Cambridge Race 8

OPAWA THUNDER STAKES PBD

Stake: $4,400

Distance: 457m
Class: C1/2
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather

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Wondering Why (1) 52545
Trainer: R & L Udy (Te Kauwhata)
Prize Money: $36,975
Win / Place: 6.25% / 36%

3 yo Black B

Sire: Fernando Bale

Dam: Gem

Owners: M Lin

Rating

Stats

Career

96: 6-17-12

Track

36: 3-3-5

Trk/Dst

17: 1-0-1

Distance

17: 1-0-1

Season

4: 0-1-0

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	3	8	15	15	12	21	15	7
1st	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	1
2nd	0	0	3	6	1	4	3	0
3rd	0	4	2	0	1	3	1	1

Comments

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 5	21/8/25	Cambridge	457m	3	0:26.45	62.2 km/h	8.30L	$26	0:25.87	25.87	C2/3	$4,800	$100	4	1. Opawa Blake 2. Simek 3. Opawa Randy
4th of 8	17/8/25	Manukau	527m	3	0:31.90	59.5 km/h	8.80L	$18	0:31.28	31.28	C2/3	$4,800	$250	7	1. Simek 2. Night Flight 3. Go Purple
5th of 7	10/8/25	Manukau	527m	8	0:31.45	60.3 km/h	5.70L	$19	0:31.05	31.05	C2/3	$4,800	$100	7	1. Papa Kiwi 2. Big Time Tractor 3. Go Purple
2nd of 5	3/8/25	Manukau	527m	4	0:31.36	60.5 km/h	1.70L	$24	0:31.24	30.97	C2/3	$4,800	$1,200	3	1. Best Bet Benny 2. Wondering Why 3. Opawa Philipa
5th of 8	31/7/25	Cambridge	457m	4	0:26.50	62.1 km/h	7.40L	$30	0:25.98	25.73	C3	$4,800	$100	4	1. Simon Templar 2. Opawa Blake 3. Papa Kiwi
5th of 7	27/7/25	Manukau	527m	5	0:31.35	60.5 km/h	3.20L	$38	0:31.13	30.63	C2/3	$4,800	$100	7	1. Best Bet Benny 2. Opawa Philipa 3. Opawa Wine

Mocha To Go (2) 14
Trainer: W & T Steele (Te Awamutu)
Prize Money: $2,990
Win / Place: 50% / 50%

2 yo Black B

Sire: Hasten Slowly

Dam: Milky Tea

Owners: Cozza, Missy And Ma

Rating

Stats

Career

2: 1-0-0

Track

2: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-0

Distance

2: 1-0-0

Season

2: 1-0-0

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

Box History	2	3
STARTS	1	1
1st	0	1
2nd	0	0
3rd	0	0

Comments

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
4th of 8	21/8/25	Cambridge	457m	2	0:26.50	62.1 km/h	7.10L	$3.00	0:26.00	25.87	C1	$4,100	$250	7	1. Opawa Ingrid 2. Carat Smuggler 3. Kind Of Magic
1st of 8	14/8/25	Cambridge	457m	3	0:26.32	62.5 km/h	4.60L	$8.60	0:26.32	25.77	C0	$4,300	$2,580	7	1. Mocha To Go 2. Siren Sounds 3. Iris Haze
3rd of 4	7/8/25	Cambridge	375m	0	N/A	-	0.00L	$0.00	0:21.67		Trial	$0	-	-	1. 2. 3.

Opawa Philipa (3) 43566
Trainer: Sean Codlin (Te Kauwhata)
Prize Money: $44,205
Win / Place: 9.59% / 61%

3 yo Black B

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Opawa Cutie

Owners: Opawa Racing Limited

Rating

Stats

Career

73: 7-23-15

Track

27: 3-11-5

Trk/Dst

12: 0-8-2

Distance

13: 0-8-3

Season

4: 0-0-1

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
4	0	3	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
STARTS	11	13	9	15	11	12	2
1st	0	3	0	3	1	0	0
2nd	4	2	5	4	2	6	0
3rd	3	2	0	1	4	4	1

Comments

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	17/8/25	Manukau	318m	2	0:19.22	59.6 km/h	6.70L	$11	0:18.75	18.56	C3	$3,200	$100	7	1. Honcho 2. Helena Jet 3. Wolfman Jack
6th of 7	10/8/25	Manukau	527m	2	0:31.71	59.8 km/h	9.40L	$3.90	0:31.05	31.05	C2/3	$4,800	$100	3	1. Papa Kiwi 2. Big Time Tractor 3. Go Purple
5th of 7	7/8/25	Cambridge	375m	2	0:22.04	61.3 km/h	5.10L	$4.90	0:21.68	21.35	C3	$3,200	$100	4	1. Undone 2. Wolfman Jack 3. Indecisive
3rd of 5	3/8/25	Manukau	527m	7	0:31.45	60.3 km/h	3.00L	$6.30	0:31.24	30.97	C2/3	$4,800	$720	3	1. Best Bet Benny 2. Wondering Why 3. Opawa Philipa
4th of 7	31/7/25	Cambridge	375m	4	0:21.82	61.9 km/h	4.90L	$3.10	0:21.48	21.44	C3	$3,200	$200	4	1. Sweet Bonanza 2. Thrilling Tommy 3. Highview Spot
2nd of 7	27/7/25	Manukau	527m	3	0:31.15	60.9 km/h	0.30L	$20	0:31.13	30.63	C2/3	$4,800	$1,200	3	1. Best Bet Benny 2. Opawa Philipa 3. Opawa Wine

