Newcastle Race 1

Garrards Horse And Hound Pace

Stake: $11,359

Distance: 2030m
Class: NR up to 55
Track: Good
Weather: Showers
Surface: All Weather

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Captain Dorian (Fr1) 8544999312
Trainer: L A Hosking (East Maitland)
Driver: Vaughan Duncan (C,5)
Prize Money: $171,351
Win / Place: 8.78% / 35%

8 yo Bay Horse

Sire: CAPTAINTREACHEROUS (USA)

Dam: SPIRITED STORM (USA)

Owners: L A Hosking

Rating

Stats

Career

148: 13-23-17

Distance

32: 1-5-6

Trk/Dst

31: 1-5-6

Track

132: 12-20-17

Season

12: 1-1-1

1st Up

5: 0-0-1

2nd Up

5: 1-0-0

3rd Up

3: 1-0-0

Mobile

148: 13-23-17

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

148: 13-23-17

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:53.50

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

2: 0-1-0

Driver Last 50

50: 6-8-5

Comments

Last start solid effort when 2nd (Fr7) over 1609m after being wide early at this track, at the bell was 2nd-2.25 beaten 5 m by Ire Of The Dragon (1:54.60) in NR 41 to 44 on February 23 at $9.50. Two runs back won by 4 m as favourite after showing early speed, (Fr4) at this track (1:55.50) beating Brexitt in NR up to 47 on February 13 at $3.70 at the bell was leading 1.67. Decent effort last start.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 9	23/2/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Vaughan Duncan	1:54.60	1:54.6	1.93L	$9.50	10	NR 41 to 44	$8,050	$1,341	1. Ire Of The Dragon 2. Captain Dorian 3. Daniel Boom
1st of 10	13/2/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Robert Morris	1:55.50	1:55.5	1.45L	$3.70f	4	NR up to 47	$8,050	$4,260	1. Captain Dorian 2. Brexitt 3. Ultimate Rhapsody
3rd of 7	9/2/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	P J Hedges	1:56.00	1:56.0	0.48L	$21	21	NR 40 to 42	$8,050	$868	1. Ire Of The Dragon 2. Daniel Boom 3. Captain Dorian
4th of 7	4/2/26	Newcastle	1609m			-	Daniel Carmody	1:56.00	-	4.83L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Two Cracked Corn 2. Chappy Streetnorth 3. Tough Nut Teejay
5th of 6	21/1/26	Maitland	1648m			-	P J Hedges	2:01.80	-	3.72L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Rock Am Alyeska 2. Dance With Carmer 3. Rocknroll Clarry
9th of 9	19/1/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Robert Morris	1:56.50	1:56.5	10.19L	$8.00	4	NR 38 to 42	$8,050	$158	1. Penurious 2. Esperanza 3. De La Renta NZ

Watsluvgottado (Fr2) 5256614245
Trainer: Bevan Pringle (Aberdare)
Driver: Kirra Langelaar (C,5)
Prize Money: $41,247
Win / Place: 10% / 30%

5 yo Bay Mare

Sire: TINTIN IN AMERICA (NZ)

Dam: LUVUMUM (AUS)

Owners: C J O'Connor, Rps Samarkovski

Rating

Stats

Career

40: 4-6-2

Distance

7: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

6: 0-0-1

Track

32: 4-5-2

Season

18: 1-4-0

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

3rd Up

2: 1-0-0

Mobile

40: 4-6-2

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

40: 4-6-2

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.70

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Comments

Last start 5th (Sr1) over 1609m at this track, at the bell was 5th-8.9 beaten 19 m by Hes My Reason (1:53.90) in NR 45 to 49 on February 23 at $6.50. At the run before 4th (Fr5) over 1609m after showing early speed and racing wide at this track was leading by 0.7 at the bell, beaten 7 m by Mister Brillante (1:54.40) in NR 46 to 50 on February 9 at $1.50.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 9	23/2/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	J G Coney	1:53.90	1:53.9	7.14L	$6.50	14	NR 45 to 49	$8,050	$316	1. Hes My Reason 2. Kingston Rainbow 3. Tough Nut Teejay
4th of 8	9/2/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	J G Coney	1:54.40	1:54.4	2.68L	$1.50f	3	NR 46 to 50	$8,050	$473	1. Mister Brillante 2. Lady Deloris 3. Amillion Promises
2nd of 9	6/2/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	J G Coney	1:55.50	1:55.5	0.63L	$3.10	9	NR up to 55	$11,356	$1,893	1. Chevron Flies NZ 2. Watsluvgottado 3. Jacqueline Rose NZ
4th of 10	28/1/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	J G Coney	1:53.70	1:53.7	6.17L	$15	9	NR up to 55	$11,600	$682	1. Sweet Rocky 2. Ohwhatiwouldgive 3. Spunkys Gotsecrets
1st of 8	19/1/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	J G Coney	1:54.70	1:54.7	2.27L	$4.60	10	NR 43 to 45	$8,050	$4,260	1. Watsluvgottado 2. Ultimate Trouble 3. Be Good Benny
6th of 9	9/1/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Jack Callaghan	1:56.90	1:56.9	2.27L	$2.40f	6	NR up to 47	$8,050	$158	1. Chlobro 2. Goodtime Miki 3. Ultimate Rhapsody

