Invercargill Race 8

TOP CLASS RUN

Stake: $6,000

OPAWA MARSH (4) is progressing well with another good run last time, placing (17.07) from Box 6 at Addington. Has a solid record from this box including six wins and a minor placing. Overdue and is among the main hopes. CLAWS IN ZORRO (8) clocked a blistering 25.75 winning over 457m at this track last start. Harder here but will be in this for a long way. OPAWA KYLE (7) finished sixth last time at Addington but could not have been more impressive before that in his handy 26.19 win at this track over 457m. Has the ability and looks a key chance. HOMEBUSH GOMEZ (3) missed the frame but ran a fast fifth in 26.18 last time in a hot race. Worth including. Something for the Multiples: IMPRESSIVE ROAR (6)

Distance: 457m
Class: C5
Track: Good
Weather: Showery
Surface: All Weather

Trackside Tips:

Blake Stothart Selects: 8. Claws In Zorro, 4. Opawa Marsh, 6. Impressive Roar, 3. Homebush Gomez

Craig Rail Selects: 4. Opawa Marsh, 8. Claws In Zorro, 3. Homebush Gomez, 6. Impressive Roar

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Homebush Gomez (3) 33315
Trainer: Jonathan McInerney (Darfield)
Prize Money: $21,295
Win / Place: 23% / 48%

2 yo Fawn D

Sire: Bewildering

Dam: Opawa Stubborn

Owners: North South Syndicate

Rating

Stats

Career

39: 9-4-6

Track

16: 4-0-2

Trk/Dst

3: 0-0-1

Distance

3: 0-0-1

Season

31: 7-3-5

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
9	0	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	6	11	9	7	1	3	1	1
1st	1	4	3	1	0	0	0	0
2nd	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
3rd	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0

Comments

Could manage only fifth last time but turned heads the start prior when he was an impressive winner after racing just off the speed, scoring by 1.3 lengths in a Class 3/4 at this track and recording a decent 22.58 over the 390m journey. Should be in this for a long way.

Expected Early Speed:Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
5th of 8	2/4/25	Invercargill	457m	7	0:26.18	62.8 km/h	6.10L	$29	0:25.75	25.75	C4/5	$5,900	$50	7	1. Claws In Zorro 2. Romantic Rebel 3. Juice Master
1st of 6	26/3/25	Invercargill	390m	2	0:22.58	62.2 km/h	1.30L	$1.90	0:22.58	22.49	C3/4	$3,100	$1,860	7	1. Homebush Gomez 2. Homebush Josh 3. Homebush Diva
3rd of 6	19/3/25	Invercargill	457m	3	0:26.47	62.2 km/h	4.00L	$10	0:26.19	26.19	C3/4	$5,100	$765	6	1. Opawa Kyle 2. Cooling My Jets 3. Homebush Gomez
3rd of 6	13/3/25	Addington	295m	3	0:17.21	61.7 km/h	5.00L	$3.30	0:16.86	16.73	C4	$3,100	$465	7	1. Broker's Tip 2. Go Larry 3. Homebush Gomez
3rd of 7	6/3/25	Addington	295m	2	0:17.15	61.9 km/h	2.50L	$1.70	0:16.97	16.63	C4	$3,100	$465	7	1. Evening Out 2. Homebush Suzie 3. Homebush Gomez
4th of 7	27/2/25	Addington	295m	2	0:16.93	62.7 km/h	4.70L	$20	0:16.60	16.6	C5	$4,000	$200	8	1. Opawa Simpson 2. Goldstar Koda 3. Opawa Weatherley

Opawa Marsh (4) 72422
Trainer: D Fahey & K Wyllie (Balcairn)
Prize Money: $85,578
Win / Place: 54% / 79%

Box Specialist

Nearing Another Win

3 yo Blue D

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Opawa Hilary

Owners: Opawa Racing Limited

Rating

Stats

Career

44: 24-10-1

Track

13: 6-2-1

Trk/Dst

6: 2-2-0

Distance

10: 5-3-1

Season

29: 14-9-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
19	5	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	3	5	5	8	10	4	5	4
1st	2	3	3	6	5	1	3	1
2nd	1	0	1	1	1	3	1	2
3rd	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Comments

Hit the frame at Addington last time when a 2.75 lengths second but did record a dominant 17.07 over the 295m journey. Expected to go close with a repeat of latest.

