NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc

Race 5

S Tomlinson

12 days

22nd up

3YO+ R40 to R71 SpecHcp PACE Stand

2600m

Fast

2/2

Shepherds Delight

MR:2-02.4

57.0

Prkd,ld,trld 1700,thru,got there

SHEPHERDS DELIGHT - shifted outwards at the start checking COMMANDER BEN which broke. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding. Held up early in the run home.

3 of 8

26 May 24

Timaru

Race 8

S Tomlinson

9 days

21st up

R51 & faster DiscrHcp PACE Stand

2600m

Good

5/6

Lester

MR:2-04.4

59.2

2.3L

Prkd,ld,trld,3bk 1200,held up,smart

COMMANDER BEN - held up until late in the run home.

6 of 10

17 May 24

Race 5

S Tomlinson

12 days

20th up

3YO+ R53 to R60 MOB. PACE

2600m

Fast

5/5

Warrior Chief

MR:1-58.3

56.5

2.5L

Trld,3bk inr 1700,held up,handy inr

COMMANDER BEN - over-raced middle stages. Held up early in the run home.

6 of 10

05 May 24

Race 9

S Tomlinson

17 days

19th up

3YO+ R40 to R55 SpecHcp PACE Stand

2600m

Good

3/3

Kiwi Hero

MR:2-04.5

57.7

1.8L

Up,ld 2000-3bk 1350,no gaps str

COMMANDER BEN - held up late in the run home.

5 of 8

18 Apr 24

Race 10

S Ottley

13 days

18th up

3YO+ R51 to R58, R59 with cond. MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

2/2

Rakero Rocket

MR:1-56.0

56.7

8.2L

1x1,3bk otr 900,3wd tn,steady wd

COMMANDER BEN - raced wide early.

4 of 14

05 Apr 24

Race 9

S Tomlinson

6 days

17th up

4YO+ R51 to R69 MOB. PACE

2600m

Fast

10/9

Dalton Shard

MR:1-59.0

56.0

3.4L

3-4bk inr,to 3bk otr tn,handy mid

5X1045

Tanzania

R58

Front

Gerard O'Reilly

Laurence Hanrahan, Ashburton

Breeding:: 4 b g Rock N Roll Heaven-Mashika(by Mach Three) [Mahindi 5m(American Ideal), Manzini 6m(Art Major), Zambia 7g(Bettor's Delight)]
Owners:: G A Kelk, Mrs M A Kelk
Breeder:: G A Iggo
Comment:: Short career but hasn't put many hooves wrong. Moves to front line. Consider.

Starts 10

Wins 3

Seconds 1

Thirds 0

Lifetime Stakes $25,888

Winning Stakes $18,975

Win Dividend $1.20

Place Dividend $1.34

	Starts	Wins	Placings		Starts	Wins	Placings
All Weather	8	2	1	All Weather Slushy	1	0	0
Grass	2	1	0	Grass Wet	1	1	0
Course	3	0	0	Distance	6	1	1
Favourite	2	2	0	2nd Favourite	3	1	0
Mobile	3	0	0	Standing	7	3	1
Left	10	3	1	Right	0	0	0
Fresh90	2	2	0	Fresh30	0	0	0

Wins:

Video	Date / Club / Race Desc / Barrier Draw in brackets and horse time
	10/23 Timaru NON-WINNERS 3YO+ PACE 2600m (7) 2 1/4 lengths 3-21.2
	10/23 Oamaru 3YO+ Up to & including R50 PACE 2000m (1) 1 1/4 lengths 2-32.5
	04/24 Methven 3YO+ R35 to R54 DiscrHcp PACE 2400m (7(10m)) neck 3-13.8

Race Starts (6 of 13)

5 of 8

26 May 24

Timaru

Race 8

G O'Reilly

9 days

4th up

R51 & faster DiscrHcp PACE Stand

2600m

Good

2/1

Lester

MR:2-04.4

59.2

3.2L

7th,4-3bk otr,off,sound bid wd

TANZANIA - tangled away.