Deecee Rockin (Fr3) 9587x18188
Trainer: Denis Maricic (Bobs Farm)
Driver: Jorja Daskalovski (C,5)
Prize Money: $78,694
Win / Place: 14% / 30%

7 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: A ROCKNROLL DANCE (USA)

Dam: VOO DOO GIRL (AUS)

Owners: R C Daskalovski

Rating

Stats

Career

91: 13-7-8

Distance

9: 0-2-0

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Track

16: 4-0-1

Season

11: 3-0-0

1st Up

3: 2-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

3rd Up

3: 1-0-0

Mobile

91: 13-7-8

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

89: 12-7-8

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

2: 1-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.41

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Comments

Last start 8th (Fr8) over 2030m at this track was 10th-17.88 at the bell, beaten 17 m by Tigerlicious (2:29.90) in NR up to 48 on February 20 at $21. Two runs back 8th (Fr6) over 1609m after racing wide at this track, beaten 35 m by Sweet Rocky (1:53.70) in 4yo+ NR up to 55 on January 28 at $19.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
8th of 10	20/2/26	Newcastle	2030m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	J L Daskalovski	2:29.90	1:58.8	6.32L	$21	23	NR up to 48	$8,050	$158	1. Tigerlicious 2. Penurious 3. Barrys Rose
8th of 10	28/1/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	J L Daskalovski	1:53.70	1:53.7	13.87L	$19	19	NR up to 55	$11,600	$227	1. Sweet Rocky 2. Ohwhatiwouldgive 3. Spunkys Gotsecrets
1st of 10	9/1/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	J L Daskalovski	1:54.40	1:54.4	0.04L	$26	6	NR up to 47	$8,050	$4,260	1. Deecee Rockin 2. Ultimate Trouble 3. Double Said
8th of 10	3/1/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	J L Daskalovski	1:57.40	1:57.4	4.24L	$19	18	NR up to 48	$8,050	$158	1. Spirit King 2. The Irish Eagle 3. Ultimate Trouble
1st of 9	16/12/25	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Jack Callaghan	1:55.90	1:55.9	0.63L	$13	74	NR 41 to 45	$8,050	$4,260	1. Deecee Rockin 2. Agiftfromtheangels 3. Daniel Boom
74 Day Spell
8th of 8	10/12/25	Newcastle	1609m			-	M S J Taylor	1:57.20	-	9.29L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Frankiromar 2. Eiffel From Heaven 3. Mystical Sunshine

Ire Of The Dragon (Fr4) 4545458151
Trainer: J S Vernon (Dunbogan)
Driver: Rodney Atkins
Prize Money: $102,036
Win / Place: 4.93% / 23%

8 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: AUCKLAND REACTOR (NZ)

Dam: HIGHVIEW EMBER (NZ)

