Addington Race 8

SPRINGSTON HOTEL DASH PBD

Prize Money: $3,636

OPAWA MARSH (6) boasts a strong record this course with 15 wins and three minors from 21 tries. Hit the frame latest (16.88) when second at this track in a Class 5. Rates on top and should go close. DIAMOND RANGER (4) lines up chasing another win after rocketing around this track 295m in 16.79 on March 27. Expected to feature again. GOTCHA HOMER (2) shapes well for this, backing up an exceptional 17.17 win with success at this track over 295m last time, recording 16.83. Should be in this for a long way. OPAWA RYDER (8) profiles nicely here at this trip and has top 3 claims..

Distance: 295m
Class: C5
Track: Good
Weather: Showery
Surface: All Weather

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Gotcha Homer (2) 11111
Trainer: C J Weir (Rangiora)
Prize Money: $10,382
Win / Place: 37% / 75%

Last Start Winner from Box

2 yo Red Brindle D

Sire: Sennachie

Dam: Thrilling Carly

100

Rating

Stats

Career

16: 6-0-6

Track

16: 6-0-6

Trk/Dst

15: 6-0-6

Distance

15: 6-0-6

Season

16: 6-0-6

Country

16: 6-0-6

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Has been racing extremely well, putting five wins together. Last start won by 1.5 lengths at this track (16.83) beating Gothams King in a Class 4 on March 27. Recorded one of the quickest times on the card last time. Worth following 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 7	27/3/25	Addington	295m	2	0:16.83	63.1 km/h	1.50L	$4.90	0:16.83	16.62	C4	$2,820	$1,690	7	1. Gotcha Homer 2. Gothams King 3. Opawa Brick
1st of 7	20/3/25	Addington	295m	2	0:17.17	61.9 km/h	1.50L	$2.90	0:17.17	16.82	C3	$2,520	$1,513	7	1. Gotcha Homer 2. Rebel Dynamite 3. Great Potential
1st of 7	13/3/25	Addington	295m	3	0:17.20	61.7 km/h	2.70L	$1.80	0:17.20	16.73	C2	$2,340	$1,405	10	1. Gotcha Homer 2. Goldstar Everly 3. Yatri Bale
1st of 6	3/3/25	Addington	295m	3	0:16.99	62.5 km/h	3.30L	$1.50	0:16.99	16.99	C1	$2,250	$1,351	7	1. Gotcha Homer 2. Opawa Hippy 3. Homebush Alec
1st of 6	24/2/25	Addington	295m	5	0:17.12	62.0 km/h	3.30L	$2.00	0:17.12	16.88	C1	$2,270	$1,363	7	1. Gotcha Homer 2. Homebush Jack 3. Go Flyer
3rd of 7	17/2/25	Addington	295m	3	0:17.58	60.4 km/h	3.50L	$2.10	0:17.33	16.78	C1	$2,270	$340	7	1. Homebush Amy 2. Homebush Muffin 3. Gotcha Homer

Opawa Gordon (3) 25122
Trainer: R Wales (Christchurch)
Prize Money: $20,877
Win / Place: 18% / 55%

Nearing Another Win

3 yo Red Fawn D

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Opawa Cutie

Rating

Stats

Career

43: 8-11-5

Track

28: 8-9-2

Trk/Dst

20: 7-9-1

Distance

20: 7-9-1

Season

26: 7-10-1

Country

43: 8-11-5

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	14	14	6	4	1	1	2	1
1st	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
2nd	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
3rd	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0

Comments

Form has been good with a placing two starts ago and a win three runs back. Last time out finished 2nd over 295m at this track beaten 3.5 lengths (16.85) behind Jerry Cola in a Class 5 on March 27. Hard to have this time.

