NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc

J Cox

83 days

11th up

R55 & faster DiscrHcp PACE Stand

2850m

Good

5/6

Wild Willow

MR:2-05.2

60.6

57L

3rd,up,ld,trld 1700,fading by 400

BETTERTHANCASH - weakened final bend hampering a trailing runner. A post-race veterinary examination revealed a high heart rate and slow recovery. Stewards will follow up with connections in the coming days.

2 of 4

03 Jan 25

N Cnty TOA

TRIAL

Race 9

T Williams

R47 & faster PACE Stand

2600m

Slushy

Who's Delight

MR:2-13.9

62.3

6 of 13

28 Oct 24

Race 7

C Ferguson

10 days

10th up

3YO C&G MOB. PACE

1700m

Good

9/8

Dreams Are Free

MR:1-52.8

55.4

5.7L

5bk inr,held up tn,off,handy mid

BETTERTHANCASH - held up early in the run home.

2 of 13

18 Oct 24

Race 6

C Ferguson

7 days

9th up

3YO+ R57 to R70, R71 to R80 with cond. MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

2/2

Renegade

MR:1-56.2

55.9

2.3L

Led,trld 1550,thru,tried hard inr

6 of 13

11 Oct 24

Race 7

C Ferguson

14 days

8th up

3YO MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

10/9

Chase A Dream

MR:1-54.3

55.9

Trld-4bk inr 1000,held up,sound

BETTERTHANCASH - lay in on the final bend striking track markers.

5 of 12

27 Sep 24

Race 4

C Ferguson

7 days

7th up

3YO MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

4/3

Harrison John

MR:1-56.8

56.8

4.3L

Gate spd,ld,trld 1350,waitd,fair

BETTERTHANCASH - lay inwards final bend striking several track markers.

2 of 10

20 Sep 24

Race 7

C Ferguson

21 days

6th up

3YO+ R55 & faster DiscrHcp PACE Stand

2600m

Fast

3/3

Tact McLeod

MR:2-00.1

56.5

0.1L

Trld-3bk inr,trld tn,thru tn,almost

1 of 9

30 Aug 24

Race 8

C Ferguson

7 days

5th up

3YO+ R51 to R60, R61 to R65 with cond. MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

1/1

Spirit Of Anarchy

MR:2-00.1

58.2

Trld,3bk inr 1500,waitd,burst thru

BETTERTHANCASH - held up rounding the final bend and had difficulty obtaining clear racing room early in the run home.

2 of 10

23 Aug 24

Race 8

C Ferguson

14 days

4th up

3YO+ R54 to R70 MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

4/3

It's Tough

MR:1-57.0

56.9

1.1L

Soon trld,held up,off tn,chasd hard

1 of 8

09 Aug 24

Race 9

C Ferguson

7 days

3rd up

3YO+ R44 to R50 MOB. PACE

1980m

Slushy

2/3

Piccadilly Pete

MR:1-58.6

56.7

3bk inr,held up tn,flew up the inr

776801

Shepherds Delight

R57

Front

Tim Williams

Ivan Court, Ladbrooks

Breeding:: 5 b g Sky Major-Delightful(by Bettor's Delight) [Emma's Boy 8g(Terror To Love), Sorpresa 14g(Principal Skinner), Trompeur 10g(American Ideal)]
Owners:: I R Court, A R Owen
Breeder:: I R Court, A R Owen
Comment:: Easy winner in R35-50 grade at Richmond. Steps up again here. Combos hope.