Owners: J S Vernon, R J Vernon

100

Rating

Stats

Career

142: 7-15-12

Distance

28: 0-4-1

Trk/Dst

26: 0-4-1

Track

95: 4-11-8

Season

25: 2-1-3

1st Up

5: 1-1-0

2nd Up

5: 0-0-1

3rd Up

5: 0-1-0

Mobile

142: 7-15-12

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

142: 7-15-12

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.55

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

65: 4-10-8

Driver Last 50

50: 2-3-5

Comments

Brings the right form to the table. Won by 5 m as favourite when quickly away, (Fr4) at this track (1:54.60) beating Captain Dorian in NR 41 to 44 on February 23 at $4 at the bell was 4th-7.3. Two runs back 5th (Fr4) over 2030m at this track was 2nd-1.38 at the bell, beaten 12 m by Mister Poverty (2:26.60) in NR up to 52 on February 13 at $23.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 9	23/2/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Rodney Atkins	1:54.60	1:54.6	1.93L	$4.00f	10	NR 41 to 44	$8,050	$4,260	1. Ire Of The Dragon 2. Captain Dorian 3. Daniel Boom
5th of 10	13/2/26	Newcastle	2030m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Rodney Atkins	2:26.60	1:56.2	4.68L	$23	4	NR up to 52	$8,050	$316	1. Mister Poverty 2. Sweet Tara 3. Bodyline
1st of 7	9/2/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Rodney Atkins	1:56.00	1:56.0	0.04L	$2.90f	3	NR 40 to 42	$8,050	$4,260	1. Ire Of The Dragon 2. Daniel Boom 3. Captain Dorian
8th of 10	6/2/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Rodney Atkins	1:57.90	1:57.9	4.13L	$26	28	NR up to 53	$8,050	$158	1. Grumpyshannon 2. D J Rock NZ 3. Oleg
5th of 10	9/1/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Rodney Atkins	1:52.30	1:52.3	11.30L	$19	6	NR up to 52	$8,050	$316	1. Spunkys Gotsecrets 2. Smart And Mighty NZ 3. Rocknroll Clarry
4th of 10	3/1/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Rodney Atkins	1:52.90	1:52.9	6.02L	$71	7	NR up to 58	$11,356	$668	1. Always Thunder 2. Blisses Best 3. The Creek

Bulletproof Kid (Fr5) 2218x34510
Trainer: Scott Ewen (Cranbourne)
Driver: Ewa Justice (C,3)
Prize Money: $31,477
Win / Place: 7.32% / 43%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ART MAJOR (USA)

Dam: QUEEN OF COURAGE (NZ)

Owners: S L Ewen, F A Panetta, T Sander, R M Grenfell, N G Grenfell, M J Duck, M E Clayton

Rating

Stats

Career

41: 3-9-6

Distance

7: 1-0-2

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

5: 1-0-1

1st Up

4: 0-0-1

2nd Up

4: 0-0-2

3rd Up

4: 0-1-0

Mobile

41: 3-9-6

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

41: 3-9-6

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:57.50

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

4: 1-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 8-3-2

Comments

Failed to impress last start; 10th (Fr6) over 1710m after being wide early at Ballarat, beaten 55 m by Highlandhartbreaka (2:01.30) in NR 50 to 55 on February 19 at $21. Showed ability the run before when he won by a head when quickly away, (Fr4) at Cranbourne (2:32.80) beating Davolas Legacy in NR 47 to 52 on February 8 at $7 at the bell was leading 1.2.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
10th of 12	19/2/26	Ballarat	1710m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Scott Ewen	2:01.30	1:54.2	20.37L	$21	11	NR 50 to 55	$6,960	$162	1. Highlandhartbreaka 2. Reign Em In 3. Calypso Mistress
1st of 11	8/2/26	Cranbourne	2080m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Scott Ewen	2:32.80	1:58.2	0.07L	$7.00	8	NR 47 to 52	$6,960	$3,851	1. Bulletproof Kid 2. Davolas Legacy NZ 3. Jilliby Selwood
5th of 10	31/1/26	Cranbourne	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Scott Ewen	1:56.50	1:56.5	2.08L	$26	8	NR up to 50	$9,280	$278	1. Wingate Guy 2. Speedy Healey 3. Chogi NZ
4th of 12	23/1/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Scott Ewen	2:04.60	1:56.6	1.38L	$13	5	NR up to 50	$6,960	$348	1. Calypso Mistress 2. Speedy Healey 3. Maxy Bomber
3rd of 8	18/1/26	Cranbourne	2080m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Scott Ewen	2:37.10	2:01.6	2.08L	$10	268	NR 43 to 48	$4,640	$481	1. Tophut Johny 2. Havadash Joh 3. Bulletproof Kid
268 Day Spell
3rd of 6	6/1/26	Melton	2240m			-	Ewa Justice	2:49.80	-	1.45L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Onyx 2. Highlandhartbreaka 3. Bulletproof Kid

Sweet Tara (Fr6) 1254754342
Trainer: Paul Morgan (Maitland)
Driver: Dan Morgan
Prize Money: $34,275
Win / Place: 10% / 39%

4 yo Bay Mare

Sire: TIGER TARA (NZ)

Dam: SWEET AVA (NZ)

