NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc

K Newman

14 days

23rd up

4YO+ R35 to R45, R46 to R50 with cond. MOB. PACE

2400m

Fast

2/2

Blazing Reactor

MR:2-00.8

56.6

2.1L

1x1-3bk otr,off tn,unwound well mid

6 of 14

05 Apr 24

Race 3

K Newman

4 days

22nd up

4YO+ R41 to R44 MOB. PACE

2600m

Fast

3/3

Judgement Bay

MR:2-01.6

57.0

3.5L

3-4bk inr,off 250,angld,solid mid

5 of 14

01 Apr 24

Race 6

K Newman

37 days

21st up

4YO+ R35 to R45 PACE JUN.D Stand

2170m

Good

2/2

Flyaway

MR:2-06.7

58.0

1.7L

Soon 1x1,off tn,dashed,cght 50

2 of 12

24 Feb 24

Ashburton

Race 8

K Newman

8 days

20th up

4YO+ R42 to R50 MOB. PACE

2400m

Fast

5/4

Szybka Lane

MR:2-01.2

58.8

2.8L

4-5-6bk otr,wd rear tn,smart wdst

MAJOR HAPPY - shifted inwards near the 2100m hampering an inside runner which was in the process of conceding a position and had to be steadied. Junior driver K Newman, who declined assistance from a senior driver, was shown the replays and warned for the manner in which he shifted ground. Hampered near the 650m. Paced roughly over the concluding stages.

2 of 8

16 Feb 24

Race 8

K Newman

5 days

19th up

3YO+ R43 to R52 MOB. PACE

2600m

Fast

6/4

Xlendi

MR:2-03.2

55.0

0.7L

Held ld,trld 1700,thru,went close

5 of 10

11 Feb 24

Hororata

Race 11

K Newman

16 days

18th up

4YO+ R43 to R50 MOB. PACE

2300m

Dead

9/8

Hayley's Meddle

MR:2-04.1

61.7

3.4L

6-5bk otr,3wd 900-tn,dug in,peakd

MAJOR HAPPY - raced wide from the 1100m. Shifted inwards placing an inside runner in restricted room near the 200m. Driver K Newman was warned to ensure he shows more control of his runners when allowing his horse to shift inwards at this point.

6X3190

Major Hipster

R47

Front

James Stormont

Brendon Hill, Swannanoa

Breeding:: 3 b g Art Major-Hip Pocket(by In The Pocket) [Better Be Donna 9m(Betterthancheddar), Boo 6g(Mach Three), Bubba Scrub 5g(He's Watching), Watch Your Back 4g(He's Watching)]
Owners:: A J Hickman, B R Hill, D R Kirwan, B W Mills, Hill Billy Syndicate
Breeder:: Alabar (NZ) Ltd
Comment:: Fair in two runs after 22 Feb win. Steady 3rd 10 Apr trials. Place preferred.

Starts 6

Wins 1

Seconds 1

Thirds 1

Lifetime Stakes $12,888

Winning Stakes $8,800

Win Dividend $0.27

Place Dividend $0.72

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

Wins:

Video	Date / Club / Race Desc / Barrier Draw in brackets and horse time
	02/24 NZ Metro NON-WINNERS 3YO+ MOB. PACE 1980m (4) 3 lengths 2-27

Race Starts (6 of 11)

3 of 10

10 Apr 24

TRIAL

Race 9

B Hill

R35 & faster MOB. PACE

2000m

Good

Blazing Reactor

MR:2-00.5

57.1

12 of 12

22 Mar 24

Race 9

R May

7 days

4th up

3YO+ R48 to R53 MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

6/6

Tide And Time

MR:1-57.2

56.9

17L

3wd,prkd,1x1 1000,askd tn,wiltd

MAJOR HIPSTER - raced wide early. Over-raced middle stages. Weakened over the concluding stages.

9 of 13

15 Mar 24

Race 5

R May

22 days

3rd up

3YO+ R44 to R53 MOB. PACE

1980m

Easy

6/6

Rakero Rocket

MR:1-57.8

56.8

5.8L

Gate spd,trld-3bk inr,held up,sound

MAJOR HIPSTER - held up rounding the final bend.

