Ascot Park Race 8

FAR SOUTH CHALLENGE (GROUP 2) HEATS

Prize Money: $6,091

Distance: 457m
Class: C5q
Track: Good
Weather: Showers
Surface: All Weather

Original Warrior (3) 61111
Trainer: D Fahey & K Wyllie (Balcairn)
Prize Money: $127,509
Win / Place: 36% / 75%

Picket Fence

3 yo Black D

Sire: Mepunga Blazer

Dam: Rock On Annie

100

Rating

Stats

Career

49: 18-13-6

Track

2: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-0

Distance

7: 3-2-0

Season

8: 6-0-0

Country

49: 18-13-6

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	3	15	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	4	8	5	7	4	8	8	5
1st	2	1	2	4	1	5	2	1
2nd	1	4	3	1	0	0	3	1
3rd	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	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
1st of 8	3/12/25	Ascot Park Nz	457m	5	0:25.71	64.0 km/h	0.20L	$3.30	0:25.71	25.71	C5	$5,610	$3,368	6	1. Original Warrior 2. Paw Xian 3. Paw Earnest
1st of 7	27/11/25	Addington	525m	6	0:29.73	63.6 km/h	4.70L	$4.60	0:29.73	29.73	C5	$5,530	$3,315	14	1. Original Warrior 2. Paw Bradley 3. Perfect Harry
1st of 8	13/11/25	Addington	525m	6	0:31.26	60.5 km/h	2.00L	$4.00	0:31.26	31.26	C5f	$87,720	$52,631	8	1. Original Warrior 2. Paw Earnest 3. Let Him Cook
1st of 7	5/11/25	Addington	525m	4	0:30.32	62.3 km/h	1.50L	$2.30	0:30.32	30.28	C5q	$7,460	$4,473	19	1. Original Warrior 2. Perfect Harry 3. Stuck Throttle
1st of 1	17/10/25	Addington	295m	0	0:16.7	63.6 km/h	0.00L	$0.00	0:16.7		Trial	$0	-	-	1. 2. 3.
6th of 6	4/9/25	Addington	525m	7	0:30.63	61.7 km/h	4.20L	$2.60	0:30.34	30.09	C5q	$5,680	$91	14	1. Let Him Cook 2. Therapy Tex 3. Paw Earnest

Homebush Sunny (4) 75264
Trainer: Jonathan McInerney (Darfield)
Prize Money: $26,145
Win / Place: 26% / 55%

2 yo Fawn D

Sire: Moreira

Dam: Lady Sobers

Rating

Stats

Career

34: 9-7-3

Track

24: 7-5-1

Trk/Dst

20: 5-4-1

Distance

20: 5-4-1

Season

18: 2-4-3

Country

34: 9-7-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

Box History	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	4	5	5	8	3	2	7
1st	0	2	2	1	1	1	2
2nd	2	2	1	1	0	0	1
3rd	0	0	0	2	1	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 8	3/12/25	Ascot Park Nz	457m	2	0:26.01	63.3 km/h	4.30L	$47	0:25.71	25.71	C5	$5,610	$318	7	1. Original Warrior 2. Paw Xian 3. Paw Earnest
6th of 8	26/11/25	Ascot Park Nz	457m	7	0:26.42	62.3 km/h	8.20L	$15	0:25.85	25.85	C5	$5,610	$91	7	1. Paw Xian 2. Homebush Simba 3. Let Him Cook
2nd of 8	19/11/25	Ascot Park Nz	457m	2	0:25.98	63.3 km/h	0.20L	$4.20	0:25.97	25.82	C5	$5,610	$1,403	6	1. Impressive Roar 2. Homebush Sunny 3. Opawa Emily
5th of 7	13/11/25	Addington	295m	8	0:17.86	59.5 km/h	3.80L	$11	0:17.59	17.2	R/A	$7,370	$136	8	1. Opawa Bubbles 2. Unhinged Rhino 3. Diamond Grace
7th of 7	5/11/25	Addington	525m	5	0:31.22	60.5 km/h	12.90L	$32	0:30.32	30.28	C5q	$7,460	$91	21	1. Original Warrior 2. Perfect Harry 3. Stuck Throttle
1st of 7	15/10/25	Ascot Park Nz	457m	3	0:26.22	62.7 km/h	3.80L	$9.10	0:26.22	26.07	C4	$4,820	$2,894	7	1. Homebush Sunny 2. Homebush Simba 3. Magic Jonty

