Invercargill Race 3

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Stake: $3,200

MITCHAM BLUE (4) doesn't have the best strike-rate but recent form is sound. Has been in the minors the last two runs, the latest finishing second (17.39) at Addington. Steps out of maiden company today but is still one of the leading chances. RIPSLINGER RIOT (6) is going well, finishing in the placings twice in a row. Not beaten far last time when a head second (17.29) in a Class 1 H at Addington. Got beaten by a smart pup last start and expected to be right amongst the finish here. HOMEBUSH APOLLO (3) turned spotting a big start finishing fourth (23.46) last time in a Class 1 at this track. The form out of his last race has been franked. Should be about the money. HOMEBUSH OPAL (8) nearing retirement age but did go a much improved race last start. Can find the frame without surprising.

Distance: 390m
Class: C1
Track: Good
Weather: OVERCAST
Surface: All Weather

Trackside Tips:

Daniel Fogarty Selects: 6. Ripslinger Riot, 4. Mitcham Blue, 7. Ruby Red Dress, 8. Homebush Opal, 3. Homebush Apollo

Homebush Apollo (3) 25764
Trainer: Jonathan McInerney (Darfield)
Prize Money: $13,950
Win / Place: 2.11% / 11%

4 yo Black D

Sire: Orson Allen

Dam: Electric Silk

Owners: G M Mcinerney

Rating

Stats

Career

95: 2-5-4

Track

48: 1-4-3

Trk/Dst

21: 0-1-1

Distance

21: 0-1-1

Season

19: 0-2-0

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	37	26	10	8	3	4	3	4
1st	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2nd	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
3rd	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0

Comments

Latest effort finished 4th over 390m at this track beaten 3.5 lengths (23.46) behind Crafty Keeper in a Class 1 on February 4. The form from the last run stacks up well. Has the ability to be 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
4th of 6	4/2/26	Invercargill	390m	3	0:23.46	59.8 km/h	3.60L	$35	0:23.21	22.58	C1	$3,200	$200	7	1. Crafty Keeper 2. Homebush Baby 3. Elite Oreo
6th of 6	28/1/26	Invercargill	457m	8	0:27.49	59.8 km/h	13.30L	$91	0:26.56	25.95	C1	$4,500	$150	7	1. Fairway Flyer 2. Back Chat Bailey 3. Ripslinger Rayna
7th of 7	21/1/26	Invercargill	390m	2	0:23.53	59.7 km/h	10.90L	$27	0:22.77	22.33	C1	$3,200	$150	2	1. Side Eye 2. Homebush Venom 3. Homebush Raven
5th of 6	19/1/26	Addington	295m	2	0:18.16	58.5 km/h	12.70L	$23	0:17.27	16.84	C1	$3,200	$150	5	1. Know Match 2. Olive Tree 3. Impressive Shock
2nd of 7	14/1/26	Invercargill	390m	2	0:23.25	60.4 km/h	4.00L	$21	0:22.97	22.49	C1	$3,200	$800	28	1. Homebush Gena 2. Homebush Apollo 3. Homebush Opal
7th of 8	17/12/25	Invercargill	457m	1	0:27.19	60.5 km/h	12.90L	$58	0:26.29	25.69	C1	$4,500	$150	9	1. Back Chat Bailey 2. Homebush Muffin 3. Impressive Shock

Mitcham Blue (4) 25132
Trainer: Jonathan McInerney (Darfield)
Prize Money: $6,820
Win / Place: 5.88% / 47%

2 yo Blue D

Sire: Thrilling Boris

Dam: Mitcham Pru

Owners: Cq Syndicate

100

Rating

Stats

Career

17: 1-4-3

Track

6: 0-2-1

Trk/Dst

6: 0-2-1

Distance

6: 0-2-1

Season

16: 1-3-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Last start finished 2nd on February 6 over 295m at Addington behind Early Crow Evans beaten 6 lengths (17.39) in a Class 0 FIN. Consistent performer who is hard to go past.

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	6/2/26	Addington	295m	1	0:17.39	61.1 km/h	6.50L	$9.00	0:16.93	16.89	C0f	$5,100	$1,275	2	1. Early Crow Evans 2. Mitcham Blue 3. Who You Helping
3rd of 7	4/2/26	Invercargill	390m	2	0:23.42	59.9 km/h	5.80L	$2.90	0:23.01	22.58	C0	$3,100	$465	5	1. Mitcham Jordan 2. Calvin Jewel 3. Mitcham Blue
1st of 6	30/1/26	Addington	295m	3	0:17.40	61.0 km/h	1.30L	$5.50	0:17.40	16.98	C0q	$3,100	$1,860	7	1. Mitcham Blue 2. Early Crow Evans 3. Little Rusty
5th of 7	23/1/26	Addington	295m	4	0:17.70	60.0 km/h	4.10L	$23	0:17.41	17.06	C0f	$3,250	$150	2	1. Keeper Dream 2. Rowdy Jewel 3. Selena Jewel
2nd of 7	21/1/26	Invercargill	390m	3	0:23.16	60.6 km/h	2.80L	$2.70	0:22.96	22.33	C0	$3,100	$775	5	1. Homebush Mia 2. Mitcham Blue 3. Diaz
4th of 7	16/1/26	Addington	295m	3	0:17.57	60.4 km/h	6.30L	$5.00	0:17.13	17.13	C0q	$3,100	$200	2	1. Treasured Angel 2. Armani Jewel 3. Keeper Dream

