Cambridge (G) Race 8

MAY HOUNDS GREYHOUND REHOMING GROUP STAKES

Stake: $6,700

SWEET BONANZA (7) in the money last time at this track in a Class 4/5, finishing a 1.75 lengths second. Looks well placed and should feature. OPAWA SOOTY (4) has a strong record this track and trip with 13 wins and five placings from 26 starts. Below best last time at Wanganui Straight (17.30) in a Class 5 FIN, finishing a 3 length sixth. Much better suited to this venue and looks one of the chances. OUR ERIN (3) had been racing in honest fashion recording two placings in a row before finishing fifth (17.78) at Wanganui Straight latest. Solid record at the distance winning eight races. Key runner on best form. PORTLAND FONZIE (2) beat a similar field last start and should be thereabouts again.

Distance: 457m
Class: C5
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather

Trackside Tips:

Aaron White Selects: 2. Portland Fonzie, 3. Our Erin, 7. Sweet Bonanza, 4. Opawa Sooty, 5. Opawa Ingrid

Portland Fonzie (2) 12611
Trainer: Tracey & Lisa Craik (Drury)
Prize Money: $43,270
Win / Place: 51% / 75%

Going for the Hat-Trick

2 yo Brindle D

Sire: Fernando Bale

Dam: Portland Dream

Owners: Sparkle And Fade Syndicate

100

Rating

Stats

Career

29: 15-5-2

Track

13: 6-3-2

Trk/Dst

3: 1-1-0

Distance

3: 1-1-0

Season

28: 15-5-2

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
8	1	6	0	0

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

Comments

Last start winner at this track over this distance running a time of 25.87s. Major player.

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 7	22/3/26	Cambridge	457m	1	0	-	1.80L	$2.70		25.87	C4/5	$6,700	$4,020	7	1. Portland Fonzie 2. Sweet Bonanza 3. Schmeichel
1st of 4	15/3/26	Manukau	527m	6	0:30.73	61.7 km/h	7.50L	$1.40	0:30.73	30.73	C4/5	$6,700	$4,020	10	1. Portland Fonzie 2. Portland Magnum 3. Schmeichel
6th of 8	5/3/26	Cambridge	457m	4	0:26.79	61.4 km/h	16.60L	$6.00	0:25.63	25.63	R/Aq	$6,700	$150	4	1. Yuki 2. Tin Tin Bust 3. Opawa Postman
2nd of 5	1/3/26	Cambridge	457m	7	0:25.87	63.6 km/h	4.60L	$3.20	0:25.55	25.55	C5	$6,700	$1,675	7	1. Bay Flyer 2. Portland Fonzie 3. Opawa Thunder
1st of 6	22/2/26	Manukau	527m	4	0:30.38	62.4 km/h	1.90L	$2.00	0:30.38	30.38	SPECA	$7,700	$4,620	7	1. Portland Fonzie 2. Simek 3. Cocoon The Food
1st of 4	15/2/26	Manukau	527m	5	0:30.96	61.3 km/h	1.60L	$2.20	0:30.96	30.96	C4/5	$6,700	$4,020	7	1. Portland Fonzie 2. Schmeichel 3. Gone Walkabout

Our Erin (3) 14235
Trainer: C D Steele (Te Awamutu)
Prize Money: $82,410
Win / Place: 25% / 54%

4 yo Blue B

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Opawa Hilary

Owners: Opawa Racing Limited

Rating

Stats

Career

62: 16-11-7

Track

46: 12-8-7

Trk/Dst

37: 8-7-7

Distance

39: 8-7-7

Season

28: 7-5-4

1st Up

3: 1-0-1

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
1	8	4	3	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	6	2	12	16	9	8	5	4
1st	2	1	1	4	3	2	2	1
2nd	0	0	3	4	1	1	1	1
3rd	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	0

Comments

Missed the frame latest (17.78) when fifth over 313m at Wanganui Straight in a Class 5 H. Fairly consistent record from the draw including a win and six minors. Can feature in the finish.