Starts 26

Wins 4

Seconds 4

Thirds 1

Lifetime Stakes $46,368

Winning Stakes $25,575

Win Dividend $1.92

Place Dividend $0.81

	Starts	Wins	Placings		Starts	Wins	Placings
All Weather	24	4	5	All Weather Slushy	1	0	1
Grass	2	0	0	Grass Wet	0	0	0
Course	11	0	2	Distance	7	1	1
Favourite	3	2	1	2nd Favourite	3	0	2
Mobile	8	0	0	Standing	18	4	5
Left	26	4	5	Right	0	0	0
Fresh90	3	1	1	Fresh30	3	0	1

Wins:

Video	Date / Club / Race Desc / Barrier Draw in brackets and horse time
	04/23 Timaru NON-WINNERS 3YO+ PACE 2050m (9) 1 length 2-36.1
	11/23 Timaru 3YO+ R40 to R54 SpecHcp PACE 2600m (2) 1 3/4 lengths 3-22.4
	05/24 Ashburton 3YO+ R35 to R50 PACE 2400m (7) 1 1/2 lengths 3-02
	01/25 Nelson HRC R35 to R50 PACE 1609m (7) 2 lengths 1-59.5

Race Starts (Last 10)

1 of 7

12 Jan 25

Nelson HRC

Race 4

T Williams

14 days

17th up

R35 to R50 PACE Stand

1609m

Good

1/1

Seaside Pond

MR:1-59.4

57.3

Up,ld 1400,askd tn,far too good

SHEPHERDS DELIGHT - when questioned regarding the improved performance the connections advised the gelding was racing down in grade from recent starts and has had a fetlock treated as notified. They added the gelding is a fast beginner and was suited to the standing start and the distance of today's race.

13 of 15

29 Dec 24

Banks Pen

Race 9

T Williams

16 days

16th up

3YO+ R51 & faster DiscrHcp PACE Stand

2810m

Good

10/10

Tanzania

MR:2-04.7

58.7

16L

3wd,ld,trld 2100,waited,very plain

Connections advised Stewards on 6 January that SHEPHERDS DELIGHT has had its fetlock treated since last racing.

8 of 10

13 Dec 24

Race 5

C Ferguson

7 days

15th up

3YO+ R52 to R60 MOB. PACE

2600m

Fast

8/8

Cardi B

MR:2-00.4

58.2

4.4L

Led-3bk inr,4bk 1800,off,good,tight

SHEPHERDS DELIGHT - over-raced middle stages. Had difficulty obtaining clear racing room in the run home.

6 of 11

06 Dec 24

Race 3

T Williams

7 days

14th up

3YO+ R51 to R60 MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

9/9

Itoje

MR:1-57.0

57.4

3.5L

3bk otr,3wd cvr 700,sound mid

SHEPHERDS DELIGHT - over-raced middle stages.

7 of 14

29 Nov 24

Race 3

T Williams

25 days

13th up

3YO+ R50 to R55 MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

13/12

Bazooka

MR:1-55.9

57.9

11L

5-6bk otr,3-4wd 550,honest wd

1 of 7

19 Nov 24

Chertsey

TRIAL

Race 7

G O'Reilly

SpecHcp PACE Stand

2400m

Good

My Ten Guitars

MR:2-05.4

55.9

7 of 9

04 Nov 24

Kaikoura

Race 4

C Ferguson

22 days

12th up

3YO+ R35 to R57 SpecHcp PACE Stand

2400m

Good

3/3

Rock Or Bust

MR:2-03.5

56.7

3.2L

6th,1x1,3bk otr 1150,off,steady

SHEPHERDS DELIGHT - broke briefly at the start. Hampered by a breaking runner shortly after the start.

11 of 13

13 Oct 24

Oamaru

Race 10

C Ferguson

7 days

11th up

3YO+ R50 to R70 SpecHcp PACE Stand

2600m

Good

10/7

Wild Willow

MR:2-02.0

57.8

12L

Brk brfly,soon parkd,1x1 bell,

SHEPHERDS DELIGHT - broke at the start losing ground.