Owners: D J Morgan

100

Rating

Stats

Career

28: 3-5-3

Distance

5: 1-1-1

Trk/Dst

5: 1-1-1

Track

25: 3-5-3

Season

15: 1-3-1

1st Up

4: 1-0-1

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-1

Mobile

28: 3-5-3

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

28: 3-5-3

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:56.70

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

28: 3-5-3

Driver Last 50

50: 1-5-2

Comments

Two back was well beaten into fourth behind Dontletfearstopya at this track over 2030m in a NR up to 52 on January 28 at $11. Then a handy effort when beaten by 1.3 m finishing second behind Mister Poverty at this track over 2030m in a NR up to 52 on February 13 at $6.50. Nice effort last time.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 10	13/2/26	Newcastle	2030m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Daniel Morgan	2:26.60	1:56.2	0.48L	$6.50	16	NR up to 52	$8,050	$1,341	1. Mister Poverty 2. Sweet Tara 3. Bodyline
4th of 10	28/1/26	Newcastle	2030m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Daniel Morgan	2:25.90	1:55.7	7.55L	$11	25	NR up to 52	$8,050	$473	1. Dontletfearstopya NZ 2. Cheddar Valley NZ 3. Mister Poverty
3rd of 10	3/1/26	Newcastle	2030m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Daniel Morgan	2:26.80	1:56.4	0.82L	$12	7	NR up to 53	$8,050	$868	1. Major Mickey 2. Open The Gates 3. Sweet Tara
4th of 9	27/12/25	Maitland	1646m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Daniel Morgan	1:59.30	1:56.6	1.15L	$8.50	8	NR up to 53	$11,356	$668	1. Upstream 2. Gisselle 3. Spunkys Gotsecrets
5th of 9	19/12/25	Maitland	2422m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Daniel Morgan	3:01.90	2:00.9	5.58L	$51	21	2-5 WINs	$11,356	$445	1. Freedom Art 2. Bad Habits NZ 3. Heza Doozie
7th of 10	28/11/25	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Daniel Morgan	1:56.10	1:56.1	9.81L	$13	7	NR up to 45	$11,356	$223	1. Wot Dya Reckon 2. Watsluvgottado 3. Chlobro

Bodyline (Fr7) 6521383634
Trainer: R E Roots Snr (Lovedale)
Driver: Cameron Hart (C)
Prize Money: $72,269
Win / Place: 11% / 37%

Driver Flying

7 yo Brown Horse

Sire: BETTING LINE (USA)

Dam: TELL NO TALES (NZ)

Owners: R E Roots Snr

Rating

Stats

Career

77: 9-9-11

Distance

16: 0-2-3

Trk/Dst

11: 0-1-3

Track

43: 5-6-5

Season

14: 1-1-3

1st Up

5: 0-2-0

2nd Up

5: 0-0-0

3rd Up

5: 1-1-1

Mobile

77: 9-9-11

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

77: 9-9-11

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:56.20

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

2: 1-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 14-5-7

Comments

Last start was driven from back in the field when 4th (Fr8) over 1609m at this track, at the bell was 10th-25.93 beaten 18 m by Constantina (1:51.70) in NR up to 53 on February 20 at $41. Two runs back was driven from back in the field when 3rd (Fr8) over 2030m at this track was 10th-17.44 at the bell, beaten 10 m by Mister Poverty (2:26.60) in NR up to 52 on February 13 at $26.

Expected Settling Position: Off Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 10	20/2/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Ashleigh Delosa	1:51.70	1:51.7	6.88L	$41	7	NR up to 53	$8,050	$473	1. Constantina 2. Spirit King 3. Mister Quirk
3rd of 10	13/2/26	Newcastle	2030m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Tom Ison	2:26.60	1:56.2	3.98L	$26	7	NR up to 52	$8,050	$868	1. Mister Poverty 2. Sweet Tara 3. Bodyline
6th of 10	6/2/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Blake Hughes	1:55.30	1:55.3	5.24L	$11	14	NR up to 53	$8,050	$158	1. Spirit King 2. The Creek 3. Onehandonebounce
3rd of 10	23/1/26	Tamworth	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Ashleigh Delosa	1:56.90	1:56.9	6.32L	$19	38	NR 45 to 55	$16,565	$1,786	1. Thomas Royal 2. Cinnamon 3. Bodyline
38 Day Freshen-Up
8th of 10	16/12/25	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Ashleigh Delosa	1:55.40	1:55.4	7.96L	$31	39	NR 48 to 52	$8,050	$158	1. Hot Cruise Control 2. Watch Me React 3. Charjo
39 Day Freshen-Up
3rd of 10	7/11/25	Newcastle	2030m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Ashleigh Delosa	2:28.60	1:57.8	9.85L	$9.50	14	NR up to 48	$11,356	$1,225	1. Illawong Danny 2. Major Mickey 3. Bodyline

