Cambridge Race 12

PHIL COURTNEY MEMORIAL STAKES

Prize Money: $5,727

Distance: 457m
Class: C5
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather

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Old School (2) 12X14
Trainer: C D Steele (Te Awamutu)
Prize Money: $54,209
Win / Place: 41% / 67%

4 yo Black D

Sire: Mepunga Blazer

Dam: Isavana

100

Rating

Stats

Career

46: 19-8-4

Track

26: 11-7-2

Trk/Dst

17: 8-6-1

Distance

18: 8-6-1

Season

15: 7-4-1

Country

45: 19-8-4

1st Up

3: 2-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
11	8	0	0	0

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

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 7	3/6/25	Hatrick Straight	313m	6	0:17.45	64.6 km/h	2.20L	$9.50	0:17.30	17.3	C5	$4,440	$227	5	1. Big Time Proof 2. Fool Me Once 3. Loveable Rogue
1st of 8	29/5/25	Cambridge	457m	3	0:25.72	64.0 km/h	0.40L	$7.00	0:25.72	25.72	C4/5	$5,830	$3,499	9	1. Old School 2. Need A Favour 3. Gone Walkabout
2nd of 5	31/10/24	Cambridge	457m	4	0:26.41	62.3 km/h	5.80L	$1.60	0:26.00	26	C4/5	$5,410	$1,353	7	1. Opawa Danny 2. Old School 3. Ivory Girl
1st of 5	24/10/24	Cambridge	457m	7	0:25.55	64.4 km/h	0.40L	$2.10	0:25.55	25.55	C4/5	$5,410	$3,247	7	1. Old School 2. Ivory Girl 3. Brockie's Luck
1st of 5	17/10/24	Cambridge	457m	5	0:25.42	64.7 km/h	5.10L	$1.80	0:25.42	25.42	C4/5	$5,410	$3,247	7	1. Old School 2. Ivory Girl 3. Ebony Wolf
1st of 6	10/10/24	Cambridge	457m	4	0:25.54	64.4 km/h	2.10L	$5.50	0:25.54	25.54	C5	$5,410	$3,247	7	1. Old School 2. Brockie's Luck 3. Russian Ahead

Opawa Sooty (3) 331X4
Trainer: C D Steele (Te Awamutu)
Prize Money: $39,491
Win / Place: 38% / 61%

3 yo Black D

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Opawa Cutie

Rating

Stats

Career

31: 12-4-3

Track

11: 4-2-0

Trk/Dst

9: 4-2-0

Distance

11: 4-2-0

Season

13: 6-1-2

Country

31: 12-4-3

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
STARTS	2	5	2	6	7	4	5
1st	0	2	1	4	2	2	1
2nd	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
3rd	1	2	0	0	0	0	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 6	5/6/25	Cambridge	457m	6	0:26.15	62.9 km/h	13.20L	$8.00	0:25.23	25.23	C5	$5,830	$318	7	1. Paw Bradley 2. Ain't It Fun 3. Big Time Lauren
1st of 6	24/11/24	Manukau	527m	3	0:30.36	62.5 km/h	2.00L	$1.20	0:30.36	30.36	C4/5	$5,360	$3,218	10	1. Opawa Sooty 2. Opawa Turn 3. Turtle Watch
3rd of 8	14/11/24	Addington	525m	1	0:30.48	62.0 km/h	6.5L	$3.80	0:30.02	0:30.01	CL 5	$8,550	$1,281	8	1. Opawa Shirley 2. Charley Horse 3. Opawa Sooty
3rd of 8	6/11/24	Addington	525m	2	0:30.49	62.0 km/h	8.2L	$5.10	0:29.92	0:29.92	CL 5 H	$5,360	$804	10	1. One Hot Bandit 2. Blazin' Master 3. Opawa Sooty
1st of 5	27/10/24	Manukau	527m	4	0:30.12	63.0 km/h	6.5L	$3.90	0:30.12	0:30.12	CL 5	$5,410	$3,247	17	1. Opawa Sooty 2. Opawa Tails 3. Opawa Turn
4th of 6	10/10/24	Cambridge Raceway	457m	5	0:25.92	63.5 km/h	5.4L	$3.30	0:25.54	0:25.54	CL 5	$5,410	-	7	1. Old School 2. Brockie's Luck 3. Russian Ahead

Xisco Bale (4) 74335
Trainer: Craig Roberts (Christchurch)
Prize Money: $36,091
Win / Place: 30% / 66%