6 of 15

06 Oct 24

Methven

Race 7

C Ferguson

31 days

10th up

3YO+ R51 to R69 SpecHcp PACE Stand

2400m

Good

3/1

Bryce's Meddle

MR:2-04.2

58.9

3.6L

Up,ld,trld 2000,thru,short bid inr

1 of 6

28 Sep 24

Mt Hutt

WORKOUT

Race 7

T Williams

R35 & faster PACE Stand

2400m

Watching Brief

MR:2-14.0

61.5

1X0244

Next Level

R59

Front

Blair Orange

Steven Reid, Rangiora

Breeding:: 4 b g Bettor's Delight-Unforgiving(by Art Major) [Take The Miki 6g(Always B Miki), The Missing Sock 7m(Bettor's Delight), Works For Me 5m(Bettor's Delight)]
Owners:: J A Screen, Mrs T C Screen, W A Screen, Mrs P S Screen, D W Screen, L J Screen
Breeder:: J A Screen, Mrs T C Screen
Gear:: BL-Off
Comment:: Tidy 2nd at trials since finishing 4th in NZ Derby. A leading contender in this.

Starts 10

Wins 3

Seconds 1

Thirds 1

Lifetime Stakes $45,350

Winning Stakes $20,075

Win Dividend $1.35

Place Dividend $1.31

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

Wins:

Video	Date / Club / Race Desc / Barrier Draw in brackets and horse time
	01/24 WaikBoP NON-WINNERS 3YO+ MR48 to MR50 MOB. PACE 2200m (5) 3/4 length 2-43.3
	06/24 WaikBoP Up to R40 with cond. MOB. PACE 2200m (3) 1 length 2-42.6
	07/24 WaikBoP 3YO+ R50 to R65 MOB. PACE 2700m (3) 2 1/4 lengths 3-20.9

Race Starts (Last 10)

2 of 8

18 Dec 24

TRIAL

Race 10

S Ottley

R41 & faster PACE Stand

2600m

Good

Amaretto Franco

MR:2-12.4

59.5

4 of 14

06 Dec 24

Race 8

M White

7 days

4th up

3YO MOB. PACE

2600m

Fast

13/14

We Walk By Faith

MR:1-58.1

55.5

4.8L

Led,trld 1950,thru,short bid inr

4 of 9

29 Nov 24

Race 4

M White

17 days

3rd up

3YO C&G MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

5/5

Renegade

MR:1-55.6

56.5

4.4L

Led,trld 1450,waited tn,steady

2 of 13

12 Nov 24

Race 12

M White

15 days

2nd up

3YO+ R53 to R58, R59 with cond. MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

8/9

Borrisokane

MR:1-55.7

56.5

0.8L

3wd,prkd 1300,to trl tn,off,smart

NEXT LEVEL - raced wide early.

2 of 9

06 Nov 24

TRIAL

Race 9

M White

R51 & faster MOB. PACE

1980m

Good

Neverseentherain

MR:2-00.5

57.7

11 of 13

28 Oct 24

Race 7

M White

115 days

1st up

3YO C&G MOB. PACE

1700m

Good

10/10

Dreams Are Free

MR:1-52.8

55.4

10L

1x1-3bk otr,4bk 800,battld at bk

2 of 3

24 Oct 24

N Cnty TOA

TRIAL

Race 6

B Orange

R60 & faster MOB. PACE

2000m

Good

Beach Ball

MR:1-59.1

55.4

3 of 4

10 Oct 24

Auckland

WORKOUT

Race 4

Steven Reid

R60 MOB. PACE

2050m

Good

Seaclusion

MR:2-02.3

57.2

2 of 2

03 Oct 24

Auckland

WORKOUT

Race 9

Steven Reid

R49 & faster MOB. PACE

2050m

Slushy

Hawkeye Pierce

MR:2-00.7

56.7

1 of 7

05 Jul 24

WaikBoP

Race 7

M White

15 days

4th up

3YO+ R50 to R65 MOB. PACE

2700m

Fast

3/3

Triple G

MR:1-59.7

58.1

Ld out,trld 1600,thru lane,powerful

NEXT LEVEL - granted permission by the Starter to come forward onto the mobile prior to the commencement of the score up.

