Wyndham Race 7

THE YALDY WYNDHAM CUP (HANDICAP PACE)

Stake: $25,000

Distance: 3200m
Class: R55 to R90 S
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather

Tabasco (Fr1) 83263
Trainer: Brad Williamson (Oamaru)
Driver: Kerryn Tomlinson
Prize Money: $125,671
Win / Place: 11% / 47%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Bettor's Delight

Dam: Saucycullen

Dam's Sire: Christian Cullen

Owners: All Things Harness Racing No.3 Syndicate, R N Austin, Mrs J M Austin, R L P Scott, Fly Under The Radar Syndicate, Sulky Seven Syndicate, Shirley W'S Syndicate

100

Rating

Stats

Career

70: 8-8-17

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

6: 1-0-2

Season

22: 0-3-7

1st Up

6: 0-0-1

2nd Up

6: 1-1-2

3rd Up

5: 0-1-1

Mobile

48: 8-6-10

Standing

22: 0-2-7

All-Weather

57: 7-5-14

Slushy

3: 0-0-1

Grass

13: 1-3-3

Left Handed

70: 8-25

Right Handed

0: 0-0

Favourite

13: 6-1-3

2nd Favourite

10: 2-2-4

Best Mile

1:56.40

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

12: 1-2-3

Driver Last 50

50: 6-5-4

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Tidy late in his Gore 3rd. Much tougher task here & rough claims.

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	Race Review
3rd of 11	19/3/26	Wyndham	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr9	Carter Dalgety	1:56.6	1:56.6	3.72L	$6.80	11	3YO+ R42 to R54 MOB. PACE	$12,773	$1,235	1. Leithen Louie 2. Bowlem Over 3. Tabasco	Deep pegs,off 400,chargd late
6th of 13	8/3/26	Reefton	2500m	Standing	Grass	10m3	Kerryn Tomlinson	2:04.4	2:04.4	2.71L	$5.30	2	R46 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$20,350	$350	1. Spirit Downunder 2. The Coalman 3. Mystery Beach	10th,4bk otr,3wd,prkd 900,fght,hdd
2nd of 12	6/3/26	Westport	2600m	Standing	Grass	10m3	Kerryn Tomlinson	2:03.2	2:03.2	0.30L	$16	12	R46 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$20,000	$3,100	1. Bruntwood Brigade 2. Tabasco 3. Mystery Beach	6th,prkd 1900-tn,no cvr,very brave
3rd of 8	22/2/26	Wyndham	2600m	Standing	Grass	Fr3	Kerryn Tomlinson	2:02.1	2:02.1	0.59L	$15	7	R50 to R80 SpecHcp PACE	$18,600	$1,900	1. Macandrew Aviator 2. Bettor Way 3. Tabasco	Strgt 2 lead,joind str,fght hard
8th of 12	15/2/26	Gore	2750m	Standing	Grass	Fr1	Brad Williamson	2:06.6	2:06.6	8.40L	$19	14	R51 to R85 SpecHcp PACE	$20,000	$350	1. Wag Star 2. Cocktails And Caviar 3. Nutcracker	Brk brfly,mid otr,peeld,soon batld
10th of 16	1/2/26	Waikouaiti	3000m	Standing	Grass	Fr3	Brad Williamson	2:06.4	2:06.4	9.18L	$6.70	7	R50 to R80 SpecHcp PACE	$21,400	$350	1. The Big Lebowski 2. Commander Ben 3. Cocktails And Caviar	Mid-bk otr,angld trn,ran on fairly

Macandrew Aviator (10m 1) 63106
Trainer: Jeremy Douglas (Ascot Park)
Driver: Hayden Douglas (J)
Prize Money: $191,886
Win / Place: 15% / 45%

9 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Panspacificflight

Dam: Arts Mistress

Dam's Sire: Artsplace

Owners: Dr M J Reidie, J R Reidie, M R Reidie, A M Reidie, Kiwi Connection Syndicate