Whitney Baxter (5) 66X44
Trainer: Jonathan McInerney (Darfield)
Prize Money: $28,570
Win / Place: 4.17% / 42%

4 yo Black B

Sire: Don't Knocka Him

Dam: Debbie Baxter

Owners: J T Mcinerney

Rating

Stats

Career

96: 4-17-20

Track

47: 2-13-7

Trk/Dst

31: 1-12-5

Distance

31: 1-12-5

Season

5: 0-0-1

1st Up

3: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
STARTS	15	27	29	12	5	5	3
1st	0	2	1	0	0	1	0
2nd	7	7	3	0	0	0	0
3rd	3	6	9	1	0	1	0

Comments

Last start finished fourth on February 9 over 295m at Addington behind Homebush Baby, beaten 5 lengths (17.56) in a Class 1. Better for the run but meets a stiff test this time.

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 7	9/2/26	Addington	295m	2	0:17.56	60.5 km/h	4.90L	$5.50	0:17.22	16.81	C1	$3,200	$200	7	1. Homebush Baby 2. Homebush Romilly 3. Homebush Alec
4th of 6	2/2/26	Addington	295m	3	0:17.34	61.2 km/h	4.10L	$31	0:17.05	16.98	C1	$3,200	$200	11	1. Homebush Heleena 2. White Nile 3. Opawa Birstall
1st of 1	22/1/26	Addington	295m	0	0:17.63	60.2 km/h	0.00L	$0.00	0:17.63		Trial	$0	-	-	1. 2. 3.
6th of 6	18/8/25	Addington	295m	4	0:18.14	58.5 km/h	11.30L	$20	0:17.35	16.9	C1	$2,900	$100	7	1. Marty Baxter 2. Homebush Billie 3. Prussian Doll
6th of 7	11/8/25	Addington	295m	5	0:18.00	59.0 km/h	8.60L	$52	0:17.40	17.08	C1	$2,900	$100	5	1. Opawa Opie 2. Little Miss Lu 3. Bucket Hat Blake
3rd of 6	6/8/25	Invercargill	390m	3	0:23.20	60.5 km/h	1.10L	$9.80	0:23.12	22.38	C1	$2,900	$435	2	1. Mitcham Mandy 2. Pukeko Dot 3. Whitney Baxter

Ripslinger Riot (6) 46532
Trainer: A G Bradshaw (Rangiora)
Prize Money: $4,810
Win / Place: 10% / 60%

2 yo Blue D

Sire: Good Odds Harada

Dam: Ripslinger Roxy

Owners: A Bradshaw & P Seque

Rating

Stats

Career

10: 1-2-3

Track

3: 0-1-1

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-1

Distance

2: 0-0-1

Season

9: 1-1-3

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Jumps from box 6 for the first time after placing latest at Addington (17.29) in a Class 1 H. The one to beat.

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 7	9/2/26	Addington	295m	4	0:17.29	61.4 km/h	0.20L	$10	0:17.28	16.81	C1q	$3,200	$800	12	1. Bernie Lou 2. Ripslinger Riot 3. Goodwyn
3rd of 6	28/1/26	Invercargill	390m	4	0:23.18	60.6 km/h	4.50L	$6.50	0:22.86	22.66	C1	$3,200	$480	2	1. Master Woods 2. Homebush Kaiza 3. Ripslinger Riot
5th of 7	26/1/26	Addington	295m	4	0:17.58	60.4 km/h	8.20L	$8.50	0:17.01	16.87	C1	$3,200	$150	7	1. Master Woods 2. Lovers Meeting 3. Homebush Baby
6th of 6	19/1/26	Addington	525m	3	0:32.19	58.7 km/h	20.70L	$11	0:30.74	30.43	C1q	$4,500	$150	7	1. Beam 2. Ripslinger Nesta 3. Busy Work
4th of 7	12/1/26	Addington	295m	7	0:18.05	58.8 km/h	8.50L	$2.40	0:17.45	17.09	C1	$3,200	$200	5	1. Grizzly Jewel 2. Lovers Meeting 3. Homebush Harper
2nd of 8	7/1/26	Invercargill	457m	1	0:26.74	61.5 km/h	3.30L	$15	0:26.51	25.89	C1	$4,500	$1,125	7	1. Mayfield Falcon 2. Ripslinger Riot 3. Ripslinger Rayna