1 of 7

22 Feb 24

Race 1

R May

6 days

2nd up

NON-WINNERS 3YO+ MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

1/1

The Bettor Major

MR:1-59.4

56.7

Gate spd,ld 1800,kickd tn,easy

3 of 8

16 Feb 24

Race 6

R May

175 days

1st up

NON-WINNERS 3YO+ MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

1/2

Wish Me Luck

MR:1-57.5

59.0

11L

Led,held ld,joind,swampd,fght

2 of 8

08 Feb 24

TRIAL

Race 3

S Hill

NON-WINNERS MR44 to MR50 MOB. PACE

2000m

Good

St John Eight

MR:2-03.0

57.9

040145

Bondi Lustre

R41

Front

Gerard O'Reilly

Ivan Court, Ladbrooks

Breeding:: 6 b m Sunshine Beach-Alsa Lustre(by Changeover)
Owner:: I R Court
Breeder:: I R Court
Comment:: Lost no fans in two runs since 20 Mar win here. May be over the odds.

Starts 57

Wins 6

Seconds 6

Thirds 4

Lifetime Stakes $58,890

Winning Stakes $32,725

Win Dividend $0.85

Place Dividend $0.80

	Starts	Wins	Placings		Starts	Wins	Placings
All Weather	48	6	9	All Weather Slushy	5	1	2
Grass	9	0	1	Grass Wet	2	0	0
Course	33	3	7	Distance	15	2	5
Favourite	5	1	2	2nd Favourite	1	1	0
Mobile	43	4	8	Standing	14	2	2
Left	57	6	10	Right	0	0	0
Fresh90	3	0	0	Fresh30	7	0	1

Wins:

Video	Date / Club / Race Desc / Barrier Draw in brackets and horse time
	08/22 NZ Metro NON-WINNERS 3YO+ PACE 2000m (2) 3/4 length 2-33.2
	11/22 NZ Metro 3YO+ R35 to R42 MOB. PACE 1980m (5) head 2-26.8
	04/23 Timaru 4YO+ R35 to R40 MOB. PACE 2050m (6) 1/2 head 2-32.4
	04/23 Ashburton 4YO+ Up to & including R55 MOB. PACE JUN 1700m (3) head 2-01.5
	11/23 Rangiora 3YO+ R35 to R50 SpecHcp PACE 2600m (2) 1 1/4 lengths 3-23.9
	03/24 NZ Metro 5YO+ R35 to R40 MOB. PACE 2600m (11) 2 1/4 lengths 3-19.2

Race Starts (6 of 11)

5 of 11

11 Apr 24

Race 10

T Williams

10 days

16th up

3YO+ R40 to R46, R47 with cond. MOB. PACE

1980m

Easy

9/10

Barnstormer

MR:2-02.5

59.8

2.7L

Found 1x1,up 3wd 400,steady mid

4 of 14

01 Apr 24

Race 6

A Drake

12 days

15th up

4YO+ R35 to R45 PACE JUN.D Stand

2170m

Good

11/9

Flyaway

MR:2-06.7

58.0

1.6L

Led,held ld,askd tn,run down 70

1 of 13

20 Mar 24

Race 7

T Williams

3 days

14th up

5YO+ R35 to R40 MOB. PACE

2600m

Fast

3/3

Absolute Dynamite

MR:2-03.2

57.8

3bk otr,3wd,prkd 800,ld tn,bravest

11 of 13

17 Mar 24

Race 9

T Williams

7 days

13th up

3YO+ R37 to R41 MOB. PACE

2000m

Good

9/8

Radioactive Jaffa

MR:2-04.5

59.3

6.1L

Ld,trld,3bk,4bk 800,held up in str

BONDI LUSTRE - held up throughout the run home.

4 of 12

10 Mar 24

Reefton

Race 12

S O'Reilly

2 days

12th up

3YO+ R36 to R41 MOB. PACE

2450m

Good

9/9

Judgement Bay

MR:2-05.9

58.6

2.8L

3-4bk inr,buried tn,imprvd inr

BONDI LUSTRE - lay inwards near the 1400m striking a track marker.

13 of 13

08 Mar 24

Race 11

S O'Reilly

35 days

11th up

3YO+ R36 to R43 MOB. PACE

2600m

Good

7/6

Smart I Am

MR:2-07.8

63.0

120L

Brk on dispatch,distanced after

BONDI LUSTRE - broke shortly after the start losing all chance. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare.

90X367

Black Mach

R42

Front

Sam Thornley(J)

Ken Barron, West Melton

Breeding:: 6 br g Mach Three-Callie O'Malley(by Elsu) [Callie's Delight 8m(Bettor's Delight), Cullen's Caviar 9g(Christian Cullen), Rocky O'Malley 4g(Rock N Roll Heaven)]
Owners:: M L Davies, Mrs R Kay
Breeder:: Alabar (NZ) Ltd
Comment:: Waved the white flag a fair way out here last week. May be tested here.

