TAB NZ - Form Guide

The Sportz Star (Fr1) 862352577x
Trainer: Kerryn Manning (Great Western)
Driver: Ada Massa (C,3)
Prize Money: $118,472
Win / Place: 13% / 37%

9 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: SPORTSWRITER (USA)

Dam: MOLLY PITCHER (AUS)

Owners: K E Manning

Rating

Stats

Career

115: 15-14-14

Distance

24: 2-1-2

Trk/Dst

6: 0-0-0

Track

15: 0-2-0

Season

11: 0-2-1

1st Up

7: 0-1-1

2nd Up

7: 1-0-3

3rd Up

6: 2-0-1

Mobile

115: 15-14-14

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

115: 15-14-14

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.40

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

7: 0-0-1

Driver Last 50

50: 4-5-1

Comments

First up. At the last run he was driven from back in the field when 7th (Fr4) over 2600m at Stawell, at the bell was 7th-4.9m 2WWC beaten 14 m by Sir Nippa (3:12.80) in 0W/15 0K stake on November 30 at $26. Draws well so keep safe.

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
7th of 9	30/11/25	Stawell	2600m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Kerryn Manning	3:12.80	1:59.4	5.32L	$26	6	0W/15 0K stake	$24,000	$480	1. Sir Nippa 2. Steel Ruler 3. Tooram Cee Cee
7th of 8	24/11/25	Horsham	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Kerryn Manning	2:38.30	1:55.8	9.11L	$17	14	0W/15 0K stake	$9,600	$192	1. Bizzness Class 2. Hez All Rock 3. Prioritise
5th of 9	10/11/25	Ararat	2195m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Kerryn Manning	2:39.90	1:57.3	7.84L	$5.00	10	0W/15 0K stake	$9,600	$288	1. Hez All Rock 2. Prioritise 3. Test Of Fire
2nd of 10	31/10/25	Swan Hill	1750m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Kerryn Manning	2:02.10	1:52.3	5.99L	$6.00	14	NR 55 to 64	$8,400	$1,260	1. Wild Bull NZ 2. The Sportz Star 3. Triple Rock Saint NZ
5th of 8	17/10/25	Geelong	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Kerryn Manning	1:54.20	1:54.2	4.54L	$12	11	NR 60 to 69	$12,000	$360	1. Pet Kitty 2. Emily Vincent 3. Telemachus
3rd of 10	6/10/25	Horsham	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Kerryn Manning	2:41.50	1:58.1	2.34L	$5.50	7	NR 55 to 64	$8,400	$840	1. Pick Up Elvis 2. Foxy Two Gloves 3. The Sportz Star

Isolation (Fr2) 0545129734
Trainer: Patrick Tomkinson (Harkness)
Driver: Liam Older (C,3)
Prize Money: $165,508
Win / Place: 15% / 33%

9 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: BETTOR'S DELIGHT (USA)

Dam: MISTY MILLER (AUS)

Owners: P X Tomkinson, K E Mullan, G A Walker, Ba Anderson, Nm Maynard

Rating

Stats

Career

146: 22-12-15

Distance

28: 3-1-1

Trk/Dst

4: 0-1-0

Track

8: 1-1-1

Season

10: 1-1-1

1st Up

6: 0-1-0

2nd Up

5: 1-0-2

3rd Up

5: 1-1-0

Mobile

143: 22-12-15

Standing

3: 0-0-0

All-Weather

146: 22-12-15

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:53.79

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 6-10-6

Comments

Last start was well back in the run when 4th (Fr5) over 2080m at Cranbourne, at the bell was 5th-8.4 beaten 9 m by Platinum Jive (2:30.90) in NR 56 to 64 on April 3 at $41. Before that, a solid effort when 3rd (Fr3) over 1720m after showing early speed at this track was leading by 4.09 at the bell, beaten 4.5 m by Popcornfriday (2:01.90) in 0W/15 0K stake on March 28 at $1.85. Forward performance expected.

