Alexandra Park Race 4 - HYDROFLOW MOBILE PACE
RUBIRA (5) was beaten for the first time in four appearances at this venue when he resumed a fortnight ago but his effort to place had merit as he came from wider and was up against some good opposition. Owns a strong second-up record so should be improved. Can atone. BETTER KNUCKLE UP (3) finished in front of RUBIRA when runner-up last time. That continued his consistent form and he draws closer to the pegs so could beat him again. LITTLE SPIKE (4) hasn't raced for eight weeks but usually goes well on the fresh side and enjoys this distance with a win and a placing from two attempts. FREEZE FRAME (1) ended his juvenile season in fine form, winning the Group 1 Sires' Stakes Final when last seen four months ago. Tackles older rivals but gets the ace draw and is talented.

Driver: Carter Dalgety
Stats
Comments
Huge taking Sires Stakes final, Cup Day. Has trialed & ace aids in course debut.
Last Starts 9 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/4 | 24/02/2026 | - | R50 to R83 MOB. PACE | $0.00 | N Cnty TOA | 2000m | Good | Kimberly Butt | 0 |
| 1.9L | $0.00 | |
| 1/13 | 11/11/2025 | 15 | 2YO C&G MOB. PACE | $184,000.00 | NZ Metro | 1980m | Fast | Kimberly Butt | 1:53.7 | 10 |
| 0.3L | $20.30 |
| 6/9 | 05/11/2025 | - | 2YO R40 & faster MOB. PACE | $0.00 | NZ Metro | 1980m | Good | Andrew Drake | 0 |
| 0L | $0.00 | |
| 1/13 | 27/10/2025 | 17 | 2YO C&G MOB. PACE | $30,000.00 | Ashburton | 1700m | Good | Kimberly Butt | 1:53.2 | 1 |
| 1.6L | $9.60 |
| 4/13 | 10/10/2025 | 12 | 2YO C&G MOB. PACE | $200,000.00 | NZ Metro | 1980m | Fast | Carter Dalgety | 1:56.0 | 4 |
| 3.2L | $29.20 |
| 1/11 | 28/09/2025 | 128 | NON-WINNERS 2YO MOB. PACE | $12,281.00 | Timaru | 2050m | Good | Carter Dalgety | 1:58.9 | 1 |
| 4.3L | $2.00 |
| 2/7 | 10/09/2025 | - | 2YO R40 MOB. PACE | $0.00 | N Cnty TOA | 2000m | Good | Carter Dalgety | 0 |
| - | $0.00 | |
| 1/7 | 03/09/2025 | - | 2YO R40 MOB. PACE | $0.00 | N Cnty TOA | 2000m | Good | Carter Dalgety | 0 |
| 0.0L | $0.00 | |
| 3/7 | 23/05/2025 | 7 | 2YO MOB. PACE | $91,250.00 | NZ Metro | 1980m | Fast | Blair Orange | 1:57.5 | 5 |
| 15.9L | $9.30 |
| 2/4 | 16/05/2025 | 19 | 2YO C&G MOB. PACE | $14,620.00 | NZ Metro | 1980m | Fast | Blair Orange | 2:00.4 | 3 |
| 2.7L | $5.70 |
| 2/7 | 27/04/2025 | 8 | 2YO MOB. PACE | $91,250.00 | Invcargill | 2200m | Good | Carter Dalgety | 7 |
| 8.9L | $12.20 | |
| 2/5 | 19/04/2025 | 20 | 2YO MOB. PACE | $17,550.00 | NZ Metro | 1980m | Slushy | Carter Dalgety | 1 |
| 18.3L | $3.40 | |
| 2/5 | 30/03/2025 | - | 2YO MOB. PACE | $52,650.00 | Wyndham | 1609m | Easy | Carter Dalgety | 3 |
| 3.5L | $0.00 | |
| 1/8 | 20/03/2025 | - | NON-WINNERS MR46 to MR50 MOB. PACE | $0.00 | N Cnty TOA | 2000m | Good | Carter Dalgety | 0 |
| 0.0L | $0.00 | |
| 4/6 | 13/03/2025 | - | 2YO R50 MOB. PACE | $0.00 | N Cnty TOA | 2000m | Good | Bob Butt | 0 |
| - | $0.00 | |
| 7/7 | 06/03/2025 | - | 2YO C&G MOB. PACE | $0.00 | N Cnty TOA | 2000m | Good | Carter Dalgety | 0 |
| - | $0.00 |

Driver: Anthony Butt
Stats
Comments
Made it 3 straight with 19 Dec Inv victory. Big step up here and minors best.
