Manukau Race 4

GIVE US A GO SPRINT PBD

Prize Money: $4,000

QUINTESSENTIAL (6) is in top form lately including a brilliant win at this track in 18.30 two back then backing it up with a 18.47 victory at this track over 318m latest. Awkward draw but has very quick early speed to overcome. Flying lately and expected to go close again. PORTLAND MARK (8) goes very well this trip starting 45 times for 16 wins and 17 minors. Below best last time at this track (18.72) in a Class 5, finishing a 3 length fifth. Gets an ideal draw and looks a key chance on best figures. OPAWA JIMMY (4) looks close to another win after finishing second last time (18.64) at this track. Has a good record here including two wins. Won at his only start from this box. Leading chance. PORTLAND DING US (3) hit the frame here last start and can sneak into the finish again. Is an honest chaser who is always thereabouts.

Distance: 318m
Class: C5
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather

Hunter Lou (2) 22621
Trainer: R & L Udy (Te Kauwhata)
Prize Money: $69,389
Win / Place: 20% / 53%

4 yo Black D

Sire: Mepunga Blazer

Dam: Isavana

100

Rating

Stats

Career

116: 24-21-17

Track

77: 18-12-10

Trk/Dst

77: 18-12-10

Distance

77: 18-12-10

Season

17: 2-5-3

Country

116: 24-21-17

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
24	0	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	22	26	26	23	9	4	4	2
1st	6	7	4	5	2	0	0	0
2nd	3	4	5	7	1	0	1	0
3rd	5	4	3	2	3	0	0	0

Comments

Good effort to win last start by 1.75 lengths over 318m at this track in a handy (18.70), beating Opawa Vanessa. Good win last start but looks tested in this difficult assignment.

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	16/11/25	Manukau	318m	3	0:18.70	61.2 km/h	1.70L	$2.00	0:18.70	18.5	C3/4	$3,070	$1,842	7	1. Hunter Lou 2. Opawa Vanessa 3. Wide Boy
2nd of 7	9/11/25	Manukau	318m	4	0:18.63	61.4 km/h	0.70L	$5.50	0:18.58	18.47	C4/5	$3,860	$964	3	1. Hunter Karen 2. Hunter Lou 3. Portland Ding Us
6th of 7	6/11/25	Cambridge	375m	8	0:22.23	60.7 km/h	10.40L	$5.70	0:21.50	21.03	C4	$3,070	$91	4	1. Portland Nicky 2. Big Time Tractor 3. Hillbilly Heist
2nd of 7	2/11/25	Manukau	318m	4	0:18.70	61.2 km/h	0.50L	$4.10	0:18.66	18.47	C4	$3,070	$767	7	1. Portland Nicky 2. Hunter Lou 3. Stop Working
2nd of 6	26/10/25	Manukau	318m	3	0:18.96	60.4 km/h	6.40L	$3.60	0:18.51	18.3	C4	$3,070	$767	7	1. Romantic Intent 2. Hunter Lou 3. Just One Grin
3rd of 7	19/10/25	Manukau	318m	3	0:18.98	60.3 km/h	1.20L	$1.70	0:18.90	18.51	C3/4	$3,070	$460	7	1. Foxtrot Mila 2. Wide Boy 3. Hunter Lou

Portland Ding Us (3) 11433
Trainer: Tracey & Lisa Craik (Drury)
Prize Money: $57,227
Win / Place: 28% / 67%

Nearing Another Win

3 yo Blue D

Sire: Bernardo

Dam: Portland Dream

Rating

Stats

Career

71: 20-21-7

Track

39: 8-11-5

Trk/Dst

39: 8-11-5

Distance

39: 8-11-5

Season

9: 3-2-2

Country

70: 20-21-7

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
20	0	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5
STARTS	18	29	15	7	2
1st	5	6	5	4	0
2nd	7	9	3	1	1
3rd	1	4	2	0	0

Comments

Placed last time (18.62) at this track in a Class 5, finishing third and beaten 1.5 lengths. Has five successes and five minors from 15 starts from box 3. Key runner based on recent form.

