | 3 | All Weather Slushy | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Grass | 10 | 1 | 2 | Grass Wet | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Course | 5 | 1 | 1 | Distance | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Favourite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2nd Favourite | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mobile | 1 | 0 | 0 | Standing | 32 | 2 | 5 |
| Left | 33 | 2 | 5 | Right | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fresh90 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Fresh30 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Wins:
Race Starts (Last 10)
B Munro
19 days
18th up
3YO+ R35 to R41, R42 with cond. TROT Stand
2170m
Dead
6/6
Swift Dream
MR:2-06.8
60.3
59L
Brk early bk of mid,out of business
KISS ME KATE - broke after 200m losing all chance. A warning was placed on the racing record of the mare.
B Munro
9 days
17th up
NON-WINNERS & Up to R39 with cond. SpecHcp TROT Stand
2600m
Good
4/5
Billy Kimber
MR:2-08.0
59.1
Steppd,up,ld 2200,set terms,comfy
KISS ME KATE - shifted outwards in the run home when leading. Driver B Munro was advised to make a greater effort to maintain a straight course in the run home.
K Newman
49 days
16th up
4YO+ R36 to R40 TROT Stand
2170m
Good
4/4
Love Walked In
MR:2-07.0
60.0
22L
Wd,brk 1650,tacked on,never close
KISS ME KATE - broke near the 1650m losing ground.
B Munro
14 days
15th up
R35 to R39, R40 with cond. TROT Stand
2170m
Good
8/9
Musclynn
MR:2-11.9
62.0
145L
Steppd,brk 1900,distancd after
KISS ME KATE - broke after 150m hampering a trailing runner losing all chance.
B Munro
15 days
14th up
with cond. TROT Stand
1950m
Good
4/5
Oliver
MR:2-07.5
60.3
3.5L
Prkd,ld,trld,3bk 1200,waitd,sound
KISS ME KATE - held up leaving the final bend.
B Munro
6 days
13th up
NON-WINNERS 3YO+ TROT Stand
2170m
Good
3/3
Tessamae
MR:2-10.2
61.0
Up,ld 1600,3bk 1000,dashd inr
KISS ME KATE - driver B Munro was issued a warning for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion in the run home.
B Munro
39 days
12th up
NON-WINNERS 4YO+ TROT Stand
2170m
Good
4/5
Night Life
MR:2-10.6
61.8
1.1L
3wd,up,ld 1600,set terms,hdd,fght
KISS ME KATE - lay outwards rounding the final bend.
B Munro
7 days
11th up
NON-WINNERS 4YO+ TROT Stand
2600m
Fast
2/2
Koko Kaboom
MR:2-09.8
62.9
62L
Steppd,brk 2500,brk,brk again
KISS ME KATE - broke shortly after the start losing considerable ground. Placed on the unruly for future standing starts. Broke again near the 1800m and 1500m losing all chance.
B Munro
3 days
10th up
NON-WINNERS 4YO+ TROT Stand
2000m
Fast
1/3
Meandad
MR:2-08.7
62.2
14L
Brk,detachd,tackd on tn,bt slows
KISS ME KATE - broke at the start losing considerable ground. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare.