Addington Race 1

ROSO'S CHCH GREYHOUND GROUP 1 DEBUT

Prize Money: $6,545

EXPLORER BOOTS (5) has some solid form under his belt and proved too strong last time to win by 0.7 lengths at this track in a handy 30.31 beating Jay Walker. Winner at his latest appearance in the quickest time on the card. Expected to measure up again. ADOBE EGO (4) could manage only second last time but ran slick time (17.01) at this track over 295m when beaten 1.75 lengths in a Class 3. Smart time latest and looks a key chance on that form. OPAWA SCOOTER (2) has missed the frame at his last two runs but could not have been more impressive the run prior in his enormous 29.95 win at this track over 525m. Preformed with merit in a slightly stronger field last start. Has the ability and looks a key chance. ANGLERS ARMS (8) was strongly fancied last time but ran below expectations when eighth (31.90), beaten 14 lengths. Allow another chance today.

Distance: 525m
Class: C3
Track: Good
Weather: FINE
Surface: All Weather

Opawa Scooter (2) 38185
Trainer: R Wales (Christchurch)
Prize Money: $19,909
Win / Place: 20% / 64%

2 yo Black D

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Our Anna

100

Rating

Stats

Career

25: 5-6-5

Track

23: 5-6-4

Trk/Dst

23: 5-6-4

Distance

23: 5-6-4

Season

19: 5-4-5

Country

25: 5-6-5

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Goes well at this track and trip. At the last outing finished 5th over 525m at this track beaten 6 lengths (30.51) behind Dalgety in a R/A H on February 5. Not far away last start. Leading chance on best form.

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
5th of 8	5/2/26	Addington	525m	6	0:30.51	61.9 km/h	6.40L	$17	0:30.06	30.06	R/Aq	$5,780	$136	43	1. Dalgety 2. Opawa Postman 3. It's Okay
43 Day Freshen-Up
8th of 8	24/12/25	Addington	525m	7	0:31.36	60.3 km/h	15.50L	$3.60	0:30.27	30.27	C2/3	$4,560	$136	5	1. Mouth Of Mosgiel 2. Opawa Postman 3. Opawa Joseph
1st of 6	19/12/25	Addington	525m	3	0:29.95	63.1 km/h	6.70L	$1.70	0:29.95	29.95	C2	$4,210	$2,526	8	1. Opawa Scooter 2. Opawa Joseph 3. Jay Walker
1st of 4	11/12/25	Addington	295m	0	0:17.1	62.1 km/h	0.00L	$0.00	0:17.1		Trial	$0	-	-	1. 2. 3.
8th of 8	13/11/25	Addington	525m	1	0:32.86	57.5 km/h	20.30L	$2.50	0:31.44	31.26	C2	$7,370	$91	13	1. Opawa Mark 2. Radio Ramsay 3. Something Bold
3rd of 7	31/10/25	Addington	525m	8	0:31.12	60.7 km/h	7.40L	$2.90	0:30.60	30.59	C2/3	$4,210	$631	7	1. Heart Felt 2. Molly Rose 3. Opawa Scooter

Adobe Ego (4) 25352
Trainer: Matt Roberts (Christchurch)
Prize Money: $31,982
Win / Place: 11% / 44%

3 yo Black D

Sire: Hasten Slowly

Dam: She's For Us

Rating

Stats

Career

61: 7-6-14

Track

40: 5-1-9

Trk/Dst

33: 5-0-8

Distance

33: 5-0-8

Season

19: 0-4-5

Country

61: 7-6-14

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	2	5	0	0

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

Comments

Hit the frame at this track last time when a 1.75 lengths second but did record an excellent 17.01 for the 295m trip. Follow up.

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 7	6/2/26	Addington	295m	2	0:17.01	62.4 km/h	1.70L	$7.00	0:16.89	16.89	C3	$3,020	$754	2	1. Strasburg 2. Adobe Ego 3. Salted Caramel
5th of 7	4/2/26	Ascot Park Nz	390m	3	0:23.25	60.4 km/h	9.30L	$4.50	0:22.60	22.58	C3	$3,020	$136	10	1. Diamond Dolly 2. Homebush Rosa 3. Pumpkin Spice
3rd of 8	25/1/26	Manukau	527m	1	0:31.14	60.9 km/h	4.20L	$9.50	0:30.85	30.47	C3	$6,210	$931	7	1. Portland Fonzie 2. Go Cooper 3. Adobe Ego
5th of 6	18/1/26	Manukau	527m	3	0:31.44	60.3 km/h	15.90L	$35	0:30.33	30.33	C5q	$5,780	$136	3	1. Paw Bradley 2. It's Okay 3. Fear To Tread
2nd of 5	15/1/26	Manukau	527m	3	0:31.49	60.2 km/h	7.00L	$4.00	0:31.00	31	C2/3	$4,480	$1,120	7	1. Fox On Fire 2. Adobe Ego 3. Omaticaya
3rd of 8	8/1/26	Addington	525m	1	0:30.98	61.0 km/h	10.20L	$21	0:30.27	30.06	C3	$4,480	$672	8	1. Bandit Dan 2. Something Bold 3. Adobe Ego

Explorer Boots (5) 56451
Trainer: D Fahey & K Wyllie (Balcairn)
Prize Money: $20,600
Win / Place: 15% / 43%

3 yo Black D

Sire: Mepunga Blazer

Dam: Opawa Harper

100

Rating

Stats

Career

32: 5-6-3

Track

30: 5-6-3

Trk/Dst

29: 5-6-3

Distance

29: 5-6-3

Season

24: 5-4-3

Country

32: 5-6-3

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Good effort to score just six days ago over 525m at this track by 0.7 lengths in a Class 2 FIN. Ran the fastest time on the program in that last win. Stick with him.