Cheddar Valley Nz (Fr8) 7779032336
Trainer: Darren Elder (Louth Park)
Driver: Cooper Griffiths (C,5)
Prize Money: $182,042
Win / Place: 12% / 35%

9 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: BETTERTHANCHEDDAR (USA)

Dam: CHRISTIAN CREEK (NZ)

Owners: Abr Bloodstock Pty Ltd (Mgr: A J Bain), Summit Bloodstock Pty Ltd (Mgr: J M Durnberger-Smith), Mms Scott, R L Scott, N R Elder

Rating

Stats

Career

177: 22-24-16

Distance

32: 5-7-5

Trk/Dst

15: 2-4-3

Track

50: 8-7-8

Season

25: 3-2-4

1st Up

7: 1-0-2

2nd Up

7: 1-2-1

3rd Up

6: 0-2-0

Mobile

176: 22-24-16

Standing

1: 0-0-0

All-Weather

176: 22-24-16

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

1: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.30

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

6: 0-1-1

Driver Last 50

50: 7-3-6

Comments

Last start was driven from back in the field when 6th (Fr8) over 1609m at this track, at the bell was 9th-18.2 beaten 11 m by Colossal Hope (1:52.30) in NR up to 58 on February 20 at $41. Two runs back 3rd (Fr5) over 1609m after showing early pace at this track was 4th-7.21 at the bell, beaten a head by Yesnomaybeso (1:53.90) in NR 55 to 57 on February 13 at $10.

Expected Settling Position: Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
6th of 10	20/2/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Blake Hughes	1:52.30	1:52.3	4.13L	$41	7	NR up to 58	$11,356	$223	1. Colossal Hope 2. Chevron Flies NZ 3. Playa Blanca
3rd of 10	13/2/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Michael Formosa	1:53.90	1:53.9	0.07L	$10	7	NR 55 to 57	$11,356	$1,225	1. Yesnomaybeso 2. Rippin Rupert 3. Cheddar Valley NZ
3rd of 9	6/2/26	Newcastle	2030m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Blake Hughes	2:26.20	1:55.9	3.94L	$11	9	NR up to 58	$11,356	$1,225	1. Protagonist 2. The Cid 3. Cheddar Valley NZ
2nd of 10	28/1/26	Newcastle	2030m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Mollly Ison	2:25.90	1:55.7	3.64L	$16	13	NR up to 52	$8,050	$1,341	1. Dontletfearstopya NZ 2. Cheddar Valley NZ 3. Mister Poverty
3rd of 9	15/1/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Cooper Griffiths	1:55.10	1:55.1	1.56L	$4.60	12	NR up to 53	$8,050	$868	1. Goodtime Bravo 2. Yesnomaybeso 3. Cheddar Valley NZ
10th of 10	3/1/26	Newcastle	2030m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Cooper Griffiths	2:26.80	1:56.4	29.59L	$16	14	NR up to 53	$8,050	$158	1. Major Mickey 2. Open The Gates 3. Sweet Tara

Rockin Bull (Sr1) 5665492x22
Trainer: R E Roots Jnr (Lovedale)
Driver: Ashleigh Delosa (C)
Prize Money: $25,134
Win / Place: 20% / 45%

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: A ROCKNROLL DANCE (USA)

Dam: DAMSELFLY (AUS)

