Addington Race 4

2025 ROSE AND THISTLE NZ OAKS

Stake: $6,300

OPAWA SHIRLEY (5) goes very well this trip, starting 24 times for eight wins and seven minors. Comes off a (38.46) win last time, scoring by 2 lengths in a Class 0 over 660m at Manawatu. Looks well placed and should feature. BIG TIME ZIP (7) finished well back at Wanganui last time when a 7 length fifth (30.42) but scored three back at Wanganui (30.09). Will give the top chances plenty to think about. ONE MORE ROADIE (6) showed good early burn and was there until turning but was swamped late to finish 7th at Ascot Park in Class 3 company. Solid record here at the distance winning four races. Goes well out of this box with a win and two minor placings. Shapes as one to consider. HOMEBUSH KHAN (8) comes here following a solid fifth in 22.63 latest. Don't underestimate on that time.

Distance: 525m
Class: SPECAq
Track: Good
Weather: Fine
Surface: All Weather

Trackside Tips:

Craig Rail Selects: 5. Opawa Shirley, 7. Big Time Zip, 4. Diamond Emma, 6. One More Roadie, 3. Ferrari Jewel

Racing and Sports™ Trusted form provider for 20+ years

Party Bus (2) 22133
Trainer: A G Bradshaw (Rangiora)
Prize Money: $15,250
Win / Place: 7.32% / 56%

Nearing Another Win

3 yo Black B

Sire: Hasten Slowly

Dam: Fond Of You

Owners: A Bradshaw & P Seque

100

Rating

Stats

Career

41: 3-9-11

Track

27: 3-8-7

Trk/Dst

6: 0-1-1

Distance

6: 0-1-1

Season

36: 3-9-10

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
3	0	0	0	0

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

Comments

Finished in the minors last time in a Class 2 at this track when a 3 length third but did run a solid 17.30 over the 295m journey. Looking to others this time.

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

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
3rd of 7	24/4/25	Addington	295m	7	0:17.30	61.4 km/h	3.20L	$13	0:17.08	16.42	C2	$3,000	$450	10	1. Sneaky Lu 2. Big Time Doncic 3. Party Bus
3rd of 7	14/4/25	Addington	295m	7	0:17.62	60.3 km/h	3.80L	$1.90	0:17.35	16.82	C1	$2,500	$375	4	1. What Potential 2. Homebush Nelly 3. Party Bus
1st of 7	10/4/25	Addington	295m	8	0:17.32	61.3 km/h	1.30L	$14	0:17.32	16.67	C1	$2,500	$1,500	3	1. Party Bus 2. Homebush Phantom 3. Homebush Cinder
2nd of 5	7/4/25	Addington	295m	8	0:17.34	61.2 km/h	1.70L	$2.10	0:17.22	16.75	C1q	$2,500	$625	7	1. Homebush Ken 2. Party Bus 3. Opawa Maddie
2nd of 7	31/3/25	Addington	295m	6	0:17.35	61.2 km/h	1.70L	$4.10	0:17.23	17.02	C1	$2,500	$625	3	1. Raphael Jewel 2. Party Bus 3. She's Gorgeous
2nd of 7	28/3/25	Addington	295m	8	0:17.25	61.6 km/h	2.70L	$7.40	0:17.06	17	C2	$2,600	$650	9	1. Ferrari Jewel 2. Party Bus 3. Homebush Alec

Ferrari Jewel (3) 13553
Trainer: Craig Roberts (Christchurch)
Prize Money: $14,360
Win / Place: 11% / 61%

2 yo Black B

Sire: My Redeemer

Dam: Tokyo Bird

Owners: Craig Roberts

Rating

Stats

Career

34: 4-11-6

Track

31: 4-8-6

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Distance

2: 0-0-0

Season

33: 4-10-6

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
4	0	0	0	0

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

Comments

Hit the frame latest (17.47) when third at this track in a Class 3. Goes well out of this box with a win and two minors. Others appear better placed.

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

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
3rd of 7	24/4/25	Addington	295m	4	0:17.47	60.8 km/h	8.60L	$17	0:16.87	16.42	C3	$3,200	$480	7	1. Go Neville 2. Mitcham Rose 3. Ferrari Jewel
5th of 7	17/4/25	Addington	295m	6	0:17.53	60.6 km/h	2.90L	$15	0:17.33	16.68	C3	$2,800	$50	7	1. Gotcha Tane 2. Loco Loki 3. I'm An Ace
5th of 7	10/4/25	Addington	295m	5	0:17.40	61.0 km/h	6.80L	$9.40	0:16.92	16.67	C3	$2,800	$50	10	1. Karis 2. Opawa Elegant 3. Mitcham Rose
3rd of 8	31/3/25	Addington	295m	2	0:17.14	62.0 km/h	0.60L	$6.00	0:17.10	17.02	C1f	$2,500	$375	3	1. Mini Bull 2. April Jewel 3. Ferrari Jewel
1st of 7	28/3/25	Addington	295m	4	0:17.06	62.3 km/h	2.70L	$4.70	0:17.06	17	C2	$2,600	$1,560	4	1. Ferrari Jewel 2. Party Bus 3. Homebush Alec
1st of 6	24/3/25	Addington	295m	6	0:17.34	61.2 km/h	1.50L	$1.60	0:17.34	16.96	C1q	$2,500	$1,500	6	1. Ferrari Jewel 2. Homebush Gracen 3. Kildy's Whiskey