122441

Song Sung Blue

R59

Front

Matthew Williamson

David Mitchell, Elgin

Breeding:: 4 bl g Sweet Lou-Cracklin Rosie(by Art Major) [Crackle N Crunch 3g(Captain Crunch), Duke 9h(Bettor's Delight), Dynamite 8g(Mach Three), Olly 6g(He's Watching), Play It Now 7m(Rock N Roll Heaven)]
Owners:: M R Yellowlees, D L Mitchell
Breeder:: K N Spicer, Mrs A M Spicer
Comment:: Rattled home for 21 Jan trial win after Cromwell success. Harder here. Place.

Starts 22

Wins 4

Seconds 4

Thirds 0

Lifetime Stakes $58,159

Winning Stakes $30,250

Win Dividend $1.32

Place Dividend $0.96

	Starts	Wins	Placings		Starts	Placings
All Weather	20	2	4	All Weather Slushy	2	0
Grass	2	2	0	Grass Wet	0	0
Course	7	0	3	Distance	9	3
Favourite	4	2	1	2nd Favourite	0	0
Mobile	21	4	4	Standing	1	0
Left	22	4	4	Right	0	0
Fresh90	4	1	0	Fresh30	1	0

Wins:

Video	Date / Club / Race Desc / Barrier Draw in brackets and horse time
	01/24 Wyndham NON-WINNERS 3YO+ MOB. PACE 1800m (3) 1/2 neck 2-13.3
	01/24 Nth Sthlnd 3YO+ R45 to R50 MOB. PACE 2200m (8) head 2-42.4
	11/24 Ashburton 3YO+ R44 to R50 MOB. PACE 2400m (11) 3/4 length 2-56.1
	01/25 Wyndham R35 to R55 MOB. PACE 2600m (4) neck 3-21.1

Race Starts (Last 10)

1 of 6

21 Jan 25

Chertsey

TRIAL

Race 3

J Fanning

FFA MOB. PACE

2400m

Good

Sweet Leila

MR:2-01.4

56.3

1 of 7

06 Jan 25

Wyndham

Race 8

M Williamson

2 days

9th up

R35 to R55 MOB. PACE

2600m

Good

3/3

Deceptive Lee

MR:2-04.4

58.6

Gt spd,trail,3bk,follwd 1x1,chargd

4 of 8

04 Jan 25

Roxburgh

Race 11

S Ottley

2 days

8th up

3YO+ R43 to R55 MOB. PACE

2200m

Good

1/1

Flying Bird

MR:1-58.7

57.9

5.6L

Soon last,follwd 1x1,angld,ok fin

4 of 5

02 Jan 25

Cent Otago

Race 9

M Williamson

27 days

7th up

FFA MOB. PACE

2000m

Fast

5/5

Mo'unga

MR:1-58.0

59.2

4th,last,inside runs,steady

4 of 6

21 Dec 24

Mt Hutt

TRIAL

Race 9

D Mitchell

R35 & faster PACE Stand

2400m

Good

Buckskin

MR:2-18.3

62.1

2 of 11

06 Dec 24

Race 3

M Williamson

7 days

6th up

3YO+ R51 to R60 MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

1/1

Itoje

MR:1-57.0

57.4

0.8L

Ld,trld,ld 1500,kickd,cght shadows

2 of 14

29 Nov 24

Race 3

M Williamson

15 days

5th up

3YO+ R50 to R55 MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

8/6

Bazooka

MR:1-55.9

57.9

6.8L

4-5bk otr,held up,wd cvr tn,smart

SONG SUNG BLUE - held up early and middle stages of the run home.

