Manukau Race 6

DUKE OF EDINBURGH SILVER COLLAR HEAT 1

Stake: $6,300

GRANDE VUE ACE (6) boasts a strong record this journey with 16 wins and 21 minors from 42 tries. Hit the frame latest (31.06) when second at this track in a Class 2/3. Looks a key chance on best form. GO PURPLE (2) steps out a further 129m to an untried trip. Comes here a last start placegetter at Cambridge Raceway in Class 1 (38.65). Suited here and expected to run well. TRENZALORE (5) boasts a solid strike-rate from this box. Something for the Multiples: TESS (3)

Distance: 779m
Class: C2dq
Track: Good
Weather: FINE
Surface: All Weather

Trackside Tips:

Mark Rosanowski Selects: 6. Grande Vue Ace, 3. Tess, 2. Go Purple, 7. Maestro Mojito, 4. Opawa Corban

Phillipa Morris Selects: 6. Grande Vue Ace, 2. Go Purple, 3. Tess, 7. Maestro Mojito

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Go Purple (2) 52423
Trainer: Sean Codlin (Te Kauwhata)
Prize Money: $8,470
Win / Place: 5.00% / 35%

Nearing Another Win

3 yo Black B

Sire: Spring Gun

Dam: Opawa Nat

Owners: Opawa Racing Limited

Rating

Stats

Career

20: 1-4-2

Track

2: 0-1-1

Season

20: 1-4-2

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

On debut at this trip. Last start finished third at Cambridge Raceway over 650m in (38.65). With some luck and a clean start should figure in the finish.

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	22/5/25	Cambridge	650m	6	0:38.65	60.5 km/h	1.80L	$4.20	0:38.52	38.52	C1d	$5,300	$795	4	1. Thrilling Muse 2. Opawa Dallas 3. Go Purple
2nd of 8	18/5/25	Manukau	527m	4	0:31.50	60.2 km/h	0.30L	$7.90	0:31.48	31.12	C1/2	$4,400	$1,100	3	1. Mega Power 2. Go Purple 3. Opawa Toby
4th of 8	15/5/25	Cambridge	650m	5	0:38.56	60.7 km/h	4.90L	$8.50	0:38.22	37.81	C0d	$4,700	$250	14	1. Carat Smuggler 2. Fear To Tread 3. Thrilling Amalie
2nd of 6	1/5/25	Cambridge	650m	6	0:38.12	61.4 km/h	1.50L	$29	0:38.01	38.01	C1/2d	$6,300	$1,575	7	1. Trenzalore 2. Go Purple 3. Unique Sunrise
5th of 7	24/4/25	Cambridge	650m	6	0:38.72	60.4 km/h	9.30L	$21	0:38.07	38.07	C0d	$4,700	$100	5	1. Opawa Ingrid 2. Carat Smuggler 3. Icy Hope
3rd of 5	19/4/25	Manukau	527m	7	0:31.61	60.0 km/h	2.80L	$5.50	0:31.41	30.79	C1	$3,700	$555	3	1. Big Time Bumper 2. Wanderer Diego 3. Go Purple

Tess (3) 66337
Trainer: G A Cleeve (Rangiora)
Prize Money: $55,711
Win / Place: 13% / 50%

Track Specialist

4 yo Black B

Sire: Mepunga Blazer

Dam: Classy Witch

Owners: G K Turnwald & G A Cleeve

Rating

Stats

Career

61: 8-16-7

Track

4: 2-0-0

Season

23: 4-3-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	0	7	0	1

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

Comments

Could only manage seventh last time but placed two on end prior to that, the latest at double-figure odds when third (38.61) over 660m at Manawatu. Drawn a inside box but looks safely held.

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
7th of 8	17/4/25	Palmerston North	720m	7	0:42.96	60.3 km/h	9.10L	$6.40	0:42.32	42.32	INVdf	$20,000	$200	9	1. Johnny Football 2. Charley Horse 3. Grande Vue Ace
3rd of 5	8/4/25	Palmerston North	660m	4	0:38.61	61.5 km/h	3.70L	$17	0:38.35	38.35	C2d	$5,900	$885	7	1. Johnny Football 2. Charley Horse 3. Tess
3rd of 6	1/4/25	Palmerston North	660m	4	0:38.48	61.7 km/h	2.40L	$15	0:38.31	38.31	C1/2d	$5,900	$885	5	1. Long Non White 2. Johnny Football 3. Tess
6th of 8	27/3/25	Addington	525m	3	0:30.82	61.3 km/h	9.10L	$11	0:30.18	29.92	C3/4	$5,100	$50	14	1. Bandit Dan 2. Therapy Tex 3. Ripslinger Ruby
6th of 8	13/3/25	Cambridge	747m	4	0:44.15	60.9 km/h	4.70L	$6.90	0:43.82	43.82	C2df	$20,000	$200	7	1. Goldstar Ginny 2. Grande Vue Ace 3. Go Sky
7th of 8	6/3/25	Cambridge	650m	3	0:38.41	60.9 km/h	14.20L	$14	0:37.42	37.42	C1/2d	$5,900	-	7	1. Charley Horse 2. Grande Vue Ace 3. Johnny Football

