Manawatu Race 7

THE PAVEMASTER'S LTD

Prize Money: $6,091

SUPER LEAGUE (3) brought up his 7th career win last start at Wanganui (30.04). Has a win and two minor placings from three starts from this draw. Can continue the winning form. OPAWA SIMPSON (7) is a capable type and proved too strong last time to win by 2.25 lengths at this track in a handy 21.36 beating To Be Wild. Ran one of the fastest times on the program in his latest win. One of the prime contenders. BIG TIME MAESTRO (4) could manage only second but ran fast time (30.10) at Wanganui over 520m. Usually shows good box manners to figure in the race early. Top run latest and can measure up again. NEED A FAVOUR (2) is always hard to beat when drawn in this box. Hopefully has lost no confidence from last start fall.

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

Super League (3) 11631
Trainer: Lisa Cole (Palmerston North)
Prize Money: $20,700
Win / Place: 42% / 68%

2 yo Black D

Sire: SH Avatar

Dam: Big Time Glory

Rating

Stats

Career

19: 8-2-3

Track

4: 1-0-2

Trk/Dst

4: 1-0-2

Distance

4: 1-0-2

Season

18: 7-2-3

Country

18: 7-2-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Good win last start as odds-on favourite by 0.9 lengths over 520m at Wanganui in a handy 30.04, beating Big Time Maestro. Most reliable when jumping from this draw. Expected to be hard to beat.

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 5	6/3/26	Hatrick	520m	6	0:30.04	62.3 km/h	0.90L	$3.20	0:30.04	30.04	C5	$5,630	$3,378	3	1. Super League 2. Big Time Maestro 3. Big Time Tama
3rd of 5	3/3/26	Manawatu	457m	7	0:26.29	62.6 km/h	4.50L	$4.40	0:25.97	25.97	C5	$5,630	$844	7	1. Need A Favour 2. Big Time Tama 3. Super League
6th of 8	24/2/26	Hatrick Straight	313m	4	0:17.72	63.6 km/h	4.70L	$4.80	0:17.39	17.18	C4/5	$4,310	$136	4	1. Criminal Minds 2. Ivory Girl 3. Star Boy Express
1st of 4	20/2/26	Hatrick	520m	4	0:30.06	62.3 km/h	3.80L	$2.50	0:30.06	30.05	C4	$5,090	$3,051	3	1. Super League 2. Need A Favour 3. Cliff Top Vinnie
1st of 8	17/2/26	Manawatu	457m	1	0:25.83	63.7 km/h	1.50L	$8.00	0:25.83	25.3	C4	$5,090	$3,051	4	1. Super League 2. Go Cooper 3. Paw Zachary
6th of 8	13/2/26	Hatrick	520m	6	0:30.59	61.2 km/h	5.60L	$5.00	0:30.20	30.06	C2/3	$4,480	$136	3	1. Donna Anne Billy 2. Big Time Brave 3. Pumbaa And Timon

Big Time Maestro (4) 35122
Trainer: Lisa Cole (Palmerston North)
Prize Money: $71,036
Win / Place: 16% / 56%

3 yo White and Black D

Sire: Aston Kimetto

Dam: Big Time Vegas

Rating

Stats

Career

92: 15-21-16

Track

27: 7-8-5

Trk/Dst

24: 6-8-5

Distance

31: 6-9-5

Season

22: 3-4-5

Country

91: 15-20-16

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
5	6	4	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	9	8	16	13	14	11	12	9
1st	2	3	4	1	4	1	0	0
2nd	5	1	4	3	2	2	4	0
3rd	1	0	0	3	3	2	4	3

Comments

Form has been good with a placing two starts ago and a win three runs back. Last time out finished 2nd in a Class 5 on March 6 over 520m at Wanganui behind Super League beaten 0.9 lengths (30.10). Can hit the frame 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	6/3/26	Hatrick	520m	3	0:30.10	62.2 km/h	0.90L	$1.90	0:30.04	30.04	C5	$5,630	$1,407	3	1. Super League 2. Big Time Maestro 3. Big Time Tama
2nd of 8	3/3/26	Manawatu	457m	2	0:26.43	62.2 km/h	3.70L	$2.40	0:26.17	25.97	C3/4	$4,960	$1,239	4	1. Pumbaa And Timon 2. Big Time Maestro 3. Save Time
1st of 7	27/2/26	Manawatu	457m	2	0:25.61	64.2 km/h	2.60L	$2.80	0:25.61	25.5	C3/4	$5,090	$3,051	3	1. Big Time Maestro 2. Child Prodigy 3. Save Time
5th of 8	24/2/26	Hatrick Straight	313m	8	0:17.74	63.5 km/h	2.40L	$6.50	0:17.57	17.18	C4	$3,530	$136	4	1. Need A Favour 2. Benny's Best Bet 3. Sunbird Striker
3rd of 6	20/2/26	Hatrick	520m	8	0:30.67	61.0 km/h	8.90L	$7.50	0:30.05	30.05	C5	$5,780	$866	3	1. Lulu's Dream 2. Criminal Minds 3. Big Time Maestro
4th of 8	17/2/26	Manawatu	457m	3	0:25.93	63.4 km/h	2.40L	$3.90	0:25.76	25.3	C5	$5,780	$318	11	1. Lulu's Dream 2. Criminal Minds 3. Big Time Tama