3 yo Brindle D

Sire: Christo Bale

Dam: Helga Bale

Rating

Stats

Career

33: 10-5-7

Track

2: 1-1-0

Trk/Dst

2: 1-1-0

Distance

4: 1-1-1

Season

21: 8-2-5

Metro

2: 0-0-0

Country

31: 10-5-7

1st Up

2: 1-1-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	3	7	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	2	4	5	3	5	2	7	5
1st	0	0	2	0	1	2	3	2
2nd	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	1
3rd	0	2	1	1	1	0	1	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
5th of 8	15/5/25	Addington	525m	3	0:30.81	61.3 km/h	13.90L	$5.80	0:29.84	29.84	C5	$5,830	$91	7	1. Paw Bradley 2. Zestful 3. Stuck Throttle
3rd of 8	8/5/25	Addington	525m	2	0:30.36	62.3 km/h	5.50L	$7.80	0:29.97	29.97	C5	$9,080	$1,362	5	1. One Hot Bandit 2. Juice Master 3. Xisco Bale
3rd of 6	3/5/25	Addington	525m	4	0:30.45	62.1 km/h	8.70L	$6.60	0:29.84	29.84	C4/5	$5,830	$874	23	1. One Hot Bandit 2. Let Him Cook 3. Xisco Bale
4th of 8	10/4/25	Addington	525m	4	0:30.01	63.0 km/h	5.60L	$6.80	0:29.62	29.62	C4/5	$5,360	$273	7	1. One Hot Bandit 2. Stuck Throttle 3. Diamond Felon
7th of 8	3/4/25	Addington	525m	1	0:31.21	60.6 km/h	10.10L	$3.40	0:30.50	30.5	C5	$5,360	-	7	1. One Hot Bandit 2. Diamond Felon 3. Bandit Dan
1st of 8	27/3/25	Addington	525m	8	0:29.92	63.2 km/h	3.50L	$4.90	0:29.92	29.92	C5	$5,360	$3,218	10	1. Xisco Bale 2. Stuck Throttle 3. Charley Horse

Claws In Sparky (5) 52125
Trainer: Matt Roberts (Christchurch)
Prize Money: $55,495
Win / Place: 21% / 48%

4 yo White and Black D

Sire: Fernando Bale

Dam: Quistis Bale

Rating

Stats

Career

87: 19-15-8

Track

7: 2-1-0

Trk/Dst

4: 0-1-0

Distance

13: 0-2-3

Season

39: 5-10-2

Country

87: 19-15-8

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
19	0	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	5	4	13	11	12	21	15	6
1st	3	0	3	3	3	3	4	0
2nd	1	2	3	5	1	2	0	1
3rd	1	1	1	1	0	2	1	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
5th of 7	1/6/25	Manukau	318m	3	0:18.77	61.0 km/h	5.90L	$41	0:18.36	18.36	SPECq	$4,070	$91	5	1. Hadwin Bale 2. Quintessential 3. Portland Mark
2nd of 7	27/5/25	Manawatu	375m	4	0:21.33	63.3 km/h	2.60L	$8.60	0:21.15	21.15	C5	$4,070	$1,018	6	1. Smoking Ivan 2. Claws In Sparky 3. Shades Of Space
1st of 5	21/5/25	Ascot Park Nz	390m	4	0:22.76	61.7 km/h	1.50L	$1.50	0:22.76	22.48	C4	$3,240	$1,944	7	1. Claws In Sparky 2. Mitcham Arlica 3. Gothams King
2nd of 7	14/5/25	Ascot Park Nz	390m	4	0:22.73	61.8 km/h	0.80L	$3.90	0:22.67	22.21	C4	$3,240	$810	5	1. Homebush Patch 2. Claws In Sparky 3. Diamond Luigi
5th of 7	9/5/25	Addington	295m	3	0:17.43	60.9 km/h	8.50L	$3.40	0:16.83	16.83	C4	$3,240	$91	9	1. Great Potential 2. Opawa Izzy 3. Dom Baxter
2nd of 7	30/4/25	Ascot Park Nz	390m	2	0:22.85	61.4 km/h	1.00L	$2.40	0:22.78	22.78	C4	$3,180	$795	7	1. Homebush Diva 2. Claws In Sparky 3. Opawa Portia

Big Time Lauren (6) 61243
Trainer: Lisa Cole (Palmerston North)
Prize Money: $43,895
Win / Place: 38% / 64%