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 7	17/3/26	Whanganui Straight	313m	6	0:17.78	63.4 km/h	8.50L	$27	0:17.18	17.18	C5q	$5,000	$150	5	1. Diamond Frankie 2. Jeddy Spaghetti 3. Super League
3rd of 8	12/3/26	Cambridge	457m	1	0:26.11	63.0 km/h	3.90L	$3.00	0:25.84	25.61	C5f	$20,000	$3,000	7	1. Own Class 2. Opawa Stacy 3. Our Erin
2nd of 5	5/3/26	Cambridge	457m	3	0:26.07	63.1 km/h	0.20L	$3.60	0:26.06	25.63	C5q	$6,700	$1,675	14	1. From Now On 2. Our Erin 3. Ivory Girl
4th of 6	19/2/26	Cambridge	457m	3	0:26.11	63.0 km/h	4.40L	$3.60	0:25.80	25.8	C5	$6,700	$350	7	1. Opawa Sooty 2. Sweet Bonanza 3. Opawa Thunder
1st of 7	12/2/26	Cambridge	457m	5	0:25.57	64.3 km/h	1.70L	$7.50	0:25.57	25.57	C5	$6,700	$4,020	7	1. Our Erin 2. Bay Flyer 3. Sweet Bonanza
5th of 6	5/2/26	Cambridge	457m	6	0:26.10	63.0 km/h	6.90L	$7.50	0:25.62	25.62	C5	$6,700	$150	7	1. Opawa Sooty 2. Sweet Bonanza 3. Bay Flyer

Opawa Sooty (4) 14416
Trainer: C D Steele (Te Awamutu)
Prize Money: $95,100
Win / Place: 38% / 64%

Track / Distance Specialist

4 yo Black D

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Opawa Cutie

Owners: Opawa Racing Limited

Rating

Stats

Career

62: 24-12-4

Track

36: 15-8-1

Trk/Dst

26: 13-4-1

Distance

29: 13-4-1

Season

27: 12-8-0

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
3	13	8	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	3	8	9	9	9	5	14	5
1st	1	2	5	4	3	2	5	2
2nd	0	1	0	2	2	1	5	1
3rd	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0

Comments

Won two starts back when well in the market at Wanganui Straight over 313m. Last start finished 6th in a Class 5 FIN on March 24 over 313m at Wanganui Straight behind Loveable Rogue beaten 3 lengths (17.30). Has scored four times from this draw. Must include.

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	24/3/26	Whanganui Straight	313m	2	0:17.30	65.1 km/h	3.10L	$9.00	0:17.08	17.08	C5f	$20,000	$200	7	1. Loveable Rogue 2. Jeddy Spaghetti 3. Opawa Simpson
1st of 6	17/3/26	Whanganui Straight	313m	3	0:17.27	65.2 km/h	2.20L	$2.00	0:17.27	17.18	C5q	$5,000	$3,000	5	1. Opawa Sooty 2. You Sassy Minx 3. Sprinkle Jean
4th of 8	12/3/26	Cambridge	457m	7	0:26.02	63.2 km/h	5.50L	$5.50	0:25.63	25.61	C5	$10,000	$530	14	1. Opawa Postman 2. Zestful 3. Bay Flyer
4th of 7	26/2/26	Cambridge	457m	8	0:26.19	62.8 km/h	7.40L	$2.50	0:25.67	25.67	C5	$6,700	$350	7	1. Opawa Blake 2. From Now On 3. Paw Xian
1st of 6	19/2/26	Cambridge	457m	8	0:25.80	63.8 km/h	1.70L	$1.90	0:25.80	25.8	C5	$6,700	$4,020	7	1. Opawa Sooty 2. Sweet Bonanza 3. Opawa Thunder
4th of 7	12/2/26	Cambridge	457m	7	0:26.03	63.2 km/h	6.50L	$1.60	0:25.57	25.57	C5	$6,700	$350	7	1. Our Erin 2. Bay Flyer 3. Sweet Bonanza

Opawa Ingrid (5) 13332
Trainer: C D Steele (Te Awamutu)
Prize Money: $66,177
Win / Place: 10% / 60%

4 yo White and Black B

Sire: Fernando Bale

Dam: Opawa Tab

Owners: Opawa Racing Limited

Rating

Stats

Career

92: 10-22-24

Track

67: 8-17-21

Trk/Dst

34: 4-8-14

Distance

38: 4-8-14

Season

34: 4-10-12

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	3	7	10	22	15	19	10	6
1st	0	1	2	1	3	1	1	1
2nd	1	1	2	8	5	3	2	0
3rd	1	3	1	4	0	10	4	1

Comments

Racing well without winning, filling the minors at her last four starts, the latest when second (38.16) at this track. Awkward draw to overcome. Prefer as a place chance in this field.