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 6	27/3/25	Addington	295m	2	0:16.85	63.0 km/h	3.30L	$12	0:16.62	16.62	C5	$3,640	$909	14	1. Jerry Cola 2. Opawa Gordon 3. Opawa Weatherley
2nd of 7	13/3/25	Addington	295m	2	0:16.93	62.7 km/h	0.70L	$1.80	0:16.88	16.73	C5	$3,600	$900	7	1. Opawa Ryder 2. Opawa Gordon 3. Evening Out
1st of 7	6/3/25	Addington	295m	2	0:16.68	63.7 km/h	6.00L	$3.30	0:16.68	16.63	C4	$2,790	$1,675	10	1. Opawa Gordon 2. Goldstar Bruiser 3. Dom Baxter
5th of 7	30/1/25	Addington	295m	3	0:17.19	61.8 km/h	7.30L	$3.80	0:16.68	16.63	C4	$2,820	$45	3	1. Mitcham Blake 2. Sun Strike 3. Alpha Riley
2nd of 8	27/1/25	Addington	295m	1	0:17.05	62.3 km/h	3.70L	$6.50	0:16.79	16.79	R/A	$2,640	$659	7	1. Goldstar Murphy 2. Opawa Gordon 3. Diamond Scarlett
2nd of 6	16/1/25	Addington	295m	2	0:16.98	62.5 km/h	0.70L	$1.80	0:16.93	16.47	C4	$2,820	$704	7	1. Diamond Scarlett 2. Opawa Gordon 3. Homebush Gomez

Diamond Ranger (4) 22111
Trainer: M M Grant (Lowcliffe)
Prize Money: $43,650
Win / Place: 50% / 86%

Track Specialist

Track / Distance Specialist

Box Specialist

3 yo Black D

Sire: Fernando Bale

Dam: Diamond Dazzled

100

Rating

Stats

Career

36: 18-7-6

Track

16: 9-3-2

Trk/Dst

16: 9-3-2

Distance

16: 9-3-2

Season

23: 11-4-3

Country

36: 18-7-5

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
16	2	0	0	0

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

Comments

Won again and recorded an impressive time after leading making it three straight at this track over 295m (16.79). Makes strong appeal on recent runs.

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	27/3/25	Addington	295m	3	0:16.79	63.3 km/h	1.30L	$4.00	0:16.79	16.62	C5	$3,640	$2,181	8	1. Diamond Ranger 2. Opawa Marsh 3. Priority
1st of 7	19/3/25	Ascot Park Nz	390m	6	0:22.67	61.9 km/h	0.10L	$2.20	0:22.67	22.51	C5	$3,690	$2,216	7	1. Diamond Ranger 2. Opawa Portia 3. Homebush Khan
1st of 6	12/3/25	Ascot Park Nz	390m	4	0:22.37	62.8 km/h	3.50L	$1.90	0:22.37	22.37	C5	$3,690	$2,216	6	1. Diamond Ranger 2. Homebush Khan 3. Homebush Patch
2nd of 7	6/3/25	Addington	295m	4	0:17.14	62.0 km/h	7.30L	$3.50	0:16.63	16.63	C5	$3,600	$900	8	1. Opawa Weatherley 2. Diamond Ranger 3. Opawa Hazel
2nd of 7	26/2/25	Ascot Park Nz	390m	5	0:22.57	62.2 km/h	1.00L	$3.80	0:22.50	22.5	C5	$3,730	$931	7	1. Mitcham Blake 2. Diamond Ranger 3. Smoking Ivan
3rd of 7	19/2/25	Ascot Park Nz	390m	3	0:22.72	61.8 km/h	1.50L	$1.80	0:22.61	22.5	C5	$3,730	$559	12	1. Diamond Scarlett 2. Homebush Khan 3. Diamond Ranger

Homebush Elle (5) 23132
Trainer: Jonathan McInerney (Darfield)
Prize Money: $20,836
Win / Place: 23% / 65%

Nearing Another Win

3 yo Black and White B

Sire: Dyna Villa

Dam: Homebush Minnie

Rating

Stats

Career

38: 9-10-6

Track

23: 3-7-4

Trk/Dst

23: 3-7-4

Distance

23: 3-7-4

Season

16: 2-4-4

Country

38: 9-10-6

1st Up

2: 0-2-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-1

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

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

Comments

In the money last time at this track (17.05) in a Class 5, finishing a 3.5 lengths second. Yet to win but has placed two times from this draw. Looks a place chance at best.