1 of 14

14 Nov 24

Race 14

M Williamson

17 days

4th up

3YO+ R44 to R50 MOB. PACE

2400m

Good

1/1

Toby Tom B

MR:1-58.0

58.4

3-4bk otr,3wd 600,kept coming

10 of 13

28 Oct 24

Race 7

M Williamson

10 days

3rd up

3YO C&G MOB. PACE

1700m

Good

11/12

Dreams Are Free

MR:1-52.8

55.4

8.8L

3bk inr,4bk 900,held up,imprvd inr

2 of 11

18 Oct 24

Race 13

M Williamson

15 days

2nd up

3YO+ R40 to R47 MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

6/6

Keeping It Kiwi

MR:1-58.3

58.6

0.3L

7-6-7bk otr,rear inr tn,flew inr

821163

Sky Rocket

R61

Front

Olivia Thornley(J)

Regan Todd, Yaldhurst

Breeding:: 5 b g Sky Major-Pandora's Rose(by Badlands Hanover) [Westar Lad 9g(Changeover), Westar Molly 7m(Changeover), Westar Sam 12g(Real Desire)]
Owner:: T G Casey
Breeder:: T G Casey
Comment:: Lost no fans with his 3rd to NZ Derby winner last week. Has gate speed. EW.

Starts 37

Wins 7

Seconds 3

Thirds 1

Lifetime Stakes $63,505

Winning Stakes $47,025

Win Dividend $1.42

Place Dividend $0.69

	Starts	Wins	Placings		Starts	Wins	Placings
All Weather	31	5	3	All Weather Slushy	4	1	0
Grass	6	2	1	Grass Wet	0	0	0
Course	15	3	1	Distance	20	4	4
Favourite	2	0	0	2nd Favourite	4	2	1
Mobile	34	6	4	Standing	3	1	0
Left	36	7	4	Right	1	0	0
Fresh90	3	0	0	Fresh30	0	0	0

Wins:

Video	Date / Club / Race Desc / Barrier Draw in brackets and horse time
	04/23 Rangiora NON-WINNERS 3YO+ MOB. PACE 2600m (6) nose 3-15.8
	06/23 NZ Metro 3YO+ R35 to R43 MOB. PACE 1980m (13) 2 lengths 2-26.8
	06/24 NZ Metro 4YO+ R40 to R45, with cond. MOB. PACE 1980m (6) neck 2-26.7
	07/24 NZ Metro 4YO+ R45 to R55 PACE JUN.D 2000m (5) head 2-30.4
	10/24 Methven 4YO+ R41 to R50 MOB. PACE 2300m (12) head 2-58.1
	12/24 Banks Pen 3YO+ R41 to R50 MOB. PACE 2000m (13) 3/4 length 2-30.4
	01/25 Nelson HRC R46 to R57 MOB. PACE 2400m (5) 2 1/4 lengths 2-57.9

Race Starts (Last 10)

3 of 7

24 Jan 25

Race 9

R Close

12 days

25th up

R60 to R75, R76 to R85 with cond. MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

6/6

We Walk By Faith

MR:2-00.7

56.1

3rd,3bk inr 1000,held up,sound inr

SKY ROCKET - over-raced middle stages. Had difficulty obtaining clear racing room in the run home.

6 of 6

12 Jan 25

Nelson HRC

Race 8

R Close

2 days

24th up

FFA MOB. PACE

1609m

Good

5/5

Rakero Rocket

MR:1-53.7

55.6

32L

Chkd/brk 1450,to 1x1,fading 400

SKY ROCKET - checked and broke racing into the first bend hampering trailing runners losing ground. Weakened final bend.

1 of 7

10 Jan 25

Nelson HRC

Race 8

R Close

12 days

23rd up

R46 to R57 MOB. PACE

2400m

Good

5/5

Dave Duley

MR:1-59.2

56.7

Gate spd,ld,trld 1900,waited,classy

SKY ROCKET - over-raced middle stages.

1 of 12

29 Dec 24

Banks Pen

Race 12

O Thornley

14 days

22nd up

3YO+ R41 to R50 MOB. PACE

2000m

Good

3/3

Fusion Reactor

MR:2-00.9

58.8

Cght 3wd,ld 1200,kickd,held best

SKY ROCKET - over-raced when racing wide in the early stages.

