Bold Belle picked in the City of Napier Sprint

Bold Belle picked in the City of Napier Sprint

BOLD BELLE can win the City of Napier Sprint first up. This mare has won three of her twelve starts; two of her wins were first up and the other was second up. She has had two trials to prepare for this so another first up win is on the cards. ARIS ARIS finished a close second at Tauranga last time and she is a winning chance in t his. All of her wins have been on slow tracks.

City of Napier Sprint 1200m (listed)

PAST WINNERS

YEAR WINNER FORM LAST RACE

2023 PURE INCANTO 6×214 4^th Lightning Stakes Trentham

2022 JOHNY JOHNY 16X14 4^th OHCP Tauranga

2021 ROCH ‘N’ HORSE 9220 Unpl Flying Handicap Awapuni

2020 No race due to covid lockdown

2019 PRINCESS KERERU 2712 2nd Lightning Hcp Trentham

2018 INDECISION 1173 3rd R85 Matamata

2017 BONNIE GIRL X140X Unpl Listed OHCP Te Rapa

2016 PASSING SHOT 9101 1st LIghtning Handicap Trentham

2015 WHOSYOURMASTER 9291 1st LIghtning Handicap Trentham

2014 WHOSYOURMASTER 8222 2nd LIghtning Handicap Trentham

2013 I AM SAM 4104X 4th OHCP Ellerslie

2012 GINNER HART 1124 4th R85 Trentham

2011 MAE JINX 2381 1st R90 Te Aroha

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Sporting Chance selected to win the Hawkes Bay Cup

Sporting Chance picked in Hawkes Bay Cup

Titled each way chance

SPORTING CHANCE won at Ellerslie two weeks ago, albeit in a lower grade but I think he can step up and win the Hawkes Bay Cup which looks very open. This horse has a 66441 form line and is improving with every run. He recent win was at the distance and he drops in weight.

TITLED has an excellent form line of 2121 with his recent win being 5/04. He also drops in weight and if it rains then that would play in his favour.

CHEVAL DE FOUDRE won last time out 6/4 and carried a big weight. He drops from 59kg to 53kg. AS a four year old he is a likely improver as a stayer.

Backing these three horses may be the way to go.

Hawkes Bay Cup at Otaki 2200m (G3)

PAST WINNERS

YEAR WINNER FORM LAST RACE

2023 FIERCE FLIGHT 1322 2^nd NZ St Leger

2022 SWORDS DRAWN 0715 5^th Auckland Cup

2021 BIG MIKE 909X5 5^th OHCP Awapuni

2020 No race due to covid lockdown

2019 FELAAR (7) 3512 2nd R82 Tauranga

2018 RICHIE MCHORSE (10) 2212 2nd R75 Matamata

2017 FIVE TO MIDNIGHT (2) 3452 2nd Awapuni Gold Cup

2016 CHENILLE (9) 2113 3rd Te Aroha Cup

2015 CLASSICOROC (6) 3297 7th Awapuni Gold Cup

2014 INTRANSIGENT (2) 99X88 8th BOP Cup

2013 SURVIVED (13) 0111 1st Manawatu 3YO Classic

2012 FLEMINGTON (16) 5113 3rd R85 Wanganui

2011 DOM DOMINGO (11) 0521 1st R90 Ellerslie

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La Crique has the stats in her favour for the New Zealand WFA feature

La Crique has the stats in her favour for the New Zealand WFA feature

LA CRIQUE is the trend horse for the El Cheapo Cars WFA at Otaki on Saturday. She is the second highest rated runner in the race with a rating of 108. Eight of the last eleven winners of this race were rated 100 and above. There are three horses in this year’s race with a rating of at least 100 with the other two being LEVANTE on 109 and PRIS DE FER on 105. 

The other stat to note is that nine of the last 11 winners of this race were aged 4 or 5 which points to La Crique as the one to beat. She is a four year old. Levante is aged 6 and Pris De Fer is aged 7.

As for the going, well La Crique handles anything. She has a better wet track record than her closest rivals but at the same time goes just as well on firm going.

El Cheapo Cars WFA Group One Classic (G1) 1600m WFA

YEAR WINNER RATING AGE LAST RACE FINISH

2022 MASCARPONE 103 5 3

2021 AVANTAGE 112 5 1

2020 AVANTAGE 104 4 4

2019 MELODY BELLE 109 4 1

2018 DEVISE 87 4 2

2017 KAWI 111 6 6

2016 VOLKSTK “N” BARRELL 105 4 6

2015 IAMISHWARA 99 5 3

2014 NASHVILLE 104 5 0

2013 NASHVILLE 96 4 0

2012 VEYRON 106 6 1

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Otaki-Nom de Plume an unexposed talent waiting in the wings

Otaki-Nom de Plume an unexposed talent waiting in the wings

NOM DE PLUME is my bet of the day at Otaki on Saturday. She runs in the three & four year old race there. Nom De Plume has run two cracking races in her last two runs, both at 1400m and she steps up to 2100m this time which will suit down to the ground. She is trained by Robbie Patterson who has an amazing strike-rate this season, even better when Craig Grylls is riding which will be the case on Saturday. Certain horses tend to excel once they race over the middle distance and I think that could be the case with Nom De Plume. Talking about unexposed types. There are two others in the race who are worth noting for the future. They are KATTEGAT and KAHMA SUITE. Both are last race maiden winners. Kattegat is unbeaten past 1600m while Kahma Suite was pulled up in her first attempt at 2000m then won her second attempt. 

The Tele Otaki 2100 OPN 3&4YO

PAST WINNERS

YEAR WINNER FORM LAST RACE

2022 Alambra Lad 2125 5^th 1550m Awapuni

2021 Beavertown Boy 1761 1st R75 New Plymouth

2020 Blue on Black 6X172 2nd R72 Awapuni

2019 Platinum Invador 1149 9th Avondale Guineas

2018 Excalibur 1811 1st R85 Pukekohe

2017 Shared Secrets 934 4th Desert Gold Stakes

2016 Bordeaux 3411 1st R75 Te Rapa

2015 Bel Sorriso 50X54 4th R75 Awapuni

2014 Rosehip 3172 2nd R65 Otaki

2013 Deliciano 1157 7th R85 Trentham

2012 Angelology 1311 1st R75 Riccarton

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