Starts 22

Wins 2

Seconds 5

Thirds 3

Lifetime Stakes $33,659

Winning Stakes $13,200

Win Dividend $0.28

Place Dividend $1.15

	Starts	Wins	Placings		Starts	Wins	Placings
All Weather	21	2	7	All Weather Slushy	2	0	0
Grass	1	0	1	Grass Wet	0	0	0
Course	19	1	7	Distance	5	0	3
Favourite	4	1	2	2nd Favourite	3	1	0
Mobile	19	2	6	Standing	3	0	2
Left	22	2	8	Right	0	0	0
Fresh90	3	0	1	Fresh30	0	0	0

Wins:

Video	Date / Club / Race Desc / Barrier Draw in brackets and horse time
	06/23 NZ Metro NON-WINNERS 2YO+ C&G MOB. PACE 1980m (2) 1/2 length 2-24.5
	08/23 Kurow 4YO+ Up to & including R50 MOB. PACE JUN 2000m (6) 1/2 neck 2-26.8

Race Starts (6 of 11)

7 of 11

18 Apr 24

Race 6

S Thornley

7 days

3rd up

3YO+ R39 to R44 MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

2/2

Glengarry Moonlight

MR:1-56.4

57.9

29L

3wd,prkd 1200,battling 600,gone

BLACK MACH - raced wide early. Weakened final bend.

6 of 11

11 Apr 24

Race 4

S Thornley

10 days

2nd up

3YO+ R47 to R52 MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

4/4

Wish Me Luck

MR:1-56.6

57.7

6.1L

Fght,trld-4bk 1100,off tn,sound

BLACK MACH - crowded racing into the first bend by an outside runner striking track markers.

3 of 14

01 Apr 24

Race 6

S Thornley

171 days

1st up

4YO+ R35 to R45 PACE JUN.D Stand

2170m

Good

1/1

Flyaway

MR:2-06.7

58.0

0.7L

1x1-3bk otr,angld wd,handy wd

4 of 5

26 Mar 24

M Cant TOA

TRIAL

Race 10

S Thornley

SpecHcp PACE Stand

2400m

Good

Deceptive Lee

MR:2-14.3

57.9

10 of 13

13 Oct 23

Race 10

S Thornley

8 days

17th up

3YO+ R45 to R48, R49 with cond. MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

5/5

Carrera Rapido

MR:1-57.4

56.7

13L

5-6bk otr,3wd cvr tn,short bid wd

BLACK MACH - connections advised they would give consideration to sending the gelding for a spell.

9 of 9

05 Oct 23

Race 2

S Thornley

6 days

16th up

3YO+ R46 to R55 MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

3/3

Wag Star

MR:1-54.9

56.0

24L

Held trl,3bk 950,prkd 800,faded tn

BLACK MACH - weakened final bend.

362414

Tanganyika

R42

Front

John Morrison

Grant Payne, West Melton

Breeding:: 5 br g Rock N Roll Heaven-Batini(by Bettor's Delight) [Kenya 7h(Art Major), Lusaka 4h(Sweet Lou)]
Owners:: Mrs J M Payne, C Nordqvist, P G Campbell, M Collins, Ms W McKenzie, R Carroll
Breeder:: G A Iggo
Comment:: Found the line nicely at Methven. Huge win at Motukarara. Each way claims.

Starts 28

Wins 2

Seconds 2

Thirds 3

Lifetime Stakes $24,095

Winning Stakes $11,000

Win Dividend $0.32

Place Dividend $0.57

	Starts	Wins	Placings		Starts	Wins	Placings
All Weather	6	0	0	All Weather Slushy	1	0	0
Grass	22	2	5	Grass Wet	6	1	1
Course	4	0	0	Distance	4	0	2
Favourite	3	0	1	2nd Favourite	5	2	1
Mobile	28	2	5	Standing	0	0	0
Left	28	2	5	Right	0	0	0
Fresh90	2	0	0	Fresh30	1	0	0

Wins:

Video	Date / Club / Race Desc / Barrier Draw in brackets and horse time
	04/23 Banks Pen NON-WINNERS 4YO+ MOB. PACE 2000m (4) head 2-39.2
	04/24 Banks Pen 5YO+ R35 to R39 MOB. PACE 2000m (7) head 2-33.3

Race Starts (6 of 10)

4 of 13

14 Apr 24

Race 8

R May

13 days

15th up

4YO+ R39 to R43, R44 with cond. MOB. PACE

2300m

Dead

3/3

Betterwithbling

MR:2-08.7

62.1

6.9L

3bk,chkd,5bk inr,off 700,sound mid

TANGANYIKA - hampered by a breaking runner rounding the first bend.