Opawa Thunder (4) 82744
Trainer: G Farrell (Pukekohe)
Prize Money: $44,520
Win / Place: 16% / 46%

3 yo Black D

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Opawa Hilary

Owners: Opawa Racing Limited

Rating

Stats

Career

54: 9-10-6

Track

41: 8-7-6

Trk/Dst

41: 8-7-6

Distance

42: 8-7-6

Season

2: 0-0-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

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 5	21/8/25	Cambridge	457m	6	0:26.14	62.9 km/h	3.80L	$3.10	0:25.87	25.87	C2/3	$4,800	$250	14	1. Opawa Blake 2. Simek 3. Opawa Randy
4th of 7	7/8/25	Cambridge	457m	5	0:26.34	62.5 km/h	7.20L	$14	0:25.84	25.7	C2/3	$4,800	$250	7	1. Beautiful Baloo 2. Simek 3. Opawa Blake
7th of 8	31/7/25	Cambridge	457m	5	0:26.69	61.6 km/h	10.10L	$4.40	0:25.98	25.73	C3	$4,800	-	7	1. Simon Templar 2. Opawa Blake 3. Papa Kiwi
2nd of 6	24/7/25	Cambridge	457m	3	0:26.05	63.2 km/h	1.40L	$5.50	0:25.95	25.73	C3/4	$5,500	$1,375	4	1. Ain't It Fun 2. Opawa Thunder 3. Need A Favour
8th of 8	20/7/25	Manukau	527m	1	0:31.50	60.2 km/h	13.00L	$9.00	0:30.59	30.59	C4/5	$6,300	-	3	1. Turtle Watch 2. Schmeichel 3. Opawa Stacy
5th of 8	17/7/25	Cambridge	457m	2	0:26.43	62.2 km/h	5.90L	$5.80	0:26.02	26.02	C3/4	$5,500	$100	7	1. Spin Black 2. Ain't It Fun 3. Need A Favour

Iris Haze (5) 31
Trainer: W & T Steele (Te Awamutu)
Prize Money: $3,170
Win / Place: 50% / 100%

2 yo Light Fawn B

Sire: Hasten Slowly

Dam: Milky Tea

Owners: Cozza, Missy And Ma

100

Rating

Stats

Career

2: 1-0-1

Track

2: 1-0-1

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-1

Distance

2: 1-0-1

Season

2: 1-0-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

Box History	1	2
STARTS	1	1
1st	0	1
2nd	0	0
3rd	1	0

Comments

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 7	21/8/25	Cambridge	457m	2	0:26.34	62.5 km/h	0.10L	$2.20	0:26.34	25.87	C0	$4,300	$2,580	7	1. Iris Haze 2. Is Rex Home 3. Order For Brax
3rd of 8	14/8/25	Cambridge	457m	1	0:26.65	61.7 km/h	4.70L	$3.60	0:26.32	25.77	C0	$4,300	$645	7	1. Mocha To Go 2. Siren Sounds 3. Iris Haze
1st of 4	7/8/25	Cambridge	375m	0	0:21.67	62.3 km/h	0.00L	$0.00	0:21.67		Trial	$0	-	-	1. 2. 3.

Tin Tin Bust (6) 23356
Trainer: C D Steele (Te Awamutu)
Prize Money: $9,130
Win / Place: 20% / 53%

