Alexandra Park Race 10

TRILLIAN TRUST AUCKLAND TROTTING CUP FFA STAND PACE

Stake: $250,000

Distance: 3200m
Class: 3YO+ FFA PAC
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather

Little Spike (Fr1) 61221
Trainer: Arna Donnelly (Cambridge)
Driver: -
Prize Money: $157,723
Win / Place: 26% / 46%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Terror To Love

Dam: Key Operator

Dam's Sire: Armbro Operative

Owners: Est T K Piercy, Mrs A A Piercy

Rating

Stats

Career

30: 8-3-3

Distance

0: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

17: 2-2-3

Season

8: 2-2-0

1st Up

4: 1-0-1

2nd Up

4: 1-0-1

3rd Up

4: 1-0-0

Mobile

21: 6-0-3

Standing

9: 2-3-0

All-Weather

30: 8-3-3

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Left Handed

13: 6-1

Right Handed

17: 2-5

Favourite

6: 3-1-1

2nd Favourite

4: 2-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.52

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Left it late winning stylishly at Ash after bold 2nd behind Merlin here. 1st 4s.

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
1st of 14	21/12/25	Ashburton	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr13	Samantha Ottley	2:01.0	1:54.5	0.30L	$1.30	9	4YO G&E MOB. PACE	$60,000	$30,000	1. Little Spike 2. Rock Or Bust 3. Bannockburn	6-5bk otr,4-5wd cvr tn,soared,just
2nd of 6	12/12/25	Auckland	2700m	Standing	All Weather	Fr1	Andre Poutama	2:01.9	2:01.9	0.59L	$13	14	R73 & faster PACE	$53,700	$9,300	1. Merlin 2. Little Spike 3. Better Knuckle Up	Ld out,trld 2400,thru,chased boldly
2nd of 7	28/11/25	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	20m2	Andre Poutama	2:00.6	2:00.6	0.82L	$6.30	14	3YO+ R50 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$27,375	$4,650	1. Jolimont 2. Little Spike 3. The Surfer	Brk,up prkd,ld,trld 1400,thru,game
1st of 11	14/11/25	WaikBoP	2200m	Standing	All Weather	20m2	Benjamin Butcher	2:43.8	1:59.8	0.19L	$5.30	14	3YO+ R45 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$19,650	$11,000	1. Little Spike 2. Captain Sampson 3. You Little Beauty	8th otr,imp mid,wd cvr,irresistible
6th of 6	31/10/25	Auckland	2700m	Standing	All Weather	20m1	Andre Poutama	2:01.3	2:01.3	4.91L	$5.20	14	3YO+ R53 to R86 DiscrHcp PACE	$15,215	$298	1. Captain Sampson 2. Jolimont 3. Joes Rock	Brk,rear inr,off,wdst tn,bttld away
4th of 5	17/10/25	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	10m2	Andre Poutama	1:59.8	1:59.8	2.79L	$3.00	14	R62 to R86 DiscrHcp PACE	$17,550	$1,200	1. Jeremiah 2. Better Knuckle Up 3. Jolimont	Trld,off,ld 1600,trld 900,stout inr

Republican Party (Fr2) 16211
Trainer: Cran & Chrissie Dalgety (West Melton)
Driver: -
Prize Money: $1,084,984
Win / Place: 41% / 63%

Standing Starts Specialist

Going for the Hat-Trick

6 yo Bay Horse

Sire: Bettor's Delight

Dam: Democrat Party

Dam's Sire: American Ideal

Owners: Mrs C M Dalgety, G E Dickey, Mrs J E Rooney, G A Ayers, First Term Syndicate, D A Schollum, K J Cummings, B A Smith, G P Merlo, A & M Syndicate

100

Rating

Stats

Career

63: 26-7-7

Distance

5: 1-0-2

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-1

Track

11: 3-1-1

Season

8: 5-1-0

1st Up

8: 3-1-0

2nd Up

8: 3-1-0

3rd Up

8: 5-1-1

Mobile

40: 16-5-5

Standing

23: 10-2-2

All-Weather

57: 25-7-7

Slushy

3: 1-1-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Left Handed

46: 22-10

Right Handed

11: 3-2

Favourite

20: 13-2-0

2nd Favourite

17: 9-3-2

Best Mile

1:52.40

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Classy Inv Cup victory and looking to repeat last years success. Looks the one.

