Cambridge Extra Race 4

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NEED A FAVOUR (7) stalked the lead after a clean break from the tricky draw and went on to finish third (26.34) at this track in a Class 3/4 over 457m. Top chance in this line up. OPAWA TAILS (3) dropped out early but hit the line hard, charging into second and beaten 2.25 lengths win (26.09) at Manawatu in Class 4. Racing well and deserves a win. AIN'T IT FUN (5) is a talented type and proved too classy last time to win by 1.4 lengths at this track in a handy 25.95 beating Opawa Thunder. Winner at her latest appearance in one of the quickest times on the card. One of the prime contenders. THRILLING AMALIE (2) must be respected despite an unplaced effort here most recently.

Distance: 457m
Class: C4
Track: Good
Weather: fine
Surface: All Weather

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Aaron White. Selects: 2. Thrilling Amalie, 5. Ain't It Fun, 3. Opawa Tails, 7. Need A Favour, 4. Go Cooper

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Thrilling Amalie (2) 15425
Trainer: Sean Codlin (Te Kauwhata)
Prize Money: $16,560
Win / Place: 33% / 66%

2 yo Black B

Sire: Hooked On Scotch

Dam: Thrilling Amelia

Owners: Until The End Syndicate

Rating

Stats

Career

18: 6-3-3

Track

12: 5-2-3

Trk/Dst

9: 3-2-2

Distance

10: 3-3-2

Season

18: 6-3-3

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Was out of the placings last time but the start prior finished in the minors when second (26.16) at big odds over 457m at this track. Makes strong appeal.

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
5th of 6	24/7/25	Cambridge	457m	5	0:26.61	61.8 km/h	9.40L	$7.80	0:25.95	25.73	C3/4	$5,500	$100	14	1. Ain't It Fun 2. Opawa Thunder 3. Need A Favour
2nd of 8	10/7/25	Cambridge	457m	2	0:26.16	62.9 km/h	1.50L	$11	0:26.05	26.05	C3/4	$5,500	$1,375	4	1. Ivory Girl 2. Thrilling Amalie 3. Ain't It Fun
4th of 5	6/7/25	Manukau	527m	3	0:31.45	60.3 km/h	7.80L	$4.50	0:30.90	30.9	C3/4	$5,500	$300	7	1. Unique Sunrise 2. Opawa Wine 3. Opawa Philipa
5th of 7	29/6/25	Manukau	318m	2	0:19.68	58.2 km/h	11.40L	$4.10	0:18.88	18.39	C3	$3,200	$100	3	1. Dapper Jabber 2. Not Another 3. Manhattan
1st of 7	26/6/25	Cambridge	375m	2	0:21.66	62.3 km/h	0.70L	$1.90	0:21.66	21.39	C3	$3,200	$1,920	18	1. Thrilling Amalie 2. Highview Spot 3. Manhattan
6th of 6	8/6/25	Manukau	527m	7	0:31.52	60.2 km/h	7.30L	$9.20	0:31.01	30.34	SPECA	$8,000	$150	24	1. Big Time Zip 2. Opawa Philipa 3. Green Gold

Opawa Tails (3) 55322
Trainer: C D Steele (Te Awamutu)
Prize Money: $91,720
Win / Place: 18% / 55%

Nearing Another Win

4 yo White and Black D

Sire: Fernando Bale

Dam: Dream Kay

Owners: Opawa Racing Limited

Rating

Stats

Career

102: 19-21-17

Track

40: 4-10-7

Trk/Dst

16: 2-2-1

Distance

18: 2-3-1

Season

34: 5-8-6

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	2	12	3	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	12	11	7	9	9	21	22	11
1st	6	1	2	1	3	3	1	2
2nd	3	3	2	3	2	5	2	1
3rd	2	3	0	0	1	4	6	1

Comments

Placed last time (26.09) at Manawatu in a Class 4, finishing second and beaten 2.25 lengths. Goes very well from the draw boasting two victories and two places from seven starts. Pay to follow.