Rating

Stats

Career

66: 10-7-13

Distance

4: 0-0-2

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-1

Track

5: 1-0-3

Season

15: 1-0-3

1st Up

7: 1-0-2

2nd Up

7: 1-0-2

3rd Up

7: 1-0-4

Mobile

26: 6-5-3

Standing

40: 4-2-10

All-Weather

58: 8-6-11

Slushy

3: 0-1-0

Grass

8: 2-1-2

Left Handed

66: 10-20

Right Handed

0: 0-0

Favourite

8: 5-1-1

2nd Favourite

7: 1-0-2

Best Mile

1:56.79

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

8: 1-0-3

Driver Last 50

50: 7-2-5

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Sliding Blinds]

Comments

Worked hard & did well in his Gore 6th. Capable with more luck.

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	Race Review
6th of 8	19/3/26	Wyndham	2700m	Standing	All Weather	10m2	Hayden Douglas	2:01.6	2:01.6	3.72L	$51	18	R55 to R80 SpecHcp PACE	$23,250	$438	1. Beach Day 2. Dreams Are Free 3. Always Dreaming	Soon parkd,fought on solidly
10th of 10	1/3/26	Nth Sthlnd	2700m	Standing	All Weather	15m3	Hayden Douglas	1:58.7	1:58.7	116.99L	$36	7	R55 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$38,600	$700	1. Vessem 2. Franco Sinatra 3. Wag Star	Broke start,detachd
1st of 8	22/2/26	Wyndham	2600m	Standing	Grass	20m1	Hayden Douglas	3:17.3	2:02.1	0.19L	$8.60	14	R50 to R80 SpecHcp PACE	$18,600	$11,000	1. Macandrew Aviator 2. Bettor Way 3. Tabasco	4th,parkd 1000,led in,dug in
3rd of 5	8/2/26	Wairio	2400m	Standing	All Weather	20m2	Hayden Douglas	1:57.1	1:57.1	9.11L	$6.40	51	R51 to R75 SpecHcp PACE	$21,938	$2,375	1. Always Dreaming 2. Wag Star 3. Macandrew Aviator	4th,1x1 800,flat foot trn,honest
51 Day Freshen-Up
6th of 8	19/12/25	Invcargill	2700m	Standing	All Weather	Fr1	Matthew Williamson	1:58.7	1:58.7	13.01L	$86	12	R70 to R120 SpecHcp PACE	$93,000	$1,750	1. Republican Party 2. The Lazarus Effect 3. Wag Star	Soon trail,only batld innr
8th of 13	7/12/25	Forbury Pk	2200m	Standing	Grass	30m1	Hayden Douglas	1:59.6	1:59.6	7.40L	$10	7	R50 to R80 SpecHcp PACE	$20,350	$350	1. Rock Or Bust 2. Hacksaw Ridge 3. American Me	Soon parkd,fght on,fadd late

Always Dreaming (20m 1) 12153
Trainer: Nathan Williamson (Branxholme)
Driver: Nathan Williamson
Prize Money: $161,493
Win / Place: 32% / 67%

Form as Favourite

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Bettor's Delight

Dam: Start Dreaming

Dam's Sire: American Ideal

Owners: Nine Three Syndicate, C C Alcock, Nude Again Syndicate

100

Rating

Stats

Career

28: 9-4-6

Distance

0: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

3: 1-1-1

Season

12: 4-2-1

1st Up

3: 2-0-0

2nd Up

3: 2-0-1

3rd Up

3: 0-0-1

Mobile

23: 7-3-5

Standing

5: 2-1-1

All-Weather

28: 9-4-6

Slushy

1: 0-0-1

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Left Handed

28: 9-10

Right Handed

0: 0-0

Favourite

11: 7-1-1

2nd Favourite

7: 2-1-2

Best Mile

1:56.00

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

21: 6-3-5

Driver Last 50

50: 3-5-8

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners]

Comments

Needed room late in his Gore 3rd. In form & brings manners. Big threat.