4 of 10

17 May 24

Race 5

G O'Reilly

19 days

3rd up

3YO+ R53 to R60 MOB. PACE

2600m

Fast

8/8

Warrior Chief

MR:1-58.3

56.5

1.5L

4-3bk otr,4bk 1200,warmd up wdst

12 of 13

28 Apr 24

Race 8

G O'Reilly

14 days

2nd up

R55 & faster DiscrHcp PACE Stand

2600m

Fast

10/11

Mo'unga

MR:1-58.0

57.0

13L

Trld,3bk inr 1900,thru,short dash

1 of 18

14 Apr 24

Methven

Race 10

G O'Reilly

121 days

1st up

3YO+ R35 to R54 DiscrHcp PACE Stand

2400m

Dead

1/2

He's A Bay

MR:2-09.9

61.8

6-5bk otr,off wdst 300,massive wd

TANZANIA - briefly hampered at the start by an inside runner.

1 of 4

06 Apr 24

Chertsey

TRIAL

Race 10

G O'Reilly

SpecHcp PACE Stand

2400m

Good

Lester

MR:2-07.1

56.7

3 of 5

26 Mar 24

M Cant TOA

TRIAL

Race 10

R May

SpecHcp PACE Stand

2400m

Good

Deceptive Lee

MR:2-14.3

57.9

424591

Lester

R64

Kimberly Butt

Warren Stapleton, Rakaia

Breeding:: 6 b g Bettor's Delight-Alchemist(by Mach Three) [Alta Louisa 7m(Art Major), Alta Meteor 4g(Art Major), Justcallmemiki 3c(Always B Miki)]
Owners:: W A Screen, Mrs P S Screen, G P Wolfenden, Est L G Kerr, Mrs P J Kerr, B Horan
Breeder:: Alta Breeding Co Ltd
Comment:: Well-dserved Timaru win. First time he's stepped out at HQ. Adds to puzzle.

Starts 20

Wins 5

Seconds 4

Thirds 2

Lifetime Stakes $56,981

Winning Stakes $34,375

Win Dividend $1.54

Place Dividend $1.13

	Starts	Wins	Placings		Starts	Wins	Placings
All Weather	7	4	1	All Weather Slushy	0	0	0
Grass	13	1	5	Grass Wet	5	1	0
Course	0	0	0	Distance	8	4	1
Favourite	4	2	2	2nd Favourite	3	0	1
Mobile	0	0	0	Standing	20	5	6
Left	20	5	6	Right	0	0	0
Fresh90	2	0	1	Fresh30	1	0	0

Wins:

Video	Date / Club / Race Desc / Barrier Draw in brackets and horse time
	03/23 Oamaru NON-WINNERS PACE 2600m (2) 2 1/4 lengths 3-21.6
	04/23 Banks Pen 4YO+ R35 to R50, R51 to R55 with cond. P 2170m (11) 1/2 neck 2-52.5
	05/23 Rangiora 3YO+ R35 to R55 SpecHcp PACE 2600m (6(10m)) 1 length 3-21.7
	10/23 Oamaru 4YO+ R51 to R72 SpecHcp PACE 2600m (3) 1 3/4 lengths 3-18.3
	05/24 Timaru R51 & faster DiscrHcp PACE 2600m (1) 1/2 length 3-21.1

Race Starts (6 of 13)

1 of 8

26 May 24

Timaru

Race 8

K Butt

28 days

14th up

R51 & faster DiscrHcp PACE Stand

2600m

Good

4/3

Got You Covered

MR:2-04.4

59.2

Slow,6th,1x1 1200,off,kept coming

LESTER - connections advised the gelding has been treated for a virus since last racing. Broke briefly at the start losing ground.

9 of 13

28 Apr 24

Race 8

K Butt

14 days

13th up

R55 & faster DiscrHcp PACE Stand

2600m

Fast

6/6

Mo'unga

MR:1-58.0

57.0

8.5L

Up,ld,trld 1900,thru,battled inr

Connections advised Stewards on 19 May that LESTER has been treated for a virus since last racing.

5 of 10

14 Apr 24

Methven

Race 9

K Butt

49 days

12th up

R55 & faster DiscrHcp PACE Stand

3000m

Dead

7/5

Dashing Major

MR:2-09.8

58.4

1.9L

Trld,3bk 2100,held up,lackd gaps

LESTER - held up throughout the run home. Driver K Butt advised she did not activate the removable deafeners in consequence.