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
4th of 8	3/4/26	Cranbourne	2080m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Patrick Tomkinson	2:30.90	1:56.7	3.53L	$41	6	NR 56 to 64	$12,000	$600	1. Platinum Jive NZ 2. Lambro Mach 3. Morris Brown
3rd of 9	28/3/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	James Herbertson	2:01.90	1:54.0	1.75L	$1.85f	7	0W/15 0K stake	$12,000	$1,200	1. Popcornfriday 2. Torque Power 3. Isolation
7th of 11	21/3/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr6	Ewa Justice	2:40.10	1:55.0	10.97L	$51	7	0W/15 0K stake	$18,000	$360	1. Fire Marshall 2. Sea Fury NZ 3. Written In Silk
5th of 6	17/3/26	Melton	2240m			-	James Herbertson	2:44.00	-	9.22L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Dynamitedan 2. Cardigan Dan 3. Willows Girl
9th of 9	14/3/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Ewa Justice	2:02.80	1:54.9	6.47L	$9.00	8	0W/15 0K stake	$18,000	$360	1. Big Bad Ossie 2. King Saint 3. Rosberg NZ
2nd of 10	6/3/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	James Herbertson	2:43.50	1:57.5	0.86L	$2.50f	8	NR 56 to 64	$8,400	$1,260	1. Spirit Of Anarchy NZ 2. Isolation 3. Bulletproof Kid

Lou Will Nz (Fr3) 7x07880572
Trainer: Julie Douglas (Strathfieldsaye)
Driver: Tasmyn Potter (C,3)
Prize Money: $58,783
Win / Place: 15% / 39%

Driver Flying

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SWEET LOU (USA)

Dam: ROCK AND ROLL (NZ)

Owners: E J & H M Anderson Nominees Pty Ltd (Mgr: J A Douglas)

Rating

Stats

Career

46: 7-6-5

Distance

15: 3-3-0

Trk/Dst

6: 0-1-0

Track

14: 1-2-1

Season

19: 2-2-1

1st Up

3: 0-1-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-0

Mobile

46: 7-6-5

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

45: 7-6-5

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

1: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.30

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

7: 2-0-1

Driver Last 50

50: 10-5-7

Comments

Two back was well beaten into seventh after being driven well back, behind Le Betty at Riverina Paceway over 2270m in a NR up to 58 on March 20 at $17. Then a handy effort when well beaten into second behind Cardigan Dan at this track over 2240m in a NR 58 to 66 on April 4 at $41. Can improve. Can feature from a favourable draw.

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
2nd of 9	4/4/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Ellen Tormey	2:47.50	2:00.3	5.43L	$41	15	NR 58 to 66	$12,000	$1,800	1. Cardigan Dan 2. Lou Will NZ 3. Tallaras Shadow
7th of 9	20/3/26	Wagga	2270m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Tasmyn Potter	2:43.20	1:55.7	5.24L	$17	6	NR up to 58	$11,748	$230	1. Le Betty 2. Where Back 3. Donnie Mac
5th of 9	14/3/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Jordan Leedham	2:02.80	1:54.9	3.79L	$9.50	16	0W/15 0K stake	$18,000	$540	1. Big Bad Ossie 2. King Saint 3. Rosberg NZ
10th of 11	26/2/26	Kilmore	2180m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Ellen Tormey	2:39.20	1:57.6	16.58L	$71	8	NR 57 to 64	$8,400	$168	1. Ronnie The Hammer 2. Martyr, Hittheroadjack NZ 3.
8th of 8	18/2/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Ellen Tormey	2:43.10	1:59.8	10.89L	$5.50	12	NR 56 to 64	$8,400	$168	1. Lilstrepo 2. Carlisle Cruiser 3. Caulonia Terror
8th of 9	6/2/26	Bendigo	2150m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Ellen Tormey	2:40.90	2:00.5	2.53L	$12	7	NR 55 to 63	$8,400	$168	1. Galaxy Lass 2. Deuce Coupe NZ 3. Intrusion

Percession (Fr4) 1x688631
Trainer: Lisa Miles (Darraweit Guim)
Driver: Lisa Miles
Prize Money: $10,164
Win / Place: 28% / 42%

6 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: ART MAJOR (USA)

Dam: CLASSIC MALIBU (AUS)

Owners: Susan Murray Racing Group No 2 (Mgr: S J Murray), Full Count Group (Mgr: M A Hunter), D J Macgillivray, R J Twomey, Cbw Racing Group (Mgr: R J Condie), R J Letch, F Crews, Kennedy Group (Mgr: A Kennedy), A C Shelly, V Gabryniak, S J Watt, A

Rating

Stats

Career

7: 2-0-1

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

1: 1-0-0

Season

6: 1-0-1

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Mobile

7: 2-0-1

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

7: 2-0-1

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:57.52

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

6: 1-0-1

Driver Last 50

50: 6-2-4

Comments

Brings the right form to the table. Raced just off the speed and boxed on; won by 1.75 m when quickly away, (Fr1) at Kilmore (2:05.80) beating My Ultimate Luigi in NR 50 to 53 on March 26 at $34 at the bell was 3rd-3.63. Two runs back 3rd (Fr4) over 2100m after showing early pace at Geelong, at the bell was leading 2.15 beaten 7 m by Lord Verde (2:36.00) in NR 48 to 52 on March 13 at $23. Prefer others.