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
1st of 8	19/12/25	Invcargill	2700m	Standing	All Weather	20m1	Carter Dalgety	3:19.2	1:58.7	0.82L	$2.40	7	R70 to R120 SpecHcp PACE	$93,000	$55,000	1. Republican Party 2. The Lazarus Effect 3. Wag Star	Last,3w,parkd,in brfly,dug in late
1st of 7	12/12/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Carter Dalgety	2:21.3	1:54.8	1.12L	$1.90	28	FFA MOB. PACE	$36,500	$22,000	1. Republican Party 2. Alta Meteor 3. We Walk By Faith	4bk otr,wd cvr tn,swooped wd 100
2nd of 10	14/11/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Carter Dalgety	1:53.7	1:53.7	0.82L	$4.00	3	FFA MOB. PACE	$193,000	$31,000	1. Leap To Fame 2. Republican Party 3. Merlin	3wd,led,trld 1200,thru,bold inr
6th of 15	11/11/25	NZ Metro	3200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr5	Carter Dalgety	1:58.0	1:58.0	3.90L	$4.80	15	FFA PACE	$1,000,000	$15,000	1. Kingman 2. Leap To Fame 3. Merlin	Up,ld 2800,joind,fght,swampd
1st of 11	27/10/25	Ashburton	2400m	Standing	All Weather	Fr7	Carter Dalgety	2:55.1	1:57.3	1.78L	$2.10	10	FFA PACE	$58,950	$33,000	1. Republican Party 2. Alta Meteor 3. Akuta	5th,prkd,ld 1400,too many guns
1st of 15	17/10/25	NZ Metro	2600m	Standing	All Weather	Fr13	Carter Dalgety	3:12.2	1:58.9	3.09L	$4.40	7	FFA PACE	$63,150	$33,000	1. Republican Party 2. Don't Stop Dreaming 3. Alta Meteor	4bk otr,3wd,ld 1500,kicked,stylish

Captain Sampson (Fr3) 12514
Trainer: Brian & Gareth Hughes (Ardmore)
Driver: -
Prize Money: $99,488
Win / Place: 41% / 52%

Track Specialist

3 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Captaintreacherous

Dam: Millie Sampson

Dam's Sire: Bettor's Delight

Owners: Mrs J R Davies, J B Davies

Rating

Stats

Career

17: 7-1-1

Distance

0: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

11: 6-0-0

Season

6: 3-1-0

1st Up

4: 2-0-1

2nd Up

3: 2-0-0

3rd Up

3: 1-1-0

Mobile

14: 6-0-1

Standing

3: 1-1-0

All-Weather

17: 7-1-1

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Left Handed

6: 1-2

Right Handed

11: 6-0

Favourite

5: 3-0-0

2nd Favourite

6: 2-1-1

Best Mile

1:54.30

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

[Blinds]

Comments

Stuck when working hard over mile, 19 Dec. Rough place hope in 3200m debut here.

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
4th of 12	19/12/25	Auckland	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr12	Tony Cameron	1:56.6	1:56.6	0.82L	$2.60	7	3YO R38 to R73 MOB. PACE	$50,000	$2,500	1. Tyson 2. Debbie Lincoln 3. The Night Agent	Wd,1x1,prkd 1200,fght on resolutely
1st of 5	12/12/25	Auckland	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Tony Cameron	2:45.7	2:01.2	0.89L	$2.10	14	3YO MOB. PACE	$21,938	$13,750	1. Captain Sampson 2. Greased Lightnin 3. Tyson	Soon ld,allowed terms,too powerful
5th of 7	28/11/25	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	20m1	Tony Cameron	2:00.6	2:00.6	3.79L	$1.90	14	3YO+ R50 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$27,375	$525	1. Jolimont 2. Little Spike 3. The Surfer	Brk,tacked on,wd cvr top,stout late
2nd of 11	14/11/25	WaikBoP	2200m	Standing	All Weather	20m1	Tony Cameron	1:59.8	1:59.8	0.19L	$3.30	14	3YO+ R45 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$19,650	$3,100	1. Little Spike 2. Captain Sampson 3. You Little Beauty	5th,prkd,cvr 1500,wd 300,ld,nutted
1st of 6	31/10/25	Auckland	2700m	Standing	All Weather	10m1	Tony Cameron	3:23.7	2:01.3	1.78L	$6.80	14	3YO+ R53 to R86 DiscrHcp PACE	$15,215	$9,350	1. Captain Sampson 2. Jolimont 3. Joes Rock	Prkd,into ld 2100,trld 1500,too gd
1st of 6	17/10/25	Auckland	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Tony Cameron	1:54.3	1:54.3	0.48L	$3.70	175	3YO+ R53 to R59 MOB. PACE	$15,215	$9,350	1. Captain Sampson 2. Debbie Lincoln 3. Sugar Ray Lincoln	Eased,rear otr,3 & 4w top,too smart
175 Day Spell