Opawa Corban (4) 8X756
Trainer: J Johnson (Amberley)
Prize Money: $56,904
Win / Place: 21% / 57%

4 yo Black D

Sire: My Bro Fabio

Dam: Opawa Sophie

Owners: P E Mcdermott

Rating

Stats

Career

38: 8-10-4

Season

12: 1-4-0

1st Up

4: 1-0-1

2nd Up

4: 0-3-0

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

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

Comments

Has been out of the money of late. Could only manage sixth last time out over 660m at Manawatu. Not likely to feature on this occasion.

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
6th of 7	27/5/25	Palmerston North	660m	5	0:38.94	61.0 km/h	5.40L	$44	0:38.56	38	C1d	$5,300	$100	11	1. Goldstar Hogan 2. Blazin' Master 3. Know Expense
5th of 5	16/5/25	Addington	525m	7	0:30.90	61.2 km/h	8.30L	$22	0:30.32	30.18	C2q	$4,400	$100	8	1. Gothams Queen 2. Minnie Lu 3. Maestro Mojito
7th of 7	8/5/25	Addington	732m	8	0:43.97	59.9 km/h	10.10L	$14	0:43.26	43.26	C2df	$20,000	$200	6	1. Little Dodo 2. Grande Vue Ace 3. Opawa Ingrid
8th of 8	14/11/24	Addington	732m	6	0:44.06	59.8 km/h	18.80L	$37	0:42.74	42.74	C2df	$40,000	$400	8	1. Chief Dribble 2. Blake 3. Grande Vue Ace
4th of 8	6/11/24	Addington	732m	4	0:43.74	60.2 km/h	9.6L	$3.30	0:43.07	0:42.67	CL 2/3 H	$5,900	-	8	1. Know Defence 2. Opawa Ingrid 3. Maestro Mojito
2nd of 4	29/10/24	Whanganui	755m	3	0:45.56	59.7 km/h	5.2L	$4.10	0:45.20	0:45.20	CL 2/3	$5,900	$1,475	26	1. Chief Dribble 2. Opawa Corban 3. Matryoshka

Trenzalore (5) 37818
Trainer: R K Roper (Auckland)
Prize Money: $89,848
Win / Place: 11% / 39%

6 yo Brindle D

Sire: Unlawful Entry

Dam: Diama Bale

Owners: D Fisher

Rating

Stats

Career

125: 14-13-22

Track

19: 1-4-4

Trk/Dst

5: 0-0-1

Distance

5: 0-0-1

Season

30: 2-2-8

1st Up

3: 0-0-1

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	19	13	24	15	5	11	21	17
1st	2	1	0	4	2	1	1	3
2nd	2	0	1	5	0	0	3	2
3rd	2	4	8	1	0	3	2	2

Comments

Got back last start and could only manage eighth but before that won by 1.5 lengths at Cambridge Raceway (38.01) beating Go Purple in a Class 1/2 on May 1. Has ability and looks a winning hope.

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
8th of 8	15/5/25	Cambridge	650m	1	0:38.85	60.2 km/h	14.80L	$51	0:37.81	37.81	C1/2d	$6,300	-	14	1. Johnny Football 2. Big Time Special 3. Go Sky
1st of 6	1/5/25	Cambridge	650m	5	0:38.01	61.6 km/h	1.50L	$37	0:38.01	38.01	C1/2d	$6,300	$3,780	14	1. Trenzalore 2. Go Purple 3. Unique Sunrise
8th of 8	17/4/25	Palmerston North	720m	1	0:43.54	59.5 km/h	17.40L	$49	0:42.32	42.32	INVdf	$20,000	$200	4	1. Johnny Football 2. Charley Horse 3. Grande Vue Ace
7th of 7	13/4/25	Manukau	527m	2	0:31.66	59.9 km/h	8.70L	$8.70	0:31.05	30.79	C1/2	$4,000	-	14	1. Thrilling Muse 2. Boom Lateral 3. Oh My Venus
3rd of 5	30/3/25	Manukau	527m	3	0:31.08	61.0 km/h	5.20L	$2.20	0:30.72	30.72	C1	$3,700	$555	17	1. Boom Lateral 2. Wondering Why 3. Trenzalore
5th of 8	13/3/25	Cambridge	747m	3	0:44.02	61.1 km/h	2.90L	$28	0:43.82	43.82	C2df	$20,000	$200	7	1. Goldstar Ginny 2. Grande Vue Ace 3. Go Sky

