Cambridge (G) Race 9

GARRARDS HORSE & HOUND SPRINT PBD

Stake: $3,800

HUNTER KAREN (6) has been in the money at her last two runs, most recently when third (21.81) in a Class 4 over 375m at this track. Likely to improve sharply this time. LOVE IT (7) put in a much better performance last start when in the placings at this track behind Schmeichel (21.69) in a Class 4. Led around the bend before fighting on well and should give a sight. Expected to be in this for a long way. OUR ERIN (4) was safely held in tougher company last start after losing her position early at this track, but prior to that won by 2.25 lengths at Addington (30.17) beating Big Time Favour in a R/A FIN on February 20. The form from her last run is stacking up nicely. Key runner who gets her chance to atone. OPAWA TAILS (5) placed in a close finish last start - worth some thought.

Distance: 375m
Class: C4
Track: Good
Weather: Overcast
Surface: All Weather

Trackside Tips:

Aaron White. Selects: 5. Opawa Tails, 6. Hunter Karen, 7. Love It, 2. Thrilling Tommy, 4. Our Erin

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Thrilling Tommy (2) 1317X
Trainer: M & J Smith (Te Kauwhata)
Prize Money: $48,559
Win / Place: 16% / 50%

5 yo Black D

Sire: Thrilling Boris

Dam: Thrilling Rosa

Owners: Wedgewood Syndicate

Rating

Stats

Career

75: 12-17-9

Track

42: 7-11-5

Trk/Dst

11: 3-2-0

Distance

11: 3-3-0

Season

10: 4-0-1

1st Up

3: 1-1-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
7	5	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	40	11	6	1	2	2	4	9
1st	7	1	1	0	0	1	0	2
2nd	10	1	3	1	0	1	0	1
3rd	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	1

Comments

Back from a spell of four months. Won two starts back when well in the market at this track over 375m. Last start finished last over 375m at this track beaten 18 lengths (22.52) behind Big Time London in a Class 4 on March 20. Solid claims this line-up.

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
4th of 7	17/7/25	Cambridge	375m	2	22.14	61.3 km/h	7.40L	$0.00	0:21.7	21.38	C4	$0	-	7	1. Our Erin 2. Opawa Tails 3. Love It
7th of 7	20/3/25	Cambridge	375m	2	0:22.52	59.9 km/h	18.20L	$2.90	0:21.25	21.15	C4	$3,100	-	11	1. Big Time London 2. Opawa Tails 3. Cliff Top Winnie
1st of 8	9/1/25	Cambridge	375m	1	0:21.21	63.6 km/h	2.70L	$2.80	0:21.21	20.98	C3	$3,000	$1,800	4	1. Thrilling Tommy 2. Papa Kiwi 3. Thrilling Nash
3rd of 8	5/1/25	Manukau	318m	1	0:18.72	61.2 km/h	2.10L	$3.10	0:18.57	18.37	C3	$2,800	$420	3	1. Kiwi Moments 2. Waerenga Ritchie 3. Thrilling Tommy
1st of 7	2/1/25	Cambridge	375m	1	0:21.05	64.1 km/h	3.90L	$2.60	0:21.05	21.05	C1/2	$2,600	$1,560	4	1. Thrilling Tommy 2. Panda Express 3. Opawa Trevor
1st of 6	29/12/24	Manukau	318m	3	0:18.43	62.1 km/h	1.90L	$5.10	0:18.43	18.37	C2/3	$2,800	$1,680	14	1. Thrilling Tommy 2. Waiterimu Gem 3. Rowdy's Monster

Hillbilly Heist (3) 34631
Trainer: A J Christiansen (Horsham Downs)
Prize Money: $30,050
Win / Place: 20% / 49%

5 yo Blue D

Sire: Cosmic Rumble

Dam: Carrano

Owners: A J Christiansen

100

Rating

Stats

Career

55: 11-7-9

Track

43: 8-7-9

Trk/Dst

35: 4-7-9

Distance

35: 5-7-9

Season

31: 2-5-9

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
5	5	1	0	0

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

Comments

Good performance to win by 5.5 lengths at this track over 375m (21.78) beating Highview Spot in Class 3 on July 10. Looks tested in this company.