Paw Earnest (5) 22163
Trainer: Craig Roberts (Christchurch)
Prize Money: $74,536
Win / Place: 28% / 54%

3 yo Red Fawn D

Sire: Bernardo

Dam: Hadarah Bale

Rating

Stats

Career

42: 12-5-6

Track

1: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-1

Distance

1: 0-0-1

Season

15: 4-4-3

Metro

22: 6-1-2

Country

20: 6-4-4

1st Up

3: 2-0-0

2nd Up

3: 1-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	1	11	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	7	4	6	6	1	5	9	4
1st	3	2	3	1	0	1	2	0
2nd	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
3rd	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	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
3rd of 8	3/12/25	Ascot Park Nz	457m	1	0:25.89	63.5 km/h	2.50L	$4.80	0:25.71	25.71	C5	$5,610	$842	6	1. Original Warrior 2. Paw Xian 3. Paw Earnest
6th of 7	27/11/25	Addington	525m	2	0:30.28	62.4 km/h	7.80L	$2.30	0:29.73	29.73	C5	$5,530	$91	7	1. Original Warrior 2. Paw Bradley 3. Perfect Harry
1st of 8	20/11/25	Addington	525m	4	0:30.32	62.3 km/h	0.70L	$4.10	0:30.32	30.2	C5	$5,530	$3,315	7	1. Paw Earnest 2. Let Him Cook 3. Paw Bradley
2nd of 8	13/11/25	Addington	525m	4	0:31.40	60.2 km/h	2.00L	$6.00	0:31.26	31.26	C5f	$87,720	$21,929	8	1. Original Warrior 2. Paw Earnest 3. Let Him Cook
2nd of 8	5/11/25	Addington	525m	3	0:30.36	62.3 km/h	0.70L	$2.00	0:30.31	30.28	C5q	$7,460	$1,864	6	1. Opawa Hass 2. Paw Earnest 3. Diamond Felon
1st of 5	30/10/25	Addington	525m	6	0:29.89	63.2 km/h	2.70L	$2.90	0:29.89	29.89	C5	$5,530	$3,315	14	1. Paw Earnest 2. Yuki 3. Opawa Hass

Impressive Roar (6) 72147
Trainer: Jonathan McInerney (Darfield)
Prize Money: $46,682
Win / Place: 22% / 54%

3 yo Brindle D

Sire: American Warrior

Dam: Homebush Fued

Rating

Stats

Career

61: 14-11-8

Track

32: 8-5-4

Trk/Dst

25: 7-3-2

Distance

26: 7-3-2

Season

15: 3-2-2

Country

61: 14-11-8

1st Up

2: 2-0-0

2nd Up

2: 2-0-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	4	13	11	9	6	7	5	6
1st	0	4	3	2	1	1	0	3
2nd	1	3	1	2	0	2	2	0
3rd	1	3	1	1	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
7th of 8	3/12/25	Ascot Park Nz	457m	7	0:26.31	62.5 km/h	8.60L	$36	0:25.71	25.71	C5	$5,610	-	7	1. Original Warrior 2. Paw Xian 3. Paw Earnest
4th of 8	26/11/25	Ascot Park Nz	457m	3	0:26.17	62.9 km/h	4.60L	$10	0:25.85	25.85	C5	$5,610	$318	7	1. Paw Xian 2. Homebush Simba 3. Let Him Cook
1st of 8	19/11/25	Ascot Park Nz	457m	8	0:25.97	63.4 km/h	0.20L	$4.60	0:25.97	25.82	C5	$5,610	$3,368	7	1. Impressive Roar 2. Homebush Sunny 3. Opawa Emily
2nd of 7	12/11/25	Ascot Park Nz	390m	7	0:22.64	62.0 km/h	6.00L	$12	0:22.22	22.05	C5	$3,950	$986	7	1. Mitcham Blake 2. Impressive Roar 3. Gotcha Hide
7th of 8	5/11/25	Addington	525m	7	0:31.12	60.7 km/h	11.60L	$37	0:30.31	30.28	C5q	$7,460	$91	21	1. Opawa Hass 2. Paw Earnest 3. Diamond Felon
3rd of 7	15/10/25	Ascot Park Nz	390m	4	0:23.00	61.0 km/h	4.70L	$27	0:22.67	22.57	C5	$3,950	$592	7	1. Claws In Zorro 2. Mitcham Blake 3. Impressive Roar