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 7	22/7/25	Palmerston North	457m	3	0:26.09	63.1 km/h	2.20L	$8.20	0:25.94	25.89	C4	$5,500	$1,375	5	1. Fear To Tread 2. Opawa Tails 3. Star Boy Express
2nd of 7	17/7/25	Cambridge	375m	5	0:21.81	61.9 km/h	1.60L	$4.20	0:21.70	21.38	C4	$3,800	$950	7	1. Our Erin 2. Opawa Tails 3. Love It
3rd of 7	10/7/25	Cambridge	375m	7	0:21.62	62.4 km/h	0.70L	$5.60	0:21.57	21.43	C4	$3,500	$525	2	1. Kiwi Moments 2. Black Lion 3. Opawa Tails
5th of 7	8/7/25	Palmerston North	375m	7	0:21.59	62.5 km/h	3.20L	$7.30	0:21.37	21.18	C4	$3,500	$100	19	1. Paperback 2. Adobe Underworld 3. Tira Miss You
5th of 7	19/6/25	Cambridge	375m	6	0:21.78	62.0 km/h	5.10L	$4.50	0:21.42	21.21	C4	$3,500	$100	7	1. Go Reuben 2. Aces 3. Love It
3rd of 7	12/6/25	Cambridge	375m	7	0:21.46	62.9 km/h	1.70L	$44	0:21.34	21.29	C5	$4,400	$660	4	1. Lion's Den 2. Space Conspiracy 3. Opawa Tails

Go Cooper (4) 86545
Trainer: Sam Lozell (Putaruru)
Prize Money: $22,630
Win / Place: 26% / 50%

Box Specialist

3 yo Black D

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Opawa Racer

Owners: Opawa Racing & S Lozell

Rating

Stats

Career

26: 7-3-3

Track

9: 3-2-2

Trk/Dst

7: 3-1-1

Distance

10: 5-1-1

Season

25: 7-3-3

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Backs up after finishing 5th on July 27 over 527m at Manukau in a Class 5. Others favoured 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
5th of 7	27/7/25	Manukau	527m	8	0:31.15	60.9 km/h	7.40L	$13	0:30.63	30.63	C5	$7,000	$100	7	1. Opawa Stacy 2. Schmeichel 3. Bay Flyer
4th of 8	20/7/25	Manukau	527m	4	0:30.86	61.5 km/h	3.80L	$11	0:30.59	30.59	C4/5	$6,300	$350	3	1. Turtle Watch 2. Schmeichel 3. Opawa Stacy
5th of 7	17/7/25	Cambridge	457m	7	0:26.41	62.3 km/h	5.60L	$62	0:26.02	26.02	C5	$7,000	$100	7	1. More Magic 2. Thrilling Muse 3. Boom Dynamite
1st of 1	10/7/25	Cambridge	375m	0	0:21.45	62.9 km/h	0.00L	$0.00	0:21.45		Trial	$0	-	-	1. 2. 3.
6th of 8	19/6/25	Cambridge	457m	6	0:26.48	62.1 km/h	7.20L	$11	0:25.98	25.98	C4/5	$6,300	$100	11	1. Big Time Moose 2. Opawa Blake 3. Opawa Thunder
8th of 8	8/6/25	Manukau	527m	6	0:31.49	60.2 km/h	12.50L	$41	0:30.61	30.34	C5	$10,000	$100	17	1. Sinead Bale 2. Boom Dynamite 3. Zestful

Ain't It Fun (5) 15321
Trainer: W & T Steele (Te Awamutu)
Prize Money: $52,870
Win / Place: 27% / 44%

3 yo Black B

Sire: Benali

Dam: Deception Diva

Owners: T F Steele

100

Rating

Stats

Career

58: 16-5-5

Track

32: 8-5-3

Trk/Dst

22: 4-3-2

Distance

22: 4-3-2

Season

38: 12-2-4

1st Up

3: 0-1-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
3	4	7	2	0

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

Comments

Good effort to win last start by 1.4 lengths over 457m at this track in a handy (25.95), beating Opawa Thunder. Winner at the latest run in one of the quickest times on the card. Should be around the mark.

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
1st of 6	24/7/25	Cambridge	457m	8	0:25.95	63.4 km/h	1.40L	$4.90	0:25.95	25.73	C3/4	$5,500	$3,300	7	1. Ain't It Fun 2. Opawa Thunder 3. Need A Favour
2nd of 8	17/7/25	Cambridge	457m	7	0:26.06	63.1 km/h	0.60L	$9.30	0:26.02	26.02	C3/4	$5,500	$1,375	7	1. Spin Black 2. Ain't It Fun 3. Need A Favour
3rd of 8	10/7/25	Cambridge	457m	4	0:26.30	62.6 km/h	3.50L	$8.60	0:26.05	26.05	C3/4	$5,500	$825	3	1. Ivory Girl 2. Thrilling Amalie 3. Ain't It Fun
5th of 8	7/7/25	Whanganui Straight	313m	3	0:17.55	64.2 km/h	5.10L	$12	0:17.19	17.01	C4	$3,900	$100	11	1. Opawa Keith 2. You Sassy Minx 3. Dapper Jabber
1st of 5	26/6/25	Cambridge	650m	3	0:38.33	61.0 km/h	1.30L	$4.80	0:38.33	38.33	C1d	$5,300	$3,180	7	1. Ain't It Fun 2. Boom Lateral 3.
5th of 8	19/6/25	Cambridge	457m	2	0:26.22	62.7 km/h	3.40L	$10	0:25.98	25.98	C4/5	$6,300	$100	7	1. Big Time Moose 2. Opawa Blake 3. Opawa Thunder