Star Boy Express (5) 61234
Trainer: W F Morris (Pahiatua)
Prize Money: $53,037
Win / Place: 20% / 56%

4 yo Blue D

Sire: Benali

Dam: Sassy Lil Lassy

Rating

Stats

Career

81: 17-14-15

Track

22: 1-1-6

Trk/Dst

10: 0-0-3

Distance

10: 0-0-3

Season

23: 5-5-5

Country

81: 17-14-15

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
17	0	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	2	1	1	6	9	23	28	11
1st	0	0	1	0	0	5	9	2
2nd	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	2
3rd	2	0	0	1	4	2	4	2

Comments

Finished fourth last start at Wanganui Straight but prior to that had been racing consistently. Place chance.

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	2/3/26	Hatrick Straight	313m	7	0:17.30	65.1 km/h	3.70L	$6.50	0:17.04	17.04	C5	$4,200	$227	6	1. Loveable Rogue 2. You Sassy Minx 3. Diamond Frankie
3rd of 8	24/2/26	Hatrick Straight	313m	6	0:17.50	64.4 km/h	1.60L	$4.20	0:17.39	17.18	C4/5	$4,310	$646	14	1. Criminal Minds 2. Ivory Girl 3. Star Boy Express
2nd of 7	10/2/26	Hatrick Straight	313m	6	0:17.30	65.1 km/h	0.10L	$3.40	0:17.29	16.94	C5	$4,310	$1,077	7	1. Need An Uber 2. Star Boy Express 3. Alpha Rambo
1st of 5	3/2/26	Hatrick Straight	313m	6	0:17.31	65.1 km/h	2.90L	$2.20	0:17.31	17.31	C5	$4,310	$2,586	7	1. Star Boy Express 2. You Sassy Minx 3. Diamond Frankie
6th of 8	27/1/26	Hatrick Straight	313m	7	0:17.47	64.5 km/h	6.70L	$6.00	0:17.00	17	C5	$4,310	$136	14	1. Loveable Rogue 2. My Mini Me 3. You Sassy Minx
3rd of 8	13/1/26	Hatrick Straight	313m	7	0:17.30	65.1 km/h	2.90L	$6.00	0:17.10	17.1	C5	$4,310	$646	21	1. Criminal Minds 2. My Mini Me 3. Star Boy Express

Pumbaa And Timon (6) 13712
Trainer: Lisa Cole (Palmerston North)
Prize Money: $18,136
Win / Place: 23% / 57%

Track / Distance Specialist

2 yo Black D

Sire: Superior Panama

Dam: Big Time Pluto

Rating

Stats

Career

26: 6-4-5

Track

8: 3-1-0

Trk/Dst

4: 2-0-0

Distance

4: 2-0-0

Season

25: 6-3-5

Country

25: 6-3-5

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Found the going tougher last start when second over 520m at Wanganui. That followed a win two back in 26.17 beating Big Time Maestro over 457m at this track. Capable of running into the minors.

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	6/3/26	Hatrick	520m	4	0:30.20	62.0 km/h	0.30L	$3.50	0:30.18	30.04	C4	$4,960	$1,239	3	1. Hey Driver 2. Pumbaa And Timon 3. Donna Anne Billy
1st of 8	3/3/26	Manawatu	457m	3	0:26.17	62.9 km/h	3.70L	$21	0:26.17	25.97	C3/4	$4,960	$2,974	7	1. Pumbaa And Timon 2. Big Time Maestro 3. Save Time
7th of 8	24/2/26	Hatrick Straight	313m	1	0:17.86	63.1 km/h	4.20L	$17	0:17.57	17.18	C4	$3,530	$136	4	1. Need A Favour 2. Benny's Best Bet 3. Sunbird Striker
3rd of 6	20/2/26	Hatrick	520m	6	0:30.58	61.2 km/h	3.90L	$3.20	0:30.31	30.05	C2/3	$4,480	$672	3	1. Grasscutter Moe 2. Big Time Brave 3. Pumbaa And Timon
1st of 8	17/2/26	Manawatu	457m	7	0:26.02	63.2 km/h	0.40L	$20	0:26.02	25.3	C2/3	$4,480	$2,689	4	1. Pumbaa And Timon 2. Save Time 3. Zeus's Magic
3rd of 8	13/2/26	Hatrick	520m	4	0:30.42	61.5 km/h	3.20L	$16	0:30.20	30.06	C2/3	$4,480	$672	3	1. Donna Anne Billy 2. Big Time Brave 3. Pumbaa And Timon

