Ascot Park Race 7

Galway Cup Final (G2)

Prize Money: $18,181

CHIEF DRIBBLE (6) turned in a moderate effort last time when seventh at Wanganui over 755m behind GRANDE VUE ACE (45.82) in a Class 2/3 FIN. Was a winner prior to that. Some good form is emerging from his last run. Looks the one to beat on his best form. KNOW DEFENCE (2) has a strong record this trip with three wins and three placings from nine starts. In the money last time at this track (37.52) in a Class 2/3, finishing a 5.5 lengths third. Looks one of the chances. GRANDE VUE ACE (7) is in top form, scoring by 2 lengths (45.13) over 755m at Wanganui and making it back to back wins. Comes through a solid form race last start. Should feature again. MAESTRO MOJITO (5) has been a model of consistency and deserves plenty of thought.

Distance: 732m
Class: INVdf
Track: Good
Weather: FINE
Surface: All Weather

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Know Defence (2) 3424314413
Trainer: G A Cleeve (Rangiora)
Prize Money: $57,997
Win / Place: 24% / 51%

2 yo Black D

Sire: MEPUNGA BLAZER

Dam: CLASSY WITCH

Rating

Stats

Career

54: 13-6-9

Track

6: 1-1-2

Distance

5: 3-1-0

Season

14: 3-2-3

Country

54: 13-6-9

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	0	7	3	3

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

Comments

Won two starts back when well in the market at Addington over 732m. Last start finished 3rd over 630m at this track beaten 5.5 lengths (37.52) behind Goldstar Ginny in a Class 2/3 on December 10. Has been around the mark at his last couple and should make his presence felt.

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 6	10/12/24	Ascot Park Nz	630m	2	0:37.52	60.4 km/h	5.6L	$2.50	0:37.13	0:37.13	CL 2/3	$5,360	-	5	1. Goldstar Ginny 2. Charley Horse 3. Know Defence
1st of 5	5/12/24	Addington	732m	4	0:42.96	61.3 km/h	5.5L	$1.20	0:42.96	0:42.96	CL 2/3	$5,360	-	7	1. Know Defence 2. Goldstar Ginny 3. Goldstar Trudy
4th of 8	28/11/24	Addington	525m	1	0:30.27	62.4 km/h	3.7L	$4.00	0:30.01	0:29.69	CL 3/4	$4,640	-	14	1. Goldstar Mila 2. Nail It 3. Opawa Conan
4th of 8	14/11/24	Addington	732m	5	0:43.55	60.5 km/h	11.5L	$8.00	0:42.74	0:42.74	CL 2/3 FIN	$36,360	-	8	1. Chief Dribble 2. Blake 3. Grande Vue Ace
1st of 8	6/11/24	Addington	732m	3	0:43.07	61.2 km/h	2.0L	$1.90	0:43.07	0:42.67	CL 2/3 H	$5,360	-	6	1. Know Defence 2. Opawa Ingrid 3. Maestro Mojito
3rd of 8	31/10/24	Addington	525m	6	0:30.60	61.8 km/h	8.3L	$6.00	0:30.02	0:29.86	CL 3/4	$4,680	-	7	1. Sinead Bale 2. Therapy Tex 3. Know Defence

Adobe Peach (3) 5736421746
Trainer: Matt Roberts (CHRISTCHURCH)
Prize Money: $35,926
Win / Place: 22% / 57%

2 yo BDL B

Sire: HOOKED ON SCOTCH

Dam: GRACIAS MAESTRO

Rating

Stats

Career

49: 11-8-9

Track

14: 4-1-5

Season

15: 2-1-3

Country

49: 11-8-9

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
1	4	5	1	0

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

Comments

Has not shown much in recent runs. Could only manage sixth last time out over 755m at Wanganui. Be tough to make an impression against this lot.