Sooner The Bettor (Fr4) 10401
Trainer: Barry Purdon & Scott Phelan (Clevedon)
Driver: -
Prize Money: $689,565
Win / Place: 21% / 64%

Track Specialist

5 yo Brown Horse

Sire: Bettor's Delight

Dam: Lucky Pocket

Dam's Sire: In The Pocket

Owners: Mrs K J Purdon, Montana Park Pty Ltd, R Cole, Mrs C Nausbaum, Mrs M Mckay, D J Tonks, B K Parker

Rating

Stats

Career

51: 11-15-7

Distance

2: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-1

Track

24: 9-7-4

Season

7: 4-0-0

1st Up

5: 4-1-0

2nd Up

5: 2-0-2

3rd Up

5: 2-0-1

Mobile

39: 7-14-5

Standing

12: 4-1-2

All-Weather

44: 11-15-7

Slushy

2: 0-2-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Left Handed

20: 2-7

Right Handed

24: 9-11

Favourite

10: 6-3-0

2nd Favourite

12: 5-3-1

Best Mile

1:53.50

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Dominated over sprint, 19 Dec. Does have a 3200m placing on resume; tris/1st 4s.

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
1st of 8	19/12/25	Auckland	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Harrison Orange	1:55.0	1:55.0	1.71L	$1.70	38	4YO+ R55 to R90 MOB. PACE	$45,000	$25,000	1. Sooner The Bettor 2. Mhai Surfer Girl 3. Jolimont	Wd,prkd,into ld 1050,too much class
38 Day Freshen-Up
12th of 15	11/11/25	NZ Metro	3200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr8	Scott Phelan	1:58.0	1:58.0	20.00L	$69	8	FFA PACE	$1,000,000	$15,000	1. Kingman 2. Leap To Fame 3. Merlin	Prkd,1x1 2400,feeling pinch tn
4th of 11	3/11/25	Kaikoura	2400m	Standing	All Weather	Fr2	Scott Phelan	1:57.2	1:57.2	6.10L	$7.90	17	FFA PACE	$98,250	$5,250	1. Merlin 2. Akuta 3. Mo'unga	Prkd,1x1,prkd,1x1 600,off,steady
14th of 15	17/10/25	NZ Metro	2600m	Standing	All Weather	Fr1	Harrison Orange	1:58.9	1:58.9	13.01L	$12	14	FFA PACE	$63,150	$1,050	1. Republican Party 2. Don't Stop Dreaming 3. Alta Meteor	Brk,7-8-7bk inr,6bk,off,battld
1st of 8	3/10/25	Auckland	2700m	Standing	All Weather	Fr1	Harrison Orange	3:20.7	1:59.6	0.48L	$5.00	14	DiscrHcp PACE	$37,200	$22,000	1. Sooner The Bettor 2. Merlin 3. Better Knuckle Up	Ld out,trld 1300,thru lane,powerful
1st of 10	19/9/25	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr5	Harrison Orange	2:45.6	2:01.1	0.48L	$4.10	14	R60 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$38,600	$22,000	1. Sooner The Bettor 2. The Surfer 3. Merlin	Brk,wd,prkd,ld 1550,dictated,gritty

Merlin (Fr5) 51331
Trainer: Barry Purdon & Scott Phelan (Clevedon)
Driver: -
Prize Money: $1,759,510
Win / Place: 48% / 85%

