Gawler Race 3

Nixon's Function Centre (N/P) Stake Pr1 Division1

Stake: $3,066

NOVA'S FERN (7) Just missed last start at Murray Bridge. Strong win bet. AKELA MARTIAL (3) Not competitive when 4th last run at Murray Bridge. Looking for an improved run. Has good early speed and will be nicely positioned. Massive hope. WHODAT HOOKED (1) Amongst the placegetters when 2nd last start at Angle Park and has the ideal draw. Can go through the gears. Can go on with it. NITRO NEO (5) Was competitive when 3rd last time at this track and on an upward trajectory in recent races. Each way bet suggested.

Distance: 643m
Class: SE
Track: Good
Weather: Cloudy
Surface: All Weather

Whodat Hooked (1) 8534445512
Trainer: Clint Trengove (LEWISTON)
Prize Money: $13,686
Win / Place: 6.78% / 32%

3 yo Black D

Sire: HOOKED ON SCOTCH (AUS)

Dam: WHODAT DIVA (AUS)

Owners: Di Wilson

Rating

Stats

Career

59: 4-5-10

Track

3: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

3: 0-0-1

Distance

3: 0-0-1

Season

1: 0-1-0

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Nice run when 2nd last start at Angle Park and has drawn to do little work. Will be hitting the line strongly. Will be in the finish.

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 4	3/8/26	Angle Park	595m	4	0:35.64	60.1 km/h	10.5L	$8.00	0:34.89	0:34.89	SPEC	$2,376	$480	3	1. Cool Blue You 2. Whodat Hooked 3. Adhana Layla
1st of 5	31/7/26	Murray Bridge	530m	4	0:30.70	62.1 km/h	1.0L	$4.80	0:30.70	0:30.70	GR 6	$2,232	$1,566	8	1. Whodat Hooked 2. Weblec Shiralee 3. Adhana Layla
5th of 7	23/7/26	Angle Park	595m	2	0:36.03	59.5 km/h	8.3L	$27	0:35.46	0:35.46	GR 6	$4,860	-	3	1. Marli Moo 2. Kicker Dusty 3. Bing Bing Peril
5th of 7	20/7/26	Angle Park	595m	6	0:35.89	59.7 km/h	12.5L	$91	0:35.01	0:35.01	GR 6	$2,232	-	7	1. Right To Run 2. Havoc Two 3. Adhana Martina
4th of 5	13/7/26	Angle Park	730m	8	0:44.87	58.6 km/h	22.3L	$23	0:43.30	0:43.30	SPEC	$3,072	-	3	1. Right To Run 2. Marli Moo 3. Zenvo Yoyo
4th of 6	10/7/26	Murray Bridge	680m	2	0:40.32	60.7 km/h	10.8L	$35	0:39.56	0:39.56	Other	$3,072	-	4	1. Bandit Daryl 2. Nova's Fern 3. Secrets We Keep

Akela Martial (3) 74325x3434
Trainer: Clint Trengove (LEWISTON)
Prize Money: $115,302
Win / Place: 8.14% / 51%

3 yo Black D

Sire: BALLYMAC KINGDOM (IRE)

Dam: AKELA CLASS (AUS)

Owners: Andrea Gurry

Rating

Stats

Career

86: 7-16-21

Track

2: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-1

Distance

2: 0-0-1

Season

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	9	6	10	20	5	8	15	13
1st	2	0	1	2	0	1	1	0
2nd	2	2	3	5	2	1	1	0
3rd	4	0	0	6	1	3	2	5

Comments

Started at $13.00 and basic showing when 4th last run at Murray Bridge. Looking for an improved run. Has early speed and positions nicely. Winning potential.

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	7/8/26	Murray Bridge	680m	8	0:40.05	61.1 km/h	3.5L	$13	0:39.81	0:39.81	Other	$3,072	-	14	1. Marli Moo 2. Nova's Fern 3. Zipping Mowgli
3rd of 4	24/7/26	Murray Bridge	680m	6	0:39.97	61.2 km/h	4.3L	$8.00	0:39.66	0:39.66	Other	$3,072	$306	11	1. Secrets We Keep 2. Nova's Fern 3. Akela Martial
4th of 5	13/7/26	Angle Park	530m	4	0:31.23	61.1 km/h	8.8L	$27	0:30.61	0:30.61	GR 5	$2,232	-	10	1. Victa Wally 2. Ritza Benji 3. West On Gnocchi
3rd of 5	3/7/26	Murray Bridge	530m	4	0:30.89	61.8 km/h	4.8L	$27	0:30.56	0:30.56	GR 5	$2,376	$240	119	1. El Rey 2. Eldritch 3. Akela Martial
119 Day Spell
99th of 1	17/6/26	Angle Park	342m	3	N/A	-	-	$0.00	0:20.20		Trial	$0	-	-	1. 99-Akela Martial 2. 3.
5th of 5	6/3/26	Murray Bridge	680m	1	0:44.05	55.6 km/h	58.0L	$2.40	0:39.98	0:39.98	GR 5/6	$3,072	-	7	1. Compton Rocky 2. Caribbean Crown 3. Nova's Fern