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	6/12/24	Hatrick	755m	8	0:45.72	59.4 km/h	8.4L	$41	0:45.13	0:45.13	CL 2/3 FIN	$27,270	-	7	1. Grande Vue Ace 2. Boom Lateral 3. Maestro Mojito
4th of 5	29/11/24	Hatrick	755m	3	0:45.84	59.3 km/h	10.2L	$7.50	0:45.13	0:45.01	CL 2/3 H	$5,360	-	15	1. Grande Vue Ace 2. Bit Of Bacardi 3. Smart Bowler
7th of 8	14/11/24	Addington	525m	5	0:30.89	61.2 km/h	11.8L	$31	0:30.06	0:30.01	CL 4	$7,820	-	29	1. Stuck Throttle 2. Goldstar Mila 3. Boom Dynamite
1st of 7	16/10/24	Ascot Park Nz	630m	8	0:37.18	61.0 km/h	0.8L	$2.70	0:37.18	0:37.18	CL 0	$3,940	-	7	1. Adobe Peach 2. Matryoshka 3. Zara Jem
2nd of 5	9/10/24	Ascot Park Nz	630m	2	0:37.70	60.2 km/h	2.5L	$3.70	0:37.52	0:37.52	CL 2/3	$5,410	-	6	1. Blake 2. Adobe Peach 3. Maestro Mojito
4th of 8	3/10/24	Addington	525m	8	0:30.99	61.0 km/h	10.5L	$21	0:30.25	0:30.20	CL 4	$7,890	-	7	1. Johnny Football 2. Zara Jem 3. Diamond Felon

Sleep Tight (4) 3637773646
Trainer: B C McInerney (DARFIELD)
Prize Money: $9,886
Win / Place: 13% / 36%

2 yo Black B

Sire: MEPUNGA BLAZER

Dam: VON STRASS

Rating

Stats

Career

22: 3-0-5

Track

1: 0-0-0

Distance

2: 0-0-1

Season

9: 0-0-2

Country

22: 3-0-5

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 2-0-0

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

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

Comments

Has been out of the money of late. Could only manage sixth last time out over 630m at this track. Others better.

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
6th of 6	10/12/24	Ascot Park Nz	630m	7	0:38.23	59.3 km/h	15.7L	$46	0:37.13	0:37.13	CL 2/3	$5,360	-	4	1. Goldstar Ginny 2. Charley Horse 3. Know Defence
4th of 8	6/12/24	Addington	525m	8	0:30.63	61.7 km/h	2.5L	$41	0:30.45	0:30.21	CL 1	$3,360	-	7	1. Go Briar 2. One More Roadie 3. Fireman Fred
6th of 6	29/11/24	Hatrick	755m	4	0:46.13	58.9 km/h	16.0L	$31	0:45.01	0:45.01	CL 2/3 H	$5,360	-	15	1. Chief Dribble 2. Boom Lateral 3. Maestro Mojito
3rd of 8	14/11/24	Addington	732m	5	0:44.10	59.8 km/h	9.6L	$81	0:43.43	0:42.74	CL 2/3	$8,550	-	17	1. Goldstar Ginny 2. Opawa Tails 3. Sleep Tight
7th of 8	28/10/24	Addington	732m	3	0:45.08	58.5 km/h	16.7L	$6.50	0:43.91	0:43.91	CL 1	$4,500	-	14	1. Goldstar Becks 2. Goldstar Trudy 3. Goldstar Ginny
7th of 7	14/10/24	Addington	525m	3	0:31.09	60.8 km/h	11.0L	$6.10	0:30.32	0:30.32	CL 1 H	$3,390	-	14	1. Goldstar Tyson 2. Goldstar Trudy 3. Goldstar Becks

Maestro Mojito (5) 3753437332
Trainer: Matt Roberts (CHRISTCHURCH)
Prize Money: $27,744
Win / Place: 12% / 39%