2 of 4

06 Apr 24

Chertsey

TRIAL

Race 10

K Butt

SpecHcp PACE Stand

2400m

Good

Tanzania

MR:2-07.1

56.7

5 of 5

26 Mar 24

M Cant TOA

TRIAL

Race 10

K Butt

SpecHcp PACE Stand

2400m

Good

Deceptive Lee

MR:2-14.3

57.9

4 of 13

25 Feb 24

Wyndham

Race 9

K Butt

2 days

11th up

R51 to R80 SpecHcp PACE Stand

2600m

Good

4/2

Pinseeker

MR:2-05.5

57.8

3.6L

Mid-bk otr,follwd winr,tidy fin

LESTER - fractious prior to the start. Lay in throughout the run home.

607207

Buckskin

R63

Sarah O'Reilly

Rob Davis, Greendale

Breeding:: 8 b g American Ideal-Got Milk(by Badlands Hanover) [Buckeye 12g(American Ideal), Justasip 13m(Bettor's Delight)]
Owners:: R G Davis, Mrs C I Davis
Breeder:: J B Geddes, Mrs J A Geddes
Comment:: Recent trial wins since mixed summer/spring form. Mixed course stats. First4s.

Starts 81

Wins 10

Seconds 8

Thirds 7

Lifetime Stakes $103,408

Winning Stakes $61,325

Win Dividend $1.03

Place Dividend $1.10

	Starts	Wins	Placings		Starts	Wins	Placings
All Weather	39	2	6	All Weather Slushy	3	1	0
Grass	42	8	9	Grass Wet	9	3	1
Course	23	1	4	Distance	31	3	6
Favourite	4	2	1	2nd Favourite	4	1	3
Mobile	23	1	5	Standing	58	9	10
Left	81	10	15	Right	0	0	0
Fresh90	4	0	0	Fresh30	5	0	0

Wins:

Video	Date / Club / Race Desc / Barrier Draw in brackets and horse time
	06/20 NZ Metro NON-WINNERS 3YO+ PACE 2600m (5) nose 3-19
	10/20 Methven R40 to R54 PACE 2400m (16) nose 3-09.7
	11/20 Geraldine R55 to R60, R61 to R63 with cond. PACE 1950m (8) 1/2 head 2-28.8
	03/21 Oamaru 3YO+ R54 to R60 MOB. PACE 2000m (5) 1 1/4 lengths 2-35.8
	09/21 Methven 3YO+ R40 to R59 DiscrHcp PACE 2400m (U1(10m)) 1/2 head 3-02.2
	02/22 Amberley R50 to R59 DiscrHcp PACE 2600m (3(10m)) 6 1/2 lengths 3-25
	03/22 Westport R51 & faster DiscrHcp PACE 2600m (2(20m)) 1/2 neck 3-24.8
	12/22 Akaroa 3YO+ R55 to R80 DiscrHcp PACE 2810m (1(10m)) 3/4 length 3-46.3
	02/23 Hororata R55 & faster DiscrHcp PACE 3000m (2(10m)) 3/4 length 3-56.2
	03/23 Banks Pen R51 & faster DiscrHcp PACE 2810m (1(30m)) 1 1/2 lengths 3-42.4

Race Starts (6 of 14)

1 of 4

05 Jun 24

N Cnty TOA

TRIAL

Race 10

J Curtin

R47 & faster PACE Stand

2600m

Good

Goorambat Art

MR:2-08.7

57.2

1 of 12

29 May 24

N Cnty TOA

TRIAL

Race 13

J Morrison

R35 & faster PACE Stand

2600m

Good

Stubing

MR:2-07.3

57.5

7 of 9

17 Mar 24

Banks Pen

Race 8

S O'Reilly

22 days

10th up

R40 to R65 SpecHcp PACE Stand

2810m

Good

1/3

Jimmy Arma

MR:2-05.9

57.5

14L

9th,3bk otr 1300,no extra str

BUCKSKIN - when questioned regarding the performance driver S O'Reilly advised that she was disappointed and could offer no explanation.

1 of 6

02 Mar 24

Mt Hutt

TRIAL

Race 10

S O'Reilly

R35 & faster PACE Stand

2400m

Good

Georgie Zukov

MR:2-15.5

60.7

12 of 16

24 Feb 24

Ashburton

Race 6

S O'Reilly

7 days

9th up

R55 & faster DiscrHcp PACE Stand

2400m

Fast

14/14

Beach Flybye

MR:2-00.6

56.3

6.7L

Soon 5bk inr,buried tn,1-paced inr

2 of 11

17 Feb 24

Race 8

S O'Reilly

6 days

8th up

R60 & faster DiscrHcp PACE Stand

2600m

Good

10/11

Franco Marek

MR:2-04.3

58.0

0.1L

Trld-3bk inr,waited,soared up inr

BUCKSKIN - driver S O'Reilly was warned for striking a track marker rounding the first bend.