Track Specialist

Standing Starts Specialist

5 yo Bay Horse

Sire: Art Major

Dam: Imaginary Bet

Dam's Sire: Bettor's Delight

Owners: Montana Park Pty Ltd

100

Rating

Stats

Career

47: 23-8-9

Distance

3: 0-1-1

Trk/Dst

1: 0-1-0

Track

19: 11-3-3

Season

7: 2-1-3

1st Up

6: 2-2-2

2nd Up

6: 4-1-1

3rd Up

6: 4-0-1

Mobile

36: 19-5-7

Standing

11: 4-3-2

All-Weather

42: 22-8-9

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Left Handed

23: 11-9

Right Handed

19: 11-6

Favourite

25: 16-5-1

2nd Favourite

12: 5-1-4

Best Mile

1:52.10

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners]

Comments

Too sharp over 2700m, 12 Dec. No doubting his class but 3200m still eludes him.

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
1st of 6	12/12/25	Auckland	2700m	Standing	All Weather	20m1	Zachary Butcher	3:24.7	2:01.9	0.59L	$1.80	28	R73 & faster PACE	$53,700	$33,000	1. Merlin 2. Little Spike 3. Better Knuckle Up	Thru to ld 2400,allowed terms,slick
3rd of 10	14/11/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr10	Zachary Butcher	1:53.7	1:53.7	2.08L	$5.70	3	FFA MOB. PACE	$193,000	$18,000	1. Leap To Fame 2. Republican Party 3. Merlin	3bk inr,off,prkd 1300-tn,fght well
3rd of 15	11/11/25	NZ Metro	3200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr3	Zachary Butcher	1:58.0	1:58.0	2.19L	$17	8	FFA PACE	$1,000,000	$85,000	1. Kingman 2. Leap To Fame 3. Merlin	3-4bk otr,3wd cvr 700,solid up inr
1st of 11	3/11/25	Kaikoura	2400m	Standing	All Weather	Fr6	Zachary Butcher	2:54.8	1:57.2	0.59L	$2.90	17	FFA PACE	$98,250	$55,000	1. Merlin 2. Akuta 3. Mo'unga	4bk otr,3wd,prkd 600,fght,toughest
5th of 15	17/10/25	NZ Metro	2600m	Standing	All Weather	Fr7	Zachary Butcher	1:58.9	1:58.9	4.31L	$4.40	14	FFA PACE	$63,150	$1,800	1. Republican Party 2. Don't Stop Dreaming 3. Alta Meteor	3-5bk otr,6bk 700,angld,tidy,peakd
2nd of 8	3/10/25	Auckland	2700m	Standing	All Weather	20m1	Zachary Butcher	1:59.6	1:59.6	0.48L	$1.90	14	DiscrHcp PACE	$37,200	$6,200	1. Sooner The Bettor 2. Merlin 3. Better Knuckle Up	Rear otr,swept to ld 1300,reeled in

Akuta (Fr6) 32894
Trainer: Mark & Nathan Purdon (Matamata)
Driver: -
Prize Money: $1,216,253
Win / Place: 43% / 75%

Track Specialist

Standing Starts Specialist

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Bettor's Delight

Dam: Adore To Our Dreams

Dam's Sire: Christian Cullen

Owners: Cullen Breeding Limited, Mark Purdon, T F Shaw

Rating

Stats

Career

41: 18-7-6

Distance

4: 1-1-0

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Track

13: 6-1-3

Season

10: 2-1-2

1st Up

6: 3-2-1

2nd Up

6: 2-1-0

3rd Up

6: 3-0-2

Mobile

24: 12-4-3

Standing

17: 6-3-3

All-Weather

41: 18-7-5

Slushy

3: 2-0-1

Grass

0: 0-0-1

Left Handed

28: 12-9

Right Handed

13: 6-4

Favourite

26: 15-5-3

2nd Favourite

5: 1-2-1

Best Mile

1:51.80

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Improved run, 12 Dec. Not the same force he was winning this in '23; combos.

