Addington Race 1

TRACED FROM BIRTH TO ADOPTION DISTANCE

Prize Money: $5,909

CHIEF DRIBBLE (6) is progressing well with another good run last time, placing (30.54) last time out at Manukau. Strike rate this course strong having won 21 of 28 tries. Boasts a strong record from this draw with seven wins and five minor placings from 15 starts. Key chance in this line up. OPAWA SHIRLEY (4) boxed on well to finish second last time, beaten 1.3 lengths (31.03) behind Caterpie Bale at Manukau. Goes very well from this draw with three wins and two minor placings from six starts. Leading player again. LITTLE DODO (3) dropped out early but hit the line hard, charging into second and beaten 2.75 lengths win (30.74) at this track in Class 1 FIN. The form from his last run stacks up well. Will give a great sight again. FOX ON FIRE (7) is worth consideration.

Distance: 681m
Class: C2d
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather

Little Dodo (3) 53212
Trainer: G A Cleeve (Rangiora)
Prize Money: $57,464
Win / Place: 20% / 58%

3 yo Black and White D

Sire: Mepunga Cruzer

Dam: Know Potential

Rating

Stats

Career

48: 10-9-9

Track

39: 7-8-7

Trk/Dst

2: 0-1-0

Distance

2: 0-1-0

Season

10: 1-4-1

Country

48: 10-9-9

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-2-0

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

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

Comments

Won two starts back when well in the market at this track over 525m. Last start finished 2nd in a Class 1 FIN on January 26 over 525m at this track behind Tears Flowing beaten 2.75 lengths (30.74). Going well and can bounce back to winning 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
2nd of 8	26/1/26	Addington	525m	3	0:30.74	61.5 km/h	2.70L	$4.00	0:30.55	30.38	C1f	$3,880	$969	7	1. Tears Flowing 2. Little Dodo 3. Beam
1st of 6	19/1/26	Addington	525m	4	0:30.43	62.1 km/h	6.30L	$2.50	0:30.43	30.43	C1q	$3,880	$2,327	7	1. Little Dodo 2. Tears Flowing 3. Pork Chop
2nd of 8	12/1/26	Addington	525m	2	0:30.66	61.6 km/h	1.70L	$11	0:30.54	30.54	C1f	$3,880	$969	7	1. Masenko 2. Little Dodo 3. Dalgety
3rd of 5	5/1/26	Addington	525m	4	0:30.53	61.9 km/h	8.40L	$7.60	0:29.94	29.94	C1q	$3,880	$581	7	1. Dalgety 2. Masenko 3. Little Dodo
5th of 6	29/12/25	Addington	525m	3	0:31.17	60.6 km/h	11.60L	$1.00	0:30.36	30.36	C1	$3,950	$136	7	1. Minnie Angel 2. Beam 3. Broadway Jazz
2nd of 5	22/12/25	Addington	525m	5	0:30.74	61.5 km/h	0.20L	$3.80	0:30.73	30.49	C1	$3,950	$986	5	1. Ultra Instinct 2. Little Dodo 3. All Done

Opawa Shirley (4) 11222
Trainer: D Fahey & K Wyllie (Balcairn)
Prize Money: $93,408
Win / Place: 29% / 64%

Track / Distance Specialist

Box Specialist

3 yo Black B

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Opawa Tab

100

Rating

Stats

Career

62: 18-15-7

Track

41: 13-9-4

Trk/Dst

4: 2-2-0

Distance

4: 2-2-0

Season

17: 4-9-1

Country

62: 18-15-7

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	4	11	3	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	3	4	9	6	13	14	8	5
1st	1	2	3	3	5	2	1	1
2nd	1	1	3	2	2	4	2	0
3rd	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	1

Comments

Hit the frame latest (31.03) when second at Manukau in a Class 5. Goes very well off the draw boasting three wins and two places from six starts. Looks well placed and should feature.

