Alexandra Park Race 3

LONE STAR ALEXANDRA PARK HANDICAP TROT

Prize Money: -

OSCAR BONAVENA (7) is back after eight weeks but was racing consistently prior to the let-up. Gives away a big start at the handicap but he has earned it as a multiple Group 1 winner and he owns a decent record at this circuit and distance. With his A-game he has the talent to take this out. PARAMOUNT KIWI (5) was good again when third last week at this circuit and distance. Goes back 10m in the handicap but has a decent record here. Can give this a mighty shake. LORD POPINJAY (6) has been ticking along well of late and did come from a similar handicap to this when he placed here in January. EMILY BAY (3) goes up in grade but starts from the front mark and is worth thought off a last-start win at this circuit and distance.

Distance: 2200m
Class: 5YO+ R46 & f
Track: Fast
Weather: Fine
Surface: All Weather

Voronov (Fr2) 57418
Trainer: Luk Chin (Tamahere)
Driver: Luk Chin
Prize Money: $149,918
Win / Place: 12% / 38%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Orlando Vici

Dam: Annaskova

Dam's Sire: Muscles Yankee

Rating

Stats

Career

102: 13-15-11

Distance

62: 11-5-6

Trk/Dst

38: 5-1-4

Track

62: 6-6-8

Season

23: 2-2-4

1st Up

4: 1-0-0

2nd Up

4: 0-1-0

3rd Up

4: 1-0-1

Metro

61: 5-6-8

Non-Metro

40: 7-9-3

Mobile

24: 3-2-1

Standing

78: 10-13-10

All-Weather

102: 13-15-11

Slushy

10: 2-0-1

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Left Handed

40: 7-12

Right Handed

62: 6-14

Favourite

6: 2-4-0

2nd Favourite

15: 5-2-2

Best Mile

2:00.53

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

59: 6-8-6

Driver Last 50

50: 5-0-3

Gear Changes

No Whip ON [Blinds, No Whip ]

Comments

Stoic holding out Hillbilly, 20 Feb and copped a wide trip last week. 1st4 spice

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
8th of 12	27/2/26	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	10m3	Kate Coppins	2:03.4	2:03.4	48.4m	$18	7	R35 to R54 DiscrHcp TROT	$31,818	$557	1. Higher Power 2. Hillbilly 3. Father Barry	8th otr,wd 1350,posted,effort told
1st of 9	20/2/26	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr3	Kate Coppins	2:50.3	2:04.5	24.3m	$11	7	R42 to R49 DiscrHcp TROT	$12,921	$7,500	1. Voronov 2. Hillbilly 3. Almighty	Trld,3-bk 1550,prkd 1050,ld tn,game
4th of 9	13/2/26	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr1	Luk Chin	2:04.6	2:04.6	14.5m	$26	7	R44 to R49 DiscrHcp TROT	$12,921	$818	1. Higher Power 2. Almighty 3. Father Barry	Trld,chkd,off,trld,3-bk,chkd,fin on
7th of 11	6/2/26	Auckland	2700m	Standing	All Weather	15m1	Kristina Denifostova	2:06.4	2:06.4	25.8m	$31	7	4YO+ R38 to R49 DiscrHcp TROT JUN.D	$13,398	$239	1. Final Approach 2. Higher Power 3. Jasinova	6th inr,4bk,1x1 500,held up,fair wd
5th of 10	30/1/26	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	20m1	Luk Chin	2:03.4	2:03.4	26.9m	$36	7	R35 to R48 DiscrHcp TROT	$30,705	$557	1. Father Barry 2. Viscount Mackendon 3. Brass Razoo	Slw,9th otr,4-bk,wd cvr,bttld away
5th of 9	23/1/26	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	10m1	Maurice McKendry	2:05.0	2:05.0	32.3m	$14	14	R41 to R48 DiscrHcp TROT	$12,921	$239	1. Miss Bebe 2. Viscount Mackendon 3. Eyre I Will	Slw,7th otr,wd 800,5th gap tn,plggd

Emily Bay (Fr3) 51441
Trainer: James Brownlee (Pokeno)
Driver: Andre Poutama
Prize Money: $82,996
Win / Place: 10% / 35%