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	16/11/25	Manukau	318m	2	0:18.62	61.5 km/h	1.60L	$4.20	0:18.51	18.5	C5	$3,860	$578	7	1. Opawa Taz 2. Romantic Intent 3. Portland Ding Us
3rd of 7	9/11/25	Manukau	318m	3	0:18.90	60.6 km/h	4.60L	$3.50	0:18.58	18.47	C4/5	$3,860	$578	45	1. Hunter Karen 2. Hunter Lou 3. Portland Ding Us
45 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 6	25/9/25	Cambridge	375m	3	0:21.72	62.2 km/h	3.50L	$2.20	0:21.47	21.15	C5q	$3,960	$227	7	1. Sweet Bonanza 2. Waerenga Tails 3. Big Time London
1st of 7	18/9/25	Cambridge	375m	4	0:21.53	62.7 km/h	1.10L	$11	0:21.53	21.41	C5	$3,960	$2,378	7	1. Portland Ding Us 2. Lion's Den 3. Sweet Bonanza
1st of 7	11/9/25	Cambridge	375m	2	0:21.20	63.7 km/h	0.10L	$2.30	0:21.20	21.14	C5	$3,960	$2,378	4	1. Portland Ding Us 2. Hanzo River 3. Opawa Blake
2nd of 6	7/9/25	Manukau	318m	2	0:18.68	61.3 km/h	2.70L	$3.00	0:18.49	18.47	C5	$3,960	$990	14	1. Portland Mark 2. Portland Ding Us 3. Hunter Karen

Opawa Jimmy (4) 11342
Trainer: S Lozell & G Clark (Putaruru)
Prize Money: $16,291
Win / Place: 50% / 75%

2 yo Fawn D

Sire: Sennachie

Dam: Go Hazel

Rating

Stats

Career

16: 8-3-1

Track

7: 2-3-0

Trk/Dst

6: 2-2-0

Distance

6: 2-2-0

Season

15: 7-3-1

Country

16: 8-3-1

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
6	2	0	0	0

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

Comments

Finished second last time (18.64) over 318m at this track. Awkward draw to overcome. 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 5	16/11/25	Manukau	318m	7	0:18.64	61.4 km/h	2.00L	$2.70	0:18.50	18.5	C5	$3,860	$964	11	1. Hunter Karen 2. Opawa Jimmy 3. Kiwi Sea
4th of 7	5/11/25	Addington	295m	6	0:17.25	61.6 km/h	1.00L	$8.00	0:17.18	16.53	C5	$3,860	$227	6	1. Paw Maven 2. Claws In Sparky 3. Opawa Barns
3rd of 7	30/10/25	Cambridge	375m	6	0:21.56	62.6 km/h	4.20L	$6.00	0:21.27	21.27	C5	$3,860	$578	7	1. Ray The Doyen 2. Kiwi Sea 3. Opawa Jimmy
1st of 7	23/10/25	Cambridge	375m	7	0:21.36	63.2 km/h	0.60L	$5.90	0:21.36	21.33	C4	$3,070	$1,842	7	1. Opawa Jimmy 2. Space Conspiracy 3. Honcho
1st of 6	16/10/25	Cambridge	375m	6	0:21.21	63.6 km/h	3.60L	$1.60	0:21.21	20.95	C3	$2,810	$1,684	4	1. Opawa Jimmy 2. Big Time Tractor 3. Undone
4th of 8	12/10/25	Manukau	318m	5	0:18.85	60.7 km/h	2.90L	$1.50	0:18.65	18.56	C2f	$2,810	$182	3	1. Wide Boy 2. Ineptitude 3. Nordic Delight

Simek (5) 26145
Trainer: J Udy & D Cottam (Te Kauwhata)
Prize Money: $22,918
Win / Place: 45% / 68%

3 yo Black D

Sire: Blue Moon Rising

Dam: Tres Vite

Rating

Stats

Career

22: 10-5-0

Track

7: 3-2-0

Trk/Dst

2: 1-1-0

Distance

2: 1-1-0

Season

14: 4-4-0

Country

22: 10-5-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
8	0	2	0	0

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

Comments

Disappointed last time but just missed the placings two back over 527m at this track. Drops back to a sprint trip and prepared to overlook.