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	17/7/25	Cambridge	375m	3	22.26	61.3 km/h	9.30L	$0.00	0:21.7	21.38	C4	$0	-	7	1. Our Erin 2. Opawa Tails 3. Love It
1st of 7	10/7/25	Cambridge	375m	3	0:21.78	62.0 km/h	5.70L	$15	0:21.78	21.43	C3	$3,200	$1,920	14	1. Hillbilly Heist 2. Highview Spot 3. Cut And Paste
3rd of 7	26/6/25	Cambridge	375m	2	0:22.15	60.9 km/h	7.50L	$13	0:21.62	21.39	C3/4	$3,500	$525	7	1. Go Luna 2. Kiwi Moments 3. Hillbilly Heist
6th of 6	19/6/25	Cambridge	375m	6	0:22.11	61.1 km/h	5.30L	$8.20	0:21.74	21.21	C3	$3,200	$100	7	1. Go Bella 2. Cartoon 3. Flying Moa
4th of 7	12/6/25	Cambridge	375m	3	0:21.80	61.9 km/h	4.70L	$3.60	0:21.47	21.29	C3	$3,200	$200	7	1. Indecisive 2. Big Time Central 3. Cut And Paste
3rd of 6	5/6/25	Cambridge	375m	4	0:21.48	62.8 km/h	2.90L	$7.50	0:21.28	21.09	C3	$3,200	$480	7	1. Aces 2. Indecisive 3. Hillbilly Heist

Our Erin (4) 6418X
Trainer: C D Steele (Te Awamutu)
Prize Money: $40,440
Win / Place: 28% / 56%

Last Start Winner from Box

3 yo Blue B

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Opawa Hilary

Owners: Opawa Racing Limited

Rating

Stats

Career

32: 9-6-3

Track

18: 5-3-3

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

15: 4-2-2

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Was out of placings last time (27.22) at this track in a SPECq, finishing eighth and beaten 25 lengths. Has one win and five placings from 10 starts from the draw. Has ability and should feature.

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
1st of 7	17/7/25	Cambridge	375m	4	21.7	64.3 km/h	1.60L	$0.00	0:21.7	21.38	C4	$0	-	7	1. Our Erin 2. Opawa Tails 3. Love It
8th of 8	6/3/25	Cambridge	457m	8	0:27.22	60.4 km/h	25.00L	$8.70	0:25.47	25.36	SPECq	$5,900	-	14	1. Russian Ahead 2. So Strict 3. Icy Hope
1st of 8	20/2/25	Addington	525m	5	0:30.17	62.6 km/h	2.30L	$7.40	0:30.17	29.84	R/Af	$30,000	$18,000	7	1. Our Erin 2. Big Time Favour 3. Opawa Stacy
4th of 8	13/2/25	Addington	525m	5	0:30.45	62.1 km/h	2.40L	$9.40	0:30.28	29.75	SPECAq	$5,900	$300	7	1. Valderrama 2. So Strict 3. Opawa Stacy
6th of 8	26/1/25	Manukau	527m	1	0:31.34	60.5 km/h	10.30L	$7.80	0:30.62	30.36	C5	$9,400	$100	5	1. Russian Ahead 2. Big Time Poppy 3. Portland Jessie
4th of 8	21/1/25	Palmerston North	660m	5	0:38.72	61.4 km/h	9.10L	$2.40	0:38.08	38.08	C0d	$4,300	$200	4	1. Ain't It Fun 2. Time To Race 3. Big Time Keegan

Opawa Tails (5) 53553
Trainer: C D Steele (Te Awamutu)
Prize Money: $89,830
Win / Place: 18% / 55%

4 yo White and Black D

Sire: Fernando Bale

Dam: Dream Kay

Owners: Opawa Racing Limited

Rating

Stats

Career

101: 19-20-17

Track

40: 4-10-7

Trk/Dst

16: 1-5-5

Distance

21: 2-4-7

Season

32: 5-6-6

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	2	12	3	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	12	11	6	9	9	21	22	11
1st	6	1	2	1	3	3	1	2
2nd	3	3	1	3	2	5	2	1
3rd	2	3	0	0	1	4	6	1

Comments

Placed last time (21.62) at this track in a Class 4, finishing third and beaten 0.7 lengths. Strong record off the draw with three wins and two minors from seven starts. Can feature with the right run.