Driver Flying

8 yo Brown Mare

Sire: Majestic Son

Dam: Kissme Earl

Dam's Sire: Earl

100

Rating

Stats

Career

65: 7-7-9

Distance

54: 5-7-8

Trk/Dst

37: 2-5-7

Track

44: 2-5-8

Season

17: 3-1-1

1st Up

4: 0-1-0

2nd Up

4: 0-0-2

3rd Up

4: 0-2-0

Metro

44: 2-5-8

Non-Metro

21: 5-2-1

Mobile

18: 2-2-2

Standing

47: 5-5-7

All-Weather

65: 7-7-9

Slushy

2: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Left Handed

21: 5-3

Right Handed

44: 2-13

Favourite

6: 1-1-1

2nd Favourite

5: 1-1-1

Best Mile

2:00.60

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

38: 4-4-4

Driver Last 50

50: 11-5-5

Gear Changes

[Blinds]

Comments

Made it 2 from last 4 with recent win here. In the form to need on combo tickets

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
1st of 10	13/2/26	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	10m2	Harrison Orange	2:50.8	2:04.9	4.6m	$6.60	7	R35 to R42 DiscrHcp TROT	$13,159	$7,500	1. Emily Bay 2. Brass Razoo 3. Majestic Cracker	5th,1x1,prkd 1100,ld 500,too tough
4th of 9	6/2/26	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	10m2	Harrison Orange	2:06.7	2:06.7	12.1m	$4.20	7	R35 to R50 DiscrHcp TROT	$12,921	$818	1. Barsukov 2. Saninarmbro 3. Conrad H	5th otr,1x1,wd 700,prkd,fght nicely
4th of 8	30/1/26	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	20m1	Andre Poutama	2:08.3	2:08.3	12.9m	$3.80	26	R35 to R46 DiscrHcp TROT	$12,682	$818	1. Wynberg Janie 2. Santapazienza 3. Royal Secret	Prkd,ld,trld bell,off,held up,sound
1st of 7	4/1/26	WaikBoP	2700m	Standing	All Weather	10m2	Harrison Orange	3:29.8	2:05.0	11.3m	$3.90	11	R35 to R42 DiscrHcp TROT	$8,710	$5,250	1. Emily Bay 2. Trifolium 3. Grace N Elegance	Quickly to ld,set terms,kicked away
5th of 14	24/12/25	WaikBoP	2200m	Standing	All Weather	10m1	Matthew White	2:05.6	2:05.6	13.2m	$11	19	3YO+ R35 to R45 SpecHcp TROT	$14,114	$239	1. Conrad H 2. Kenny Hill 3. Busy Canoodling	5th inr,prkd 1800,couldn't stick on
5th of 8	5/12/25	Auckland	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Andre Poutama	1:58.3	1:58.3	35.0m	$27	8	3YO+ F&M FFA MOB. TROT	$21,136	$398	1. American Muscle 2. Loteria 3. Faith In Manchester	ld out,trld 1400,flat top,no pickup

Romeo Foxtrot (20m 1) 53435
Trainer: Susan Branch (Cambridge Raceway)
Driver: Harrison Orange (J)
Prize Money: $210,389
Win / Place: 11% / 40%

9 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Majestic Son

Dam: Rosemaryz Luck

Dam's Sire: Monarchy

Rating

Stats

Career

123: 14-21-15

Distance

81: 12-13-7

Trk/Dst

31: 4-5-2

Track

49: 4-5-6

Season

23: 2-1-4

1st Up

8: 0-0-1

2nd Up

8: 1-0-1

3rd Up

8: 2-1-1

Metro

49: 4-5-6

Non-Metro

74: 10-16-9

Mobile

18: 1-3-3

Standing

105: 13-18-12

All-Weather

116: 14-18-14

Slushy

11: 1-1-0

Grass

7: 0-3-1

Left Handed

74: 10-25

Right Handed

49: 4-11

Favourite

9: 4-1-3

2nd Favourite

7: 2-2-0

Best Mile

2:00.00

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners]

