Northfield Park Race 4 - Race 4
FOREVER A LION AS (5) ran eighth last start at Miami Valley Raceway over 1609m, beaten 90 metres. Capable of playing a major role so has to be respected. MAGICAL JOURNEY (4) disappointed last time when seventh over 1609m at this track. Can bounce back. BEST TIME HANOVER (2) should not have any excuses from the favourable draw.

Driver: Braiden Rhoades
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Comments
Last start 8th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track, beaten 24 m by John's Baby Filly (1:58.00) in NW2500L4 on April 28 at $48.20. Two runs back 7th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track, beaten 24 m by Flight Number One (1:56.40) in NW2500L4 on April 14 at $98.90. Can't see him troubling these.
Last Starts 15 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/8 | 28/04/2026 | 14 | NW2500L4 | $9,898.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Fast | Braiden Rhoades | 1:58.00 | 6 |
| 24.8L | $48.20 |
| 7/9 | 14/04/2026 | 13 | NW2500L4 | $9,898.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Fast | Keith Kash Jr. | 1:56.40 | 6 |
| 24.0L | $98.90 |
| 2/9 | 01/04/2026 | 7 | NW2500L4 | $9,898.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | SP | Anthony MacDonald | 1:59.30 | 1 |
| 6.0L | $10.10 |
| 3/8 | 25/03/2026 | 7 | NW2500L4 | $9,551.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Fast | Braiden Rhoades | 2:00.30 | 5 |
| 12.0L | $8.40 |
| 6/8 | 18/03/2026 | 8 | NW2500L4 | $9,551.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Fast | Braiden Rhoades | 1:57.20 | 6 |
| 35.3L | $50.90 |
| 6/8 | 10/03/2026 | 7 | NW2500L4 | $9,551.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Fast | Braiden Rhoades | 1:58.40 | 1 |
| 18.0L | $2.80 |
| 1/7 | 02/05/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Scioto Downs | 1609m | Fast | Marc St Louis (Jnr) | 1:57.20 | 0 |
| 18L | $0.00 |
| 4/6 | 18/04/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Fast | Kurt Sugg | 1:58.30 | 0 |
| 6.75L | $0.00 |

Driver: Chris Lems
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Comments
Last start 6th (Fr5) over 1609m at this track, beaten 35 m by Jett Rink (1:56.00) in NW3500L4 on April 29 at $12.10. At the start before 6th (Fr7) over 1609m at this track beaten 23 m by Whiskey Finish (1:57.00) in NW3500L4 on April 15 at $70.50. Solid top-three claims.
Last Starts 14 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/9 | 29/04/2026 | 14 | NW3500L4 | $11,732.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Good | Aaron Merriman | 1:56.00 | 5 |
| 33.0L | $12.10 |
| 6/8 | 15/04/2026 | 7 | NW3500L4 | $12,227.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | SP | Tyler Angus | 1:57.00 | 7 |
| 23.3L | $70.50 |
| 4/8 | 08/04/2026 | 7 | NW3500L4 | $12,227.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Fast | Logan Ebersole | 1:58.00 | 8 |
| 11.3L | $50.60 |
| 1/9 | 01/04/2026 | 63 | NW2500L4 | $9,898.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | SP | Logan Ebersole | 1:59.30 | 2 |
| 6.0L | $29.40 |
| 1/7 | 26/03/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Fast | Logan Ebersole | 2:00.20 | 0 |
| 0.9L | $0.00 |
| 8/9 | 28/01/2026 | 7 | NW2500L4 | $10,271.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | FZ | Aaron Merriman | 2:00.10 | 2 |
| 21.8L | $11.60 |
| 8/9 | 21/01/2026 | 14 | NW750PSLC | $20,927.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | FZ | Kurt Sugg | 2:01.40 | 7 |
| 48.8L | $61.70 |
| 1/7 | 26/12/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Good | Logan Ebersole | 2:01.30 | 0 |
| 1.5L | $0.00 |