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
1st of 10	26/3/26	Kilmore	1690m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Lisa Miles	2:05.80	1:59.8	0.67L	$34	13	NR 50 to 53	$7,200	$3,984	1. Percession 2. My Ultimate Luigi NZ 3. Indi Party Mood
3rd of 6	13/3/26	Geelong	2100m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Lisa Miles	2:36.00	1:59.6	2.86L	$23	31	NR 48 to 52	$7,200	$720	1. Lord Verde NZ 2. Bakers Bandit 3. Percession
31 Day Freshen-Up
6th of 10	10/2/26	Shepparton	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Lisa Miles	2:43.60	2:00.2	9.74L	$34	12	0-1 WIN	$7,200	$168	1. Mister Seaside 2. Hezaflashone 3. Little Whippet
8th of 10	29/1/26	Ballarat	1710m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Lisa Miles	2:03.00	1:55.8	4.54L	$71	14	NR 48 to 53	$7,200	$168	1. Cheys Angel 2. Blackindeed 3. Ollies Medal
8th of 12	15/1/26	Kilmore	1690m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr4	Lisa Miles	2:02.50	1:56.6	7.55L	$81	35	NR 50 to 55	$7,200	$168	1. City Rockstar 2. Alta Bayamo 3. Divine Tilly
35 Day Freshen-Up
6th of 11	11/12/25	Kilmore	1690m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Lisa Miles	2:05.10	1:59.1	3.05L	$6.00	489	0-1 WIN	$7,200	$168	1. Blazin By 2. Caties Son 3. Our Angels Envy
489 Day Spell

Lets Go Lorna (Fr5) 251213757x
Trainer: G J Murnane ()
Driver: James Herbertson
Prize Money: $19,968
Win / Place: 18% / 45%

4 yo Bay Mare

Sire: ALWAYS B MIKI (USA)

Dam: BERISARI (AUS)

Owners: G J Murnane, V M Murnane

Rating

Stats

Career

11: 2-2-1

Distance

7: 1-1-1

Trk/Dst

5: 1-0-1

Track

5: 1-0-1

Season

10: 2-2-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-1-0

Mobile

11: 2-2-1

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

11: 2-2-1

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:56.20

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

9: 2-1-1

Driver Last 50

50: 7-9-5

Comments

First up. At the last run she 7th (Fr4) over 2240m at this track, beaten 23 m by Beach Diamond (2:39.00) in 3yo G2 No NR F on December 13 at $61. Tackled the good fillies last time in and can go well fresh.

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
7th of 12	13/12/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Nathan Jack	2:39.00	1:54.2	8.59L	$61	8	No NR	$120,000	$2,400	1. Beach Diamond 2. Soho Americano 3. Let Her Roll
5th of 9	5/12/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	James Herbertson	2:42.20	1:56.5	2.49L	$23	13	No NR	$12,000	$480	1. Let Her Roll 2. Smirkin Serene 3. Surfe La Mer
7th of 12	22/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	James Herbertson	2:43.50	1:57.4	5.28L	$31	7	No NR	$120,000	$2,400	1. Beach Diamond 2. Soho Americano 3. Peace Out
3rd of 12	15/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	James Herbertson	2:43.30	1:57.3	0.86L	$7.50	8	No NR	$18,000	$1,800	1. Surfe La Mer 2. Alifetimeforliving 3. Lets Go Lorna
1st of 11	7/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	James Herbertson	2:41.80	1:56.2	1.12L	$19	4	No NR	$12,000	$6,000	1. Lets Go Lorna 2. Alifetimeforliving 3. Tivoli
2nd of 11	3/11/25	Charlton	2100m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Ellen Tormey	2:33.70	1:57.8	0.04L	$6.50	12	NR up to 55	$7,200	$1,080	1. Nothing Sweeter 2. Lets Go Lorna 3. Rocknlena

