Addington Race 2

GORDON BALE STAKES

Prize Money: $6,455

PAW STRIKER (7) did a good job to finish second last time out over 525m at this track (31.14) in a Class 4/5, the second top-three finish on the trot. Seems to have regained form and must be included. PAW ZACHARY (6) turned spotting a big start finishing fourth (37.91) last time in a Class 1/2 at Ascot Park. Solid record here winning four races. Didn't quite see out the distance last start and will appreciate a return to this trip. Should be about the mark. OPAWA GABBY (3) is better than last start when fourth (30.77) in a Class 3/4 at this track over 525m. Can measure up this time. THERAPY TEX (4) with some luck can improve on an unplaced run last time here.

Distance: 525m
Class: C3/4
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather

Opawa Gabby (3) 41754
Trainer: R Wales (Christchurch)
Prize Money: $12,068
Win / Place: 30% / 46%

2 yo Blue B

Sire: My Redeemer

Dam: Our Anna

100

Rating

Stats

Career

13: 4-1-1

Track

11: 4-0-0

Trk/Dst

11: 4-0-0

Distance

11: 4-0-0

Season

13: 4-1-1

Country

13: 4-1-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Was out of placings last time when fourth (30.77) at this track in a Class 3/4. Will jump from box 3 for the first time. Looks a solid contender.

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
4th of 7	18/6/26	Addington	525m	6	0:30.77	61.4 km/h	5.80L	$17	0:30.36	30.16	C3/4	$5,920	$341	7	1. Minnie Angel 2. Paw Striker 3. Let Him Loose
5th of 8	11/6/26	Addington	525m	6	0:30.88	61.2 km/h	4.50L	$19	0:30.56	30.26	C3	$5,330	$273	6	1. Minnie Angel 2. Opawa Joseph 3. Opawa Victoria
7th of 8	5/6/26	Addington	525m	8	0:30.73	61.5 km/h	5.70L	$8.00	0:30.33	30.33	C2f	$5,000	$273	7	1. Opawa Victoria 2. Smelly Halle 3. All Done
1st of 6	29/5/26	Addington	525m	4	0:30.50	62.0 km/h	2.30L	$4.40	0:30.50	30.18	C2q	$4,920	$2,950	7	1. Opawa Gabby 2. Smelly Halle 3. Opawa Leo
4th of 8	22/5/26	Addington	525m	4	0:31.04	60.9 km/h	8.90L	$11	0:30.42	30.42	C2/3	$5,250	$364	4	1. Opawa Emily 2. Beam 3. Lord Arrow
6th of 8	18/5/26	Addington	525m	5	0:30.92	61.1 km/h	5.00L	$6.00	0:30.57	30.57	C1f	$6,310	$273	7	1. Opawa Victoria 2. All Done 3. Opawa Harrison

Therapy Tex (4) 68647
Trainer: D Fahey & K Wyllie (Balcairn)
Prize Money: $63,500
Win / Place: 15% / 44%

4 yo Black D

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Isavana

Rating

Stats

Career

79: 12-16-7

Track

73: 9-16-7

Trk/Dst

72: 9-16-7

Distance

72: 9-16-7

Season

37: 3-6-4

Country

79: 12-16-7

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	1	9	0	0

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

Comments

Most recently finished last on June 18 over 525m at this track behind Minnie Angel beaten 8 lengths (30.98) in a Class 3/4. Is a danger.

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 7	18/6/26	Addington	525m	1	0:30.98	61.0 km/h	8.80L	$9.50	0:30.36	30.16	C3/4	$5,920	$273	14	1. Minnie Angel 2. Paw Striker 3. Let Him Loose
4th of 6	4/6/26	Addington	525m	8	0:30.84	61.3 km/h	5.80L	$5.50	0:30.43	29.99	C3	$5,330	$364	7	1. Let Him Loose 2. Beam 3. Lord Arrow
6th of 7	28/5/26	Addington	525m	3	0:31.00	61.0 km/h	8.30L	$7.00	0:30.42	30.18	C3/4	$5,820	$273	14	1. Radio Ramsay 2. Let Him Loose 3. Minnie Angel
8th of 8	14/5/26	Addington	525m	3	0:30.91	61.1 km/h	7.90L	$9.50	0:30.36	30.08	C4	$7,460	$273	14	1. Happy Nice Day 2. Paw Kilter 3. Too Easy
6th of 8	30/4/26	Addington	525m	4	0:30.98	61.0 km/h	7.10L	$5.50	0:30.48	30.14	C4	$4,920	$136	14	1. Taieri Gout 2. Too Easy 3. Anglers Arms
2nd of 8	16/4/26	Addington	525m	6	0:30.48	62.0 km/h	1.30L	$15	0:30.39	30.39	C5	$8,330	$2,083	14	1. Stuck Throttle 2. Therapy Tex 3. Minnie Angel