Romantic Rebel (7) 41121
Trainer: M Roberts & J Johnson (Christchurch)
Prize Money: $79,955
Win / Place: 33% / 70%

3 yo Black D

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Romantic Dancer

Rating

Stats

Career

51: 17-8-11

Track

8: 1-3-3

Trk/Dst

8: 1-3-3

Distance

15: 5-4-4

Season

8: 4-2-0

Country

51: 17-8-11

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	5	11	1	0

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

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
1st of 4	9/10/25	Cambridge	457m	5	0:25.32	65.0 km/h	6.10L	$1.10	0:25.32	25.32	C4/5	$5,680	$3,405	7	1. Romantic Rebel 2. Opawa Blake 3. Ain't It Fun
2nd of 7	2/10/25	Cambridge	457m	7	0:25.80	63.8 km/h	3.90L	$10	0:25.53	25.53	C5f	$18,020	$4,504	15	1. Jerry Cola 2. Romantic Rebel 3. Opawa Kyle
1st of 8	17/9/25	Ascot Park Nz	457m	4	0:25.87	63.6 km/h	0.30L	$6.00	0:25.87	25.87	C5	$5,770	$3,459	12	1. Romantic Rebel 2. Jerry Cola 3. Bit of Bacardi
1st of 8	5/9/25	Hatrick	520m	2	0:29.80	62.8 km/h	1.00L	$7.70	0:29.80	29.8	C5f	$18,020	$10,810	7	1. Romantic Rebel 2. Boom Dynamite 3. More Magic
4th of 7	29/8/25	Hatrick	520m	2	0:30.30	61.8 km/h	3.70L	$3.60	0:30.04	30.01	C5q	$5,780	$318	9	1. Big Time Maestro 2. More Magic 3. Zestful
2nd of 7	20/8/25	Ascot Park Nz	457m	8	0:25.99	63.3 km/h	4.00L	$6.50	0:25.71	25.71	C5	$5,780	$1,444	6	1. Boldly Go 2. Romantic Rebel 3. Claws In Zorro

Stuck Throttle (8) 36118
Trainer: G A Cleeve (Rangiora)
Prize Money: $104,253
Win / Place: 26% / 67%

3 yo Black D

Sire: Dyna Villa

Dam: Know State

Rating

Stats

Career

65: 17-19-8

Track

9: 0-3-2

Trk/Dst

9: 0-3-2

Distance

21: 3-7-4

Season

16: 5-0-2

Country

65: 17-19-8

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	3	12	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	5	9	12	10	2	8	8	11
1st	2	3	2	4	0	1	2	3
2nd	0	1	8	1	0	3	3	3
3rd	1	2	1	1	1	0	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
8th of 8	3/12/25	Ascot Park Nz	457m	4	0:26.33	62.5 km/h	8.90L	$6.10	0:25.71	25.71	C5	$5,610	-	8	1. Original Warrior 2. Paw Xian 3. Paw Earnest
1st of 8	25/11/25	Manawatu	457m	4	0:25.44	64.7 km/h	3.10L	$5.50	0:25.44	25.44	C3/4	$4,820	$2,894	5	1. Stuck Throttle 2. Criminal Minds 3. Pure Precision
1st of 7	20/11/25	Addington	525m	2	0:30.20	62.6 km/h	3.70L	$1.30	0:30.20	30.2	C4	$4,820	$2,894	7	1. Stuck Throttle 2. Wingatui Wizard 3. Mister Efficient
6th of 8	13/11/25	Addington	525m	8	0:32.18	58.7 km/h	10.10L	$4.10	0:31.47	31.26	C5	$13,160	$136	8	1. Diamond Felon 2. Wingatui Wizard 3. Taieri Gout
3rd of 7	5/11/25	Addington	525m	2	0:30.45	62.1 km/h	1.80L	$3.40	0:30.32	30.28	C5q	$7,460	$1,118	8	1. Original Warrior 2. Perfect Harry 3. Stuck Throttle
6th of 7	28/10/25	Manawatu	457m	4	0:26.42	62.3 km/h	8.60L	$5.00	0:25.82	25.82	C5	$5,530	$91	14	1. Opawa Simpson 2. Boom Dynamite 3. True Ability