Expected Early Speed:Front Runner

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
2nd of 7	3/4/25	Addington	295m	6	0:17.07	62.2 km/h	2.70L	$2.70	0:16.88	16.82	C5	$4,000	$1,000	7	1. Diamond Ranger 2. Opawa Marsh 3. Gotcha Homer
2nd of 7	27/3/25	Addington	295m	4	0:16.88	62.9 km/h	1.30L	$1.90	0:16.79	16.62	C5	$4,000	$1,000	29	1. Diamond Ranger 2. Opawa Marsh 3. Priority
4th of 8	26/2/25	Invercargill	457m	7	0:26.25	62.7 km/h	2.90L	$2.70	0:26.05	26.05	C5	$6,000	$300	6	1. Claws In Zorro 2. Everest Sky 3. Romantic Rebel
2nd of 5	20/2/25	Cambridge	457m	8	0:25.71	64.0 km/h	0.50L	$2.20	0:25.67	25.67	C4/5	$5,900	$1,475	7	1. Everest Sky 2. Opawa Marsh 3. Schmeichel
7th of 7	13/2/25	Addington	295m	8	0:17.38	61.1 km/h	7.40L	$1.60	0:16.86	16.55	C5	$4,000	-	6	1. Ripslinger Rory 2. Goldstar Murphy 3. Tell Ivy
1st of 7	7/2/25	Addington	295m	7	0:16.53	64.2 km/h	4.50L	$1.70	0:16.53	16.53	C5	$4,000	$2,400	12	1. Opawa Marsh 2. Impressive Roar 3. Diamond Ranger

Homebush Khan (5) 52336
Trainer: Jonathan McInerney (Darfield)
Prize Money: $22,980
Win / Place: 17% / 50%

2 yo Fawn B

Sire: Ando's Mac

Dam: Jealous Much

Owners: Wild South Syndicate

Rating

Stats

Career

46: 8-7-8

Track

23: 4-4-4

Trk/Dst

5: 1-1-0

Distance

6: 1-1-0

Season

38: 7-6-7

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
7	1	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	12	9	9	6	3	3	2	2
1st	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
2nd	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
3rd	3	3	0	0	0	1	1	0

Comments

Had been racing in honest fashion, recording three placings in a row, before finishing sixth (22.67) at this track last start. Tricky draw to overcome and appears tested on latest effort.

Expected Early Speed:Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
6th of 7	2/4/25	Invercargill	390m	4	0:22.67	61.9 km/h	4.40L	$5.80	0:22.36	22.36	C4/5	$4,000	$50	7	1. Opawa Portia 2. No Guidance 3. Homebush Diva
3rd of 6	26/3/25	Invercargill	390m	2	0:22.75	61.7 km/h	2.30L	$3.90	0:22.59	22.49	C5	$4,100	$615	7	1. Homebush Patch 2. Impressive Roar 3. Homebush Khan
3rd of 7	19/3/25	Invercargill	390m	2	0:22.77	61.7 km/h	1.40L	$4.60	0:22.67	22.51	C5	$4,100	$615	7	1. Diamond Ranger 2. Opawa Portia 3. Homebush Khan
2nd of 6	12/3/25	Invercargill	390m	3	0:22.62	62.1 km/h	3.50L	$4.30	0:22.37	22.37	C5	$4,100	$1,025	6	1. Diamond Ranger 2. Homebush Khan 3. Homebush Patch
5th of 8	6/3/25	Cambridge	457m	3	0:26.33	62.5 km/h	12.30L	$43	0:25.47	25.36	SPECq	$5,900	$50	8	1. Russian Ahead 2. So Strict 3. Icy Hope
7th of 8	26/2/25	Invercargill	457m	8	0:26.79	61.4 km/h	10.50L	$41	0:26.05	26.05	C5	$6,000	-	7	1. Claws In Zorro 2. Everest Sky 3. Romantic Rebel

Impressive Roar (6) 76424
Trainer: Jonathan McInerney (Darfield)
Prize Money: $24,440
Win / Place: 28% / 62%

Track Specialist

3 yo Brindle D

Sire: American Warrior

Dam: Homebush Fued

Owners: Jonathan Mcinerney

Rating

Stats

Career

32: 9-7-4

Track

5: 3-1-0

Trk/Dst

3: 2-0-0

Distance

4: 2-0-0

Season

25: 3-7-4

1st Up

2: 2-0-0

2nd Up

2: 2-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
7	2	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	8
STARTS	4	11	9	4	2	2
1st	0	4	3	0	0	2
2nd	1	3	1	2	0	0
3rd	1	2	1	0	0	0

Comments

Out of the placings last time but the run prior he recorded a fast 22.65 over 390m finishing second at this track. Harder here but worth including in multiples.