Opawa Scooter (5) 86737
Trainer: R Wales (Christchurch)
Prize Money: $29,673
Win / Place: 17% / 53%

3 yo Black D

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Our Anna

Rating

Stats

Career

39: 7-7-7

Track

34: 7-7-5

Trk/Dst

30: 6-7-5

Distance

30: 6-7-5

Season

33: 7-5-7

Country

39: 7-7-7

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
1	0	6	0	0

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

Comments

Was out of placings last time (26.73) at Ascot Park in a Class 5 H, finishing seventh and beaten 7 lengths. Goes well out of this box with a win and two minors. Others rate better this time.

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 7	24/6/26	Ascot Park Nz	457m	2	0:26.73	61.5 km/h	7.30L	$14	0:26.22	25.79	C5q	$6,580	$273	7	1. Gotcha Kane 2. Mister Efficient 3. Stuck Throttle
3rd of 7	17/6/26	Ascot Park Nz	457m	2	0:26.64	61.8 km/h	6.60L	$9.00	0:26.18	26.18	C3/4	$5,920	$887	7	1. Stuck Throttle 2. Jay Walker 3. Opawa Scooter
7th of 8	10/6/26	Ascot Park Nz	457m	4	0:26.57	61.9 km/h	6.00L	$3.30	0:26.15	26.12	C3	$5,330	$273	13	1. Homebush Sunny 2. Lord Arrow 3. Another Love
6th of 7	28/5/26	Addington	525m	4	0:31.09	60.8 km/h	10.70L	$6.00	0:30.34	30.18	C4	$5,820	$273	14	1. Too Easy 2. Wingatui Wizard 3. Paw Zachary
8th of 8	14/5/26	Addington	525m	3	0:30.93	61.1 km/h	6.70L	$15	0:30.46	30.08	R/Af	$16,390	$273	7	1. Twisted Truth 2. Magic Jonty 3. Wingatui Wizard
2nd of 7	7/5/26	Addington	525m	5	0:30.24	62.5 km/h	1.50L	$11	0:30.13	30.09	R/Aq	$5,490	$1,372	7	1. Opawa Postman 2. Opawa Scooter 3. Wingatui Wizard

Paw Zachary (6) 32244
Trainer: Craig Roberts (Christchurch)
Prize Money: $36,409
Win / Place: 12% / 57%

4 yo Fawn D

Sire: Allen Deed

Dam: Aratuza Bale

Rating

Stats

Career

54: 7-14-10

Track

31: 4-11-4

Trk/Dst

21: 1-6-4

Distance

21: 1-6-4

Season

44: 5-13-8

Country

54: 7-14-10

1st Up

2: 1-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Was out of placings last time (37.91) at Ascot Park in a Class 1/2, finishing fourth and beaten 5 lengths. Has two successes and three minors from eight starts from box 6. Expected to go close.

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 6	24/6/26	Ascot Park Nz	630m	4	0:37.91	59.8 km/h	5.10L	$19	0:37.55	37.55	C1/2d	$6,420	$455	6	1. Classy Hunter 2. Bartlett 3. Opawa Victoria
4th of 7	18/6/26	Addington	525m	8	0:30.77	61.4 km/h	5.80L	$14	0:30.36	30.16	C3/4	$5,920	$341	10	1. Minnie Angel 2. Paw Striker 3. Let Him Loose
2nd of 6	8/6/26	Addington	681m	3	0:41.12	59.6 km/h	1.00L	$2.60	0:41.05	41.05	C1d	$5,580	$1,395	4	1. Tess 2. Paw Zachary 3. Keri Junior
2nd of 8	4/6/26	Addington	525m	1	0:30.34	62.3 km/h	2.70L	$6.50	0:30.15	29.99	C4	$5,920	$1,479	7	1. Let Him Cook 2. Paw Zachary 3. Paw Kilter
3rd of 7	28/5/26	Addington	525m	5	0:30.64	61.7 km/h	4.30L	$20	0:30.34	30.18	C4	$5,820	$872	8	1. Too Easy 2. Wingatui Wizard 3. Paw Zachary
3rd of 8	20/5/26	Ascot Park Nz	457m	3	0:26.41	62.3 km/h	7.30L	$16	0:25.90	25.81	C3/4	$5,820	$872	6	1. Yuki 2. Classy Hunter 3. Paw Zachary