2 of 11

15 Dec 24

Rangiora

Race 10

C Ferguson

14 days

21st up

3YO+ R44 to R50 MOB. PACE

1950m

Good

3/4

Stephs Boy

MR:2-01.4

60.1

0.4L

Up,prkd,ld 1400,kickd hard,cght 40

SKY ROCKET - paced roughly over the concluding stages.

8 of 11

01 Dec 24

Methven

Race 10

C Ferguson

7 days

20th up

3YO+ R42 to R50 MOB. PACE

1609m

Good

3/1

Kaysans Rock

MR:2-00.0

57.9

7.2L

6-5bk otr,3wd cvr tn,whackd away wd

SKY ROCKET - out of position at the start. Driver C Ferguson was issued a warning.

6 of 14

24 Nov 24

Banks Pen

Race 6

O Thornley

20 days

19th up

4YO+ R50 to R57 MOB. PACE JUN.D

2000m

Good

8/7

Tokyo Rose

MR:2-01.3

58.3

5.2L

Trld-3bk inr,5bk 1000,held up,tidy

SKY ROCKET - over-raced middle stages. Held up early in the run home.

8 of 8

04 Nov 24

Kaikoura

Race 10

R Close

10 days

18th up

3YO+ R51 to R65, R66 to R70 with cond. MOB. PACE

1900m

Good

6/7

Spirit Of Anarchy

MR:1-56.3

56.6

7.8L

Trld-4bk inr,thru,no imprvment inr

A false start was declared when SKY ROCKET paced roughly in the score up and shifted outwards checking an outside runner. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding. Driver R Close elected to remain in his allocated barrier position for the restart.

10 of 14

25 Oct 24

Race 3

R Close

7 days

17th up

3YO+ R51 to R54 MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

8/8

Magician

MR:1-59.2

57.9

4.7L

4-6bk otr,wdst rear tn,sound wdst

7 of 13

18 Oct 24

Race 4

R Close

12 days

16th up

3YO+ R50 to R56, R57 with cond. MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

10/11

Spirit Of Anarchy

MR:1-58.5

57.6

6.5L

4-5bk inr,off 700,3wd cvr,imprvd

SKY ROCKET - hampered by a weakening runner near the 700m.

118244

Amaretto Franco

R62

Front

Craig Thornley

Steven McRae, West Melton

Breeding:: 5 b m Terror To Love-Aziza(by Pacific Rocket) [Devilicious 12m(Jereme's Jet), Magic Sign 7g(Terror To Love), Stick Man 9g(Shadow Play), Tiger Thompson 11g(Big Jim(USA))]
Owners:: Spreydon Lodge Ltd, Organ Donation Saves Lives Syndicate, Elite Syndicate, M V Dawson, G P Dawson, H A McPherson, Not A Book Club Syndicate
Breeder:: H A McPherson, Spreydon Lodge Ltd
Comment:: Chased well on her southern sojourn. Small field assists too. Not out of this.

Starts 16

Wins 4

Seconds 2

Thirds 1

Lifetime Stakes $47,511

Winning Stakes $28,325

Win Dividend $1.79

Place Dividend $1.00

	Starts	Wins	Placings		Starts	Wins	Placings
All Weather	15	4	3	All Weather Slushy	3	2	0
Grass	1	0	0	Grass Wet	0	0	0
Course	12	3	3	Distance	10	3	3
Favourite	5	1	1	2nd Favourite	3	2	0
Mobile	9	3	1	Standing	7	1	2
Left	16	4	3	Right	0	0	0
Fresh90	3	1	1	Fresh30	2	0	0

Wins:

Video	Date / Club / Race Desc / Barrier Draw in brackets and horse time
	05/23 Ashburton NON-WINNERS 3YO+ PACE 2400m (8) 2 3/4 lengths 3-03.1
	06/24 NZ Metro 3YO+ F&M R35 to R40, R41 to R45 with con 1980m (8) 1 1/2 lengths 2-27.1
	07/24 NZ Metro 3YO+ R46 to R60 MOB. PACE 1980m (4) 1/2 length 2-25.1
	08/24 NZ Metro 3YO+ R51 to R57 MOB. PACE 1980m (2) 1 1/4 lengths 2-24.4