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	Race Review
3rd of 8	19/3/26	Wyndham	2700m	Standing	All Weather	20m1	Matthew Williamson	2:01.6	2:01.6	0.89L	$4.40	18	R55 to R80 SpecHcp PACE	$23,250	$2,375	1. Beach Day 2. Dreams Are Free 3. Always Dreaming	Soon trail,3bk,ran on,no room late
5th of 10	1/3/26	Nth Sthlnd	2700m	Standing	All Weather	15m1	Matthew Williamson	1:58.7	1:58.7	2.79L	$3.30	21	R55 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$38,600	$1,200	1. Vessem 2. Franco Sinatra 3. Wag Star	Brk brfly,led,trail,3bk,off,tidy
1st of 5	8/2/26	Wairio	2400m	Standing	All Weather	20m1	Matthew Williamson	2:54.6	1:57.1	0.82L	$2.60	35	R51 to R75 SpecHcp PACE	$21,938	$13,750	1. Always Dreaming 2. Wag Star 3. Macandrew Aviator	3rd,led bell,eyeballd,fght gamely
35 Day Freshen-Up
2nd of 10	4/1/26	Roxburgh	2700m	Standing	All Weather	20m1	Matthew Williamson	1:59.2	1:59.2	2.49L	$2.50	8	R50 to R80 SpecHcp PACE	$24,125	$3,875	1. Double Jeopardy 2. Always Dreaming 3. Ultimate Cullect	Out fast,1x1,led,joind,fght well
1st of 13	27/12/25	Gore	2700m	Standing	All Weather	10m5	Matthew Williamson	3:21.7	2:00.2	7.51L	$4.00	8	3YO+ R50 to R90 SpecHcp PACE	$25,438	$13,750	1. Always Dreaming 2. Franco Sinatra 3. Tabasco	Out fast,soon led,cleared out str
4th of 11	19/12/25	Invcargill	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr9	Matthew Williamson	1:56.6	1:56.6	6.51L	$7.50	28	3YO+ R49 to R69 MOB. PACE	$24,563	$1,500	1. J T Boe 2. Bazooka 3. Seaside Rose	Soon 3pegs,off 450,nice wd,brk gear

Da Vinci (20m 2) 450x5
Trainer: Craig Ferguson (Wyndham Raceway)
Driver: -
Prize Money: $154,493
Win / Place: 27% / 40%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Art Major

Dam: Rockin Cullen

Dam's Sire: Christian Cullen

Owners: P Duffy Qsm, B R Duffy

Rating

Stats

Career

37: 10-1-4

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

5: 2-1-1

Season

2: 0-0-0

1st Up

8: 1-1-0

2nd Up

6: 0-0-1

3rd Up

4: 1-0-0

Mobile

21: 6-1-3

Standing

16: 4-0-1

All-Weather

33: 8-1-4

Slushy

4: 2-0-1

Grass

4: 2-0-0

Left Handed

37: 10-5

Right Handed

0: 0-0

Favourite

9: 5-0-1

2nd Favourite

6: 3-0-2

Best Mile

1:54.70

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners]

Comments

Solid first up & bound to strip fitter. Could work into a combos spot.