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
2nd of 7	17/7/25	Cambridge	375m	5	21.79	64.0 km/h	1.60L	$0.00	0:21.7	21.38	C4	$0	-	7	1. Our Erin 2. Opawa Tails 3. Love It
3rd of 7	10/7/25	Cambridge	375m	7	0:21.62	62.4 km/h	0.70L	$5.60	0:21.57	21.43	C4	$3,500	$525	2	1. Kiwi Moments 2. Black Lion 3. Opawa Tails
5th of 7	8/7/25	Palmerston North	375m	7	0:21.59	62.5 km/h	3.20L	$7.30	0:21.37	21.18	C4	$3,500	$100	19	1. Paperback 2. Adobe Underworld 3. Tira Miss You
5th of 7	19/6/25	Cambridge	375m	6	0:21.78	62.0 km/h	5.10L	$4.50	0:21.42	21.21	C4	$3,500	$100	7	1. Go Reuben 2. Aces 3. Love It
3rd of 7	12/6/25	Cambridge	375m	7	0:21.46	62.9 km/h	1.70L	$44	0:21.34	21.29	C5	$4,400	$660	4	1. Lion's Den 2. Space Conspiracy 3. Opawa Tails
5th of 8	8/6/25	Manukau	527m	2	0:31.32	60.6 km/h	10.10L	$47	0:30.61	30.34	C5	$10,000	$150	10	1. Sinead Bale 2. Boom Dynamite 3. Zestful

Hunter Karen (6) 75523
Trainer: G Farrell (Pukekohe)
Prize Money: $33,960
Win / Place: 30% / 58%

Nearing Another Win

3 yo Black B

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Romantic Dancer

Owners: S.S.W. Syndicate

Rating

Stats

Career

43: 13-7-5

Track

19: 6-3-1

Trk/Dst

19: 6-3-1

Distance

18: 6-3-1

Season

42: 13-7-5

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
13	0	0	0	0

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

Comments

Latest effort finished 3rd on July 10 over 375m at this track behind Schmeichel beaten 3.5 lengths (21.81) in a Class 4. Thereabouts at the last couple. Suited here and likely 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
6th of 7	17/7/25	Cambridge	375m	6	22.18	61.3 km/h	8.00L	$0.00	0:21.7	21.38	C4	$0	-	7	1. Our Erin 2. Opawa Tails 3. Love It
3rd of 7	10/7/25	Cambridge	375m	6	0:21.81	61.9 km/h	3.30L	$4.00	0:21.58	21.43	C4	$3,500	$525	4	1. Schmeichel 2. Love It 3. Hunter Karen
2nd of 7	6/7/25	Manukau	318m	5	0:18.68	61.3 km/h	3.20L	$5.20	0:18.46	18.39	C4	$3,500	$875	10	1. Wild Pansy 2. Hunter Karen 3. Apache Blyde
5th of 7	26/6/25	Cambridge	375m	7	0:22.45	60.1 km/h	11.90L	$1.70	0:21.62	21.39	C3/4	$3,500	$100	4	1. Go Luna 2. Kiwi Moments 3. Hillbilly Heist
5th of 7	22/6/25	Manukau	318m	6	0:18.91	60.5 km/h	7.60L	$22	0:18.38	18.38	C5	$4,400	$100	7	1. Quintessential 2. Portland Mark 3. Portland Nicky
7th of 7	15/6/25	Manukau	318m	6	0:19.21	59.6 km/h	12.90L	$17	0:18.31	18.31	C5	$4,400	-	7	1. Quintessential 2. Portland Ding Us 3. Kiwi Sea

Love It (7) 46362
Trainer: W & T Steele (Te Awamutu)
Prize Money: $44,860
Win / Place: 23% / 51%

