Matamata Race 2

AKW FARRIER LTD 2YO

Prize Money: $22,727

SEIZE THE DAY (2) had been trialling up well before finishing third as an odds-on favourite when making his debut at Ellerslie 18 days ago. He will be better for the experience, and the extra 100m is ideal. Follow your money, as he is the one to beat here. EXCITE (1) won a Pukekohe trial very easily before being beaten by a nose on debut at New Plymouth nearly 4 weeks ago. If he is not already looking for more ground, he can go one better. IN THE VINEYARD (6) has yet to run a bad race and has been placed in all of his 3 starts on heavy tracks. He has a fitness edge over the top 2 picks, and she is ready to win a race at short notice. ROSE AYE REIGN (9) did not do much right on debut when racing greenly and finishing at the rear of the field at Ellerslie just over 2 weeks ago. She had cruised home to win a trial before her debut run, and she can make amends. Include. CAPITAL EXPRESS (3) has needed his race day experience, and he is now ready to figure in the top 3. Value.

Distance: 1200m
Class: MDN 2YO
Track: Soft5
Weather: Fine
Surface: Grass

Rail Position: Out 7.5m | No Rain Last 7 Days

Excite (4) 2
Trainer: Roger James & Robert Wellwood(Cambridge)
Jockey: Masa Hashizume (Last 50: 6-3-2)
Weight: 57.5kg
Prize Money: $4,205
Win / Place: 0% / 100%

2 yo Brown Colt

Sire: Wootton Bassett

Dam: Elate

Dam's Sire: Savabeel

Rating

Stats

Career

1: 0-1-0

Distance

1: 0-1-0

Season

1: 0-1-0

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

Non-Metro

1: 0-1-0

Heavy

1: 0-1-0

Anti-Clockwise

1: 0-1-0

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Last 50

50: 6-3-2

Trainer

N/A

Distance

N/A

Track

N/A

Trainer/Track

N/A

Trainer/Distance

N/A

Distance Range Last 6 months

1200m

Gear Changes

[Approved Plates, Lugging Bit]

Comments

Finished second on debut last start over 1200m at New Plymouth Raceway in an encouraging performance. Well in commission that day so the effort came as no surprise. Better for that experience and looks set to break the maiden status.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
2nd of 5	13/2/26	NPLY	1200m	MDN 2YO	2	Rory Hutchings	57.5kg	Heavy 8	1:12.59	59.5 km/h	0.36.70	0.06L	-	$2.10	-	$22,727	$4,205	1. Ronaldo 2. Excite 3. In The Vineyard	Stld 2nd Otr on Pc-Chal Tn, Fght
1st of 7	20/1/26	PUKE	800m	Trial	6	George Rooke	-	Heavy 10	0:46.32	62.2 km/h	-	2.5L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Excite 2. Bourbon Time 3. No Curfew	-

Place

Date

Track

Distance

Class

Barrier

Jockey

Weight

Cond.

Race Time

Avg. Speed

Last 600m

Margin

800/400

Days

Prize

Prize Won

Result

Race Review

2nd of 5

13/2/26

NPLY

1200m

MDN 2YO

Rory Hutchings

57.5kg

Heavy 8

1:12.59

59.5 km/h

0.36.70

0.06L

$2.10

$22,727

$4,205

1. Ronaldo

2. Excite

3. In The Vineyard

Stld 2nd Otr on Pc-Chal Tn, Fght

1st of 7

20/1/26

PUKE

800m

Trial

George Rooke

Heavy 10

0:46.32

62.2 km/h

2.5L

1. Excite

2. Bourbon Time

3. No Curfew

Seize The Day (6) 3
Trainer: Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson(Matamata)
Jockey: Opie Bosson (Last 50: 10-7-8)
Weight: 57.5kg
Prize Money: $3,273
Win / Place: 0% / 100%