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
4th of 6	12/12/25	Auckland	2700m	Standing	All Weather	20m2	Samantha Ottley	2:01.9	2:01.9	1.30L	$7.10	28	R73 & faster PACE	$53,700	$3,150	1. Merlin 2. Little Spike 3. Better Knuckle Up	Trld,3-bk 2400,closed stoutly mrks
9th of 10	14/11/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr9	Mark Purdon	1:53.7	1:53.7	12.01L	$27	3	FFA MOB. PACE	$193,000	$3,500	1. Leap To Fame 2. Republican Party 3. Merlin	4bk otr,3-4wd 450,no impact wdst
8th of 15	11/11/25	NZ Metro	3200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr10	Mark Purdon	1:58.0	1:58.0	5.32L	$21	8	FFA PACE	$1,000,000	$15,000	1. Kingman 2. Leap To Fame 3. Merlin	Up,led,trld 2800,thru,sound,peakd
2nd of 11	3/11/25	Kaikoura	2400m	Standing	All Weather	Fr4	Mark Purdon	1:57.2	1:57.2	0.59L	$2.60	7	FFA PACE	$98,250	$15,500	1. Merlin 2. Akuta 3. Mo'unga	Up,ld 2000,tackld,ld,fght hard,cght
3rd of 11	27/10/25	Ashburton	2400m	Standing	All Weather	Fr2	Mark Purdon	1:57.3	1:57.3	4.39L	$7.30	17	FFA PACE	$58,950	$5,400	1. Republican Party 2. Alta Meteor 3. Akuta	4th,up,ld,trld 1400,thru,honest
6th of 7	10/10/25	NZ Metro	2600m	Standing	All Weather	25m2	Mark Purdon	1:58.4	1:58.4	4.20L	$3.00	26	4YO+ R75 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$22,813	$438	1. Republican Party 2. Pinseeker 3. Smoke On The Water	7th,up,prkd 1200,askd,felt pinch

Better Knuckle Up (Fr7) 32453
Trainer: Barry Purdon & Scott Phelan (Clevedon)
Driver: -
Prize Money: $366,517
Win / Place: 22% / 59%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Bettor's Delight

Dam: Bare Knuckle

Dam's Sire: Raging Bull

Owners: Mrs J V Stott, P A Stott

Rating

Stats

Career

27: 6-3-7

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

18: 5-3-5

Season

8: 0-2-3

1st Up

6: 3-0-1

2nd Up

5: 2-1-2

3rd Up

4: 0-1-0

Mobile

22: 6-2-5

Standing

5: 0-1-2

All-Weather

24: 6-3-7

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Left Handed

6: 1-1

Right Handed

18: 5-8

Favourite

5: 3-2-0

2nd Favourite

8: 2-0-3

Best Mile

1:53.30

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Gritty run behind Merlin 19 days ago here. Meritorious NZ Cup run and can place.

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 6	12/12/25	Auckland	2700m	Standing	All Weather	Fr3	Crystal Hackett	2:01.9	2:01.9	0.89L	$5.00	21	R73 & faster PACE	$53,700	$5,400	1. Merlin 2. Little Spike 3. Better Knuckle Up	Cut breeze thru'out,stuck on gamely
5th of 11	21/11/25	NZ Metro	2600m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Crystal Hackett	1:55.6	1:55.6	5.99L	$13	10	4YO MOB. PACE	$122,813	$3,750	1. Kingman 2. The Lazarus Effect 3. We Walk By Faith	4bk otr,3bk,3-4wd tn,honest mid
4th of 15	11/11/25	NZ Metro	3200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr18	Crystal Hackett	1:58.0	1:58.0	2.79L	$136	25	FFA PACE	$1,000,000	$47,500	1. Kingman 2. Leap To Fame 3. Merlin	7-8bk otr,3wd cvr,solid bid mid
6th of 7	5/11/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile		-	Barry Purdon	2:30.00	-	0L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Captains Mistress 2. Chase A Dream 3. Lakelsa	-
2nd of 5	17/10/25	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	10m1	Crystal Hackett	1:59.8	1:59.8	0.41L	$1.80	14	R62 to R86 DiscrHcp PACE	$17,550	$3,100	1. Jeremiah 2. Better Knuckle Up 3. Jolimont	Brk,rear inr,1x1,prkd 900,ld,nutted
3rd of 8	3/10/25	Auckland	2700m	Standing	All Weather	Fr3	Crystal Hackett	1:59.6	1:59.6	2.30L	$7.00	14	DiscrHcp PACE	$37,200	$3,600	1. Sooner The Bettor 2. Merlin 3. Better Knuckle Up	Brk,6th inr,4-bk,off,3&4w 450,stout