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 6	6/2/26	Addington	525m	8	0:30.31	62.4 km/h	0.70L	$5.00	0:30.31	30.31	C2f	$5,860	$3,517	7	1. Explorer Boots 2. Jay Walker 3. All Done
5th of 8	30/1/26	Addington	525m	4	0:30.64	61.7 km/h	4.10L	$10	0:30.35	30.35	C2/3	$4,480	$136	15	1. Opawa Fannin 2. Nail It 3. Bartlett
4th of 8	15/1/26	Addington	525m	8	0:31.21	60.6 km/h	4.10L	$17	0:30.92	30.6	C3	$4,480	$227	7	1. Something Bold 2. Nail It 3. Radio Ramsay
6th of 8	8/1/26	Addington	525m	5	0:31.40	60.2 km/h	16.20L	$21	0:30.27	30.06	C3	$4,480	$136	7	1. Bandit Dan 2. Something Bold 3. Adobe Ego
5th of 8	1/1/26	Addington	525m	3	0:30.96	61.0 km/h	5.30L	$7.10	0:30.59	30.11	C3	$4,480	$136	9	1. Paw Striker 2. Anglers Arms 3. Opawa Postman
3rd of 8	23/12/25	Addington	525m	4	0:30.35	62.3 km/h	2.60L	$9.80	0:30.17	30.05	C3	$4,560	$684	5	1. It's Okay 2. Something Bold 3. Explorer Boots

Valderrama (6) 4676X
Trainer: D Voyce (Rakaia)
Prize Money: $34,064
Win / Place: 25% / 64%

3 yo Brindle B

Sire: Fernando Bale

Dam: Charlotte Lu

Rating

Stats

Career

31: 8-5-7

Track

24: 7-4-5

Trk/Dst

24: 7-4-5

Distance

24: 7-4-5

Season

3: 0-0-0

Country

31: 8-5-7

1st Up

2: 1-0-1

2nd Up

2: 2-0-0

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

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

Comments

Returns from a three-and-a-half months spell after being tipped out on the back of a sixth (22.77) over 390m at Ascot Park. Has a win and a minor from two fresh up runs. Had a solo trial (17.06) on this track over 295m. Prepared to watch 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
1st of 1	30/1/26	Addington	295m	0	0:17.06	62.3 km/h	0.00L	$0.00	0:17.06		Trial	$0	-	-	1. 2. 3.
6th of 7	7/11/25	Ascot Park Nz	390m	7	0:22.77	61.7 km/h	5.60L	$6.10	0:22.38	22.38	C4	$3,070	$91	14	1. Dial Me In 2. Decision Time 3. Diamond Emma
1st of 1	24/10/25	Addington	295m	0	0:17.56	60.5 km/h	0.00L	$0.00	0:17.56		Trial	$0	-	-	1. 2. 3.
7th of 8	11/9/25	Addington	525m	7	0:30.93	61.1 km/h	7.00L	$43	0:30.44	30.03	C4/5	$5,680	-	14	1. Opawa Hass 2. Charley Horse 3. Sinead Bale
6th of 8	28/8/25	Addington	525m	6	0:30.78	61.4 km/h	5.00L	$18	0:30.43	30.23	C3/4	$5,050	$91	28	1. Paw Kilter 2. Opawa Hass 3. Fireman Fred
4th of 6	31/7/25	Addington	525m	5	0:31.14	60.7 km/h	6.30L	$2.30	0:30.70	30.14	R/Af	$9,260	$545	6	1. Minnie Lu 2. Adobe Videl 3. Eight Bells

Anglers Arms (8) 44628
Trainer: D Fahey & K Wyllie (Balcairn)
Prize Money: $38,418
Win / Place: 33% / 63%

3 yo Brindle D

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Pretty Busy

Rating

Stats

Career

33: 11-8-2

Track

25: 6-7-2

Trk/Dst

25: 6-7-2

Distance

25: 6-7-2

Season

21: 3-4-2

Country

33: 11-8-2

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	4	7	0	0

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

Comments

Found some support last start but struggled and finished last on January 15 over 525m at this track behind Something Bold beaten 14 lengths (31.90) in a Class 3. Placed two back at this track. On best form is more than capable. 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
8th of 8	15/1/26	Addington	525m	3	0:31.90	59.2 km/h	14.00L	$4.60	0:30.92	30.6	C3	$4,480	$136	14	1. Something Bold 2. Nail It 3. Radio Ramsay
2nd of 8	1/1/26	Addington	525m	6	0:30.64	61.7 km/h	0.70L	$10	0:30.59	30.11	C3	$4,480	$1,120	9	1. Paw Striker 2. Anglers Arms 3. Opawa Postman
6th of 8	23/12/25	Addington	525m	3	0:30.77	61.4 km/h	8.60L	$1.70	0:30.17	30.05	C3	$4,560	$136	5	1. It's Okay 2. Something Bold 3. Explorer Boots
4th of 7	18/12/25	Addington	525m	3	0:30.74	61.5 km/h	0.80L	$3.10	0:30.68	30.34	C3	$4,560	$227	6	1. Opawa Sugar 2. Paw Striker 3. Nail It
4th of 8	12/12/25	Hatrick	520m	2	0:30.56	61.3 km/h	5.60L	$10	0:30.17	30.02	C5q	$5,880	$318	8	1. My Mini Me 2. Wingatui Wizard 3. Opawa Stacy
5th of 7	4/12/25	Addington	525m	7	0:30.70	61.6 km/h	7.80L	$17	0:30.15	29.9	C4	$4,820	$91	7	1. Paw Gunner 2. Opawa Hass 3. Heart Felt