Trainer / Jockey Combo

Jockey Flying

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: I Am Invincible

Dam: Zimaretto

Dam's Sire: Anabaa

Rating

Stats

Career

1: 0-0-1

Season

1: 0-0-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

Metro

1: 0-0-1

Soft

1: 0-0-1

Clockwise

1: 0-0-1

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-0-1

Last 50

50: 10-7-8

Trainer

W 26% P 53%

Distance

W 17% P 42%

Track

W 20% P 45%

Trainer/Track

W 27% P 59%

Trainer/Distance

W 31% P 58%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1100m

Gear Changes

Blinkers OFF, Visor Blinkers ON [Approved Plates, Ear Covers Pre-Race, Lugging Bit, Tongue Tie, Visor Blinkers]

Comments

Debuted at Ellerslie two-and-a-half weeks ago and turned in a handy run when 0.6 lengths away in third over 1100m. Rates highly and can break through.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
3rd of 9	21/2/26	ELLS	1100m	MDN 2YO	5	Opie Bosson	57.5kg	Soft 5	1:04.64	61.3 km/h	0.34.28	0.59L	-	$1.60	-	$36,364	$3,273	1. Summer Schemer 2. State Of Valour 3. Seize The Day	Stld 4th Otr Clsr 3rd Tn-Fght on
1st of 7	10/2/26	ELLS	800m	Trial	2	Opie Bosson	-	Soft 5	00:46.14	NaN km/h	-	4L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Seize The Day 2. Fiesta 3. Belle Rebelle	-
2nd of 8	20/1/26	PUKE	800m	Trial	8	Opie Bosson	-	Heavy 10	0:45.76	62.9 km/h	-	3.5L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Fiesta 2. Seize The Day 3. So Fear	-
2nd of 6	18/11/25	TEAW	850m	Trial	4	Masa Hashizume	-	Good 3	0:51.92	58.9 km/h	-	3.5L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Firebird 2. Seize The Day 3. Spirit Of Ardsley	-
3rd of 6	9/10/25	TEAW	850m	Trial	3	Opie Bosson	-	Heavy 9	0:53.24	57.5 km/h	-	1.3L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Malua Bay 2. Miss Janet 3. Seize The Day	-
1st of 6	16/9/25	ROTO	800m	Trial	3	Opie Bosson	-	Heavy 8	00:49.70	NaN km/h	-	1L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Seize The Day 2. Stromlinien 3. Dashing Dixie	-

Capital Express (5) 54
Trainer: Paul Pertab(Matamata)
Jockey: Ryan Elliot (Last 50: 2-2-5)
Weight: 57.5kg
Prize Money: $3,068
Win / Place: 0% / 0%

2 yo Chestnut Colt

Sire: Captivant

Dam: Express Dreams

Dam's Sire: Shamexpress

Rating

Stats

Career

2: 0-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

2: 0-0-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

2: 0-0-0

Good

1: 0-0-0

Soft

1: 0-0-0

Clockwise

2: 0-0-0

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Last 50

50: 2-2-5

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 9.42% P 27%

Track

W 9.55% P 27%

Trainer/Track

N/A

Trainer/Distance

N/A

Distance Range Last 6 months

1100m - 1200m

Gear Changes

Blinkers OFF [Approved Plates, Ear Covers Pre-Race, Lugging Bit]