Comments

Couldn't spark last week after tidy earlier form. Genuine & always a place hope.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
5th of 6	27/2/26	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	10m1	Harrison Orange	2:04.3	2:04.3	35.0m	$17	21	R54 & faster C,G&E DiscrHcp TROT	$13,832	$271	1. Magic Dash 2. Castana 3. Paramount Kiwi	4th inr,4-bk,3-bk bell,no final zip
3rd of 5	6/2/26	Auckland	2700m	Standing	All Weather	10m1	Harrison Orange	2:04.8	2:04.8	12.1m	$11	7	R61 to R75 DiscrHcp TROT	$13,562	$1,468	1. Walkinonsunshine 2. Confessional 3. Romeo Foxtrot	Ld out,trld 1750,thru,fght well inr
4th of 7	30/1/26	Auckland	2700m	Standing	All Weather	20m1	Harrison Orange	2:03.0	2:03.0	14.8m	$14	4	R54 to R84 DiscrHcp TROT	$14,103	$927	1. Confessional 2. Courmayeur 3. Castana	3 & 4-bk inr,off,wd cvr 300,fght on
3rd of 8	26/1/26	WaikBoP	2600m	Standing	Grass	30m1	Harrison Orange	2:14.2	2:14.2	3.5m	$18	6	R46 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$17,545	$1,727	1. Paramount Kiwi 2. Johnny Who 3. Romeo Foxtrot	6th inr,off,wdst top,closed stoutly
5th of 11	20/1/26	Hawera	2000m	Standing	Grass	30m3	Jacob Dunn	2:09.0	2:09.0	20.7m	$49	2	R44 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$17,864	$318	1. Halberg 2. Westar Milly 3. Johnny Who	7th otr,9th 1000,left 7th,bt slows
4th of 11	18/1/26	Hawera	2000m	Standing	Grass	30m3	Jacob Dunn	2:11.9	2:11.9	29.6m	$16	9	R45 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$17,864	$1,091	1. Forgiveness 2. Halberg 3. Johnny Who	Wd,1x1 1500,wd 750,ld top,run down

Paramount Kiwi (20m U1) 75153
Trainer: Matthew White (Clevedon)
Driver: Matthew White
Prize Money: $150,029
Win / Place: 37% / 56%

Form as Favourite

Driver / Horse Combo

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Father Patrick

Dam: Paramount Star

Dam's Sire: Sundon

Rating

Stats

Career

16: 6-0-3

Distance

7: 1-0-3

Trk/Dst

5: 1-0-2

Track

8: 3-0-2

Season

6: 1-0-1

1st Up

4: 1-0-1

2nd Up

4: 2-0-0

3rd Up

4: 2-0-0

Metro

8: 3-0-2

Non-Metro

8: 3-0-1

Mobile

8: 5-0-1

Standing

8: 1-0-2

All-Weather

15: 5-0-3

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

1: 1-0-0

Left Handed

8: 3-1

Right Handed

8: 3-2

Favourite

5: 4-0-1

2nd Favourite

4: 1-0-1

Best Mile

1:59.54

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

15: 6-0-2

Driver Last 50

50: 7-6-6

Gear Changes

Sliding Blinds ON [Removable Deafeners, Sliding Blinds]