Last Starts 9 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/4 | 24/02/2026 | - | R50 to R83 MOB. PACE | $0.00 | N Cnty TOA | 2000m | Good | Carter Dalgety | 0 |
| 1.7L | $0.00 | |
| 1/7 | 19/12/2025 | 7 | 2YO C&G MOB. PACE | $22,813.00 | Invcargill | 2200m | Good | Carter Dalgety | 2:00.8 | 6 |
| 0.5L | $2.40 |
| 1/11 | 12/12/2025 | 14 | R45 to R52 MOB. PACE | $18,176.00 | NZ Metro | 1980m | Fast | Carter Dalgety | 1:56.5 | 3 |
| 1.1L | $1.30 |
| 1/9 | 28/11/2025 | 17 | R35 to R43, R44 with cond. MOB. PACE | $16,108.00 | NZ Metro | 1980m | Fast | Carter Dalgety | 1:56.6 | 1 |
| 0.5L | $2.00 |
| 7/13 | 11/11/2025 | 15 | 2YO C&G MOB. PACE | $184,000.00 | NZ Metro | 1980m | Fast | Ricky May | 1:53.7 | 8 |
| 15.9L | $55.20 |
| 1/7 | 05/11/2025 | - | R38 & faster MOB. PACE | $0.00 | NZ Metro | 1980m | Good | Carter Dalgety | 0 |
| 0.0L | $0.00 | |
| 6/13 | 27/10/2025 | 17 | 2YO C&G MOB. PACE | $30,000.00 | Ashburton | 1700m | Good | Ricky May | 1:53.2 | 3 |
| 16.7L | $5.90 |
| 2/13 | 10/10/2025 | 7 | 2YO C&G MOB. PACE | $200,000.00 | NZ Metro | 1980m | Fast | Ricky May | 1:56.0 | 3 |
| 1.9L | $113.40 |
| 6/7 | 03/10/2025 | 49 | 2YO C&G MOB. PACE | $25,500.00 | NZ Metro | 1980m | Easy | Bob Butt | 6 |
| 23.9L | $20.00 | |
| 2/4 | 25/09/2025 | - | 2YO MOB. PACE | $0.00 | N Cnty TOA | 2000m | Good | Carter Dalgety | 0 |
| - | $0.00 | |
| 6/7 | 03/09/2025 | - | R40 & faster MOB. PACE | $0.00 | N Cnty TOA | 2000m | Good | Carter Dalgety | 0 |
| - | $0.00 | |
| 1/6 | 15/08/2025 | - | NON-WINNERS 2YO MOB. PACE | $12,530.00 | NZ Metro | 1980m | Fast | Carter Dalgety | 3 |
| 0.3L | $15.40 | |
| 2/5 | 07/08/2025 | - | MOB. PACE | $0.00 | N Cnty TOA | 2000m | Good | Carter Dalgety | 0 |
| - | $0.00 | |
| 5/6 | 30/07/2025 | - | 2YO MOB. PACE | $0.00 | NZ Metro | 1980m | Easy | Carter Dalgety | 0 |
| - | $0.00 | |
| 2/6 | 25/03/2025 | - | 2YO R50 MOB. PACE | $0.00 | N Cnty TOA | 2000m | Good | Carter Dalgety | 0 |
| - | $0.00 | |
| 4/6 | 20/03/2025 | - | 2YO R50 MOB. PACE | $0.00 | N Cnty TOA | 2000m | Good | Carter Dalgety | 0 |
| - | $0.00 | |
| 5/6 | 13/03/2025 | - | 2YO R50 MOB. PACE | $0.00 | N Cnty TOA | 2000m | Good | Blair Orange | 0 |
| - | $0.00 |

Driver: Tony Herlihy
Stats
Comments
Fought hard over mile, 20 Feb. Sure to attract plenty of support from this alley
Last Starts 13 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/9 | 20/02/2026 | 51 | R53 & faster MOB. PACE | $16,108.00 | Auckland | 1609m | Fast | Tony Herlihy | 1:55.6 | 6 |
| 14.8L | $2.90 |
| 4/8 | 31/12/2025 | 19 | 3YO+ FFA PACE | $232,500.00 | Auckland | 3200m | Slushy | Tony Herlihy | 2:03.4 | 7 |
| 11.0L | $9.70 |
| 3/6 | 12/12/2025 | 21 | R73 & faster PACE | $53,700.00 | Auckland | 2700m | Fast | Crystal Hackett | 2:01.9 | 3 |