Expected Early Speed:Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
4th of 8	2/4/25	Invercargill	457m	1	0:26.07	63.1 km/h	4.60L	$3.60	0:25.75	25.75	C4/5	$5,900	$300	7	1. Claws In Zorro 2. Romantic Rebel 3. Juice Master
2nd of 6	26/3/25	Invercargill	390m	4	0:22.65	62.0 km/h	0.80L	$2.30	0:22.59	22.49	C5	$4,100	$1,025	6	1. Homebush Patch 2. Impressive Roar 3. Homebush Khan
4th of 7	20/3/25	Addington	295m	5	0:17.21	61.7 km/h	5.00L	$11	0:16.86	16.82	C5	$4,000	$200	14	1. Priority 2. Goldstar Koda 3. Opawa Weatherley
6th of 7	6/3/25	Cambridge	457m	5	0:26.15	62.9 km/h	8.20L	$29	0:25.58	25.36	SPECAq	$3,700	$50	14	1. Opawa Blake 2. Goldstar Tyson 3. More Magic
7th of 8	20/2/25	Addington	525m	4	0:30.53	61.9 km/h	9.90L	$25	0:29.84	29.84	R/Af	$30,000	$400	7	1. Original Warrior 2. Diamond Felon 3. Boom Dynamite
4th of 8	13/2/25	Addington	525m	1	0:30.36	62.3 km/h	5.50L	$13	0:29.97	29.75	SPECAq	$5,900	$300	6	1. Stuck Throttle 2. Original Warrior 3. Boom Dynamite

Claws In Zorro (8) 11261
Trainer: Matt Roberts (Christchurch)
Prize Money: $140,160
Win / Place: 37% / 67%

Track Specialist

Track / Distance Specialist

4 yo White and Black D

Sire: Fernando Bale

Dam: Quistis Bale

Owners: P Clausen

100

Rating

Stats

Career

70: 26-12-9

Track

14: 9-3-0

Trk/Dst

13: 9-2-0

Distance

23: 12-6-0

Season

27: 7-1-8

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	12	14	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	10	8	11	9	9	10	6	7
1st	4	4	6	4	0	3	2	3
2nd	3	2	1	0	3	1	2	0
3rd	2	1	1	1	0	2	1	1

Comments

Was prominent from the outset and held on well to win at this track over 457m in 25.75 last start, beating Romantic Rebel. Can continue the winning form.

Expected Early Speed:Front Runner

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
1st of 8	2/4/25	Invercargill	457m	4	0:25.75	63.9 km/h	2.30L	$4.00	0:25.75	25.75	C4/5	$5,900	$3,540	13	1. Claws In Zorro 2. Romantic Rebel 3. Juice Master
6th of 8	20/3/25	Cambridge	457m	8	0:25.99	63.3 km/h	4.30L	$1.80	0:25.69	25.69	C5	$5,900	$50	7	1. Opawa Danny 2. Big Time Moose 3. Big Time Elect
2nd of 7	13/3/25	Cambridge	457m	7	0:25.76	63.9 km/h	4.60L	$5.50	0:25.44	25.42	C5	$10,000	$2,500	6	1. Xisco Bale 2. Claws In Zorro 3. Big Time Moose
1st of 5	7/3/25	Whanganui	520m	1	0:30.01	62.4 km/h	0.10L	$1.80	0:30.01	30	C5	$5,900	$3,540	9	1. Claws In Zorro 2. Rock It Rapper 3. Big Time Joker
1st of 8	26/2/25	Invercargill	457m	3	0:26.05	63.2 km/h	1.50L	$7.30	0:26.05	26.05	C5	$6,000	$3,600	6	1. Claws In Zorro 2. Everest Sky 3. Romantic Rebel
5th of 7	20/2/25	Addington	295m	3	0:16.98	62.5 km/h	6.70L	$16	0:16.51	16.51	C5	$4,000	$50	14	1. Opawa Mocha 2. Opawa Weatherley 3. Mitcham Blake