1 of 14

01 Apr 24

Race 4

T Williams

15 days

14th up

5YO+ R35 to R39 MOB. PACE

2000m

Good

2/2

Ebury Street

MR:2-03.3

60.3

Cght 3wd,up,prkd 900,very tough

TANGANYIKA - raced wide until reaching the parked position near the 900m.

4 of 14

17 Mar 24

Race 4

T Williams

9 days

13th up

3YO+ R35 to R36 MOB. PACE

2000m

Good

1/1

Hes Fast And Furious

MR:2-03.9

59.4

2.8L

3wd,prkd 1600,brave str,peakd

2 of 14

08 Mar 24

Race 6

J Morrison

20 days

12th up

3YO+ R35 to R36 MOB. PACE

2600m

Good

3/3

Ford Rule

MR:2-09.4

63.8

0.5L

3bk otr,up,1x1 1500,3wd,smart,close

6 of 14

17 Feb 24

Rangiora

Race 11

T Williams

6 days

11th up

4YO+ R35 to R40 MOB. PACE

1950m

Good

6/6

Judine

MR:2-03.1

59.5

2.5L

1x1,shuffld 4bk otr,well bk,imprvd

3 of 13

11 Feb 24

Hororata

Race 7

J Curtin

14 days

10th up

4YO+ R35 to R37, R38 with cond. MOB. PACE

2300m

Dead

6/5

Knockshanbally

MR:2-03.1

60.2

3.1L

Prkd,ld,trld 1400,thru,handy,peakd

5165

Action Major

R47

Front

Blair Orange

Geoff & James Dunn, Aylesbury

Breeding:: 3 b g Art Major-Triple Sec(by Mach Three) [Britney Jane 9m(Betterthancheddar), Home And Dry 5g(A Rocknroll Dance), Justasec 8g(Big Jim(USA)), Trijet 11h(Jereme's Jet), Triple Play 10h(Shadow Play), Triple Rock 4g(Rock N Roll Heaven)]
Owners:: R L Sandford, Mrs J A Sandford, G R Dunn
Breeder:: D A McEntee
Comment:: Good efforts in stronger fields than this. Can press forward if needed. Danger.

Starts 4

Wins 1

Seconds 0

Thirds 0

Lifetime Stakes $9,388

Winning Stakes $8,250

Win Dividend $1.03

Place Dividend $0.40

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

Wins:

Video	Date / Club / Race Desc / Barrier Draw in brackets and horse time
	03/24 NZ Metro NON-WINNERS 3YO+ MOB. PACE 2600m (7) 3/4 length 3-16.7

Race Starts (6)

5 of 7

14 Apr 24

Race 6

S Thornley

15 days

4th up

3YO+, with cond. MOB. PACE

1609m

Dead

6/6

Kashkeeper

MR:2-03.8

59.7

2.3L

6th,3-4bk otr,wdst tn,useful wdst

6 of 14

30 Mar 24

Race 4

S O'Reilly

8 days

3rd up

3YO+ R43 to R49, R50 with cond. MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

11/11

Lewey Maguire

MR:1-58.6

56.4

10L

Eased,6bk inr,7bk otr,imprvd mid

ACTION MAJOR - hampered near the 650m. Hampered again near the 350m and shifted in and struck a track marker.

1 of 8

22 Mar 24

Race 1

G O'Reilly

7 days

2nd up

NON-WINNERS 3YO+ MOB. PACE

2600m

Fast

3/3

Remission

MR:2-01.7

58.5

1x1,prkd,ld 2000,kickd,held them

5 of 12

15 Mar 24

Race 2

G O'Reilly

1st up

NON-WINNERS 3YO+ MOB. PACE

1980m

Easy

8/7

Harrison John

MR:2-01.6

57.1

6.4L

3wd,prkd,1x1 1200,off tn,honest

ACTION MAJOR - raced wide early.