Paw Striker (7) 27722
Trainer: Craig Roberts (Christchurch)
Prize Money: $44,900
Win / Place: 13% / 52%

3 yo Red Brindle D

Sire: Jackslittlething

Dam: Jaclyn Bale

Rating

Stats

Career

44: 6-12-5

Track

40: 6-9-5

Trk/Dst

40: 6-9-5

Distance

40: 6-9-5

Season

34: 3-10-4

Country

44: 6-12-5

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

In the money last time at this track (31.14) in a Class 4/5, finishing a 1.5 lengths second. Has six minors from eight starts from box 7. Expected to feature.

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 5	25/6/26	Addington	525m	7	0:31.14	60.7 km/h	1.50L	$4.00	0:31.03	30.75	C4/5	$6,580	$1,645	7	1. It's Okay 2. Paw Striker 3. Keri Junior
2nd of 7	18/6/26	Addington	525m	5	0:30.66	61.6 km/h	4.30L	$6.00	0:30.36	30.16	C3/4	$5,920	$1,479	14	1. Minnie Angel 2. Paw Striker 3. Let Him Loose
7th of 8	4/6/26	Addington	525m	5	0:31.11	60.8 km/h	13.70L	$3.60	0:30.15	29.99	C4	$5,920	$273	7	1. Let Him Cook 2. Paw Zachary 3. Paw Kilter
7th of 7	28/5/26	Addington	525m	6	0:31.46	60.1 km/h	16.00L	$5.50	0:30.34	30.18	C4	$5,820	$273	7	1. Too Easy 2. Wingatui Wizard 3. Paw Zachary
2nd of 8	21/5/26	Addington	525m	5	0:30.45	62.1 km/h	0.50L	$4.80	0:30.41	30.16	C4	$5,820	$1,454	7	1. Anglers Arms 2. Paw Striker 3. Too Easy
5th of 8	14/5/26	Addington	525m	4	0:30.49	62.0 km/h	1.90L	$4.40	0:30.36	30.08	C4	$7,460	$273	7	1. Happy Nice Day 2. Paw Kilter 3. Too Easy

Xisco Bale (8) 18856
Trainer: Craig Roberts (Christchurch)
Prize Money: $82,636
Win / Place: 27% / 56%

4 yo Brindle D

Sire: Christo Bale

Dam: Helga Bale

Rating

Stats

Career

51: 14-7-8

Track

26: 8-2-5

Trk/Dst

26: 8-2-5

Distance

27: 8-2-5

Season

12: 2-0-0

Metro

2: 0-0-0

Country

49: 14-7-8

1st Up

3: 1-1-0

2nd Up

3: 2-0-0

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

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

Comments

Has been out of the money of late. Could only manage sixth last time out over 525m at this track. Prepared to just watch this time.

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 7	25/6/26	Addington	525m	3	0:31.48	60.0 km/h	2.70L	$8.50	0:31.29	30.75	C5q	$6,580	$273	7	1. Opawa Emily 2. Yuki 3. Opawa Joseph
5th of 6	18/6/26	Addington	525m	6	0:30.85	61.3 km/h	9.80L	$51	0:30.16	30.16	C5	$8,330	$273	18	1. Original Warrior 2. Yuki 3. Opawa Hass
8th of 8	31/5/26	Manukau	527m	3	0:32.11	59.1 km/h	19.50L	$8.50	0:30.74	30.74	C5	$6,480	$273	44	1. Portland Fonzie 2. Opawa Fannin 3. Turtle Watch
44 Day Freshen-Up
8th of 8	17/4/26	Hatrick	520m	6	0:30.64	61.1 km/h	12.00L	$19	0:29.80	29.8	C5f	$41,670	$545	7	1. Opawa Hass 2. Paw Striker 3. Magic Jonty
1st of 8	10/4/26	Hatrick	520m	4	0:30.09	62.2 km/h	1.00L	$14	0:30.09	29.79	C5q	$5,580	$3,350	10	1. Xisco Bale 2. Romantic Rebel 3. Pure Precision
6th of 7	31/3/26	Ascot Park Nz	457m	5	0:26.68	61.7 km/h	10.70L	$5.00	0:25.93	25.93	C5	$5,880	$136	8	1. Diamond Felon 2. Paw Gunner 3. Diamond Prince