Jolimont (Fr8) 25153
Trainer: Arna Donnelly (Cambridge)
Driver: -
Prize Money: $271,016
Win / Place: 24% / 46%

5 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: Sweet Lou

Dam: Running On Faith

Dam's Sire: Soky's Atom

Owners: T Heptinstall, Ms N Cruickshank, J A Cruickshank, R C Campbell

Rating

Stats

Career

45: 11-6-4

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

31: 9-2-3

Season

9: 1-1-2

1st Up

6: 2-2-0

2nd Up

6: 3-0-0

3rd Up

6: 2-1-0

Mobile

30: 8-5-2

Standing

15: 3-1-2

All-Weather

45: 11-6-4

Slushy

5: 1-2-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Left Handed

14: 2-5

Right Handed

31: 9-5

Favourite

13: 7-3-0

2nd Favourite

5: 2-0-2

Best Mile

1:52.50

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners]

Comments

Game after a tough trip in 19 Dec mile here. 3200m suits & he's needed in combos

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
3rd of 8	19/12/25	Auckland	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Peter Ferguson	1:55.0	1:55.0	2.49L	$3.10	7	4YO+ R55 to R90 MOB. PACE	$45,000	$5,000	1. Sooner The Bettor 2. Mhai Surfer Girl 3. Jolimont	Trppd wd,up prkd 800,fght on gamely
5th of 6	12/12/25	Auckland	2700m	Standing	All Weather	10m1	David Butcher	2:01.9	2:01.9	3.38L	$7.30	14	R73 & faster PACE	$53,700	$1,800	1. Merlin 2. Little Spike 3. Better Knuckle Up	Chkd,5th inr,4-bk,off,bttld solidly
1st of 7	28/11/25	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	30m1	David Butcher	2:45.0	2:00.6	0.82L	$6.60	14	3YO+ R50 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$27,375	$16,500	1. Jolimont 2. Little Spike 3. The Surfer	Rear,1x1,prkd,ld 1400,too many guns
5th of 11	14/11/25	WaikBoP	2200m	Standing	All Weather	30m1	Peter Ferguson	1:59.8	1:59.8	2.42L	$2.80	14	3YO+ R45 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$19,650	$350	1. Little Spike 2. Captain Sampson 3. You Little Beauty	9th otr,5-bk,wd cvr 800,wdr,stout
2nd of 6	31/10/25	Auckland	2700m	Standing	All Weather	30m1	David Butcher	2:01.3	2:01.3	1.78L	$1.40	14	3YO+ R53 to R86 DiscrHcp PACE	$15,215	$2,635	1. Captain Sampson 2. Jolimont 3. Joes Rock	Brk,5th,5-bk inr,off,4w tn,bold fin
3rd of 5	17/10/25	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	20m1	David Butcher	1:59.8	1:59.8	1.30L	$5.50	14	R62 to R86 DiscrHcp PACE	$17,550	$1,900	1. Jeremiah 2. Better Knuckle Up 3. Jolimont	3rd inr,prkd,ld 950,hdd top,kept on

Race Review Abbreviations

Brk: Broke, Blkd: Blocked or held up, 1 x 1: One-out, one-back, Prkd: Parked, 3bk otr: 3 back on the outer, 3bk inr: Same as above, but on the inside, trld: Trailed, Gt spd: Showed gate speed, 3wd: 3-wide postd: Caught wide without cover, Held up: Held up, no gaps or few gaps: If they don't see any clear air in the straight, Inr-mid-wd -position: On the inside, mid = 1-off, wd = 3-wide or wider, flew hm wd: Flew home wide, dashd inr: Sprinted well on the inside, Chkd: Checked, Slow: Slow away at the start, Wltd: Wilted or got tired, Fdd: Faded late, Urgd: If the driver's getting stuck in