1 of 4

05 Mar 24

M Cant TOA

TRIAL

Race 5

G O'Reilly

MOB. PACE

2400m

Good

Disco Inferno

MR:2-04.5

58.5

3 of 5

28 Feb 24

TRIAL

Race 3

G O'Reilly

MOB. PACE

2000m

Good

Midnight Miki

MR:2-06.0

58.6

7312063Radioactive Jaffa

363770

Beaudiene Quick Step

R45

Front

Wilson House(J)

Michael House, Prebbleton

Breeding:: 5 b g A Rocknroll Dance-Beaudiene Beaut Babe(by Art Major) [Beaudiene Hustler 7g(A Rocknroll Dance), McKendrick 4g(Sweet Lou)]
Owner:: Mentally Stable Limited
Breeder:: W D Kennedy
Comment:: Back to mobile after steady efforts behind the tapes recently. First4s best.

Starts 44

Wins 4

Seconds 4

Thirds 7

Lifetime Stakes $45,291

Winning Stakes $23,650

Win Dividend $1.06

Place Dividend $0.97

	Starts	Wins	Placings		Starts	Wins	Placings
All Weather	29	3	6	All Weather Slushy	1	0	0
Grass	15	1	5	Grass Wet	6	0	2
Course	14	1	2	Distance	14	2	3
Favourite	1	1	0	2nd Favourite	3	0	1
Mobile	14	2	3	Standing	30	2	8
Left	44	4	11	Right	0	0	0
Fresh90	1	0	0	Fresh30	8	1	1

Wins:

Video	Date / Club / Race Desc / Barrier Draw in brackets and horse time
	07/23 NZ Metro NON-WINNERS 3YO+ PACE 2600m (8) 1/2 head 3-18.2
	11/23 Rangiora 4YO+ R35 to R50 MOB. PACE 2000m (4) 2 lengths 2-31.1
	12/23 Manawatu 3YO+ R41 to R48 MOB. PACE 2500m (4) neck 3-10.5
	12/23 Westport 3YO+ R35 to R50 PACE 2000m (1) 1/2 neck 2-34.6

Race Starts (6 of 10)

10 of 12

19 Apr 24

Ashburton

Race 9

W House

12 days

44th up

3YO+ R35 to R50 PACE Stand

2400m

Fast

4/6

Itsamoneymaker

MR:2-01.3

58.2

4.4L

Slow,4bk otr,5bk,wd tn,sound wd

7 of 13

07 Apr 24

Cheviot

Race 6

W House

10 days

43rd up

3YO+ R40 to R54 SpecHcp PACE Stand

2600m

Fast

12/11

Peraki Seelster

MR:2-03.1

59.4

3wd,prkd,1x1 1600,3wd 3rd tn,fdd

BEAUDIENE QUICK STEP - raced wide early.

7 of 12

28 Mar 24

Manawatu

Race 5

W House

2 days

42nd up

R46 to R54 MOB. PACE

2500m

Good

6/6

Invisible

MR:2-03.5

60.4

1.7L

7th otr,4-bk bell,wd cvr,stout,blkd

BEAUDIENE QUICK STEP - held up throughout the run home.

3 of 10

26 Mar 24

Manawatu

Race 7

W House

16 days

41st up

3YO+ R48 to R53 MOB. PACE

2000m

Good

4/4

Molly Belwin

MR:1-58.8

59.7

4.3L

Ld out,trld 1500,thru,stuck on well

6 of 11

10 Mar 24

Reefton

Race 5

W House

2 days

40th up

3YO+ R42 to R50 MOB. PACE

2450m

Good

4/4

What A Minx

MR:2-07.0

60.9

2.9L

1x1-3bk otr,5bk 1150,wd tn,handy

3 of 11

08 Mar 24

Race 5

W House

33 days

39th up

3YO+ R44 to R50 MOB. PACE

2600m

Good

7/7

Stanley's Rule

MR:2-06.8

63.2

2.7L

Prkd,3bk otr 800,up 2nd tn,fght,hdd

603940

Sky Vale

R41

Front

Gavin Smith

Glenn Gillard, Rangiora

Breeding:: 8 ch m Auckland Reactor-Countess Vale(by Live Or Die)
Owners:: G P Gillard, Mrs J M Kennedy
Breeder:: G P Gillard, I L Gillard, Mrs C L Gillard
Comment:: No real factor here 11 Apr. Handed the carpark draw tonight. Rough odds.