Im Downbythebeach Nz (Fr6) 1
Trainer: Julie Douglas (Strathfieldsaye)
Driver: Jack Laugher
Prize Money: $6,600
Win / Place: 100% / 100%

Driver In Form

3 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: DOWNBYTHESEASIDE (USA)

Dam: ALLABOUTJOY (NZ)

Owners: E J & H M Anderson Nominees Pty Ltd (Mgr: J A Douglas)

Rating

Stats

Career

1: 1-0-0

Distance

0: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

1: 1-0-0

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

0: 0-0-0

3rd Up

0: 0-0-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

1: 1-0-0

All-Weather

0: 0-0-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

1: 1-0-0

Best Mile

2:10.20

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 7-9-7

Comments

Was on debut by 2.5 m (Fr8) at Motukarara Raceway (2:55.70) beating Always B Hayley in 3yo+ on February 15 at $3.20. Promising former Kiwi who could kick off in Australia with a win.

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
1st of 11	15/2/26	Motukarara Raceway	2170m	Standing	Turf	Fr8	Samantha Ottley	2:55.70	2:10.2	0.89L	$3.20	-	-	$11,790	$6,600	1. Im Downbythebeach NZ 2. Always B Hayley NZ 3. Kensington Mike NZ
3rd of 8	10/2/26	Ashburton Raceway	2400m			-	Samantha Ottley	3:08.50	-	5.02L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Lexington Queen NZ 2. Pepper Franco NZ 3. Im Downbythebeach NZ
1st of 4	30/1/26	Addington	2000m			-	Samantha Ottley	2:39.50	-	0.84L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Im Downbythebeach NZ 2. Okiwi Bay NZ 3. Star Captain NZ

Case Forty Eight (Sr1) 8x12221128
Trainer: S R Fennell (Mount Gambier)
Driver: Lochie Cook
Prize Money: $27,418
Win / Place: 13% / 50%

Driver Flying

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: HUNTSVILLE (USA)

Dam: CASE FORTY SEVEN (AUS)

Owners: S R Fennell

Rating

Stats

Career

30: 4-7-4

Distance

5: 1-3-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

9: 3-4-0

1st Up

3: 2-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

3rd Up

3: 0-1-0

Mobile

30: 4-7-4

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

30: 4-7-4

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:56.40

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 12-7-3

Comments

Last start 8th (Sr1) over 2590m at Mt Gambier, beaten 35 m by Spook Crocker (3:12.70) in 4yo+ NR up to 64 on March 14 at $19. Two runs back 2nd (Fr1) over 2190m after showing early pace at Mt Gambier, at the bell was 3rd-4.2 beaten 9 m by Keayang Payton (2:44.00) in 4yo+ NR up to 64 on March 6 at $1.80. Finding a few ahead of him.

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
8th of 9	14/3/26	Mount Gambier	2590m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	B M Howard	3:12.70	1:59.8	13.83L	$19	8	NR up to 64	$21,600	$336	1. Spook Crocker 2. Cee Cee Lou 3. My Purple Patch
2nd of 8	6/3/26	Mount Gambier	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Mark Phillips	2:44.00	2:00.5	3.64L	$1.80f	7	NR up to 64	$6,000	$794	1. Keayang Payton 2. Case Forty Eight 3. My Purple Patch
1st of 11	27/2/26	Ararat	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr4	Jason Lee	2:12.10	1:58.7	0.41L	$2.60f	4	NR up to 50	$9,600	$5,472	1. Case Forty Eight 2. Shiralee 3. Village Voice
1st of 8	23/2/26	Hamilton	1660m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Jason Lee	2:00.10	1:56.4	0.86L	$2.10f	6	NR up to 50	$7,200	$3,984	1. Case Forty Eight 2. Famous Label 3. Caledonian Terra
2nd of 9	17/2/26	Mount Gambier	1780m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr4	Mark Phillips	2:09.20	1:56.8	0.78L	$3.50	14	NR 40 to 44 GROUP	$4,200	$530	1. Caledonian Terra 2. Case Forty Eight 3. Livermere
1st of 4	8/2/26	Mount Gambier	2190m			-	Steven Fennell	-	-	0.37L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Case Forty Eight 2. Springfield Affair 3. Miki Shadow