Owners: M Musolino

Rating

Stats

Career

20: 4-4-1

Distance

2: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

2: 0-2-0

Season

9: 0-3-0

1st Up

4: 2-1-0

2nd Up

4: 0-2-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-0

Mobile

20: 4-4-1

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

20: 4-4-1

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:57.40

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

2: 0-2-0

Driver Last 50

50: 6-9-6

Comments

Finished second at his last two starts since resuming from a spell. Last outing was beaten 1.2 metres behind Rocknroll Clarry at this track over 1609m NR up to 53 on February 20. In fine form.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 9	20/2/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Ashleigh Delosa	1:54.10	1:54.1	0.45L	$2.90f	11	NR up to 53	$8,050	$1,341	1. Rocknroll Clarry 2. Rockin Bull 3. Upstream
2nd of 7	9/2/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Ashleigh Delosa	1:53.70	1:53.7	0.63L	$4.20	81	NR 51 to 54	$8,050	$1,341	1. Mister Cheese 2. Rockin Bull 3. War Western
81 Day Spell
2nd of 8	28/1/26	Newcastle	1609m			-	Ashleigh Delosa	1:55.90	-	5.43L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Grumpyshannon 2. Rockin Bull 3. A Little Dilemma
2nd of 10	20/11/25	Ballarat	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Anthony Butt	2:41.70	1:58.2	1.78L	$21	12	NR 50 to 55	$6,960	$1,044	1. Montana Pride 2. Rockin Bull 3. Davolas Legacy NZ
9th of 10	8/11/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Anthony Butt	2:02.80	1:54.9	3.87L	$34	7	NR up to 57	$9,280	$186	1. Keayang Santiago 2. Netra NZ 3. Wild Card NZ
4th of 11	1/11/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Anthony Butt	2:02.10	1:54.3	6.17L	$16	28	NR up to 55	$9,280	$464	1. Test Of Fire 2. Anakin 3. Katunga Express

Fake Friends (Sr2) 6x21276x26
Trainer: Dwayne Brown (Taminda)
Driver: Tom Ison
Prize Money: $53,840
Win / Place: 28% / 64%

Driver In Form

3 yo Bay Filly

Sire: BLING IT ON (AUS)

Dam: ONETHINGFORCERTAIN (AUS)

Owners: S Welsh, T M Welsh

Rating

Stats

Career

14: 4-4-1

Distance

0: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

7: 3-2-0

Season

7: 1-3-0

1st Up

3: 1-2-0

2nd Up

3: 1-1-0

3rd Up

2: 0-1-1

Mobile

14: 4-4-1

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

14: 4-4-1

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.80

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

14: 4-4-1

Driver Last 50

50: 8-7-11

Comments

Last start 6th (Sr2) over 1609m at this track, at the bell was leading 0.14 beaten 10 m by Chevron Flies (1:53.20) in NR 46 to 54 on February 13 at $2.30. Before that, a game effort when 2nd (Fr6) over 1609m after showing early speed at this track, beaten 1.75 m by Showmethetanlines (1:52.40) in 3yo NR up to 60 on January 28 at $19.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
6th of 10	13/2/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Tom Ison	1:53.20	1:53.2	3.72L	$2.30f	16	NR 46 to 54	$11,356	$223	1. Chevron Flies NZ 2. Upstream, Spunkys Gotsecrets 3.
2nd of 8	28/1/26	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Tom Ison	1:52.40	1:52.4	0.67L	$19	131	NR up to 60	$13,723	$2,288	1. Showmethetanlines NZ 2. Fake Friends 3. Blazing High
131 Day Spell
1st of 5	20/1/26	Tamworth	1609m			-	Tom Ison	1:55.80	-	0.04L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Fake Friends 2. Hell Of A Hand 3. Amillion Promises
1st of 4	6/1/26	Tamworth	1609m			-	Tom Ison	1:57.60	-	1.67L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Fake Friends 2. Reds Good To Go 3. Cinnamon
6th of 10	19/9/25	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Tom Ison	1:55.00	1:55.0	3.79L	$10	13	No NR	$17,400	$174	1. Rockin Miss Regina 2. Wheres My Reason 3. Our Ultimate Lexi
7th of 10	6/9/25	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Tom Ison	1:51.80	1:51.8	6.43L	$10	12	No NR	$116,000	$1,160	1. One More Reason 2. Wheres My Reason 3. Applauding

Race Review Abbreviations

Brk: Broke, Blkd: Blocked or held up, 1 x 1: One-out, one-back, Prkd: Parked, 3bk otr: 3 back on the outer, 3bk inr: 3 back on the inside, two horses behind the leader, trld: Trailed, Gt spd: Showed gate speed, 3wd: 3-wide postd: Caught wide without cover, Held up: Held up, no gaps or few gaps: If they don't see any clear air in the straight, Inr-mid-wd -position: On the inside, mid = 1-off, wd = 3-wide or wider, flew hm wd: Flew home wide, dashd inr: Sprinted well on the inside, Chkd: Checked, Slow: Slow away at the start, Wltd: Wilted or got tired, Fdd: Faded late, Urgd: driver asking horse for extra effort

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