Race Starts (Last 10)

4 of 9

04 Jan 25

Roxburgh

Race 10

B Barclay

8 days

8th up

R50 to R80 SpecHcp PACE Stand

2700m

Good

1/2

Commander Ben

MR:2-02.1

60.2

4.6L

7th,parkd,brk 1400,bk otr,ran on

AMARETTO FRANCO - broke at the start losing ground. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare. Briefly hampered shortly after the start by a breaking runner. Broke passing the 1400m losing ground. A final warning was placed on the racing record of the mare. Lay in near the 900m dislodging a track marker. Authorisation of 4th placing was withheld until the Stewards were satisfied the mare had complied with the Breaking Horses Regulation when breaking on occasions during the running.

4 of 10

27 Dec 24

Gore

Race 10

S Thornley

42 days

7th up

R50 to R80 SpecHcp PACE Stand

2700m

Good

2/2

Pinseeker

MR:2-00.4

57.5

4.8L

Brk,bk otr,follwd 1x1,brk trn,solid

AMARETTO FRANCO - broke at the start losing ground. Paced roughly rounding the final bend hampering trailing runners. A warning was placed on the racing record of the mare.

1 of 8

18 Dec 24

TRIAL

Race 10

S Thornley

R41 & faster PACE Stand

2600m

Good

Next Level

MR:2-12.4

59.5

2 of 9

15 Nov 24

Race 9

C D Thornley

28 days

6th up

4YO+ Mares Up to & including R85 MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

6/6

Dance Till Dawn

MR:1-58.8

58.7

0.1L

3-5bk otr,sent 3wd,brave,nabbed

AMARETTO FRANCO - had to be steadied near the 1600m due to an easing of the pace. Raced wide from the 800m.

1 of 6

02 Nov 24

Motukar TA

WORKOUT

Race 8

2YO+ R35 & faster MOB. PACE

2000m

Good

Onwardsandupwards

MR:2-13.1

61.0

8 of 13

18 Oct 24

Race 6

C D Thornley

70 days

5th up

3YO+ R57 to R70, R71 to R80 with cond. MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

7/6

Renegade

MR:1-56.2

55.9

6.2L

3-4bk inr,4bk otr tn,off,steady

1 of 6

08 Oct 24

N Cnty TOA

TRIAL

Race 8

C DeFilippi

R50 & faster MOB. PACE

2000m

Good

Dynasty

MR:1-58.9

56.7

1 of 11

09 Aug 24

Race 5

C D Thornley

14 days

4th up

3YO+ R51 to R57 MOB. PACE

1980m

Slushy

2/2

It's Tough

MR:1-57.3

56.1

Led,trld 1700,thru,kept coming inr

1 of 12

26 Jul 24

Race 3

C D Thornley

7 days

3rd up

3YO+ R46 to R60 MOB. PACE

1980m

Fast

4/4

It's Tough

MR:1-57.9

59.6

3bk otr,loomed wdr tn,kept coming

2 of 9

19 Jul 24

Race 9

C D Thornley

26 days

2nd up

3YO+ R45 to R54, R55 with cond. PACE Stand

2000m

Good

4/4

Tempo Warrior

MR:2-01.1

56.1

0.2L

6th,4bk inr,off 400,angld,strong

P2009X

Black Mach

R65

Front

Sam Thornley(J)

Ken Barron, West Melton

Breeding:: 7 br g Mach Three-Callie O'Malley(by Elsu) [Callie's Delight 9m(Bettor's Delight), Cullen's Caviar 10g(Christian Cullen), Rocky O'Malley 5g(Rock N Roll Heaven)]
Owner:: M L Davies
Breeder:: Alabar (NZ) Ltd
Comment:: Not seen since form dropped away in winter/spring. Take on trust fresh.