Ruby Red Dress (7) 47672
Trainer: Jonathan McInerney (Darfield)
Prize Money: $9,880
Win / Place: 3.64% / 16%

3 yo Black B

Sire: Jarvis Bale

Dam: Gracie Lee

Owners: Cave Man Syndicate

Rating

Stats

Career

55: 2-5-2

Track

16: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

16: 0-1-0

Distance

16: 0-1-0

Season

18: 0-0-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Finished second last start (17.62) over 295m at Addington. Drawn wide and has a very poor record on this track. Cannot enthuse despite that better recent effort.

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
2nd of 7	9/2/26	Addington	295m	6	0:17.62	60.3 km/h	5.00L	$27	0:17.27	16.81	C1	$3,200	$800	14	1. Opawa Ridge 2. Ruby Red Dress 3. Alex Jewel
7th of 7	26/1/26	Addington	295m	5	0:18.09	58.7 km/h	15.40L	$46	0:17.01	16.87	C1	$3,200	$150	21	1. Master Woods 2. Lovers Meeting 3. Homebush Baby
6th of 7	5/1/26	Addington	295m	5	0:17.69	60.0 km/h	8.60L	$25	0:17.09	16.93	C1	$3,200	$150	21	1. Lady Poppy 2. Homebush Gena 3. Opawa Ridge
7th of 7	15/12/25	Addington	295m	3	0:17.69	60.0 km/h	8.20L	$4.30	0:17.12	16.91	C1	$3,200	$150	7	1. Roberto Jewel 2. Homebush Venom 3. Diamond Vienna
4th of 7	8/12/25	Invercargill	390m	3	0:23.58	59.5 km/h	7.00L	$1.00	0:23.09	22.12	C1	$3,200	$200	14	1. Homebush Bull 2. Homebush Venom 3. Homebush Penny
6th of 7	24/11/25	Addington	295m	4	0:18.07	58.8 km/h	9.10L	$33	0:17.43	16.84	C1	$2,900	$100	5	1. Mitcham Lauren 2. Daisy Lu 3. Kaitaia Fire

Homebush Opal (8) 76564
Trainer: Jonathan McInerney (Darfield)
Prize Money: $54,700
Win / Place: 10% / 30%

5 yo Black B

Sire: Whisky Assassin

Dam: Homebush Flame

Owners: Wild South Syndicate

Rating

Stats

Career

198: 21-21-18

Track

72: 7-9-6

Trk/Dst

57: 7-8-4

Distance

57: 7-8-4

Season

26: 1-0-1

1st Up

2: 1-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
21	0	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	10	7	10	12	9	12	51	87
1st	1	0	1	0	1	1	4	13
2nd	3	1	1	1	0	2	3	10
3rd	1	0	0	0	0	2	5	10

Comments

Latest effort finished 4th on February 9 over 295m at Addington behind Opawa Ridge beaten 8 lengths (17.83) in a Class 1. Capable of a good showing.

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 7	9/2/26	Addington	295m	7	0:17.83	59.6 km/h	8.00L	$51	0:17.27	16.81	C1	$3,200	$200	5	1. Opawa Ridge 2. Ruby Red Dress 3. Alex Jewel
6th of 6	4/2/26	Invercargill	390m	7	0:23.83	58.9 km/h	8.90L	$31	0:23.21	22.58	C1	$3,200	$150	2	1. Crafty Keeper 2. Homebush Baby 3. Elite Oreo
5th of 7	2/2/26	Addington	295m	7	0:17.86	59.5 km/h	7.30L	$41	0:17.35	16.98	C1	$3,200	$150	5	1. Homebush Kaiza 2. Our Echo 3. Elite Oreo
6th of 6	28/1/26	Invercargill	390m	7	0:24.07	58.3 km/h	14.10L	$27	0:23.08	22.66	C1	$3,200	$150	2	1. Ripslinger Lynx 2. Sleepless May 3. Impressive Elf
7th of 7	26/1/26	Addington	295m	7	0:18.08	58.7 km/h	15.50L	$46	0:16.99	16.87	C1q	$3,200	$150	7	1. Princely Silver 2. Flawless Chatter 3. Grizzly Jewel
4th of 6	19/1/26	Addington	295m	7	0:17.60	60.3 km/h	8.00L	$35	0:17.04	16.84	C1	$3,200	$200	5	1. Boss On Top 2. Master Woods 3. Curly's Doll