Diamond Emma (4) 34722
Trainer: M M Grant (Lowcliffe)
Prize Money: $21,560
Win / Place: 13% / 59%

Nearing Another Win

3 yo White and Black B

Sire: Fernando Bale

Dam: Diamond Dazzled

Owners: Crevyargon Syndicate

Rating

Stats

Career

37: 5-8-9

Track

21: 4-5-4

Trk/Dst

3: 0-1-1

Distance

3: 0-1-1

Season

8: 1-3-2

1st Up

2: 1-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	0	3	0	0

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

Comments

Has hit the frame the last two starts, the latest when second (26.88) over 457m at Ascot Park. Awkward draw to overcome. Looks to have the job ahead.

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	23/4/25	Invercargill	457m	1	0:26.88	61.2 km/h	2.30L	$5.80	0:26.72	25.77	C1/2	$4,400	$1,100	8	1. Runaway Me 2. Diamond Emma 3. Homebush Rosa
2nd of 5	15/4/25	Invercargill	390m	7	0:23.01	61.0 km/h	1.80L	$1.80	0:22.88	22.15	C2	$2,600	$650	11	1. Diamond Clay 2. Diamond Emma 3. Homebush Billie
7th of 8	4/4/25	Addington	525m	8	0:31.10	60.8 km/h	12.20L	$26	0:30.25	30.12	C1/2	$4,000	-	7	1. Hendrix Ruler 2. Zara Jem 3. Minnie Lu
4th of 7	28/3/25	Addington	295m	6	0:17.33	61.3 km/h	3.90L	$2.50	0:17.06	17	C2	$2,600	$150	9	1. Ferrari Jewel 2. Party Bus 3. Homebush Alec
3rd of 6	19/3/25	Invercargill	390m	6	0:22.88	61.4 km/h	3.30L	$9.40	0:22.65	22.51	C1/2	$2,600	$390	9	1. No Guidance 2. Homebush Lass 3. Diamond Emma
1st of 7	10/3/25	Addington	295m	7	0:17.27	61.5 km/h	3.00L	$2.20	0:17.27	16.93	C1	$2,500	$1,500	7	1. Diamond Emma 2. Yum Cha 3. Hilton Curry

Opawa Shirley (5) 27751
Trainer: D Fahey & K Wyllie (Balcairn)
Prize Money: $56,559
Win / Place: 36% / 63%

Box Specialist

Last Start Winner from Box

2 yo Black B

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Opawa Tab

Owners: Opawa Racing Limited

Rating

Stats

Career

36: 13-5-5

Track

21: 8-4-2

Trk/Dst

19: 7-4-1

Distance

19: 7-4-1

Season

27: 8-5-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	4	8	1	0

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

Comments

Was prominent from the outset and held on well to win at Manawatu over 660m in 38.46 last start, beating Little Dodo. The last run is a strong form reference. Follow up.

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
1st of 8	17/4/25	Palmerston North	660m	5	0:38.46	61.8 km/h	2.10L	$3.20	0:38.46	38.46	C0d	$4,300	$2,580	16	1. Opawa Shirley 2. Little Dodo 3. More Magic
5th of 8	1/4/25	Palmerston North	660m	6	0:38.81	61.2 km/h	6.00L	$2.30	0:38.39	38.31	C0d	$4,300	$50	5	1. Time To Race 2. Rock It Rapper 3. Little Dodo
7th of 8	27/3/25	Addington	525m	6	0:30.69	61.6 km/h	11.00L	$14	0:29.92	29.92	C5	$5,900	-	7	1. Xisco Bale 2. Stuck Throttle 3. Charley Horse
7th of 7	20/3/25	Addington	525m	6	0:30.63	61.7 km/h	9.90L	$6.70	0:29.94	29.94	C5	$5,900	-	7	1. Stuck Throttle 2. Zestful 3. Goldstar Mila
2nd of 8	13/3/25	Cambridge	457m	2	0:25.74	63.9 km/h	4.00L	$5.20	0:25.46	25.42	SPECf	$20,000	$5,000	7	1. Russian Ahead 2. Opawa Shirley 3. Icy Hope
4th of 8	6/3/25	Cambridge	457m	8	0:26.46	62.2 km/h	7.80L	$4.10	0:25.91	25.36	SPECq	$5,900	$300	7	1. Fear To Tread 2. Big Time Central 3. Big Time Favour

One More Roadie (6) 56827
Trainer: A L Hart (Rakaia)
Prize Money: $18,130
Win / Place: 14% / 55%

2 yo Black B

Sire: Hooked On Scotch

Dam: Sonja

Owners: Guthrie'S Students Syndicate

Rating

Stats

Career

27: 4-8-3

Track

21: 4-6-2

Trk/Dst

20: 4-5-2

Distance

20: 4-5-2

Season

24: 4-8-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	0	4	0	0

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

Comments

Missed the frame latest (23.38) when seventh over 390m at Ascot Park in a Class 3. Fairly consistent record from the draw including a win and two minors. Can hit the frame with the right run.