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	Race Review
5th of 8	19/3/26	Wyndham	2700m	Standing	All Weather	20m4	Brent Barclay	2:01.6	2:01.6	3.49L	$12	214	R55 to R80 SpecHcp PACE	$23,250	$438	1. Beach Day 2. Dreams Are Free 3. Always Dreaming	5-6pegs,last,ran on ok innr
214 Day Spell
11th of 15	17/8/25	Kurow	2600m	Standing	All Weather	30m3	Craig Ferguson	2:00.8	2:00.8	4.31L	$11	65	3YO+ R50 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$21,050	$350	1. Bar Louie 2. Franco Sinatra 3. Tabasco	8th otr,5-bk,wd 450,wdr,bttld away
65 Day Spell
5th of 7	13/6/25	NZ Metro	2600m	Standing	All Weather	25m2	Craig Ferguson	2:01.7	2:01.7	3.31L	$2.40	28	3YO+ R55 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$17,338	$333	1. Cocktails And Caviar 2. The Lazarus Effect 3. Miki Knows	Brk,6th,wd rear tn,warmd up wd
4th of 14	16/5/25	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr14	Mark Hurrell	1:56.2	1:56.2	2.49L	$50	134	4YO+ G&E Up to & including R85 MOB. PACE	$50,000	$2,000	1. Sideshow Bruce 2. Hadron Collider 3. Wag Star	4-7bk otr,wdst rear tn,big zip wd
134 Day Spell
5th of 5	2/1/25	Cent Otago	2000m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Craig Ferguson	1:58.0	1:58.0	70.00L	$8.80	13	FFA MOB. PACE	$35,100	$1,200	1. Mo'unga 2. One Change 3. Pinseeker	Gt spd,3pegs,gone by 400
4th of 9	20/12/24	Invcargill	2700m	Standing	All Weather	Fr3	Craig Ferguson	1:59.8	1:59.8	4.09L	$29	35	R70 to R120 SpecHcp PACE	$94,750	$5,250	1. Republican Party 2. Dalton Shard 3. Charlie Brown	5th,into 1x1 1200,tidy bid
35 Day Freshen-Up

Wag Star (20m 3) 22134
Trainer: Craig Ferguson (Wyndham Raceway)
Driver: -
Prize Money: $179,171
Win / Place: 20% / 55%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Sweet Lou

Dam: Sunny Two Shoes

Dam's Sire: Live Or Die

Owners: W H Mcdowell, Mrs M J Mcdowell, W E Bain, Mrs P M Bain

Rating

Stats

Career

40: 8-10-4

Distance

2: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Track

3: 2-0-0

Season

14: 1-3-2

1st Up

6: 3-1-0

2nd Up

6: 1-1-1

3rd Up

6: 3-2-0

Mobile

18: 5-4-2

Standing

22: 3-6-2

All-Weather

37: 7-8-4

Slushy

4: 2-1-0

Grass

3: 1-2-0

Left Handed

40: 8-14

Right Handed

0: 0-0

Favourite

16: 6-5-1

2nd Favourite

11: 2-2-2

Best Mile

1:54.01

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds]

Comments

Fought on in his Gore 4th. Expecting another strong effort. E/W threat.

Expected Settling Position: Off 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	Race Review
4th of 8	19/3/26	Wyndham	2700m	Standing	All Weather	20m3	Craig Ferguson	2:01.6	2:01.6	2.19L	$5.10	18	R55 to R80 SpecHcp PACE	$23,250	$1,500	1. Beach Day 2. Dreams Are Free 3. Always Dreaming	Brk brfly,5th,led 1400,fght ok
3rd of 10	1/3/26	Nth Sthlnd	2700m	Standing	All Weather	15m4	Craig Ferguson	1:58.7	1:58.7	1.71L	$4.20	14	R55 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$38,600	$3,600	1. Vessem 2. Franco Sinatra 3. Wag Star	Pressd 2 lead,trail,3bk,tidy innr
1st of 12	15/2/26	Gore	2750m	Standing	Grass	30m1	Craig Ferguson	3:36.5	2:06.6	0.19L	$3.00	7	R51 to R85 SpecHcp PACE	$20,000	$11,000	1. Wag Star 2. Cocktails And Caviar 3. Nutcracker	Wd,pressd 2 lead,joind,dug in
2nd of 5	8/2/26	Wairio	2400m	Standing	All Weather	20m3	Craig Ferguson	1:57.1	1:57.1	0.82L	$1.80	14	R51 to R75 SpecHcp PACE	$21,938	$3,875	1. Always Dreaming 2. Wag Star 3. Macandrew Aviator	Brk brfly,last,up 800,loomd,fght
2nd of 7	25/1/26	Rivertn TC	2800m	Standing	Grass	30m3	Craig Ferguson	2:11.5	2:11.5	0.11L	$2.40	23	R50 to R85 SpecHcp PACE	$18,250	$3,100	1. The Big Lebowski 2. Wag Star 3. Tabasco	4th,led,trail,dashd thru,naild line
5th of 9	2/1/26	Cent Otago	2000m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Craig Ferguson	1:59.0	1:59.0	3.90L	$3.40	14	FFA MOB. PACE	$37,900	$1,200	1. Pinseeker 2. Harrison John 3. Franco Sinatra	Gt spd,led,kickd up bell,trail,ok