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	27/3/25	Addington	295m	7	0:17.05	62.3 km/h	3.70L	$39	0:16.79	16.62	C5	$3,640	$909	7	1. Everest Sky 2. Homebush Elle 3. Opawa Barns
3rd of 7	20/3/25	Addington	295m	4	0:17.19	61.8 km/h	1.20L	$10	0:17.11	16.82	C5	$3,600	$540	7	1. Rakaia Fire 2. Zippy Ziggy 3. Homebush Elle
1st of 6	13/3/25	Addington	295m	7	0:17.06	62.3 km/h	1.30L	$11	0:17.06	16.73	C4	$2,790	$1,675	7	1. Homebush Elle 2. Homebush Greedy 3. Gothams King
3rd of 6	6/3/25	Addington	295m	5	0:17.22	61.7 km/h	3.00L	$5.20	0:17.01	16.63	C4	$2,790	$418	7	1. Georgie Pie 2. Orla Bale 3. Homebush Elle
2nd of 7	27/2/25	Addington	295m	4	0:17.01	62.4 km/h	1.70L	$20	0:16.89	16.6	C4	$2,820	$704	14	1. Shane Baxter 2. Homebush Elle 3. Keyara
7th of 7	6/11/24	Addington	295m	8	0:18.33	57.9 km/h	21.10L	$31	0:16.85	16.74	C5q	$3,640	-	6	1. Midnight Brockie 2. Opawa Ryder 3. Clear Passage

Opawa Marsh (6) 17242
Trainer: D Fahey & K Wyllie (Balcairn)
Prize Money: $76,953
Win / Place: 55% / 79%

Track Specialist

Track / Distance Specialist

3 yo Blue D

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Opawa Hilary

Rating

Stats

Career

43: 24-9-1

Track

21: 15-3-0

Trk/Dst

20: 15-3-0

Distance

20: 15-3-0

Season

28: 14-8-2

Country

42: 24-8-2

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	3	5	4
1st	2	3	3	6	5	1	3	1
2nd	1	0	1	1	1	2	1	2
3rd	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Comments

Finished in the minors last time in a Class 5 at this track when a 1.3 lengths second but did run a dazzling 16.88 over the 295m trip. Looks the one to beat with a repeat of that 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
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	$3,640	$909	29	1. Diamond Ranger 2. Opawa Marsh 3. Priority
4th of 8	26/2/25	Ascot Park Nz	457m	7	0:26.25	62.7 km/h	2.90L	$2.70	0:26.05	26.05	C5	$5,450	$273	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	$5,360	$1,340	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	$3,640	-	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	$3,640	$2,181	12	1. Opawa Marsh 2. Impressive Roar 3. Diamond Ranger
2nd of 8	26/1/25	Manukau	318m	6	0:18.34	62.4 km/h	0.20L	$3.50	0:18.33	18.14	INV	$7,730	$1,931	7	1. Big Time Tactics 2. Opawa Marsh 3. Sweet Parker

Evening Out (7) 11346
Trainer: C J Weir (Rangiora)
Prize Money: $11,627
Win / Place: 33% / 72%

2 yo Black D

Sire: Hooked On Scotch

Dam: Seductive Kiwi

Rating

Stats

Career

18: 6-4-3

Track

18: 6-4-3

Trk/Dst

18: 6-4-3

Distance

18: 6-4-3

Season

18: 6-4-3

Country

18: 6-4-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Last start finished sixth on March 27 over 295m at this track behind Jerry Cola, beaten 9 lengths (17.31) in a Class 5. Racing well and has to be included.