2 yo Black D

Sire: Buddy Boom

Dam: Opawa Lucy

Owners: M K Steele

Rating

Stats

Career

15: 3-2-3

Track

10: 3-0-2

Trk/Dst

5: 1-0-2

Distance

7: 1-0-2

Season

3: 0-0-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

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	21/8/25	Cambridge	375m	7	0:22.11	61.1 km/h	10.80L	$3.20	0:21.35	21.3	C1	$2,900	$100	7	1. Ray The Doyen 2. Sweet 3. Zipping Bestow
5th of 8	14/8/25	Cambridge	457m	3	0:26.34	62.5 km/h	5.60L	$5.70	0:25.95	25.77	C1	$4,100	$100	7	1. Opawa Jimmy 2. Carat Smuggler 3. Opawa Ingrid
3rd of 7	7/8/25	Cambridge	457m	3	0:26.38	62.4 km/h	2.00L	$4.20	0:26.24	25.7	C1	$4,100	$615	7	1. Opawa Jimmy 2. Carat Smuggler 3. Tin Tin Bust
3rd of 7	31/7/25	Cambridge	457m	6	0:26.36	62.4 km/h	5.20L	$4.60	0:26.00	25.73	C1/2	$4,400	$660	2	1. Texas Snakebite 2. Simek 3. Tin Tin Bust
2nd of 6	29/7/25	Whanganui Straight	313m	5	0:17.78	63.4 km/h	4.30L	$2.90	0:17.48	17.13	C1	$3,300	$825	5	1. Rockin' Roger 2. Tin Tin Bust 3. Side Swipe
4th of 7	24/7/25	Cambridge	375m	5	0:22.27	60.6 km/h	7.30L	$3.50	0:21.76	21.47	C1	$2,900	$150	7	1. Honcho 2. Nineteen Red 3. Opawa Randy

Perez Jewel (7) 57463
Trainer: R K Roper (Auckland)
Prize Money: $10,530
Win / Place: 2.38% / 30%

3 yo Black D

Sire: My Redeemer

Dam: Tokyo Bird

Owners: Craig Roberts

Rating

Stats

Career

42: 1-5-7

Track

4: 0-1-1

Distance

3: 0-0-1

Season

4: 0-0-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

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	21/8/25	Cambridge	375m	7	0:22.09	61.1 km/h	3.90L	$36	0:21.82	21.3	C1/2	$3,000	$450	4	1. Wide Boy 2. Opawa Bait 3. Perez Jewel
6th of 7	17/8/25	Manukau	527m	4	0:32.05	59.2 km/h	8.40L	$17	0:31.46	31.28	C1	$4,100	$100	10	1. Mega Power 2. Opawa Toby 3. Omaticaya
4th of 7	7/8/25	Cambridge	375m	3	0:22.40	60.3 km/h	9.60L	$17	0:21.73	21.35	C1	$2,900	$150	2	1. Hunter Jack 2. Opawa Ingrid 3. Cocoon The Food
7th of 7	5/8/25	Palmerston North	375m	6	0:22.05	61.2 km/h	3.70L	$33	0:21.79	21.16	C1	$2,900	-	12	1. Goldstar Olivia 2. Big Time Vanilla 3. Ludlow Lad
5th of 7	24/7/25	Cambridge	375m	4	0:22.40	60.3 km/h	9.10L	$25	0:21.76	21.47	C1	$2,900	$100	4	1. Honcho 2. Nineteen Red 3. Opawa Randy
4th of 7	20/7/25	Manukau	318m	5	0:19.25	59.5 km/h	4.50L	$4.40	0:18.93	18.57	C1q	$2,900	$150	3	1. Helena Jet 2. Dashing Blazer 3. Waerenga Tribe

Thrilling Polo (8) 61668
Trainer: D R Laing (Cambridge)
Prize Money: $7,740
Win / Place: 8.33% / 33%

3 yo White and Black D

Sire: Hooked On Scotch

Dam: Thrilling Amelia

Owners: Neighbours Syndicate

Rating

Stats

Career

24: 2-2-4

Track

22: 2-2-3

Trk/Dst

10: 0-0-2

Distance

10: 0-0-2

Season

3: 0-0-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

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
8th of 8	21/8/25	Cambridge	457m	5	0:26.89	61.2 km/h	12.70L	$36	0:26.00	25.87	C1	$4,100	-	7	1. Opawa Ingrid 2. Carat Smuggler 3. Kind Of Magic
6th of 8	14/8/25	Cambridge	457m	5	0:26.47	62.2 km/h	7.40L	$24	0:25.95	25.77	C1	$4,100	$100	7	1. Opawa Jimmy 2. Carat Smuggler 3. Opawa Ingrid
6th of 7	7/8/25	Cambridge	375m	6	0:22.30	60.5 km/h	9.80L	$26	0:21.61	21.35	C1	$2,900	$100	7	1. Boston Junior 2. Fire Warning 3. Opawa Randy
1st of 7	31/7/25	Cambridge	375m	2	0:21.66	62.3 km/h	3.40L	$1.70	0:21.66	21.44	C1	$2,900	$1,740	14	1. Thrilling Polo 2. Opawa Kelsey 3. Paint It Pinot
6th of 6	17/7/25	Cambridge	457m	5	0:26.76	61.5 km/h	8.50L	$21	0:26.16	26.02	C1/2	$4,400	$100	4	1. Texas Snakebite 2. Carat Smuggler 3. Hooked On Jazz
4th of 8	13/7/25	Manukau	527m	7	0:31.68	59.9 km/h	7.90L	$47	0:31.13	30.9	C1	$4,100	$250	17	1. Best Bet Benny 2. Opawa Toby 3. Opawa Randy