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 5	22/3/26	Cambridge	650m	6	0:38.16	61.3 km/h	0.30L	$7.50	0:38.14	38.14	C2d	$6,900	$1,725	3	1. Opawa Stacy 2. Opawa Ingrid 3. Opawa Toby
3rd of 7	19/3/26	Cambridge	457m	8	0:25.92	63.5 km/h	3.50L	$41	0:25.67	25.67	C4/5	$6,700	$1,005	7	1. Sweet Bonanza 2. Bay Flyer 3. Opawa Ingrid
3rd of 8	12/3/26	Cambridge	457m	1	0:26.06	63.1 km/h	4.60L	$23	0:25.74	25.61	C4	$7,900	$1,185	11	1. Stuck Throttle 2. Paw Zachary 3. Opawa Ingrid
3rd of 7	1/3/26	Cambridge	457m	7	0:26.04	63.2 km/h	2.70L	$27	0:25.85	25.55	C3/4	$5,900	$885	3	1. Tin Tin Bust 2. Gone Walkabout 3. Opawa Ingrid
1st of 8	26/2/26	Cambridge	457m	3	0:26.08	63.1 km/h	0.40L	$5.00	0:26.08	25.67	C2/3	$5,200	$3,120	7	1. Opawa Ingrid 2. Apricot Slice 3. Texas Snakebite
2nd of 7	19/2/26	Cambridge	457m	4	0:26.39	62.3 km/h	4.70L	$13	0:26.06	25.8	C3/4	$5,900	$1,475	7	1. Opawa Blake 2. Opawa Ingrid 3. Is Rex Home

Opawa Thunder (6) 63361
Trainer: G Farrell (Pukekohe)
Prize Money: $66,030
Win / Place: 16% / 48%

4 yo Black D

Sire: Aussie Infrared

Dam: Opawa Hilary

Owners: Opawa Racing Limited

Rating

Stats

Career

78: 13-12-13

Track

63: 11-9-13

Trk/Dst

60: 10-9-13

Distance

61: 10-9-13

Season

26: 4-2-7

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	10	2	1	0

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

Comments

Solid performance after tracking the speed to win by a head at this track over 650m (38.04) beating Texas Snakebite in Class 0 on March 19. Likely to struggle 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	19/3/26	Cambridge	650m	3	0:38.04	61.5 km/h	0.20L	$2.60	0:38.04	38.04	C0d	$5,500	$3,300	7	1. Opawa Thunder 2. Texas Snakebite 3. Opawa Toby
6th of 8	12/3/26	Cambridge	457m	5	0:26.20	62.8 km/h	8.10L	$51	0:25.63	25.61	C5	$10,000	$150	11	1. Opawa Postman 2. Zestful 3. Bay Flyer
3rd of 5	1/3/26	Cambridge	457m	5	0:25.89	63.5 km/h	4.80L	$9.50	0:25.55	25.55	C5	$6,700	$1,005	10	1. Bay Flyer 2. Portland Fonzie 3. Opawa Thunder
3rd of 6	19/2/26	Cambridge	457m	6	0:26.09	63.1 km/h	4.20L	$23	0:25.80	25.8	C5	$6,700	$1,005	7	1. Opawa Sooty 2. Sweet Bonanza 3. Opawa Thunder
6th of 7	12/2/26	Cambridge	457m	3	0:26.19	62.8 km/h	8.90L	$21	0:25.57	25.57	C5	$6,700	$150	7	1. Our Erin 2. Bay Flyer 3. Sweet Bonanza
4th of 6	5/2/26	Cambridge	457m	3	0:25.97	63.4 km/h	5.00L	$14	0:25.62	25.62	C5	$6,700	$350	7	1. Opawa Sooty 2. Sweet Bonanza 3. Bay Flyer

Sweet Bonanza (7) 53112
Trainer: C D Steele (Te Awamutu)
Prize Money: $51,415
Win / Place: 33% / 69%

2 yo Black D

Sire: Buddy Boom

Dam: Opawa Lucy

Owners: M K Steele

Rating

Stats

Career

42: 14-8-7

Track

38: 13-8-7

Trk/Dst

19: 5-6-4

Distance

21: 5-6-4

Season

32: 8-7-6

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
9	5	0	0	0

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

Comments

Placed last time at this track in a Class 4/5, finishing second and beaten 1.75 lengths. Box stats strong with four wins and three placings from 10 starts. Expected to feature.