Aces (6) 87766
Trainer: J Udy & D Cottam (Te Kauwhata)
Prize Money: $23,185
Win / Place: 22% / 45%

3 yo Black D

Sire: Benali

Dam: Burning Rain

Owners: D H Cottam

Rating

Stats

Career

40: 9-4-5

Track

26: 7-2-3

Trk/Dst

9: 1-0-2

Distance

9: 1-0-2

Season

39: 9-4-5

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
8	1	0	0	0

Box History	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	3	6	9	12	5	3	2
1st	0	1	4	2	1	1	0
2nd	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
3rd	0	0	1	2	1	0	1

Comments

Has finished sixth at his last couple of starts, most recently at Manukau over 527m. Has failed to show enough to come into contention.

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 7	27/7/25	Manukau	527m	6	0:31.29	60.6 km/h	9.40L	$52	0:30.63	30.63	C5	$7,000	$100	3	1. Opawa Stacy 2. Schmeichel 3. Bay Flyer
6th of 7	24/7/25	Cambridge	375m	6	0:21.77	62.0 km/h	4.30L	$18	0:21.47	21.47	C5	$4,400	$100	7	1. Big Time Hank 2. Go Reuben 3. Space Conspiracy
7th of 7	17/7/25	Cambridge	375m	6	0:21.91	61.6 km/h	4.30L	$30	0:21.61	21.38	C4/5	$4,400	-	7	1. Aldebaran 2. Space Conspiracy 3. Portland Nicky
7th of 7	10/7/25	Cambridge	375m	8	0:21.97	61.4 km/h	7.50L	$18	0:21.44	21.43	C5q	$4,400	-	11	1. Lion's Den 2. Go Reuben 3. Jane's Panama
8th of 8	29/6/25	Manukau	527m	2	0:31.95	59.4 km/h	16.20L	$29	0:30.82	30.65	C4/5	$6,300	-	3	1. Opawa Stacy 2. Bay Flyer 3. Opawa Linny
1st of 7	26/6/25	Cambridge	375m	4	0:21.45	62.9 km/h	3.10L	$5.80	0:21.45	21.39	C4	$3,500	$2,100	7	1. Aces 2. Cartoon 3. Turtle Watch

Need A Favour (7) 53833
Trainer: Lisa Cole (Palmerston North)
Prize Money: $36,904
Win / Place: 23% / 59%

Nearing Another Win

3 yo Black D

Sire: My Redeemer

Dam: Bigtime Lilah

Owners: Brendon Cole

Rating

Stats

Career

42: 10-4-11

Track

9: 1-1-4

Trk/Dst

8: 1-1-4

Distance

22: 3-2-6

Season

41: 10-4-11

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
4	3	3	0	0

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

Comments

Last start finished 3rd over 457m at this track beaten 5.5 lengths (26.34) behind Ain't It Fun in a Class 3/4 on July 24. Can continue the solid form.

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	24/7/25	Cambridge	457m	4	0:26.34	62.5 km/h	5.50L	$2.50	0:25.95	25.73	C3/4	$5,500	$825	7	1. Ain't It Fun 2. Opawa Thunder 3. Need A Favour
3rd of 8	17/7/25	Cambridge	457m	1	0:26.17	62.9 km/h	2.10L	$2.40	0:26.02	26.02	C3/4	$5,500	$825	9	1. Spin Black 2. Ain't It Fun 3. Need A Favour
8th of 8	8/7/25	Palmerston North	457m	5	0:26.56	61.9 km/h	8.40L	$3.50	0:25.97	25.77	C4	$5,500	-	7	1. Big Time Tama 2. Harry Bond 3. Big Time Phil
3rd of 5	1/7/25	Whanganui Straight	313m	5	0:17.52	64.3 km/h	2.10L	$1.70	0:17.37	17.2	C4	$3,900	$585	7	1. Abbey Road 2. Opawa Keith 3. Need A Favour
5th of 5	24/6/25	Palmerston North	457m	6	0:26.34	62.5 km/h	7.50L	$10	0:25.81	25.81	C5	$6,300	$100	5	1. True Ability 2. Big Time Moose 3. Blazin' Master
7th of 8	19/6/25	Cambridge	457m	7	0:26.55	62.0 km/h	8.10L	$6.10	0:25.98	25.98	C4/5	$6,300	-	7	1. Big Time Moose 2. Opawa Blake 3. Opawa Thunder