| 2.4L | $5.00 |
| 5/11 | 21/11/2025 | 10 | 4YO MOB. PACE | $122,813.00 | NZ Metro | 2600m | Fast | Crystal Hackett | 1:55.6 | 6 |
| 16.1L | $12.80 |
| 4/15 | 11/11/2025 | 25 | FFA PACE | $1,000,000.00 | NZ Metro | 3200m | Fast | Crystal Hackett | 1:58.0 | 18 |
| 7.5L | $136.40 |
| 6/7 | 05/11/2025 | - | R71 & faster MOB. PACE | $0.00 | NZ Metro | 1980m | Good | Barry Purdon | 0 |
| 0L | $0.00 | |
| 2/5 | 17/10/2025 | 14 | R62 to R86 DiscrHcp PACE | $17,550.00 | Auckland | 2200m | Fast | Crystal Hackett | 1:59.8 | 1 |
| 1.1L | $1.80 |
| 3/8 | 03/10/2025 | 14 | DiscrHcp PACE | $37,200.00 | Auckland | 2700m | Good | Crystal Hackett | 3 |
| 6.2L | $7.00 | |
| 5/10 | 19/09/2025 | 14 | R60 & faster DiscrHcp PACE | $38,600.00 | Auckland | 2200m | Good | Crystal Hackett | 4 |
| 10.0L | $7.20 | |
| 2/5 | 05/09/2025 | 14 | R72 to R87 MOB. PACE | $17,550.00 | Auckland | 1700m | Fast | Crystal Hackett | 2 |
| 0.5L | $4.30 | |
| 3/4 | 22/08/2025 | 167 | R67 & faster MOB. PACE | $17,200.00 | Auckland | 1700m | Fast | Crystal Hackett | 2 |
| 5.4L | $4.50 |

Driver: Andre Poutama
Stats
Comments
Solid behind Merlin back on 9 Jan after decent Akld Cup attempt. Tris/1st 4s.
Last Starts 55 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/4 | 09/01/2026 | 9 | FFA MOB. PACE | $33,900.00 | WaikBoP | 2200m | Fast | Andre Poutama | 1:59.3 | 1 |
| 8.6L | $10.30 |
| 7/8 | 31/12/2025 | 10 | 3YO+ FFA PACE | $232,500.00 | Auckland | 3200m | Slushy | Andre Poutama | 2:03.4 | 1 |
| 17.5L | $29.40 |
| 1/14 | 21/12/2025 | 9 | 4YO G&E MOB. PACE | $60,000.00 | Ashburton | 1700m | Good | Samantha Ottley | 1:54.5 | 13 |
| 0.8L | $1.30 |
| 2/6 | 12/12/2025 | 14 | R73 & faster PACE | $53,700.00 | Auckland | 2700m | Fast | Andre Poutama | 2:01.9 | 1 |
| 1.6L | $12.80 |
| 2/7 | 28/11/2025 | 14 | 3YO+ R50 & faster DiscrHcp PACE | $27,375.00 | Auckland | 2200m | Fast | Andre Poutama | 2:00.6 | 2 |
| 2.2L | $6.30 |
| 1/11 | 14/11/2025 | 14 | 3YO+ R45 & faster DiscrHcp PACE | $19,650.00 | WaikBoP | 2200m | Fast | Benjamin Butcher | 1:59.8 | 2 |
| 0.5L | $5.30 |
| 6/6 | 31/10/2025 | 14 | 3YO+ R53 to R86 DiscrHcp PACE | $15,215.00 | Auckland | 2700m | Fast | Andre Poutama | 1 |
| 13.2L | $5.20 | |
| 4/5 | 17/10/2025 | 14 | R62 to R86 DiscrHcp PACE | $17,550.00 | Auckland | 2200m | Fast | Andre Poutama | 2 |
| 7.5L | $3.00 | |
| 4/8 | 03/10/2025 | 14 | DiscrHcp PACE | $37,200.00 | Auckland | 2700m | Good | Andre Poutama | 2 |
| 6.5L | $20.50 | |
| 6/10 | 19/09/2025 | 127 | R60 & faster DiscrHcp PACE | $38,600.00 | Auckland | 2200m | Good | Andre Poutama | 1 |
| 10.8L | $30.60 |

Driver: Mark Purdon
Stats
Comments
Hit line nicely after being held up resuming. Looks hard with improved fitness.