Go Easy On Me (Sr2) 4231564x31
Trainer: Courtney Laker (Kialla)
Driver: Jackie Barker
Prize Money: $27,655
Win / Place: 27% / 63%

Dominant Win Last Start

3 yo Bay Filly

Sire: BETTORS DELIGHT (USA)

Dam: CLOUDLET (AUS)

Owners: J W Laker, C C Mifsud

100

Rating

Stats

Career

11: 3-2-2

Distance

3: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Track

3: 0-0-0

Season

10: 2-2-2

1st Up

3: 1-1-1

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-1-0

Mobile

11: 3-2-2

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

11: 3-2-2

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:55.40

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 6-6-5

Comments

Last start by 35 m as favourite (Fr8) at Bathurst (2:04.40) beating She Maybe Bettor in NR up to 55 M on March 27 at $1.10. Impressed last start and could go on with it.

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
1st of 10	27/3/26	Bathurst	1730m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Amanda Turnbull	2:04.40	1:55.7	13.31L	$1.10f	21	NR up to 55	$11,748	$6,221	1. Go Easy On Me 2. She Maybe Bettor 3. Tactical Illusion
3rd of 10	6/3/26	Wagga	1740m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Nathan Jack	2:01.40	1:52.3	0.48L	$23	70	NR up to 58	$18,360	$1,980	1. Brooklyn Dan 2. Capture Our Heart NZ 3. Go Easy On Me
70 Day Spell
2nd of 5	26/2/26	Cobram	2170m			-	N Jack	2:40.80	-	1.49L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Aussie Jay Mac NZ 2. Go Easy On Me 3. Cee Cee Lou
4th of 10	26/12/25	Leeton	1758m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Nathan Jack	2:06.60	1:55.9	3.72L	$26	13	No NR	$36,720	$2,160	1. Im No Trouble 2. Neptunite 3. Atua Magic NZ
6th of 12	13/12/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Nathan Jack	2:40.20	1:55.1	7.36L	$151	8	No NR	$120,000	$2,400	1. Arrhythmia 2. One Millie 3. Willows Girl
5th of 8	5/12/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Nathan Jack	2:43.00	1:57.1	3.79L	$151	17	No NR	$12,000	$480	1. One Millie 2. Rocknroll Willow 3. Willows Girl

Sports Wrack (Sr3) 588437x754
Trainer: John Justice (Toolern Vale)
Driver: John Justice
Prize Money: $140,952
Win / Place: 10% / 35%

9 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SPORTSWRITER (USA)

Dam: JILL FORSA (AUS)

Owners: K E Sas, K Sas, R C Alford, M J Miller, C Thwaites

Rating

Stats

Career

136: 14-17-17

Distance

32: 1-2-8

Trk/Dst

14: 1-2-2

Track

39: 2-4-3

Season

5: 0-0-1

1st Up

8: 0-1-2

2nd Up

8: 0-2-0

3rd Up

8: 1-2-2

Mobile

135: 14-17-17

Standing

1: 0-0-0

All-Weather

136: 14-17-17

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.41

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

57: 5-8-11

Driver Last 50

50: 8-4-5

Comments

4th (Sr1) over 1720m at this track was 7th-12.14 at the bell, beaten 9 m by Popcornfriday (2:01.90) in 0W/15 0K stake on March 28 at $21. Before that was driven from back in the field when 5th (Fr5) over 2240m after being wide early at this track, beaten 22 m by Fire Marshall (2:40.10) in 0W/15 0K stake on March 21 at $151. Has the job ahead.

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
4th of 9	28/3/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Ewa Justice	2:01.90	1:54.0	3.42L	$21	7	0W/15 0K stake	$12,000	$600	1. Popcornfriday 2. Torque Power 3. Isolation
5th of 11	21/3/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	John Justice	2:40.10	1:55.0	8.48L	$151	7	0W/15 0K stake	$18,000	$540	1. Fire Marshall 2. Sea Fury NZ 3. Written In Silk
7th of 9	14/3/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	John Justice	2:02.80	1:54.9	5.46L	$51	211	0W/15 0K stake	$18,000	$360	1. Big Bad Ossie 2. King Saint 3. Rosberg NZ
211 Day Spell
5th of 8	10/2/26	Melton	2240m			-	John Justice	2:43.70	-	8.88L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Tara Victory NZ 2. Vincenzo 3. Always Be Blakey
7th of 11	15/8/25	Launceston	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Jordan Chibnall	2:44.40	2:00.3	5.91L	$19	14	NR 57 to 62	$9,600	-	1. Dressed In Gold NZ 2. Blue Label 3. Repetitive NZ
3rd of 9	1/8/25	Launceston	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	M T Jones	2:02.00	1:56.9	4.39L	$11	5	NR 55 to 58	$9,600	$960	1. Miss Collann 2. Laid Back 3. Sports Wrack