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 1	2/2/26	Addington	525m	0	0:30.2	62.6 km/h	0.00L	$0.00	0:30.2		Trial	$0	-	-	1. 2. 3.
2nd of 7	25/1/26	Manukau	527m	3	0:31.03	61.1 km/h	1.30L	$2.80	0:30.94	30.47	C5	$8,620	$2,155	39	1. Caterpie Bale 2. Opawa Shirley 3. Heart Felt
39 Day Freshen-Up
2nd of 6	17/12/25	Ascot Park Nz	630m	3	0:37.11	61.1 km/h	1.00L	$3.90	0:37.04	37.04	C2df	$17,540	$4,385	13	1. Chief Dribble 2. Opawa Shirley 3. Fox On Fire
2nd of 4	4/12/25	Addington	681m	6	0:40.25	60.9 km/h	2.70L	$6.30	0:40.06	40.06	C2d	$5,530	$1,381	7	1. Chief Dribble 2. Opawa Shirley 3. Charley Horse
1st of 5	27/11/25	Addington	681m	3	0:40.34	60.8 km/h	0.70L	$4.40	0:40.34	40.34	C2d	$5,530	$3,315	10	1. Opawa Shirley 2. Chief Dribble 3. Charley Horse
1st of 5	17/11/25	Addington	681m	5	0:40.32	60.8 km/h	0.50L	$1.10	0:40.32	40.32	C1d	$4,650	$2,789	4	1. Opawa Shirley 2. Go Eye 3. Opawa Louise

Know Defence (5) 36X44
Trainer: G A Cleeve (Rangiora)
Prize Money: $76,051
Win / Place: 24% / 50%

4 yo Black D

Sire: Mepunga Blazer

Dam: Classy Witch

Rating

Stats

Career

62: 15-6-10

Track

42: 13-5-4

Season

4: 0-0-1

Country

62: 15-6-10

1st Up

5: 1-1-1

2nd Up

4: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	0	8	3	4

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	7	10	6	6	10	6	6	11
1st	3	3	2	2	0	1	0	4
2nd	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	0
3rd	1	2	2	1	2	2	0	0

Comments

Has not shown much in recent runs. Could only manage fourth last time out over 525m at this track. Better off looking to others.

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 7	29/1/26	Addington	525m	2	0:30.69	61.6 km/h	3.60L	$31	0:30.44	30.44	C4	$5,090	$273	7	1. Therapy Tex 2. Paw Zachary 3. Opawa Mark
4th of 7	22/1/26	Addington	295m	7	0:17.92	59.3 km/h	11.30L	$13	0:17.13	16.98	C4	$3,280	$227	16	1. Decision Time 2. Curly Junior 3. Our Sara
1st of 1	6/1/26	Manawatu	375m	0	0:21.58	62.6 km/h	0.00L	$0.00	0:21.58		Trial	$0	-	-	1. 2. 3.
1st of 1	24/10/25	Addington	295m	0	0:17.25	61.6 km/h	0.00L	$0.00	0:17.25		Trial	$0	-	-	1. 2. 3.
6th of 6	4/9/25	Addington	525m	8	0:30.81	61.3 km/h	10.30L	$7.30	0:30.09	30.09	C4	$4,950	$91	9	1. Opawa Shirley 2. Opawa Kyle 3. Know Expense
3rd of 6	26/8/25	Manawatu	457m	3	0:26.26	62.7 km/h	0.90L	$3.30	0:26.20	25.57	C3/4	$5,050	$756	11	1. Honky Tonk High 2. Know Expense 3. Know Defence

Chief Dribble (6) 12122
Trainer: M Roberts & J Johnson (Christchurch)
Prize Money: $274,938
Win / Place: 46% / 76%

Track Specialist

Track / Distance Specialist

5 yo Black D

Sire: Shima Shine

Dam: Slinky Inky

100

Rating

Stats

Career

84: 39-19-6

Track

28: 21-6-0

Trk/Dst

5: 4-1-0

Distance

5: 4-1-0

Season

17: 11-6-0

Metro

10: 1-1-2

Country

74: 38-18-4

1st Up

3: 0-1-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	3	6	10	20

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	5	11	13	10	11	15	6	13
1st	1	5	7	4	7	7	3	5
2nd	2	2	4	2	2	5	0	2
3rd	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	1

Comments

Snuck into the minor money last time when a one length second at Manukau but did record a slick 30.54 over the 527m trip. Looks the one to beat with a repeat of that effort.