Nearing Another Win

2 yo Black D

Sire: HOOKED ON SCOTCH

Dam: GRACIAS MAESTRO

Rating

Stats

Career

48: 6-3-10

Track

9: 1-0-2

Distance

6: 0-1-2

Season

15: 0-2-5

Country

48: 6-3-10

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	1	3	2	0

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

Comments

Finished in the minors last time in a Class 2/3 at Addington when a 1.75 lengths second but did run a handy 43.18 over the 732m journey. Has the ability and looks an each way 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
2nd of 6	12/12/24	Addington	732m	4	0:43.18	61.0 km/h	1.7L	$2.80	0:43.06	0:43.06	CL 2/3	$5,360	-	6	1. Matryoshka 2. Maestro Mojito 3. Adobe Videl
3rd of 8	6/12/24	Hatrick	755m	2	0:45.35	59.9 km/h	3.1L	$31	0:45.13	0:45.13	CL 2/3 FIN	$27,270	-	7	1. Grande Vue Ace 2. Boom Lateral 3. Maestro Mojito
3rd of 6	29/11/24	Hatrick	755m	7	0:45.57	59.6 km/h	8.0L	$27	0:45.01	0:45.01	CL 2/3 H	$5,360	-	15	1. Chief Dribble 2. Boom Lateral 3. Maestro Mojito
7th of 8	14/11/24	Addington	732m	4	0:43.90	60.0 km/h	16.6L	$71	0:42.74	0:42.74	CL 2/3 FIN	$36,360	-	8	1. Chief Dribble 2. Blake 3. Grande Vue Ace
3rd of 8	6/11/24	Addington	732m	7	0:43.65	60.4 km/h	8.3L	$35	0:43.07	0:42.67	CL 2/3 H	$5,360	-	8	1. Know Defence 2. Opawa Ingrid 3. Maestro Mojito
4th of 4	29/10/24	Hatrick	755m	7	0:46.19	58.8 km/h	14.1L	$41	0:45.20	0:45.20	CL 2/3	$5,410	-	20	1. Chief Dribble 2. Opawa Corban 3. Matryoshka

Chief Dribble (6) 3511111117
Trainer: Matt Roberts (Christchurch)
Prize Money: $164,502
Win / Place: 41% / 69%

Box Specialist

3 yo Black D

Sire: SHIMA SHINE

Dam: SLINKY INKY

Rating

Stats

Career

55: 23-10-5

Distance

8: 7-1-0

Season

11: 7-1-1

Metro

10: 1-1-2

Country

45: 22-9-3

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	3	3	5	12

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

Comments

Won two starts back when well in the market at Wanganui over 755m. Last start finished 7th on December 6 over 755m at Wanganui behind Grande Vue Ace beaten 9 lengths (45.82) in a Class 2/3 FIN. Was strong in the market but finished down the track last time. Worth another try.

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 8	6/12/24	Hatrick	755m	7	0:45.82	59.3 km/h	9.8L	$1.40	0:45.13	0:45.13	CL 2/3 FIN	$27,270	-	7	1. Grande Vue Ace 2. Boom Lateral 3. Maestro Mojito
1st of 6	29/11/24	Hatrick	755m	8	0:45.01	60.4 km/h	3.4L	$1.10	0:45.01	0:45.01	CL 2/3 H	$5,360	-	15	1. Chief Dribble 2. Boom Lateral 3. Maestro Mojito
1st of 8	14/11/24	Addington	732m	1	0:42.74	61.7 km/h	7.3L	$1.20	0:42.74	0:42.74	CL 2/3 FIN	$36,360	-	8	1. Chief Dribble 2. Blake 3. Grande Vue Ace
1st of 8	6/11/24	Addington	732m	2	0:42.67	61.8 km/h	5.5L	$1.30	0:42.67	0:42.67	CL 2/3 H	$5,360	-	8	1. Chief Dribble 2. Blake 3. Grande Vue Ace
1st of 4	29/10/24	Hatrick	755m	8	0:45.20	60.1 km/h	5.2L	$1.40	0:45.20	0:45.20	CL 2/3	$5,410	-	26	1. Chief Dribble 2. Opawa Corban 3. Matryoshka
1st of 7	3/10/24	Addington	732m	3	0:43.17	61.0 km/h	2.7L	$1.70	0:43.17	0:43.17	CL 2/3 FIN	$18,350	-	13	1. Chief Dribble 2. Know Defence 3. Grande Vue Ace

Grande Vue Ace (7) 4112833311
Trainer: Bob Pringle (GERALDINE)
Prize Money: $170,808
Win / Place: 21% / 64%

Going for the Hat-Trick

4 yo Black B

Sire: DYNA DAVE (AUS)

Dam: REPLICA CASINO (NZ)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

94: 20-22-19

Track

4: 0-1-1

Trk/Dst

1: 0-1-0

Distance

15: 3-3-6

Season

12: 4-2-4

Country

94: 20-22-19

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	12	15	11	14	7	13	10	12
1st	3	2	0	2	2	6	0	5
2nd	2	5	4	2	2	1	4	2
3rd	2	2	5	2	0	3	4	1

Comments

Good effort to win last start by 2 lengths over 755m at Wanganui in a handy (45.13), beating Boom Lateral. In line for a hat-trick. Must include.