4 yo Brindle B

Sire: My Redeemer

Dam: Sheza Rippa

Owners: J M Fahey & D C Fahey

Rating

Stats

Career

78: 18-9-13

Track

43: 7-6-11

Trk/Dst

43: 7-6-11

Distance

42: 7-6-10

Season

40: 5-2-8

1st Up

2: 1-0-1

2nd Up

2: 1-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
18	0	0	0	0

Box History	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	7	19	22	17	11	2
1st	4	3	5	5	1	0
2nd	0	2	4	1	2	0
3rd	1	5	3	0	3	1

Comments

In the money last time at this track (21.69) in a Class 4, finishing a 1.5 lengths second. Goes very well from the draw boasting one victory and four places from 10 starts. Looks well placed and should feature.

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
3rd of 7	17/7/25	Cambridge	375m	7	21.87	64.0 km/h	2.90L	$0.00	0:21.7	21.38	C4	$0	-	7	1. Our Erin 2. Opawa Tails 3. Love It
2nd of 7	10/7/25	Cambridge	375m	5	0:21.69	62.2 km/h	1.60L	$6.30	0:21.58	21.43	C4	$3,500	$875	14	1. Schmeichel 2. Love It 3. Hunter Karen
6th of 7	26/6/25	Cambridge	375m	6	0:22.00	61.4 km/h	7.80L	$11	0:21.45	21.39	C4	$3,500	$100	7	1. Aces 2. Cartoon 3. Turtle Watch
3rd of 7	19/6/25	Cambridge	375m	4	0:21.58	62.6 km/h	2.30L	$4.80	0:21.42	21.21	C4	$3,500	$525	14	1. Go Reuben 2. Aces 3. Love It
6th of 6	5/6/25	Cambridge	375m	4	0:21.77	62.0 km/h	6.30L	$5.10	0:21.33	21.09	C4/5	$4,400	$100	7	1. Kiwi Sea 2. Karen Jewel 3. Big Time Aly
4th of 7	29/5/25	Cambridge	375m	5	0:21.48	62.8 km/h	3.30L	$8.60	0:21.25	20.96	C4/5	$4,400	$250	14	1. Big Time Proof 2. Waerenga Tails 3. Big Time Tractor

Romantic Intent (8) 317X7
Trainer: D M Elder (Auckland)
Prize Money: $9,827
Win / Place: 27% / 36%

3 yo Black D

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Romantic Dancer

Owners: Green & Elder

Rating

Stats

Career

22: 6-0-2

Track

14: 3-0-1

Trk/Dst

11: 3-0-1

Distance

10: 3-0-1

Season

20: 6-0-2

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
6	0	0	0	0

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

Comments

Backs up after finishing 7th on July 13 over 318m at Manukau in a Class 4. Hard to envisage a win.

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 7	17/7/25	Cambridge	375m	8	22.18	61.3 km/h	8.00L	$0.00	0:21.7	21.38	C4	$0	-	4	1. Our Erin 2. Opawa Tails 3. Love It
7th of 7	13/7/25	Manukau	318m	8	0:19.36	59.1 km/h	11.00L	$4.70	0:18.59	18.37	C4	$3,500	-	7	1. Waerenga Ritchie 2. Apache Blyde 3. Hunter Lou
7th of 7	2/1/25	Cambridge	375m	7	0:21.69	62.2 km/h	2.90L	$2.90	0:21.49	21.05	C3	$2,800	-	4	1. Go Finesse 2. Black Lion 3. Opawa Ryan
1st of 8	29/12/24	Manukau	318m	4	0:18.52	61.8 km/h	3.50L	$4.20	0:18.52	18.37	C3	$2,800	$1,680	5	1. Romantic Intent 2. Portland Lisa 3. Big Time Meghan
3rd of 8	24/12/24	Cambridge	375m	6	0:21.24	63.6 km/h	2.90L	$5.20	0:21.04	20.86	C3	$2,800	$420	5	1. Weep 2. Bay Flyer 3. Romantic Intent
5th of 7	19/12/24	Cambridge	375m	7	0:21.73	62.1 km/h	5.80L	$4.30	0:21.32	21.03	C3	$2,800	$50	7	1. Love It 2. Opawa Go Girl 3. Motion Fire