170327

Tact McLeod

R65

John Morrison

Trevor Proctor, Winton

Breeding:: 5 b g Sweet Lou-Tact Hayley Jane(by Albert Albert) [Tact Charlotte 15m(Bettor's Delight), Tact Denzel 11g(Washington VC), Tact Hayleys Delight 16m(Bettor's Delight), Tact Minaj 13m(Lis Mara), Tact Tama 8g(Christian Cullen)]
Owners:: Miss D M Dynes, T D Proctor
Breeder:: Est Mrs B R Dynes
Movement:: Domiciled at Burnham with Mark Jones
Comment:: Recovered OK after mistake 28 Apr. Big, bold 05 Jun trial win. Has claims.

Starts 14

Wins 4

Seconds 2

Thirds 3

Lifetime Stakes $47,795

Winning Stakes $33,000

Win Dividend $0.88

Place Dividend $1.20

	Starts	Wins	Placings		Starts	Wins	Placings
All Weather	14	4	5	All Weather Slushy	1	0	1
Grass	0	0	0	Grass Wet	0	0	0
Course	4	1	3	Distance	2	0	1
Favourite	5	3	2	2nd Favourite	3	1	1
Mobile	7	3	3	Standing	7	1	2
Left	14	4	5	Right	0	0	0
Fresh90	2	1	1	Fresh30	0	0	0

Wins:

Video	Date / Club / Race Desc / Barrier Draw in brackets and horse time
	01/23 Wairio NON-WINNERS 3YO+ MOB. PACE 2400m (10) 5 1/4 lengths 2-54.9
	02/23 NZ Metro 3YO+ R48 to R50 MOB. PACE 1980m (5) 1 1/4 lengths 2-22.3
	01/24 Nth Sthlnd R51 to R63 MOB. PACE 2200m (5) 2 lengths 2-41.1
	02/24 Wairio R51 to R120 SpecHcp PACE 2400m (4(10m)) neck 3-02.1

Race Starts (6 of 11)

1 of 7

05 Jun 24

N Cnty TOA

TRIAL

Race 8

S Ottley

R45 & faster MOB. PACE

2000m

Good

Amaretto Franco

MR:2-01.6

57.1

7 of 13

28 Apr 24

Race 8

J Morrison

21 days

10th up

R55 & faster DiscrHcp PACE Stand

2600m

Fast

8/8

Mo'unga

MR:1-58.0

57.0

6.4L

Brk,prkd-3bk otr,3wd 400,steady

TACT MCLEOD - broke briefly at the start.

2 of 10

07 Apr 24

Cheviot

Race 9

J Morrison

10 days

9th up

3YO+ R55 & faster DiscrHcp PACE Stand

2600m

Fast

4/4

Mo'unga

MR:1-59.9

57.6

4.8L

4th,3bk inr,waitd,off,handy mid

TACT MCLEOD - broke briefly at the start losing ground.

3 of 9

28 Mar 24

Wyndham

Race 9

R Close

12 days

8th up

R55 to R90 SpecHcp PACE Stand

2400m

Slushy

5/7

Da Vinci

MR:2-03.2

56.2

1.5L

Brk,deep pegs,3w 800,loomd,fght

TACT MCLEOD - broke at the start. Placed on the Unruly for future standing starts.

10 of 12

16 Mar 24

Wyndham

Race 8

J Morrison

21 days

7th up

R55 to R90 SpecHcp PACE Stand

3200m

Easy

5/4

Charlie Brown

MR:2-03.5

58.6

5.7L

Brk,bk otr,angld wide,battld

TACT MCLEOD - broke at the start. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding.

7 of 16

24 Feb 24

Ashburton

Race 6

J Morrison

13 days

6th up

R55 & faster DiscrHcp PACE Stand

2400m

Fast

3/4

Beach Flybye

MR:2-00.6

56.3

Brk,6bk inr,off tn,made ground

TACT MCLEOD - broke shortly after the start losing ground.