Nitro Neo (5) 3543546463
Trainer: Clint Trengove (LEWISTON)
Prize Money: $51,372
Win / Place: 8.62% / 58%

4 yo FWN/BDL D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: MOMENT OF BLISS (AUS)

Owners: Lucas Trengove

Rating

Stats

Career

116: 10-29-29

Track

31: 4-13-6

Trk/Dst

16: 4-5-5

Distance

16: 4-5-5

Season

1: 0-0-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
1	1	3	4	1

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	30	5	11	14	11	14	16	15
1st	5	2	0	1	1	0	1	0
2nd	9	1	2	5	1	4	2	5
3rd	9	0	3	4	4	1	5	3

Comments

Tidy effort when 3rd last time here and displaying improvement over the past few runs. Will be around the mark.

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 4	2/8/26	Gawler	643m	1	0:38.48	60.2 km/h	12.3L	$26	0:37.63	0:37.63	Other	$3,072	$306	7	1. Nova's Fern 2. Random Sass 3. Nitro Neo
6th of 6	26/7/26	Gawler	531m	1	0:31.65	60.4 km/h	13.0L	$67	0:30.74	0:30.44	GR 5	$4,860	-	2	1. Hijinkery 2. Conqueror 3. State Of Madness
4th of 4	24/7/26	Murray Bridge	680m	4	0:40.99	59.7 km/h	19.0L	$71	0:39.66	0:39.66	Other	$3,072	-	14	1. Secrets We Keep 2. Nova's Fern 3. Akela Martial
6th of 6	10/7/26	Murray Bridge	680m	7	0:41.11	59.5 km/h	22.0L	$41	0:39.56	0:39.56	Other	$3,072	-	4	1. Bandit Daryl 2. Nova's Fern 3. Secrets We Keep
4th of 4	6/7/26	Angle Park	730m	3	0:44.70	58.8 km/h	12.3L	$46	0:43.85	0:43.85	GR 4/5	$3,072	-	4	1. Oregon Janet 2. Nova's Fern 3. Zenvo Yoyo
5th of 5	2/7/26	Angle Park	730m	8	0:45.59	57.6 km/h	25.3L	$51	0:43.81	0:43.81	FFA	$7,584	-	6	1. Bandit Daryl 2. Adhana Madi 3. Zipping Mowgli

Nova's Fern (7) 1373225212
Trainer: Clint Trengove (LEWISTON)
Prize Money: $35,004
Win / Place: 12% / 51%

Unbeaten at the Track

Unbeaten at the Distance

Unbeaten The Track / Distance

3 yo FWN B

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: NOVA WILLOW (AUS)

Owners: Andrea Gurry

100

Rating

Stats

Career

77: 10-16-14

Track

3: 3-0-0

Trk/Dst

3: 3-0-0

Distance

3: 3-0-0

Season

2: 1-1-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	1	5	4	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	13	11	11	11	6	12	5	8
1st	1	2	1	3	2	1	0	0
2nd	1	4	2	0	1	4	1	3
3rd	5	4	1	0	0	1	1	2

Comments

Threw down a serious challenge last start at Murray Bridge. Smart type.

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 5	7/8/26	Murray Bridge	680m	6	0:39.83	61.5 km/h	0.3L	$2.10	0:39.81	0:39.81	Other	$3,072	$612	5	1. Marli Moo 2. Nova's Fern 3. Zipping Mowgli
1st of 4	2/8/26	Gawler	643m	3	0:37.63	61.5 km/h	2.8L	$1.20	0:37.63	0:37.63	Other	$3,072	$2,148	9	1. Nova's Fern 2. Random Sass 3. Nitro Neo
2nd of 4	24/7/26	Murray Bridge	680m	8	0:39.86	61.4 km/h	2.8L	$1.70	0:39.66	0:39.66	Other	$3,072	$612	8	1. Secrets We Keep 2. Nova's Fern 3. Akela Martial
5th of 6	16/7/26	Angle Park	595m	7	0:34.97	61.3 km/h	4.0L	$27	0:34.69	0:34.69	GR 5/6	$5,304	-	6	1. Jan Hewett 2. Dakota Mila 3. She's A Jumbo
2nd of 6	10/7/26	Murray Bridge	680m	6	0:39.96	61.3 km/h	5.8L	$8.50	0:39.56	0:39.56	Other	$3,072	$612	4	1. Bandit Daryl 2. Nova's Fern 3. Secrets We Keep
2nd of 4	6/7/26	Angle Park	730m	1	0:44.12	59.6 km/h	3.8L	$1.50	0:43.85	0:43.85	GR 4/5	$3,072	$612	4	1. Oregon Janet 2. Nova's Fern 3. Zenvo Yoyo