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 6	27/3/25	Addington	295m	8	0:17.31	61.4 km/h	9.80L	$33	0:16.62	16.62	C5	$3,640	$45	7	1. Jerry Cola 2. Opawa Gordon 3. Opawa Weatherley
4th of 7	20/3/25	Addington	295m	7	0:17.16	61.9 km/h	4.90L	$12	0:16.82	16.82	C5	$3,600	$182	7	1. Opawa Simpson 2. Opawa Busy 3. Homebush Fusion
3rd of 7	13/3/25	Addington	295m	7	0:17.21	61.7 km/h	4.70L	$10	0:16.88	16.73	C5	$3,600	$540	7	1. Opawa Ryder 2. Opawa Gordon 3. Evening Out
1st of 7	6/3/25	Addington	295m	8	0:16.97	62.6 km/h	1.00L	$4.60	0:16.97	16.63	C4	$2,790	$1,675	7	1. Evening Out 2. Homebush Suzie 3. Homebush Gomez
1st of 7	27/2/25	Addington	295m	8	0:16.94	62.7 km/h	3.30L	$4.10	0:16.94	16.6	C3	$2,550	$1,527	13	1. Evening Out 2. Hilton Pink One 3. Mac Come Right
2nd of 7	14/2/25	Addington	295m	8	0:17.09	62.1 km/h	2.50L	$3.60	0:16.91	16.91	C3	$2,550	$636	15	1. Goldstar Monaro 2. Evening Out 3. Homebush Jelly

Opawa Ryder (8) 26154
Trainer: D Fahey & K Wyllie (Balcairn)
Prize Money: $105,467
Win / Place: 35% / 64%

5 yo Brindle D

Sire: American Warrior

Dam: Opawa Shackley

Rating

Stats

Career

102: 36-17-13

Track

77: 28-12-10

Trk/Dst

65: 23-9-10

Distance

65: 23-9-10

Season

32: 9-6-4

Country

102: 36-17-13

1st Up

4: 0-0-1

2nd Up

4: 1-1-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
31	0	5	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	10	9	1	10	8	12	15	37
1st	5	4	0	4	3	2	6	12
2nd	0	2	0	1	2	4	2	6
3rd	3	1	0	1	0	2	1	5

Comments

Didn't make the placings last time at this track (17.13) in a Class 5, finishing a 5 length fourth. Goes very well from the draw boasting 12 victories and 11 places from 37 starts. Among the main chances.

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 7	27/3/25	Addington	295m	8	0:17.13	62.0 km/h	4.90L	$8.20	0:16.79	16.62	C5	$3,640	$182	7	1. Everest Sky 2. Homebush Elle 3. Opawa Barns
5th of 7	20/3/25	Addington	295m	8	0:17.26	61.5 km/h	5.70L	$7.40	0:16.86	16.82	C5	$3,600	$45	7	1. Priority 2. Goldstar Koda 3. Opawa Weatherley
1st of 7	13/3/25	Addington	295m	8	0:16.88	62.9 km/h	0.70L	$3.70	0:16.88	16.73	C5	$3,600	$2,162	7	1. Opawa Ryder 2. Opawa Gordon 3. Evening Out
6th of 7	6/3/25	Addington	295m	8	0:17.50	60.7 km/h	6.20L	$3.10	0:17.07	16.63	C5	$3,600	$45	7	1. Opawa Barns 2. Diamond Outlaw 3. Goldstar Koda
2nd of 7	27/2/25	Addington	295m	8	0:16.96	62.6 km/h	3.50L	$13	0:16.71	16.6	C5	$3,640	$909	14	1. Jerry Cola 2. Opawa Ryder 3. Gotcha Santana
3rd of 7	13/2/25	Addington	295m	8	0:16.98	62.5 km/h	0.40L	$6.00	0:16.95	16.55	C5	$3,640	$545	6	1. Hadwin Bale 2. Smoking Ivan 3. Opawa Ryder