366131

Heisenberg

R83

John Dunn

Robert & Jenna Dunn, Woodend Beach

Breeding:: 8 b g Art Major-Just A Dream(by Christian Cullen) [Crusader 5g(Art Major), Follow Your Dream 3f(Bettor's Delight)]
Owners:: R K Gordon, Mrs A L Gordon
Breeder:: C H Barlow, Mrs T J Barlow
Comment:: No mug from a stand but recent winning form is from mobile. Place off 30m.

Starts 114

Wins 13

Seconds 23

Thirds 13

Lifetime Stakes $341,366

Winning Stakes $153,900

Win Dividend $1.03

Place Dividend $0.87

	Starts	Wins	Placings		Starts	Wins	Placings
All Weather	111	13	34	All Weather Slushy	4	0	1
Grass	3	0	2	Grass Wet	1	0	1
Course	87	9	27	Distance	39	2	15
Favourite	16	1	11	2nd Favourite	20	5	10
Mobile	71	9	21	Standing	43	4	15
Left	111	13	35	Right	3	0	1
Fresh90	6	0	2	Fresh30	4	1	1

Wins:

Video	Date / Club / Race Desc / Barrier Draw in brackets and horse time
	02/18 NZ Metro 2YO MOB. PACE 1950m (4) 3/4 length 2-25.6
	10/18 NZ Metro 3YO C&G MOB. PACE 1980m (3) 2 lengths 2-23.3
	04/19 Rangiora 3YO Up to & including R70 MOB. PACE 2000m (3) head 2-24.9
	11/19 Kaikoura 4YO+ R60 to R100 SpecHcp PACE 2400m (1) 2 lengths 2-58.8
	12/19 Ashburton R63 & faster DiscrHcp PACE 3200m (3(10m)) head 4-01.6
	01/20 Wyndham R40 to R130 FFA MOB. PACE 2400m (5) 1/2 neck 2-52.5
	10/20 NZ Metro R70 & faster DiscrHcp PACE 2600m (3(10m)) 1/2 neck 3-15.5
	11/22 NZ Metro 3YO+ R63 to R70, R71 with cond. MOB. PAC 1980m (12) 1/2 head 2-20.6
	03/23 NZ Metro R61 to R75, R76 to R79 with cond. MOB. P 1980m (10) 1 1/4 lengths 2-20.9
	02/24 NZ Metro R55 to R65 MOB. PACE 1980m (6) 1/2 length 2-26.5
	02/24 NZ Metro R70 & faster DiscrHcp PACE 2600m (8) 1/2 length 3-14.5
	05/24 NZ Metro 3YO+ R53 to R72 MOB. PACE 1980m (8) 2 1/4 lengths 2-22.3
	05/24 NZ Metro 4YO+ R55 to R77 MOB. PACE 1980m (7) neck 2-23.7

Race Starts (6 of 10)

1 of 7

30 May 24

Race 7

J R Dunn

11 days

30th up

4YO+ R55 to R77 MOB. PACE

1980m

Good

2/2

Warrior Chief

MR:1-56.7

56.4

3bk otr-1x1 1200,off,unleashd mid

3 of 11

19 May 24

Race 9

J R Dunn

9 days

29th up

R51 & faster DiscrHcp PACE Stand

2600m

Good

5/5

Wag Star

MR:1-59.9

56.7

4.3L

11th,3wd,prkd 800,flat,kept giving

1 of 13

10 May 24

Race 4

J R Dunn

7 days

28th up

3YO+ R53 to R72 MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

3/3

Tide And Time

MR:1-55.6

56.2

3wd,up,led 1200,kept on trucking

HEISENBERG - raced wide early.

6 of 11

03 May 24

Race 7

T Williams

15 days

27th up

4YO+ G&E Up to & including R85 MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

9/9

Who's Delight

MR:1-53.8

56.3

7.7L

Eased,5bk otr,wdst tn,imprvd wd

HEISENBERG - raced wide early.

6 of 7

18 Apr 24

Race 7

T Williams

11 days

26th up

3YO+ R59 to R80, R81 to R82 with cond. MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

6/5

Mighty Looee

MR:1-56.1

55.8

4.4L

5th,4bk inr,last tn,crept closr inr

HEISENBERG - crowded by an outside runner near the 300m and struck and dislodged a track marker.

3 of 10

07 Apr 24

Cheviot

Race 9