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
1st of 8	6/12/24	Hatrick	755m	5	0:45.13	60.2 km/h	2.1L	$3.70	0:45.13	0:45.13	CL 2/3 FIN	$27,270	-	7	1. Grande Vue Ace 2. Boom Lateral 3. Maestro Mojito
1st of 5	29/11/24	Hatrick	755m	5	0:45.13	60.2 km/h	1.7L	$1.30	0:45.13	0:45.01	CL 2/3 H	$5,360	-	15	1. Grande Vue Ace 2. Bit Of Bacardi 3. Smart Bowler
3rd of 8	14/11/24	Addington	732m	7	0:43.30	60.9 km/h	8.0L	$15	0:42.74	0:42.74	CL 2/3 FIN	$36,360	-	8	1. Chief Dribble 2. Blake 3. Grande Vue Ace
3rd of 8	6/11/24	Addington	732m	3	0:43.22	61.0 km/h	7.8L	$6.50	0:42.67	0:42.67	CL 2/3 H	$5,360	-	34	1. Chief Dribble 2. Blake 3. Grande Vue Ace
34 Day Freshen-Up
3rd of 7	3/10/24	Addington	732m	7	0:43.38	60.7 km/h	3.0L	$8.50	0:43.17	0:43.17	CL 2/3 FIN	$18,350	-	6	1. Chief Dribble 2. Know Defence 3. Grande Vue Ace
8th of 8	27/9/24	Addington	525m	4	0:31.03	60.9 km/h	11.4L	$13	0:30.23	0:30.23	CL 2/3	$4,040	-	15	1. Sinead Bale 2. Therapy Tex 3. Pryor Bale

Goldstar Ginny (8) 1535146521
Trainer: R L Evans (LEESTON)
Prize Money: $20,724
Win / Place: 8.16% / 30%

2 yo Black B

Sire: SENNACHIE

Dam: GOLDSTAR JOURNEY (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

49: 4-3-8

Track

8: 1-1-1

Distance

5: 2-1-1

Season

14: 3-1-2

Country

49: 4-3-8

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Strong performance after tracking the speed to win by 1.3 lengths at this track over 630m (37.13) beating Charley Horse in Class 2/3 on December 10. Prepared to risk this time.

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
1st of 6	10/12/24	Ascot Park Nz	630m	5	0:37.13	61.1 km/h	1.3L	$41	0:37.13	0:37.13	CL 2/3	$5,360	-	5	1. Goldstar Ginny 2. Charley Horse 3. Know Defence
2nd of 5	5/12/24	Addington	732m	8	0:43.35	60.8 km/h	5.5L	$7.50	0:42.96	0:42.96	CL 2/3	$5,360	-	3	1. Know Defence 2. Goldstar Ginny 3. Goldstar Trudy
5th of 8	2/12/24	Addington	525m	3	0:31.01	60.9 km/h	10.0L	$5.40	0:30.31	0:30.31	CL 1	$3,360	-	7	1. Know Motor 2. One More Roadie 3. Know Match
6th of 8	25/11/24	Addington	525m	7	0:30.64	61.7 km/h	2.9L	$1.00	0:30.44	0:30.36	CL 1	$3,360	-	7	1. Opawa Sugar 2. Bit Of Bacardi 3. One More Roadie
4th of 8	18/11/24	Addington	525m	6	0:30.91	61.1 km/h	8.3L	$13	0:30.33	0:30.33	CL 1 H	$3,360	-	4	1. Key Figure 2. Fireman Fred 3. Adobe Videl
1st of 8	14/11/24	Addington	732m	7	0:43.43	60.7 km/h	2.3L	$5.50	0:43.43	0:42.74	CL 2/3	$8,550	-	8	1. Goldstar Ginny 2. Opawa Tails 3. Sleep Tight

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