Starts 37

Wins 3

Seconds 1

Thirds 4

Lifetime Stakes $30,223

Winning Stakes $16,900

Win Dividend $0.50

Place Dividend $0.64

	Starts	Wins	Placings		Starts	Wins
All Weather	36	3	5	All Weather Slushy	2	0
Grass	1	0	0	Grass Wet	0	0
Course	22	1	3	Distance	11	2
Favourite	3	2	0	2nd Favourite	3	0
Mobile	29	2	5	Standing	8	1
Left	37	3	5	Right	0	0
Fresh90	5	1	1	Fresh30	4	1

Wins:

Video	Date / Club / Race Desc / Barrier Draw in brackets and horse time
	05/19 Rangiora NON-WINNERS 3YO+ PACE 2600m (1) 8 lengths 3-18.5
	07/19 Rangiora 3YO+ R50 to R55 MOB. PACE 2600m (3) 2 3/4 lengths 3-14.3
	02/23 NZ Metro R45 to R53 MOB. PACE 1980m (2) neck 2-22.6

Race Starts (6 of 12)

11 of 11

11 Apr 24

Race 10

R Butt

12 days

7th up

3YO+ R40 to R46, R47 with cond. MOB. PACE

1980m

Easy

10/9

Barnstormer

MR:2-02.5

59.8

7.2L

4bk otr,3wd cvr 500,no threat wd

4 of 14

30 Mar 24

Race 3

B Orange

15 days

6th up

3YO+ R40 to R42, R43 with cond. MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

8/6

The Real McCoy

MR:1-58.8

58.9

2.1L

Prkd,1x1 1500,up,fght,peakd 100

9 of 14

15 Mar 24

Race 11

G Smith

12 days

5th up

3YO+ R39 to R43, R44 with cond. MOB. PACE

1980m

Easy

9/8

Wolf Of Wall Street

MR:2-00.4

56.9

2.4L

Trld-3bk inr,waited,steady up inr

3 of 11

03 Mar 24

Rangiora

Race 10

J R Dunn

30 days

4th up

4YO+ R42 to R50 MOB. PACE

2000m

Good

8/8

Peraki Reactor

MR:2-00.2

58.3

2.9L

Ld,trld,3bk,badly held up,smart

SKY VALE - hampered by a weakening runner near the 500m. Held up early in the run home.

12 of 14

02 Feb 24

Race 5

G Smith

7 days

3rd up

3YO+ R38 to R49 MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

14/13

Wallflower

MR:1-58.2

57.6

11L

Eased,5-6bk inr,off rear 400,pluggd

SKY VALE - held up final bend.

6 of 10

26 Jan 24

Race 10

G Smith

25 days

2nd up

R35 to R48 MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

10/10

Rocknroll Diva

MR:1-59.2

58.5

3.9L

3bk otr,to 3bk inr tn,steady inr

087521

Itz Magical Meg

R44

10 (2nd row)

Front

Samantha Ottley

Simon Adlam, Ashburton

Breeding:: 6 br m Art Major-Itz All About Me(by Courage Under Fire) [Itz All About Magic 8m(Art Major), Itz All Fired Up 5g(Art Major), Itz Bettor To Win 12g(Bettor's Delight), Itz Risky Business 11g(Bettor's Delight)]
Owners:: Est R G McMeeking, Mrs N C McMeeking
Breeder:: R G McMeeking, Mrs N C McMeeking
Comment:: Won comfortably last week, but slides up a grade here. Combos consideration.

Starts 43

Wins 5

Seconds 5

Thirds 0

Lifetime Stakes $44,509

Winning Stakes $28,050

Win Dividend $1.15

Place Dividend $0.82

	Starts	Wins	Placings		Starts	Wins	Placings
All Weather	13	2	0	All Weather Slushy	1	0	0
Grass	30	3	5	Grass Wet	10	3	1
Course	9	2	0	Distance	9	1	1
Favourite	1	1	0	2nd Favourite	2	1	0
Mobile	32	4	4	Standing	11	1	1
Left	43	5	5	Right	0	0	0
Fresh90	2	0	0	Fresh30	1	0	0

Wins:

Video	Date / Club / Race Desc / Barrier Draw in brackets and horse time
	06/22 NZ Metro NON-WINNERS 3YO+ F&M PACE 2000m (5) 3/4 length 2-33.3
	01/23 Banks Pen R35 to R41, R42 with cond. MOB. PACE 2000m (7) 1/2 neck 2-33.9
	03/23 Reefton R39 to R43 MOB. PACE 2450m (6) 1/2 length 3-17.4
	04/23 Methven 4YO+ R43 to R50 MOB. PACE 2300m (2) head 3-03.3
	04/24 NZ Metro 5YO+ R35 to R39 MOB. PACE 2600m (5) 3 lengths 3-17.9

Race Starts (6 of 10)

1 of 9

18 Apr 24

Race 9

R May

4 days

15th up

5YO+ R35 to R39 MOB. PACE

2600m

Fast

4/3

Santanna Mach

MR:2-02.4

57.6

4-3bk otr,3wd,prkd,trld,thru,easy

ITZ MAGICAL MEG - driver R May was warned for the manner he drove near the 1250m when easing the pace resulting in trailing runners being hampered.