Opawa Simpson (7) 45611
Trainer: Marcie Flipp (Foxton)
Prize Money: $55,436
Win / Place: 42% / 74%

Going for the Hat-Trick

3 yo White and Black D

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Opawa Tab

Rating

Stats

Career

50: 21-5-11

Track

23: 10-2-6

Trk/Dst

9: 3-1-1

Distance

11: 4-1-1

Season

21: 8-2-3

Country

50: 21-5-11

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
16	4	1	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	10	10	12	9	4	3	1	1
1st	4	4	5	4	2	0	1	1
2nd	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
3rd	4	2	4	1	0	0	0	0

Comments

Improved two runs back to score then won again last start over 375m at this track (21.36), beating To Be Wild. The form from last run stacks up well. Go close again.

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	3/3/26	Manawatu	375m	2	0:21.36	63.2 km/h	2.20L	$1.30	0:21.36	21.31	C3/4	$3,190	$1,915	4	1. Opawa Simpson 2. To Be Wild 3. Big Time Tricky
1st of 5	27/2/26	Manawatu	375m	4	0:21.36	63.2 km/h	3.00L	$1.30	0:21.36	21.07	C4/5	$4,050	$2,431	10	1. Opawa Simpson 2. Shades Of Space 3. We Ride
6th of 8	17/2/26	Manawatu	457m	4	0:26.39	62.3 km/h	8.00L	$2.80	0:25.83	25.3	C4	$5,090	$136	18	1. Super League 2. Go Cooper 3. Paw Zachary
5th of 7	30/1/26	Manawatu	457m	4	0:25.90	63.5 km/h	5.90L	$2.20	0:25.49	25.41	C4	$5,090	$136	17	1. Need An Uber 2. Highbury Heights 3. Run The Gauntlet
4th of 8	13/1/26	Hatrick Straight	313m	2	0:17.33	65.0 km/h	3.30L	$6.50	0:17.10	17.1	C5	$4,310	$227	7	1. Criminal Minds 2. My Mini Me 3. Star Boy Express
4th of 8	6/1/26	Manawatu	457m	6	0:25.78	63.8 km/h	3.90L	$7.50	0:25.51	25.51	C5	$5,780	$318	21	1. Yuki 2. Criminal Minds 3. Stuck Throttle

Big Time Tama (8) 34623
Trainer: Lisa Cole (Palmerston North)
Prize Money: $90,754
Win / Place: 11% / 46%

4 yo Black D

Sire: Zambora Brockie

Dam: Bigtime Opal

Rating

Stats

Career

128: 15-24-20

Track

59: 8-5-12

Trk/Dst

56: 8-5-12

Distance

61: 8-5-12

Season

38: 3-7-6

Country

126: 15-24-19

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	8	7	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	7	13	22	24	10	21	18	13
1st	1	0	2	6	1	0	3	2
2nd	1	3	6	4	1	4	4	1
3rd	3	4	2	3	2	3	1	2

Comments

Has been in the minor money the last two runs, the latest finishing third (30.50) at Wanganui. Wide draw here. In form but not keen here.

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 5	6/3/26	Hatrick	520m	5	0:30.50	61.4 km/h	6.60L	$7.00	0:30.04	30.04	C5	$5,630	$844	3	1. Super League 2. Big Time Maestro 3. Big Time Tama
2nd of 5	3/3/26	Manawatu	457m	3	0:26.28	62.6 km/h	4.40L	$18	0:25.97	25.97	C5	$5,630	$1,407	4	1. Need A Favour 2. Big Time Tama 3. Super League
6th of 7	27/2/26	Manawatu	457m	4	0:26.29	62.6 km/h	11.30L	$27	0:25.50	25.5	C5	$5,780	$136	7	1. My Mini Me 2. More Magic 3. Lulu's Dream
4th of 6	20/2/26	Hatrick	520m	2	0:30.92	60.5 km/h	12.40L	$10	0:30.05	30.05	C5	$5,780	$318	3	1. Lulu's Dream 2. Criminal Minds 3. Big Time Maestro
3rd of 8	17/2/26	Manawatu	457m	4	0:25.84	63.7 km/h	1.10L	$23	0:25.76	25.3	C5	$5,780	$866	4	1. Lulu's Dream 2. Criminal Minds 3. Big Time Tama
5th of 6	13/2/26	Hatrick	520m	8	0:30.66	61.1 km/h	8.60L	$21	0:30.06	30.06	C5	$5,780	$136	7	1. More Magic 2. Pure Precision 3. My Mini Me