Comments

Ran on 7 days ago after copping a check. Needed in quins/tris and SRM's tonight.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
3rd of 6	27/2/26	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	10m2	Matthew White	2:04.3	2:04.3	19.4m	$4.30	21	R54 & faster C,G&E DiscrHcp TROT	$13,832	$1,468	1. Magic Dash 2. Castana 3. Paramount Kiwi	Rough,rear,1x1,chkd,wd,prkd,fght on
5th of 5	6/2/26	Auckland	2700m	Standing	All Weather	10m2	Matthew White	2:04.8	2:04.8	16.4m	$6.50	11	R61 to R75 DiscrHcp TROT	$13,562	$271	1. Walkinonsunshine 2. Confessional 3. Romeo Foxtrot	Brk,rear inr,off,1x1,wd 400,steady
1st of 8	26/1/26	WaikBoP	2600m	Standing	Grass	20m3	Matthew White	3:36.9	2:14.2	0.3m	$4.40	17	R46 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$17,545	$10,636	1. Paramount Kiwi 2. Johnny Who 3. Romeo Foxtrot	7th inr,off,wd,prkd 1200,tough late
5th of 10	9/1/26	WaikBoP	2200m	Standing	All Weather	35m2	Matthew White	2:03.2	2:03.2	6.7m	$5.20	16	R43 to R63 DiscrHcp TROT	$13,159	$239	1. Romeo Foxtrot 2. Castana 3. Itmusclebelove	Slw,rear inr,off,wd cvr 500,4w,tidy
7th of 13	24/12/25	WaikBoP	2700m	Standing	All Weather	25m2	Matthew White	2:04.0	2:04.0	11.6m	$9.20	12	R45 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$18,500	$318	1. Pantani 2. Hayley Mhor 3. Lord Popinjay	8th otr,3-bk,wd cvr 800,5w,outkickd
11th of 12	12/12/25	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr4	Matthew White	2:03.1	2:03.1	277.1m	$15	371	3YO+ R50 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$27,273	$477	1. Hillbilly Blues 2. Mighty Logan 3. Oscar Bonavena	Blew the start badly,out of action
371 Day Spell

Lord Popinjay (30m U1) 33534
Trainer: Matthew White (Clevedon)
Driver: Monika Ranger (J)
Prize Money: $187,131
Win / Place: 25% / 50%

10 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Majestic Son

Dam: Petite Sunshine

Dam's Sire: Sundon

Rating

Stats

Career

54: 14-5-8

Distance

29: 8-1-4

Trk/Dst

24: 5-0-4

Track

45: 9-4-7

Season

16: 4-1-3

1st Up

6: 1-1-1

2nd Up

6: 2-0-0

3rd Up

6: 1-1-1

Metro

45: 9-4-7

Non-Metro

9: 5-1-1

Mobile

5: 0-1-2

Standing

49: 14-4-6

All-Weather

54: 14-5-8

Slushy

3: 1-0-1

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Left Handed

9: 5-2

Right Handed

45: 9-11

Favourite

7: 5-1-0

2nd Favourite

9: 3-1-1

Best Mile

2:00.80

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

6: 2-2-0

Driver Last 50

50: 5-8-7

Gear Changes

Blinds ON, Sliding Blinds OFF [Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Wilted after working last week but earlier form useful & he's another place hope

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
4th of 6	27/2/26	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	20m1	Monika Ranger	2:04.3	2:04.3	24.2m	$8.30	14	R54 & faster C,G&E DiscrHcp TROT	$13,832	$927	1. Magic Dash 2. Castana 3. Paramount Kiwi	3rd inr,3-bk,prkd 1050,outfinished
3rd of 7	13/2/26	Auckland	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Monika Ranger	1:59.0	1:59.0	17.5m	$11	14	R51 & faster MOB. TROT	$14,103	$1,468	1. American Muscle 2. Castana 3. Lord Popinjay	5th otr,1x1 1400,off,ran on solidly
5th of 7	30/1/26	Auckland	2700m	Standing	All Weather	35m1	Monika Ranger	2:03.0	2:03.0	23.4m	$3.80	7	R54 to R84 DiscrHcp TROT	$14,103	$271	1. Confessional 2. Courmayeur 3. Castana	Wd,1x1,prkd 2250,outkicked on mrks
3rd of 4	23/1/26	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	35m1	Monika Ranger	2:04.5	2:04.5	9.7m	$5.70	30	R54 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$11,727	$1,295	1. Magic Dash 2. Walkinonsunshine 3. Lord Popinjay	4th inr,4-bk,rear top,bold late inr
3rd of 13	24/12/25	WaikBoP	2700m	Standing	All Weather	45m1	Monika Ranger	2:04.0	2:04.0	2.4m	$19	5	R45 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$18,500	$1,727	1. Pantani 2. Hayley Mhor 3. Lord Popinjay	1th otr,wd cvr,4w,late claim on inr
9th of 10	19/12/25	Auckland	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr11	Matthew White	1:56.3	1:56.3	94.1m	$28	14	4YO+ R55 to R85 MOB. TROT	$43,182	$1,136	1. Hillbilly Blues 2. Belle Neige 3. Courmayeur	1x1,3-bk 1075m,1x1,held up,no dash