Lambro Mach (Sr4) 7345113922
Trainer: Andy Gath (Long Forest)
Driver: Kate Gath
Prize Money: $52,426
Win / Place: 25% / 65%

4 yo Brown/Black Gelding

Sire: BETTING LINE (USA)

Dam: MACHABELLA (AUS)

Owners: R Woods, B J Woods, D G Carroll, D Hem, P Hurley, Lambro Racing (Mgr: M R Lamond), J Molyneux, C Cameron, L M Cameron, S Gibbs, C Gibbs, The Coach Group (Mgr: J G Dunne), R G Molloy, M N Molloy, G Woods, T Batchelor, B J Miles, J Miles

Rating

Stats

Career

20: 5-4-4

Distance

3: 1-1-1

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-1

Track

6: 1-1-2

Season

14: 2-3-4

1st Up

4: 1-1-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-1

3rd Up

2: 1-1-0

Mobile

20: 5-4-4

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

20: 5-4-4

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:57.10

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

12: 1-1-4

Driver Last 50

50: 7-8-6

Comments

Two back was beaten by 7 m finishing second after showing early speed, behind Heatseeker at Ballarat over 2200m in a NR 58 to 67 on March 19 at $7.50. Then a handy effort when beaten by 6 m finishing second behind Platinum Jive at Cranbourne over 2080m in a NR 56 to 64 on April 3 at $5. Close to a win.

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
2nd of 8	3/4/26	Cranbourne	2080m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Riley Mitchell	2:30.90	1:56.7	2.45L	$5.00	15	NR 56 to 64	$12,000	$1,800	1. Platinum Jive NZ 2. Lambro Mach 3. Morris Brown
2nd of 8	19/3/26	Ballarat	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Kate Gath	2:42.40	1:58.8	2.83L	$7.50	47	NR 58 to 67	$8,400	$1,260	1. Heatseeker 2. Lambro Mach 3. Where Is Woody
47 Day Freshen-Up
9th of 9	31/1/26	Cranbourne	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Kate Gath	1:53.50	1:53.5	8.59L	$5.50	8	NR up to 59	$12,000	$240	1. Rolinginthedeep 2. Lilstrepo 3. Im Butter Blue
3rd of 10	23/1/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Kate Gath	2:42.30	1:56.6	1.30L	$8.50	7	NR 55 to 62	$8,400	$840	1. Momentum Shift 2. I Of The Hurrikane 3. Lambro Mach
1st of 10	16/1/26	Geelong	2100m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Kate Gath	2:36.60	2:00.0	0.89L	$3.70	16	NR 50 to 55	$7,200	$3,984	1. Lambro Mach 2. Written In Silk 3. Davolas Legacy NZ
1st of 10	31/12/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Luke Dunne	2:45.40	1:58.9	0.04L	$2.30f	12	NR 50 to 55	$9,600	$5,472	1. Lambro Mach 2. Good Day 3. Monsieur Flamel

Montana Pride (Sr5) 1431936395
Trainer: Ashleigh Herbertson (Lexton)
Driver: Adrian Pace
Prize Money: $131,394
Win / Place: 12% / 45%

8 yo Bay/Brown Gelding

Sire: BETTOR'S DELIGHT (USA)

Dam: COURAGEOUS ANNIE (NZ)

Owners: K L Burrows

Rating

Stats

Career

131: 17-26-17

Distance

41: 9-6-2

Trk/Dst

9: 2-0-1

Track

20: 2-3-4

Season

24: 4-5-6

1st Up

6: 1-0-1

2nd Up

6: 1-1-0

3rd Up

6: 1-2-1

Mobile

129: 17-26-17

Standing

2: 0-0-0

All-Weather

131: 17-26-17

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:56.50

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 4-6-4

Comments

Last start 5th (Fr6) over 2240m after racing wide at this track, beaten 18 m by Cardigan Dan (2:47.50) in NR 58 to 66 on April 4 at $34. Before that, was well back in the run when 9th (Fr5) over 2240m after being wide early at this track, at the bell was 11th-16.57 beaten 12 m by Alwaysbealady (2:42.20) in NR 62 to 71 on March 28 at $14. Expecting a better run this time.