Grande Vue Ace (6) 12122
Trainer: Bob Pringle (Geraldine)
Prize Money: $203,569
Win / Place: 20% / 66%

Nearing Another Win

5 yo Black B

Sire: Dyna Dave

Dam: Replica Casino

Owners: Bob Pringle

100

Rating

Stats

Career

113: 23-30-22

Track

9: 1-2-3

Trk/Dst

6: 1-0-2

Distance

6: 2-0-2

Season

31: 9-10-7

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
3	0	3	3	16

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	13	17	13	16	11	15	14	14
1st	2	3	0	3	3	6	0	6
2nd	3	6	5	2	4	2	6	2
3rd	2	2	6	3	0	3	5	1

Comments

Hit the frame latest (31.06) when second at this track in a Class 2/3. Strong record off the draw with seven wins and five minors from 15 starts. Looks well placed and should feature.

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 6	25/5/25	Manukau	527m	2	0:31.06	61.1 km/h	0.90L	$1.60	0:31.00	30.83	C2/3	$4,800	$1,200	2	1. Opawa Philipa 2. Grande Vue Ace 3. Aces
2nd of 7	23/5/25	Whanganui	520m	7	0:31.00	60.4 km/h	5.80L	$2.60	0:30.59	30.11	C2	$4,400	$1,100	7	1. Double Please 2. Grande Vue Ace 3. Mow Cow
1st of 5	16/5/25	Whanganui	755m	6	0:45.06	60.3 km/h	4.90L	$1.20	0:45.06	45.06	C2d	$6,300	$3,780	8	1. Grande Vue Ace 2. Sweet And Sassy 3. Opawa Ingrid
2nd of 7	8/5/25	Addington	732m	5	0:43.33	60.8 km/h	1.00L	$2.00	0:43.26	43.26	C2df	$20,000	$5,000	13	1. Little Dodo 2. Grande Vue Ace 3. Opawa Ingrid
1st of 7	25/4/25	Whanganui	755m	8	0:44.83	60.6 km/h	4.30L	$1.30	0:44.83	44.83	C1/2d	$6,300	$3,780	8	1. Grande Vue Ace 2. Opawa Louise 3. Sweet And Sassy
3rd of 8	17/4/25	Palmerston North	720m	3	0:42.78	60.6 km/h	6.60L	$5.10	0:42.32	42.32	INVdf	$20,000	$3,000	13	1. Johnny Football 2. Charley Horse 3. Grande Vue Ace

Maestro Mojito (7) 71354
Trainer: Matt Roberts (Christchurch)
Prize Money: $41,590
Win / Place: 11% / 40%

3 yo Black D

Sire: Hooked On Scotch

Dam: Gracias Maestro

Owners: S R Hurd

Rating

Stats

Career

69: 8-4-16

Season

36: 2-3-11

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	9	5	9	8	9	8	15	6
1st	2	1	0	1	2	0	1	1
2nd	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0
3rd	2	1	3	3	0	3	3	1

Comments

Came from wide draw and finished 4th in a Class 1 on May 27 over 660m at Manawatu behind So Strict beaten 5.5 lengths (38.97). Others make more appeal.

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	27/5/25	Palmerston North	660m	8	0:38.97	61.0 km/h	5.70L	$11	0:38.57	38	C1d	$5,300	$300	4	1. So Strict 2. Time To Race 3. Adobe Videl
5th of 8	23/5/25	Addington	525m	5	0:30.97	61.0 km/h	8.80L	$12	0:30.35	30.29	C2f	$4,400	$100	7	1. Verstappen Jewel 2. Know Match 3. Minnie Lu
3rd of 5	16/5/25	Addington	525m	4	0:30.62	61.7 km/h	4.30L	$6.20	0:30.32	30.18	C2q	$4,400	$660	2	1. Gothams Queen 2. Minnie Lu 3. Maestro Mojito
1st of 8	14/5/25	Invercargill	457m	5	0:26.60	61.8 km/h	0.10L	$4.50	0:26.60	26.14	C1/2	$4,400	$2,640	6	1. Maestro Mojito 2. Glasses 3. Zara Jem
7th of 8	8/5/25	Addington	525m	8	0:30.95	61.1 km/h	9.00L	$9.30	0:30.32	29.97	C2	$7,900	$100	6	1. Fireman Fred 2. Verstappen Jewel 3. Know Match
3rd of 7	2/5/25	Addington	525m	3	0:30.94	61.1 km/h	4.40L	$6.30	0:30.63	30.63	C2f	$4,400	$660	7	1. Adobe Ego 2. Gothams Queen 3. Maestro Mojito