Oscar Bonavena (55m 1) 33324
Trainer: Mark Purdon (Morrinsville)
Driver: Mark Purdon
Prize Money: $1,213,936
Win / Place: 35% / 65%

10 yo Bay Horse

Sire: Majestic Son

Dam: Now's The Moment

Dam's Sire: Yankee Jolter

Rating

Stats

Career

101: 36-16-14

Distance

16: 4-2-1

Trk/Dst

7: 2-2-1

Track

19: 2-7-6

Season

10: 2-1-3

1st Up

10: 5-2-0

2nd Up

10: 3-2-0

3rd Up

7: 2-0-2

Metro

30: 4-8-8

Non-Metro

71: 32-8-6

Mobile

55: 20-7-10

Standing

46: 16-9-4

All-Weather

83: 28-15-14

Slushy

3: 1-1-1

Grass

6: 5-1-0

Left Handed

70: 31-14

Right Handed

19: 2-13

Favourite

40: 24-4-3

2nd Favourite

21: 4-7-3

Best Mile

1:53.50

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

59: 22-10-6

Driver Last 50

50: 4-9-9

Gear Changes

[Fixed Deafeners]

Comments

Just 2 of his 36 wins have come here but class will take him close despite mark.

Expected Settling Position: Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result	Race Review
4th of 8	9/1/26	WaikBoP	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Mark Purdon	2:01.0	2:01.0	10.8m	$4.30	9	FFA MOB. TROT	$33,818	$1,909	1. Hillbilly Blues 2. Belle Neige 3. Meant To Be	6th,1x1,prkd,into ld 1200,reeled in
2nd of 9	31/12/25	Auckland	2700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Mark Purdon	2:02.1	2:02.1	2.2m	$4.40	19	3YO+ FFA MOB. TROT	$86,136	$14,091	1. Hillbilly Blues 2. Oscar Bonavena 3. Belle Neige	3-bk mrks,1x1 700,wd cvr top,strong
3rd of 12	12/12/25	Auckland	2200m	Standing	All Weather	20m1	Andre Poutama	2:03.1	2:03.1	20.7m	$2.50	28	3YO+ R50 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$27,273	$2,591	1. Hillbilly Blues 2. Mighty Logan 3. Oscar Bonavena	Slw,wd cvr rear 450,wdst top,useful
3rd of 10	14/11/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Mark Purdon	1:57.0	1:57.0	2.4m	$11	3	FFA MOB. TROT	$87,727	$8,182	1. Gus 2. Muscle Mountain 3. Oscar Bonavena	4-5bk otr,3wd rear 400,slashing
3rd of 15	11/11/25	NZ Metro	3200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr10	Mark Purdon	2:02.7	2:02.7	8.3m	$13	8	FFA TROT	$363,636	$30,909	1. Gus 2. Mr Love 3. Oscar Bonavena	6-7bk otr,5bk,wd tn,held up,soared
5th of 11	3/11/25	Kaikoura	2400m	Standing	All Weather	15m1	Mark Purdon	2:00.8	2:00.8	16.4m	$2.20	17	R60 to R120 SpecHcp TROT	$53,591	$1,636	1. Father Time 2. Bounce N Beyond 3. Midnight Dash	5-4bk otr,3wd 450,honest bid wd

Race Review Abbreviations

Brk: Broke, Blkd: Blocked or held up, 1 x 1: One-out, one-back, Prkd: Parked, 3bk otr: 3 back on the outer, 3bk inr: Same as above, but on the inside, trld: Trailed, Gt spd: Showed gate speed, 3wd: 3-wide postd: Caught wide without cover, Held up: Held up, no gaps or few gaps: If they don't see any clear air in the straight, Inr-mid-wd -position: On the inside, mid = 1-off, wd = 3-wide or wider, flew hm wd: Flew home wide, dashd inr: Sprinted well on the inside, Chkd: Checked, Slow: Slow away at the start, Wltd: Wilted or got tired, Fdd: Faded late, Urgd: If the driver is getting stuck in