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	22/3/26	Cambridge	457m	3	N/A	-	1.80L	$2.00		25.87	C4/5	$6,700	$1,675	3	1. Portland Fonzie 2. Sweet Bonanza 3. Schmeichel
1st of 7	19/3/26	Cambridge	457m	5	0:25.67	64.1 km/h	2.10L	$1.80	0:25.67	25.67	C4/5	$6,700	$4,020	7	1. Sweet Bonanza 2. Bay Flyer 3. Opawa Ingrid
1st of 7	12/3/26	Cambridge	457m	6	0:25.61	64.2 km/h	1.60L	$4.80	0:25.61	25.61	R/A	$8,700	$5,220	7	1. Sweet Bonanza 2. Twisted Truth 3. Dalgety
3rd of 8	5/3/26	Cambridge	457m	2	0:26.02	63.2 km/h	2.20L	$4.50	0:25.87	25.63	R/Aq	$6,700	$1,005	7	1. Opawa Fannin 2. Strasburg 3. Sweet Bonanza
5th of 7	26/2/26	Cambridge	457m	5	0:26.22	62.7 km/h	7.90L	$9.00	0:25.67	25.67	C5	$6,700	$150	7	1. Opawa Blake 2. From Now On 3. Paw Xian
2nd of 6	19/2/26	Cambridge	457m	4	0:25.92	63.5 km/h	1.70L	$4.80	0:25.80	25.8	C5	$6,700	$1,675	7	1. Opawa Sooty 2. Sweet Bonanza 3. Opawa Thunder

Tin Tin Bust (8) 12545
Trainer: C D Steele (Te Awamutu)
Prize Money: $31,980
Win / Place: 23% / 56%

2 yo Black D

Sire: Buddy Boom

Dam: Opawa Lucy

Owners: M K Steele

Rating

Stats

Career

39: 9-7-6

Track

31: 7-4-5

Trk/Dst

19: 4-4-3

Distance

22: 4-5-3

Season

27: 6-5-4

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 1-0-1

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

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

Comments

Backs up after finishing 5th on March 22 over 457m at this track in a Class 4/5. Can't recommend 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
5th of 7	22/3/26	Cambridge	457m	8	N/A	-	8.00L	$11		25.87	C4/5	$6,700	$150	3	1. Portland Fonzie 2. Sweet Bonanza 3. Schmeichel
4th of 7	19/3/26	Cambridge	457m	1	0:26.00	63.3 km/h	4.70L	$5.00	0:25.67	25.67	C4/5	$6,700	$350	7	1. Sweet Bonanza 2. Bay Flyer 3. Opawa Ingrid
5th of 8	12/3/26	Cambridge	457m	3	0:26.34	62.5 km/h	10.30L	$31	0:25.62	25.61	R/Af	$50,000	$600	7	1. Yuki 2. Opawa Fannin 3. Run The Gauntlet
2nd of 8	5/3/26	Cambridge	457m	1	0:26.36	62.4 km/h	10.40L	$10	0:25.63	25.63	R/Aq	$6,700	$1,675	4	1. Yuki 2. Tin Tin Bust 3. Opawa Postman
1st of 7	1/3/26	Cambridge	457m	5	0:25.85	63.6 km/h	2.30L	$6.00	0:25.85	25.55	C3/4	$5,900	$3,540	3	1. Tin Tin Bust 2. Gone Walkabout 3. Opawa Ingrid
2nd of 7	26/2/26	Cambridge	457m	7	0:26.13	63.0 km/h	1.70L	$12	0:26.01	25.67	C4	$5,900	$1,475	7	1. Gone Walkabout 2. Tin Tin Bust 3. Go Cooper