Starts 39

Wins 7

Seconds 9

Thirds 3

Lifetime Stakes $96,185

Winning Stakes $62,425

Win Dividend $0.84

Place Dividend $1.15

	Starts	Wins	Placings		Starts	Wins	Placings
All Weather	38	7	11	All Weather Slushy	3	0	0
Grass	1	0	1	Grass Wet	0	0	0
Course	36	6	11	Distance	23	5	6
Favourite	6	3	2	2nd Favourite	6	2	0
Mobile	33	7	10	Standing	6	0	2
Left	39	7	12	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
	05/24 NZ Metro 4YO+ R35 to R40 MOB. PACE JUN.D 1980m (9) head 2-27.3
	05/24 NZ Metro 4YO+ R35 to R42 MOB. PACE 1980m (10) 1 1/2 lengths 2-27.3
	07/24 NZ Metro 3YO+ R35 to R49 MOB. PACE 2600m (6) 1/2 neck 3-13.8
	07/24 NZ Metro 3YO+ Up to & including R70 MOB. PACE 1980m (3) 1/2 neck 2-24.7
	07/24 NZ Metro 4YO+ R46 to R66 MOB. PACE 2600m (8) nose 3-14.6

Race Starts (Last 10)

9 of 9

13 Sep 24

Race 7

S Thornley

14 days

20th up

3YO+ R59 to R75 MOB. PACE

2600m

Good

7/7

Vessem

MR:1-58.3

56.7

17L

8th,eased,4bk otr,well bk tn,battld

10 of 11

30 Aug 24

Race 7

S Thornley

7 days

19th up

R60 & faster DiscrHcp PACE Stand

2600m

Fast

7/7

Double Time

MR:2-01.1

57.4

Prkd,ld-3bk,1x1 1000,off,1-paced

16 of 16

23 Aug 24

Race 7

S Thornley

7 days

18th up

DiscrHcp PACE Stand

2600m

Fast

10/13

Dalton Shard

MR:2-00.1

55.4

16L

3bk otr-1x1,3bk,tiring by 400

BLACK MACH - weakened leaving the final bend.

2 of 7

16 Aug 24

Race 7

S Thornley

7 days

17th up

3YO+ R51 to R70 MOB. PACE

2600m

Fast

3/3

Mr Kaplan

MR:2-02.6

57.4

0.3L

Gate spd,ld,tackld tn,very gritty

09 Aug 24

Race 7

S Thornley

14 days

16th up

R60 & faster DiscrHcp PACE Stand

2600m

Slushy

4/4

Franco Sinatra

MR:2-00.8

56.9

Brk badly start,pulled up

BLACK MACH - broke at the start hampering a trailing runner losing all chance and was retired from the race. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding.

1 of 14

26 Jul 24

Race 7

S Thornley

7 days

15th up

4YO+ R46 to R66 MOB. PACE

2600m

Fast

2/1

Commander Ben

MR:2-00.4

59.4

3wd cvr,postd,prkd 700,so brave

BLACK MACH - raced three wide until reaching the parked position near the 700m.

1 of 9

19 Jul 24

Race 7

S Thornley

7 days

14th up

3YO+ Up to & including R70 MOB. PACE

1980m

Good

3/2

Cardi B

MR:1-57.5

57.8

Led,trld 1700,held up,dashd up inr

4 of 10

12 Jul 24

Race 5

S Thornley

7 days

13th up

3YO+ R48 to R55 MOB. PACE

1980m

Good

5/6

Trump Card

MR:1-55.0

57.2

8.7L

6bk otr,5bk inr 400,held up,sound

BLACK MACH - raced wide early. Held up rounding the final bend.

1 of 12

05 Jul 24

Race 9

S Thornley

7 days

12th up

3YO+ R35 to R49 MOB. PACE

2600m

Good

3/3

Harrison

MR:1-59.9

56.3

Up,ld,trld 2000,off tn,dashd,just

7 of 8

28 Jun 24

Race 10