Last Starts 13 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/9 | 20/02/2026 | 98 | R53 & faster MOB. PACE | $16,108.00 | Auckland | 1609m | Fast | Mark Purdon | 1:55.6 | 7 |
| 18.8L | $2.60 |
| 8/9 | 14/11/2025 | 18 | 3YO MOB. PACE | $480,000.00 | NZ Metro | 1980m | Fast | Mark Purdon | 1:51.8 | 7 |
| 61.9L | $19.90 |
| 4/7 | 05/11/2025 | - | R71 & faster MOB. PACE | $0.00 | NZ Metro | 1980m | Good | Nathan Purdon | 0 |
| 2.75L | $0.00 | |
| 3/7 | 27/10/2025 | 17 | 3YO MOB. PACE | $27,375.00 | Ashburton | 1700m | Good | Mark Purdon | 1:51.7 | 6 |
| 11.3L | $5.80 |
| 3/9 | 10/10/2025 | 14 | 3YO MOB. PACE | $94,750.00 | NZ Metro | 1980m | Fast | Mark Purdon | 1:55.7 | 1 |
| 11.0L | $3.10 |
| 1/7 | 26/09/2025 | 7 | 3YO MOB. PACE | $22,813.00 | NZ Metro | 1980m | Fast | Mark Purdon | 1:53.5 | 6 |
| 0.5L | $4.00 |
| 2/12 | 19/09/2025 | 14 | 3YO+ R55 & faster DiscrHcp PACE | $20,000.00 | NZ Metro | 2600m | Good | Bob Butt | 2:02.9 | 1 |
| 5.4L | $5.60 |
| 2/9 | 05/09/2025 | 48 | 3YO C&G MOB. PACE | $23,688.00 | NZ Metro | 1980m | Fast | Mark Purdon | 9 |
| 4.3L | $1.90 |

Driver: Zachary Butcher
Stats
Comments
Closed hard from trail at Camb, 9 Jan. Can enhance further his nice record here.
Last Starts 55 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/4 | 09/01/2026 | 9 | FFA MOB. PACE | $33,900.00 | WaikBoP | 2200m | Fast | David Butcher | 1:59.3 | 2 |
| 3.8L | $14.90 |
| 5/8 | 31/12/2025 | 12 | 3YO+ FFA PACE | $232,500.00 | Auckland | 3200m | Slushy | David Butcher | 2:03.4 | 8 |
| 12.9L | $41.70 |
| 3/8 | 19/12/2025 | 7 | 4YO+ R55 to R90 MOB. PACE | $45,000.00 | Auckland | 1609m | Fast | Peter Ferguson | 1:55.0 | 8 |
| 6.7L | $3.10 |
| 5/6 | 12/12/2025 | 14 | R73 & faster PACE | $53,700.00 | Auckland | 2700m | Fast | David Butcher | 2:01.9 | 1 |
| 9.1L | $7.30 |
| 1/7 | 28/11/2025 | 14 | 3YO+ R50 & faster DiscrHcp PACE | $27,375.00 | Auckland | 2200m | Fast | David Butcher | 2:00.6 | 1 |
| 2.2L | $6.60 |
| 5/11 | 14/11/2025 | 14 | 3YO+ R45 & faster DiscrHcp PACE | $19,650.00 | WaikBoP | 2200m | Fast | Peter Ferguson | 1:59.8 | 1 |
| 6.5L | $2.80 |
| 2/6 | 31/10/2025 | 14 | 3YO+ R53 to R86 DiscrHcp PACE | $15,215.00 | Auckland | 2700m | Fast | David Butcher | 1 |
| 4.8L | $1.40 | |
| 3/5 | 17/10/2025 | 14 | R62 to R86 DiscrHcp PACE | $17,550.00 | Auckland | 2200m | Fast | David Butcher | 1 |
| 3.5L | $5.50 | |
| 6/8 | 03/10/2025 | 14 | DiscrHcp PACE | $37,200.00 | Auckland | 2700m | Good | James Stormont | 1 |
| 13.4L | $8.10 | |
| 4/10 | 19/09/2025 | 14 | R60 & faster DiscrHcp PACE | $38,600.00 | Auckland | 2200m | Good | James Stormont | 1 |
| 8.3L | $11.80 |