2 of 14

14 Apr 24

Race 7

C Alford

13 days

14th up

4YO+ R35 to R38, R39 with cond. MOB. PACE

2300m

Dead

6/7

Fergalicious

MR:2-07.6

61.6

1.5L

7-8bk otr,3wd cvr rear,strong wd

ITZ MAGICAL MEG - paced roughly in the run home.

5 of 13

01 Apr 24

Race 8

R May

22 days

13th up

3YO+ R39 to R45, R46 with cond. MOB. PACE

2000m

Good

6/6

Destiny Dance

MR:2-00.9

58.5

6.5L

Trld,3bk inr 1300,waited,imprvd inr

7 of 12

10 Mar 24

Reefton

Race 12

R May

2 days

12th up

3YO+ R36 to R41 MOB. PACE

2450m

Good

7/5

Judgement Bay

MR:2-05.9

58.6

3bk otr-1x1,3bk otr,off,honest wd

8 of 13

08 Mar 24

Race 11

R May

20 days

11th up

3YO+ R36 to R43 MOB. PACE

2600m

Good

5/5

Smart I Am

MR:2-07.8

63.0

11L

3wd,prkd,3bk otr,held up,steady wd

ITZ MAGICAL MEG - raced wide early.

10 of 15

17 Feb 24

Rangiora

Race 10

G O'Reilly

6 days

10th up

3YO+ R35 to R50 SpecHcp PACE Stand

2600m

Good

8/6

Fitzthebill

MR:2-08.1

61.4

4bk otr,6bk 900,angld,sound wdst

475571

Follow Your Dream

R45

11 (2nd row)

Front

Tim Williams

Robert & Jenna Dunn, Woodend Beach

Breeding:: 3 b f Bettor's Delight-Just A Dream(by Christian Cullen) [Crusader 5g(Art Major), Heisenberg 8g(Art Major)]
Owners:: R K Gordon, Mrs A L Gordon, Miss L J Gordon, S J Gordon
Breeder:: C H Barlow, Mrs T J Barlow
Comment:: Professional effort to score last week. 2nd row draw, but can go close again.

Starts 11

Wins 1

Seconds 0

Thirds 1

Lifetime Stakes $26,011

Winning Stakes $8,800

Win Dividend $0.44

Place Dividend $0.38

	Starts	Wins	Placings		Starts	Wins
All Weather	11	1	1	All Weather Slushy	0	0
Grass	0	0	0	Grass Wet	0	0
Course	5	1	1	Distance	0	0
Favourite	1	0	0	2nd Favourite	3	1
Mobile	11	1	1	Standing	0	0
Left	8	1	1	Right	3	0
Fresh90	2	0	1	Fresh30	2	1

Wins:

Video	Date / Club / Race Desc / Barrier Draw in brackets and horse time
	04/24 NZ Metro NON-WINNERS 3YO+ MOB. PACE 1980m (3) 2 1/4 lengths 2-25.4

Race Starts (6 of 11)

1 of 14

18 Apr 24

Race 3

T Williams

48 days

10th up

NON-WINNERS 3YO+ MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

2/2

Remission

MR:1-58.1

57.5

Up,ld,trld 1700,thru,sharpest inr

FOLLOW YOUR DREAM - driver T Williams advised he did not activate the sliding blinds when having the field covered.

1 of 5

10 Apr 24

TRIAL

Race 7

T Williams

NON-WINNERS MR42 to MR50 MOB. PACE

2000m

Good

Brandi Snapp

MR:2-00.5

58.2

7 of 9

01 Mar 24

Auckland

Race 2

J R Dunn

14 days

9th up

NON-WINNERS 3YO+ MOB. PACE

2200m

Fast

1/1

Smart And Mighty

MR:2-00.9

60.1

15L

Eased,rear,4-bk inr,off,rear,no zip

FOLLOW YOUR DREAM - raced at the rear throughout after having been restrained from its wide draw before weakening in the run home. A post-race veterinary examination revealed early symptoms of a respiratory infection. When questioned regarding the performance Driver J Dunn reported that the filly had raced lethargically throughout and could offer no explanation for the disappointing run.