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	30/10/25	Cambridge	375m	7	0:21.61	62.5 km/h	4.90L	$35	0:21.27	21.27	C5	$3,860	$91	4	1. Ray The Doyen 2. Kiwi Sea 3. Opawa Jimmy
4th of 6	26/10/25	Manukau	527m	8	0:31.16	60.9 km/h	5.00L	$8.00	0:30.81	30.81	C5	$8,770	$455	7	1. Opawa Stacy 2. Schmeichel 3. Unique Sunrise
1st of 5	19/10/25	Manukau	527m	6	0:30.70	61.8 km/h	3.10L	$2.20	0:30.70	30.7	C3/4	$4,820	$2,894	3	1. Simek 2. Unique Sunrise 3. Cocoon The Food
6th of 7	16/10/25	Cambridge	457m	3	0:26.51	62.1 km/h	8.10L	$8.10	0:25.94	25.94	C4/5	$5,530	$91	4	1. Go Cooper 2. Waerenga Tails 3. Opawa Blake
2nd of 7	12/10/25	Manukau	527m	2	0:30.97	61.3 km/h	1.70L	$12	0:30.85	30.85	C4/5	$5,530	$1,381	7	1. Opawa Stacy 2. Simek 3. Go Cooper
4th of 7	5/10/25	Manukau	527m	4	0:31.56	60.1 km/h	12.10L	$14	0:30.71	30.71	C4/5	$5,680	$318	3	1. Opawa Stacy 2. Go Cooper 3. Schmeichel

Quintessential (6) 11511
Trainer: Tracey & Lisa Craik (Drury)
Prize Money: $60,936
Win / Place: 67% / 91%

Track Specialist

Track / Distance Specialist

Box Specialist

3 yo Black D

Sire: Bernardo

Dam: Just One Smile

100

Rating

Stats

Career

37: 25-6-3

Track

24: 15-4-3

Trk/Dst

24: 15-4-3

Distance

24: 15-4-3

Season

6: 4-0-0

Country

37: 25-6-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
25	0	0	0	0

Box History	2	3	4	5	6	8
STARTS	1	6	14	9	5	2
1st	1	4	9	6	4	1
2nd	0	0	1	3	1	1
3rd	0	1	2	0	0	0

Comments

Talented type with an excellent strike rate at this journey. Has been prominent in the run and duly saluted at his last couple, most recently over 318m at this track in a handy 18.47 beating Apache Blyde. The last run is a strong form reference. Has ability and is a key chance.

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	2/11/25	Manukau	318m	3	0:18.47	62.0 km/h	0.50L	$1.50	0:18.47	18.47	C5	$3,860	$2,315	7	1. Quintessential 2. Apache Blyde 3. Portland Mark
1st of 7	26/10/25	Manukau	318m	4	0:18.30	62.6 km/h	1.20L	$2.10	0:18.30	18.3	C5	$6,580	$3,947	21	1. Quintessential 2. Portland Mark 3. Portland Andy
5th of 6	5/10/25	Manukau	318m	4	0:18.97	60.3 km/h	7.60L	$1.20	0:18.44	18.44	C5	$3,960	$91	7	1. Portland Andy 2. Apache Blyde 3. Hunter Karen
1st of 7	28/9/25	Manukau	318m	5	0:18.37	62.3 km/h	0.70L	$1.60	0:18.37	18.37	C5	$3,960	$2,378	7	1. Quintessential 2. Portland Mark 3. Apache Blyde
1st of 7	21/9/25	Manukau	318m	6	0:18.47	62.0 km/h	2.00L	$2.10	0:18.47	18.47	C5	$3,960	$2,378	35	1. Quintessential 2. Portland Mark 3.
35 Day Freshen-Up
5th of 7	17/8/25	Manukau	318m	4	0:18.87	60.7 km/h	3.70L	$1.60	0:18.61	18.56	C5	$4,040	$91	35	1. Portland Jessie 2. Aldebaran 3. Hunter Lou
35 Day Freshen-Up

Foxtrot Mila (7) 26715
Trainer: N P Green (Pokeno)
Prize Money: $18,718
Win / Place: 21% / 63%