Comments

Yet to break through in two runs but has been thereabouts. Last start was 3 lengths back in fourth over 1100m at Ellerslie. One of the chances.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
4th of 9	21/2/26	ELLS	1100m	MDN 2YO	7	Wiremu Pinn	57.5kg	Soft 5	1:04.64	61.3 km/h	0.34.45	3.14L	-	$18	41	$36,364	$1,818	1. Summer Schemer 2. State Of Valour 3. Seize The Day	Midf Otr, Urgd Clsr Tn-Ran on
41 Day Freshen-Up
2nd of 8	10/2/26	ELLS	800m	Trial	3	Samantha Collett	-	Soft 5	0:46.42	62.0 km/h	-	0.75L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Summer Schemer 2. Capital Express 3. Stellar Star	-
5th of 7	11/1/26	ELLS	1200m	2YO SW+P	5	Wiremu Pinn	57kg	Good 4	1:11.93	60.1 km/h	0.36.62	5.05L	-	$4.30	-	$50,000	$1,250	1. Stromlinien 2. Singletary 3. Zaharias	Set Pc OTF, Kikd Tn-Wknd Inr
1st of 6	9/9/25	ELLS	800m	Trial	2	Jasmine Fawcett	-	Soft 5	0:47.89	60.1 km/h	-	3.5L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Capital Express 2. Mayday 3. Spy	-
1st of 5	26/8/25	TEAW	600m	Trial	3	Jasmine Fawcett	-	Soft 5	00:35.28	NaN km/h	-	4L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Capital Express 2. Heart Of A Tiger 3. Out Of The Blue	-

Let Me Be (7)
Trainer: Cliff Goss(Tauranga)
Jockey: Jasmine Fawcett (Last 50: 3-4-5)
Weight: 57.5kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 0% / 0%

2 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Turn Me Loose

Dam: Fonts de L'Algar

Dam's Sire: Sacred Falls

Stats

Career

0: 0-0-0

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Last 50

50: 3-4-5

Trainer

N/A

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N/A

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N/A

Trainer/Track

N/A

Trainer/Distance

N/A

Gear Changes

[Approved Plates, Lugging Bit]

Comments

Gelding by Turn Me Loose out of Fonts De L'algar on debut. Yet to be seen on the trial track. Prefer to let go without a strong market move.

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review

Sir Richie (1)
Trainer: Stephen Ralph(Te Awamutu)
Jockey: Jack Taplin (a3)(Last 50: 6-2-5)
Weight: 57.5kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 0% / 0%

2 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Thunder Down Under

Dam: Monarch

Dam's Sire: Volksraad

Stats

Career

0: 0-0-0

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Last 50

50: 6-2-5

Trainer

N/A

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N/A

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Trainer/Track

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Trainer/Distance

N/A

Gear Changes

[Approved Plates, Lugging Bit]

Comments

Two-year-old Thunder Down Under gelding making his debut. Finished third in a trial to warm up for this. Watch for market moves.

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
3rd of 6	26/8/25	TEAW	600m	Trial	2	Gareth Lahoud	-	Soft 5	00:36.13	NaN km/h	3.2L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Enchantment 2. Sword Of Stars 3. Sir Richie	-

Place

Date

Track

Distance

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Barrier

Jockey

Weight

Cond.

Race Time

Avg. Speed

Margin

800/400

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Prize

Prize Won

Result

Race Review

3rd of 6

26/8/25

TEAW

600m

Trial

Gareth Lahoud

Soft 5

00:36.13

NaN km/h

3.2L

1. Enchantment

2. Sword Of Stars

3. Sir Richie

In The Vineyard (3) 323
Trainer: Tony Pike(Cambridge)
Jockey: Joe Doyle (Last 50: 5-4-1)
Weight: 55.5kg
Prize Money: $7,764
Win / Place: 0% / 100%

2 yo Bay Filly

Sire: Turn Me Loose

Dam: Brix

Dam's Sire: Sweynesse

100

Rating

Stats

Career

3: 0-1-2

Distance

2: 0-1-1

Season

3: 0-1-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-1

Metro

1: 0-0-1

Non-Metro

2: 0-1-1

Heavy

3: 0-1-2

Clockwise

1: 0-0-1

Anti-Clockwise

2: 0-1-1

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Last 50

50: 5-4-1

Trainer

N/A

Distance

N/A

Track

N/A

Trainer/Track

N/A

Trainer/Distance

N/A

Distance Range Last 6 months

1000m - 1200m

Gear Changes

[Approved Plates, Lugging Bit]