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 8	25/1/26	Manukau	527m	1	0:30.54	62.1 km/h	1.00L	$5.50	0:30.47	30.47	C5f	$68,970	$17,241	7	1. Paw Bradley 2. Chief Dribble 3. Original Warrior
2nd of 7	18/1/26	Manukau	527m	4	0:30.70	61.8 km/h	0.60L	$4.20	0:30.66	30.33	C5q	$5,780	$1,443	32	1. Zestful 2. Chief Dribble 3. Opawa Postman
32 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 6	17/12/25	Ascot Park Nz	630m	2	0:37.04	61.2 km/h	1.00L	$1.40	0:37.04	37.04	C2df	$17,540	$10,526	6	1. Chief Dribble 2. Opawa Shirley 3. Fox On Fire
2nd of 5	11/12/25	Addington	525m	3	0:30.50	62.0 km/h	3.70L	$2.40	0:30.24	30.24	C5	$5,880	$1,469	7	1. Yuki 2. Chief Dribble 3. Fireman Fred
1st of 4	4/12/25	Addington	681m	3	0:40.06	61.2 km/h	2.70L	$1.10	0:40.06	40.06	C2d	$5,530	$3,315	7	1. Chief Dribble 2. Opawa Shirley 3. Charley Horse
2nd of 5	27/11/25	Addington	681m	6	0:40.39	60.7 km/h	0.70L	$1.20	0:40.34	40.34	C2d	$5,530	$1,381	14	1. Opawa Shirley 2. Chief Dribble 3. Charley Horse

Fox On Fire (7) 13156
Trainer: M Roberts & J Johnson (Christchurch)
Prize Money: $23,891
Win / Place: 31% / 54%

Unbeaten at the Distance

Unbeaten The Track / Distance

2 yo Blue D

Sire: Fernando Bale

Dam: She's For Us

Rating

Stats

Career

22: 7-2-3

Track

13: 5-2-1

Trk/Dst

2: 2-0-0

Distance

2: 2-0-0

Season

20: 6-2-3

Country

22: 7-2-3

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	1	4	2	0

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

Comments

Hasn't threatened at his last couple but he does have good record over this track and distance. Capable of a good showing.

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 8	25/1/26	Manukau	527m	3	0:31.13	60.9 km/h	7.30L	$20	0:30.62	30.47	C5	$8,620	$182	7	1. Opawa Postman 2. Turtle Watch 3. Twisted Truth
5th of 7	18/1/26	Manukau	527m	6	0:31.06	61.1 km/h	4.70L	$13	0:30.73	30.33	C5q	$5,780	$136	3	1. Opawa Stacy 2. Stuck Throttle 3. Johnny Football
1st of 5	15/1/26	Manukau	527m	5	0:31.00	61.2 km/h	7.00L	$1.50	0:31.00	31	C2/3	$4,480	$2,689	29	1. Fox On Fire 2. Adobe Ego 3. Omaticaya
3rd of 6	17/12/25	Ascot Park Nz	630m	8	0:37.45	60.6 km/h	5.80L	$16	0:37.04	37.04	C2df	$17,540	$2,631	5	1. Chief Dribble 2. Opawa Shirley 3. Fox On Fire
1st of 6	12/12/25	Addington	681m	3	0:40.61	60.4 km/h	8.50L	$1.30	0:40.61	40.61	C1/2d	$5,700	$3,421	7	1. Fox On Fire 2. Little Dodo 3. Go Eye
4th of 6	5/12/25	Addington	525m	7	0:30.82	61.3 km/h	2.70L	$9.40	0:30.63	30.63	C2f	$3,860	$227	4	1. Something Bold 2. It's Okay 3. Twisted Truth