3 yo White and Brindle B

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Pretty Busy

Rating

Stats

Career

33: 7-8-6

Track

31: 7-7-6

Trk/Dst

31: 7-7-6

Distance

31: 7-7-6

Season

9: 1-2-1

Country

33: 7-8-6

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Did a good job two starts back at this track to win by half a length in 18.90, beating Wide Boy. Last start finished 5th over 318m at this track beaten 3 lengths (19.26) behind Apache Blyde in a Class 5 on October 26. Thereabouts last time others preferred 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
5th of 7	26/10/25	Manukau	318m	8	0:19.26	59.4 km/h	2.90L	$12	0:19.06	18.3	C5	$6,580	$136	7	1. Apache Blyde 2. Portland Nicky 3. Opawa Taz
1st of 7	19/10/25	Manukau	318m	6	0:18.90	60.6 km/h	0.50L	$8.40	0:18.90	18.51	C3/4	$3,070	$1,842	7	1. Foxtrot Mila 2. Wide Boy 3. Hunter Lou
7th of 7	12/10/25	Manukau	318m	7	0:19.51	58.7 km/h	9.20L	$12	0:18.87	18.56	C4	$3,070	-	21	1. Evening Out 2. Honcho 3. Stop Working
6th of 7	21/9/25	Manukau	318m	5	0:19.16	59.7 km/h	9.20L	$5.90	0:18.52	18.47	C4	$3,150	$91	7	1. Wu Tang 2. Schmeichel 3. Mad Paddy
2nd of 7	14/9/25	Manukau	318m	6	0:18.81	60.9 km/h	3.50L	$9.90	0:18.56	18.49	C4	$3,150	$788	21	1. Portland Nicky 2. Foxtrot Mila 3. Mad Paddy
6th of 7	24/8/25	Manukau	318m	7	0:19.17	59.7 km/h	8.60L	$15	0:18.57	18.55	C4/5	$4,040	$91	7	1. Kiwi Sea 2. Portland Mark 3. Kiwi Moments

Portland Mark (8) 42315
Trainer: Tracey & Lisa Craik (Drury)
Prize Money: $58,355
Win / Place: 26% / 58%

3 yo Blue D

Sire: Bernardo

Dam: Portland Dream

Rating

Stats

Career

82: 22-16-10

Track

45: 16-12-5

Trk/Dst

45: 16-12-5

Distance

45: 16-12-5

Season

14: 3-6-1

Country

82: 22-16-10

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
22	0	0	0	0

Box History	1	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	1	2	11	8	17	26	17
1st	0	1	4	4	5	4	4
2nd	0	0	2	1	3	5	5
3rd	1	0	2	0	1	4	2

Comments

Going well prior to missing the frame last start when well-fancied, finishing fifth in 18.72 over 318m at this track. Hard to beat with even luck.

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	16/11/25	Manukau	318m	7	0:18.72	61.2 km/h	3.00L	$1.90	0:18.51	18.5	C5	$3,860	$91	7	1. Opawa Taz 2. Romantic Intent 3. Portland Ding Us
1st of 5	9/11/25	Manukau	318m	7	0:18.47	62.0 km/h	3.80L	$1.20	0:18.47	18.47	C5	$3,860	$2,315	7	1. Portland Mark 2. Apache Blyde 3. Opawa Taz
3rd of 7	2/11/25	Manukau	318m	7	0:18.53	61.8 km/h	0.80L	$4.80	0:18.47	18.47	C5	$3,860	$578	7	1. Quintessential 2. Apache Blyde 3. Portland Mark
2nd of 7	26/10/25	Manukau	318m	7	0:18.38	62.3 km/h	1.20L	$5.10	0:18.30	18.3	C5	$6,580	$1,644	7	1. Quintessential 2. Portland Mark 3. Portland Andy
4th of 7	19/10/25	Manukau	318m	8	0:18.60	61.5 km/h	1.30L	$2.00	0:18.51	18.51	C5	$3,860	$227	21	1. Kiwi Sea 2. Apache Blyde 3. Hunter Karen
2nd of 7	28/9/25	Manukau	318m	8	0:18.42	62.1 km/h	0.70L	$4.60	0:18.37	18.37	C5	$3,960	$990	7	1. Quintessential 2. Portland Mark 3. Apache Blyde