5 of 8

16 Feb 24

Auckland

Race 6

J R Dunn

7 days

8th up

3YO Fillies MOB. PACE

2200m

Fast

6/6

Coastal Babe

MR:1-59.1

56.1

4th inr,3-bk,whacked away mrks gap

5 of 10

09 Feb 24

Auckland

Race 4

J R Dunn

84 days

7th up

NON-WINNERS 3YO+ F&M MOB. PACE

2200m

Fast

4/5

C U There

MR:2-01.3

59.1

3.6L

6th otr,5-bk,wd 600,prkd,outkicked

7 of 13

17 Nov 23

Race 7

J R Dunn

7 days

6th up

2YO Fillies MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

10/10

Our Shangri Lana

MR:1-58.4

60.0

9.4L

5bk otr,3wd cvr 700,wd tn,bt slows

985431

Betterwithbling

R44

12 (2nd row)

Front

Seth Hill(J)

Jesse Wederell, West Melton

Breeding:: 8 b g Betterthancheddar-Reincarnation(by Holmes Hanover) [Change The Nation 12g(Changeover), Infinity 14m(McArdle), Robyn Scherbotsky 13m(McArdle)]
Owners:: J A Wederell, A S Wederell
Breeder:: A S Wederell
Comment:: Put in a very brave shift to win at Methven. Often good combos bait here.

Starts 61

Wins 5

Seconds 7

Thirds 11

Lifetime Stakes $75,475

Winning Stakes $31,350

Win Dividend $1.17

Place Dividend $1.05

	Starts	Wins	Placings		Starts	Wins	Placings
All Weather	48	3	14	All Weather Slushy	4	0	1
Grass	13	2	4	Grass Wet	2	1	0
Course	39	1	13	Distance	22	1	9
Favourite	4	1	0	2nd Favourite	7	0	3
Mobile	57	4	18	Standing	4	1	0
Left	61	5	18	Right	0	0	0
Fresh90	5	0	1	Fresh30	1	0	1

Wins:

Video	Date / Club / Race Desc / Barrier Draw in brackets and horse time
	11/20 Rangiora NON-WINNERS 3YO+ PACE 2600m (1) 1/2 length 3-22.6
	11/23 Banks Pen 4YO+ R35 to R39 MOB. PACE 2000m (7) 1/2 neck 2-34.9
	01/24 Ashburton 4YO+ R35 to R45 MOB. PACE JUN.D 2400m (12) 3 1/2 lengths 2-58.7
	02/24 NZ Metro R35 to R43 MOB. PACE 1980m (5) 3/4 length 2-27.7
	04/24 Methven 4YO+ R39 to R43, R44 with cond. MOB. PAC 2300m (3) 1 1/2 lengths 3-04.1

Race Starts (6 of 10)

1 of 13

14 Apr 24

Race 8

S Hill

9 days

17th up

4YO+ R39 to R43, R44 with cond. MOB. PACE

2300m

Dead

5/5

Izacheapee

MR:2-08.7

62.1

Prkd,1x1,prkd,1x1,3wd 600,toughest

BETTERWITHBLING - hampered by a breaking runner rounding the first bend.

3 of 14

05 Apr 24

Race 11

J Cox

9 days

16th up

4YO+ R35 to R40 MOB. PACE

2600m

Fast

4/5

Flyaway

MR:2-01.9

59.4

0.9L

Up,ld,trld 1700,off tn,gritty mid

BETTERWITHBLING - raced wide early.

4 of 11

27 Mar 24

Race 8

S Hill

10 days

15th up

5YO+ R35 to R40 MOB. PACE

1980m

Easy

3/4

Sarasota Sunset

MR:2-00.4

57.2

4.5L

Soon 3bk inr,waited,tried hard inr

5 of 9

17 Mar 24

Race 8

S Hill

2 days

14th up

R40 to R65 SpecHcp PACE Stand

2810m

Good

9/9

Jimmy Arma

MR:2-05.9

57.5

Trld-4bk inr 2100,waited,honest

8 of 14

15 Mar 24

Race 11

S Hill

15 days

13th up

3YO+ R39 to R43, R44 with cond. MOB. PACE

1980m

Easy

6/6

Wolf Of Wall Street

MR:2-00.4

56.9

1.4L

Soon trld,waitd,tried hard,hdd 50

9 of 12

29 Feb 24

Race 1