Comments

Two-year-old filly who has been thereabouts at each appearance to date. Last time out finished third over 1200m at New Plymouth Raceway. Fleet-footed type who is expected to take some catching.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
3rd of 5	13/2/26	NPLY	1200m	MDN 2YO	4	Sam McNab	54.5kg	Heavy 8	1:12.59	59.5 km/h	0.36.93	2.54L	-	$3.40	20	$22,727	$2,045	1. Ronaldo 2. Excite 3. In The Vineyard	Trld Pc, Urgd Inr Tn-Btld on
2nd of 5	24/1/26	NPLY	1200m	MDN 2YO	2	Sam McNab	54.5kg	Heavy 10	1:16.71	56.3 km/h	0.39.65	2.73L	-	$2.60	21	$22,727	$4,205	1. King Of The Air 2. In The Vineyard 3. Handstand	Stld 4th Inr, Thru Tn-Fght on
3rd of 6	3/1/26	TE A	1000m	MDN 2YO	2	Jasmine Fawcett	55.5kg	Heavy 10	1:03.51	56.7 km/h	0.38.55	4.30L	-	$8.30	-	$16,818	$1,514	1. State The Obvious 2. Imperial Rose 3. In The Vineyard	Stld Bk OTF, Hld Clsr Tn, Fght
5th of 6	16/12/25	AVON	800m	Trial	5	Jasmine Fawcett	-	Good 4	00:45.18	NaN km/h	-	L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Mr Chow 2. Pocket Money 3. Handstand	-

Speculate (2) 8
Trainer: Team Rogerson(Tuhikaramea)
Jockey: Matthew Cameron (Last 50: 3-6-4)
Weight: 55.5kg
Prize Money: $341
Win / Place: 0% / 0%

2 yo Bay Filly

Sire: Per Incanto

Dam: Speculative

Dam's Sire: Scissor Kick

Rating

Stats

Career

1: 0-0-0

Season

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

1: 0-0-0

Soft

1: 0-0-0

Clockwise

1: 0-0-0

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-0-0

Last 50

50: 3-6-4

Trainer

W 10% P 31%

Distance

W 12% P 34%

Track

W 12% P 35%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 12%

Trainer/Distance

W 8.47% P 38%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1100m

Gear Changes

[Approved Plates, Lugging Bit]

Comments

Debuted at Pukekohe on February 25 and was pretty plain when beaten 6 lengths into eighth over 1100m. Will need to improve sharply.

Expected Settling Position: Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
8th of 12	25/2/26	PUKE	1100m	MDN 2YO	12	Matthew Cameron	55.5kg	Soft 5	1:03.45	62.4 km/h	0.33.84	6.40L	-	$38	-	$0	$341	1. Belle Rebelle 2. Perfect Chaos 3. Bourbon Time	Bk, Midf Otr Under pres Tn-No go
3rd of 6	17/2/26	AVON	800m	Trial	3	Jasmine Fawcett	-	Good 4	0:43.97	65.5 km/h	-	1L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Going Public 2. Cupertino Patch 3. Speculate	-
2nd of 5	14/11/25	AVON	600m	Trial	3	Niranjan Parmar	-	Soft 5	0:36.55	59.1 km/h	-	1.75L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Timeless Beauty 2. Speculate 3. Callidonta	-

Race Review Abbreviations

3WNC: Three wide no cover, Awk: Awkwardly away, Bk: Back, Blkd: Blocked, Btld: Battled, Chal: Challenged, Chkd: Checked, Cvr: Cover, Fdd: Faded, Fght: Fought, Fin: Finish, Hdd: Headed, Hld up: Held up, Hmprd: Hampered, Hndy: Handy, Kikd: Kicked, Kn: Keen, Ld: Led/Lead, Midf: Midfield, Mod pc: Moderate pace, Otf: On the Fence, ROS: Ran on strongly, Slow: Slow away, Snagd: Snagged, Stld: Settled, Tn: Turn, Trld: Trailed, Under pres: Under pressure, Under rd: Under riding, Urgd: Urged, Wd: Wide, Wdr: Wider, Weavd: Weaved, Wknd: Weakened, Wrkd: Worked