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

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
7th of 7	9/4/25	Invercargill	390m	3	0:23.38	60.1 km/h	3.80L	$1.50	0:23.11	22.28	C3	$2,800	-	13	1. Marty Baxter 2. Homebush Bull 3. Impressive Shock
2nd of 6	27/3/25	Addington	295m	5	0:17.11	62.1 km/h	2.00L	$2.50	0:16.97	16.62	C3	$2,800	$700	42	1. Wave Dancer 2. One More Roadie 3. Smash Wave
42 Day Freshen-Up
8th of 8	13/2/25	Addington	525m	1	0:31.04	60.9 km/h	10.90L	$13	0:30.28	29.75	SPECAq	$5,900	-	7	1. Valderrama 2. So Strict 3. Opawa Stacy
6th of 8	6/2/25	Addington	525m	2	0:31.00	61.0 km/h	18.10L	$18	0:29.73	29.73	C3	$7,900	$100	7	1. Romantic Rebel 2. Adobe Peach 3. Goldstar Joblin
5th of 6	30/1/25	Addington	525m	3	0:30.64	61.7 km/h	7.50L	$4.20	0:30.11	29.91	C3	$4,400	$50	6	1. Opawa Sugar 2. Opawa Katrina 3. Adobe Peach
6th of 7	24/1/25	Addington	525m	8	0:31.07	60.8 km/h	13.40L	$4.20	0:30.13	30.13	C2f	$4,000	$50	7	1. Opawa Sugar 2. Goldstar Nova 3. Texas Jewel

Big Time Zip (7) 73135
Trainer: Lisa Cole (Palmerston North)
Prize Money: $32,070
Win / Place: 27% / 56%

3 yo White and Fawn B

Sire: Orson Allen

Dam: Big Time Elsa

Owners: Brendon Cole

Rating

Stats

Career

44: 12-4-9

Season

42: 12-4-9

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
6	3	2	1	0

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

Comments

Was a winner three back at Wanganui then finished in the minors before missing the frame last time when fifth (30.42) at Wanganui. Better than last run and looks set to run well.

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

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 6	25/4/25	Whanganui	520m	2	0:30.42	61.5 km/h	7.20L	$9.30	0:29.92	29.68	C5	$6,300	$100	9	1. Big Time Brave 2. Boom Dynamite 3. Big Time Elect
3rd of 4	16/4/25	Cambridge	650m	5	0:38.11	61.4 km/h	2.40L	$1.50	0:37.94	37.94	C1/2d	$5,900	$885	5	1. Sweet And Sassy 2. Big Time Special 3. Big Time Zip
1st of 6	11/4/25	Whanganui	520m	2	0:30.09	62.2 km/h	0.80L	$3.20	0:30.09	29.8	C4	$5,100	$3,060	7	1. Big Time Zip 2. Time To Race 3. Big Time Tama
3rd of 5	4/4/25	Whanganui	520m	6	0:30.42	61.5 km/h	1.30L	$8.70	0:30.33	30.14	C4	$5,100	$765	3	1. Big Time Favour 2. Space Tron 3. Big Time Zip
7th of 7	1/4/25	Palmerston North	457m	4	0:26.63	61.8 km/h	7.80L	$6.20	0:26.08	25.65	C3/4	$5,100	-	7	1. Big Time Ashton 2. True Ability 3. Simon Templar
1st of 6	25/3/25	Palmerston North	660m	5	0:38.23	62.2 km/h	2.50L	$2.90	0:38.23	38.23	C0d	$4,300	$2,580	5	1. Big Time Zip 2. Time To Race 3. Hot Truffle

Homebush Khan (8) 33655
Trainer: Jonathan McInerney (Darfield)
Prize Money: $23,080
Win / Place: 16% / 47%

2 yo Fawn B

Sire: Ando's Mac

Dam: Jealous Much

Owners: Wild South Syndicate

Rating

Stats

Career

48: 8-7-8

Track

22: 4-3-4

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

40: 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	10	9	6	4	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

Has finished fifth at the last two runs, both at Ascot Park, the latest when beaten 6 lengths behind Diamond Ranger over 390m. Capable of taking this out.

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

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 7	15/4/25	Invercargill	390m	2	0:22.63	62.0 km/h	6.80L	$10	0:22.15	22.15	C5	$4,100	$50	6	1. Diamond Ranger 2. Smoking Ivan 3. Impressive Roar
5th of 5	9/4/25	Invercargill	457m	5	0:26.55	62.0 km/h	7.00L	$25	0:26.06	26.06	C5	$6,000	$50	7	1. Claws In Zorro 2. Opawa Marsh 3. Impressive Roar
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