3 yo Black B

Sire: Aston Dee Bee

Dam: Big Time Izzy

Rating

Stats

Career

31: 12-4-4

Track

9: 3-2-2

Trk/Dst

7: 3-2-1

Distance

18: 8-3-3

Season

17: 2-4-3

Country

31: 12-4-4

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-1

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

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

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
3rd of 6	5/6/25	Cambridge	457m	5	0:26.08	63.1 km/h	12.10L	$7.80	0:25.23	25.23	C5	$5,830	$874	7	1. Paw Bradley 2. Ain't It Fun 3. Big Time Lauren
4th of 8	29/5/25	Cambridge	457m	4	0:26.08	63.1 km/h	5.10L	$3.80	0:25.72	25.72	C4/5	$5,830	$318	10	1. Old School 2. Need A Favour 3. Gone Walkabout
2nd of 6	19/5/25	Manawatu	457m	8	0:26.43	62.2 km/h	1.10L	$1.90	0:26.35	25.92	C4	$5,090	$1,273	4	1. Lockwood Loop 2. Big Time Lauren 3. Chilly Pepper
1st of 7	15/5/25	Cambridge	457m	5	0:25.91	63.5 km/h	1.00L	$4.40	0:25.91	25.82	C5	$5,830	$3,499	6	1. Big Time Lauren 2. Big Time Ashton 3. Gone Walkabout
6th of 6	9/5/25	Hatrick	520m	6	0:31.03	60.3 km/h	11.40L	$6.70	0:30.23	30.23	C5	$5,830	$91	3	1. Big Time Brave 2. Fear To Tread 3. Big Time Ashton
4th of 6	6/5/25	Manawatu	457m	8	0:26.47	62.2 km/h	4.80L	$8.30	0:26.13	26.05	C5	$5,830	$318	7	1. Big Time Ashton 2. Big Time Maestro 3. Need A Favour

Need A Favour (7) 37724
Trainer: Lisa Cole (Palmerston North)
Prize Money: $31,240
Win / Place: 28% / 62%

3 yo Black D

Sire: My Redeemer

Dam: Bigtime Lilah

Rating

Stats

Career

35: 10-4-8

Track

5: 1-1-2

Trk/Dst

4: 1-1-2

Distance

15: 3-2-4

Season

33: 10-4-8

Country

33: 10-4-8

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

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

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

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
4th of 6	6/6/25	Manawatu	457m	4	0:26.31	62.5 km/h	6.60L	$5.00	0:25.85	25.85	C5	$5,830	-	8	1. Big Time Brave 2. Fool Me Once 3. Big Time Moose
2nd of 8	29/5/25	Cambridge	457m	1	0:25.75	63.9 km/h	0.40L	$3.90	0:25.72	25.72	C4/5	$5,830	$1,458	10	1. Old School 2. Need A Favour 3. Gone Walkabout
7th of 7	19/5/25	Manawatu	457m	1	0:26.57	61.9 km/h	9.30L	$14	0:25.92	25.92	C5	$5,830	-	3	1. True Ability 2. Big Time Ashton 3. Big Time Maestro
7th of 8	16/5/25	Hatrick	520m	6	0:30.64	61.1 km/h	9.70L	$11	0:29.96	29.96	C5	$5,830	-	10	1. Big Time Brave 2. Boom Dynamite 3. Blazin' Master
3rd of 6	6/5/25	Manawatu	457m	4	0:26.40	62.3 km/h	3.80L	$11	0:26.13	26.05	C5	$5,830	$874	7	1. Big Time Ashton 2. Big Time Maestro 3. Need A Favour
6th of 8	29/4/25	Manawatu	457m	3	0:26.86	61.3 km/h	15.70L	$7.60	0:25.76	25.76	C5	$5,730	$91	7	1. True Ability 2. Big Time Moose 3. Fool Me Once

Big Time Moose (8) 56333
Trainer: Lisa Cole (Palmerston North)
Prize Money: $39,463
Win / Place: 24% / 70%

Nearing Another Win

4 yo Blue D

Sire: My Redeemer

Dam: Blazin' Savannah

Rating

Stats

Career

37: 9-8-9

Track

5: 1-2-2

Trk/Dst

5: 1-2-2

Distance

20: 5-6-5

Season

23: 2-5-7

Country

35: 9-8-8

1st Up

3: 2-0-1

2nd Up

3: 1-1-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	3	2	12	8	3	1	5	3
1st	1	0	2	4	0	0	1	1
2nd	1	0	3	1	2	0	1	0
3rd	0	2	4	1	0	0	2	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
3rd of 6	6/6/25	Manawatu	457m	7	0:25.99	63.3 km/h	2.00L	$4.60	0:25.85	25.85	C5	$5,830	$874	7	1. Big Time Brave 2. Fool Me Once 3. Big Time Moose
3rd of 4	30/5/25	Hatrick	520m	2	0:30.45	61.5 km/h	1.00L	$6.20	0:30.38	30.16	C5	$5,830	$874	3	1. Big Time Brave 2. Rock It Rapper 3. Big Time Moose
3rd of 8	27/5/25	Manawatu	457m	3	0:26.22	62.7 km/h	5.60L	$23	0:25.83	25.83	C5	$5,830	$874	8	1. Boom Dynamite 2. Big Time Maestro 3. Big Time Moose
6th of 7	19/5/25	Manawatu	457m	3	0:26.56	61.9 km/h	9.10L	$13	0:25.92	25.92	C5	$5,830	$91	13	1. True Ability 2. Big Time Ashton 3. Big Time Maestro
5th of 6	6/5/25	Manawatu	457m	3	0:26.59	61.9 km/h	6.60L	$2.50	0:26.13	26.05	C5	$5,830	$91	7	1. Big Time Ashton 2. Big Time Maestro 3. Need A Favour
2nd of 8	29/4/25	Manawatu	457m	1	0:25.77	63.8 km/h	0.20L	$6.50	0:25.76	25.76	C5	$5,730	$1,431	7	1. True Ability 2. Big Time Moose 3. Fool Me Once