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
5th of 9	4/4/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Jordan Leedham	2:47.50	2:00.3	6.84L	$34	7	NR 58 to 66	$12,000	$360	1. Cardigan Dan 2. Lou Will NZ 3. Tallaras Shadow
9th of 11	28/3/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	James Herbertson	2:42.20	1:56.6	4.68L	$14	7	NR 62 to 71	$18,000	$360	1. Alwaysbealady 2. Ten Da Touch NZ 3. Triple Rock Saint NZ
3rd of 10	21/3/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	James Herbertson	2:02.80	1:54.9	1.23L	$11	7	NR 60 to 69	$12,000	$1,200	1. Hittheroadjack NZ 2. Delightful Charm 3. Montana Pride
6th of 8	14/3/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Ellen Tormey	2:44.20	1:58.0	3.12L	$9.50	7	NR 60 to 69	$12,000	$240	1. Good Tobe Locksley 2. Galaxy Lass 3. Clymenus NZ
3rd of 9	7/3/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	James Herbertson	2:44.80	1:58.4	0.63L	$8.00	14	NR 58 to 66	$12,000	$1,200	1. Wild Card NZ 2. Wild Bull NZ 3. Montana Pride
9th of 12	21/2/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Luke Dunne	2:41.40	1:56.0	5.61L	$81	14	NR 64 to 74	$18,000	$360	1. Triple Rock Saint NZ 2. Jaccka Connor NZ 3. New Yorker

Ronnie The Hammer (Sr6) 22457x5415
Trainer: Jess Tubbs (Myrniong)
Driver: Ryan Sanderson (C)
Prize Money: $42,226
Win / Place: 23% / 47%

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: LENNYTHESHARK (AUS)

Dam: PEMBROOK CAESAR (NZ)

Owners: D J Martello

Rating

Stats

Career

21: 5-5-0

Distance

5: 1-2-0

Trk/Dst

2: 0-1-0

Track

4: 1-2-0

Season

10: 1-3-0

1st Up

4: 1-1-0

2nd Up

4: 0-2-0

3rd Up

3: 1-1-0

Mobile

21: 5-5-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

21: 5-5-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:56.90

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 9-5-6

Comments

Failed to impress last start; 5th (Sr1) over 2200m after racing wide at Ballarat, beaten 20 m by Heatseeker (2:42.40) in NR 58 to 67 on March 19 at $3.30. Showed ability the outing before when he won by a head as favourite (Fr4) at Kilmore (2:39.20) beating Martyr in NR 57 to 64 on February 26 at $1.60 at the bell was 4th-7.53. With even luck he can make an impact.

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
5th of 8	19/3/26	Ballarat	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	James Herbertson	2:42.40	1:58.8	7.62L	$3.30	21	NR 58 to 67	$8,400	$252	1. Heatseeker 2. Lambro Mach 3. Where Is Woody
1st of 11	26/2/26	Kilmore	2180m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	James Herbertson	2:39.20	1:57.6	0.07L	$1.60f	7	NR 57 to 64	$8,400	$4,788	1. Ronnie The Hammer 2. Martyr, Hittheroadjack NZ 3.
4th of 10	19/2/26	Ballarat	1710m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Jordan Leedham	2:00.50	1:53.4	1.71L	$11	27	NR 56 to 64	$8,400	$420	1. Tara Victory NZ 2. The Steel Dragon 3. Wild Bull NZ
5th of 10	23/1/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	James Herbertson	2:42.30	1:56.6	2.49L	$3.00	105	NR 55 to 62	$8,400	$252	1. Momentum Shift 2. I Of The Hurrikane 3. Lambro Mach
105 Day Spell
4th of 4	6/1/26	Melton	2240m			-	James Herbertson	2:42.30	-	3.20L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Ghost Of Time 2. Soho Darknstormy 3. Whiskeydrinkingbill
7th of 10	10/10/25	Wagga	1740m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Nathan Jack	2:02.60	1:53.4	3.72L	$10	14	NR up to 57	$11,748	$230	1. Catchafire NZ 2. Tenaciously 3. Just As Well NZ