Franco Sinatra (30m 1) 38312
Trainer: Cran & Chrissie Dalgety (West Melton)
Driver: -
Prize Money: $193,306
Win / Place: 26% / 45%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Captaintreacherous

Dam: San Rafaella

Dam's Sire: Western Ideal

Owners: B J Fahy, N J Fahy, C R Knowler, D J Steel, S L James, Mrs R M James

100

Rating

Stats

Career

46: 12-5-4

Distance

0: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

18: 3-3-2

1st Up

4: 3-0-0

2nd Up

4: 0-1-1

3rd Up

4: 2-0-0

Mobile

24: 8-2-4

Standing

22: 4-3-0

All-Weather

42: 12-3-3

Slushy

4: 2-0-0

Grass

4: 0-2-1

Left Handed

46: 12-9

Right Handed

0: 0-0

Favourite

12: 7-1-2

2nd Favourite

3: 1-0-0

Best Mile

1:56.60

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Gear Changes

[Removable Deafeners, Blinds, Free Legged Pacer]

Comments

Freshened since game Ascot 2nd. Small field helps handicap & he rates.

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	Race Review
2nd of 10	1/3/26	Nth Sthlnd	2700m	Standing	All Weather	25m3	Carter Dalgety	1:58.7	1:58.7	1.30L	$4.50	16	R55 & faster DiscrHcp PACE	$38,600	$6,200	1. Vessem 2. Franco Sinatra 3. Wag Star	Mid,led 2000,trail,nice chase
1st of 5	13/2/26	NZ Metro	2000m	Standing	All Weather	Fr1	Carter Dalgety	2:28.8	1:59.7	1.30L	$12	14	C,G&E FFA PACE	$17,550	$11,000	1. Franco Sinatra 2. Pinseeker 3. Hadron Collider	Soon ld,set terms,kickd,kept giving
3rd of 6	30/1/26	NZ Metro	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Carter Dalgety	1:56.0	1:56.0	6.69L	$16	24	C,G&E FFA MOB. PACE	$17,900	$1,900	1. Pinseeker 2. Hadron Collider 3. Franco Sinatra	Trld-3bk inr,4-3bk,thru,honest mid
8th of 15	6/1/26	Wyndham	2600m	Standing	Grass	30m1	Carter Dalgety	2:03.1	2:03.1	6.10L	$3.50	4	R50 to R90 SpecHcp PACE	$21,050	$350	1. Hacksaw Ridge 2. The Big Lebowski 3. Tempo Warrior	Bk otr,3w solo bell,parkd,fght on
3rd of 9	2/1/26	Cent Otago	2000m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Carter Dalgety	1:59.0	1:59.0	3.61L	$11	6	FFA MOB. PACE	$37,900	$3,600	1. Pinseeker 2. Harrison John 3. Franco Sinatra	Mid,followd 1x1,ran on solidly
2nd of 13	27/12/25	Gore	2700m	Standing	All Weather	30m1	Carter Dalgety	2:00.2	2:00.2	7.51L	$6.20	8	3YO+ R50 to R90 SpecHcp PACE	$25,438	$3,875	1. Always Dreaming 2. Franco Sinatra 3. Tabasco	Bk otr,3w,parkd bell,brave

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