Driver: Jason Thompson
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Comments
Didn't do much last time out, 6th (Fr8) over 1609m at this track beaten 30 m by Bjornsson (1:56.30) in NW2500L4 on May 5 at $82.20. Before that 7th (Fr7) over 1609m at Miami Valley Raceway beaten 35 m by All Star Swan (1:54.20) in NW2001L4 on April 9 at $14.60. Happy enough to dismiss.
Last Starts 8 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/9 | 05/05/2026 | 26 | NW2500L4 | $9,497.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | SP | Jason Thompson | 1:56.30 | 8 |
| 27.8L | $82.20 |
| 7/9 | 09/04/2026 | 14 | NW2001L4 | $15,284.00 | Miami Valley Raceway | 1609m | Fast | Brett Miller | 1:54.20 | 7 |
| 33.8L | $14.60 |
| 8/8 | 26/03/2026 | 7 | NW3251L4 | $17,556.00 | Miami Valley Raceway | 1609m | Fast | Luke Hanners | 1:54.30 | 8 |
| 36.0L | $107.20 |
| 10/10 | 19/03/2026 | 7 | NW3251L4 | $17,556.00 | Miami Valley Raceway | 1609m | Fast | Luke Hanners | 1:56.00 | 3 |
| 18.0L | $13.70 |
| 4/10 | 12/03/2026 | 14 | NW3251L4 | $17,556.00 | Miami Valley Raceway | 1609m | Fast | Luke Hanners | 1:56.20 | 3 |
| 22.5L | $15.20 |
| 5/9 | 26/02/2026 | 7 | NW3251L4 | $17,556.00 | Miami Valley Raceway | 1609m | Fast | Luke Hanners | 1:56.20 | 3 |
| 6.0L | $6.90 |
| 3/6 | 22/10/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Hoosier Park | 1609m | Fast | Luke Plano | 1:59.20 | 0 |
| 10.5L | $0.00 |
| 4/7 | 01/07/2023 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Hoosier Park | 1609m | SP | Kyle Wilfong | 1:54.40 | 0 |
| 55.5L | $0.00 |

Driver: Lauren Harmon
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Comments
Recent efforts haven't been up to his best. Last start 7th (Fr7) over 1609m at this track beaten 35 m by Jett Rink (1:56.00) in NW3500L4 on April 29 at $33.70. The run previous 7th (Fr1) over 1609m at this track beaten 9 m by Met Your Request (1:59.00) in NW5000L4 on April 19 at $10.90. Good enough to make amends in this line-up.
Last Starts 14 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/9 | 29/04/2026 | 10 | NW3500L4 | $11,732.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Good | Lauren Harmon | 1:56.00 | 7 |
| 36.0L | $33.70 |
| 7/8 | 19/04/2026 | 13 | NW5000L4 | $15,429.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Fast | Lauren Harmon | 1:59.00 | 1 |
| 9.0L | $10.90 |
| 9/9 | 06/04/2026 | 8 | NW5000L4 | $16,594.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Fast | Lauren Harmon | 1:58.00 | 8 |
| 138.8L | $62.70 |
| 6/9 | 29/03/2026 | 7 | NW6500L4 | $17,978.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Fast | Lauren Harmon | 1:57.00 | 1 |
| 10.5L | $7.70 |
| 2/8 | 22/03/2026 | 7 | NW6500L4 | $17,978.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | SP | Lauren Harmon | 2:00.20 | 8 |
| 3.8L | $22.50 |
| 4/6 | 15/03/2026 | 7 | NW8000L4 | $18,961.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Fast | Lauren Harmon | 1:57.20 | 1 |
| 8.3L | $23.30 |
| 1/8 | 27/05/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | plainridge racecourse | 1609m | Fast | Lauren Harmon | 1:57.00 | 0 |
| 3L | $0.00 |
| 2/8 | 28/03/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Fast | Justin Irvine | 1:56.20 | 0 |
| 15L | $0.00 |

Driver: Aaron Merriman
Stats
Comments
Last start 8th (Fr5) over 1609m at Miami Valley Raceway, well beaten by Youdocabo (1:56.30) in NW3251L4 on April 30 at $7. Before that, 4th (Fr4) over 1609m at Miami Valley Raceway, beaten 30 m by Volstarita (1:54.30) in NW3251L4 on April 2 at $5.80. Strong winning prospects.
Last Starts 13 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/9 | 30/04/2026 | 28 | NW3251L4 | $17,458.00 | Miami Valley Raceway | 1609m | Fast | Chris Page | 1:56.30 | 5 |
| 90.0L | $7.00 |
| 4/10 | 02/04/2026 | 21 | NW3251L4 | $18,195.00 | Miami Valley Raceway | 1609m | Fast | Tony Hall | 1:54.30 | 4 |
| 30.0L | $5.80 |
| 8/9 | 12/03/2026 | 9 | NW4501L4 | $21,770.00 | Miami Valley Raceway | 1609m | Fast | Chris Page | 1:56.00 | 2 |
| 15.8L | $5.80 |
| 6/10 | 03/03/2026 | 7 | NW10PM-CL | $30,899.00 | Miami Valley Raceway | 1609m | W | Tony Hall | 1:55.10 | 5 |
| 11.3L | $28.30 |
| 9/9 | 24/02/2026 | 21 | NW10PM-CL | $30,899.00 | Miami Valley Raceway | 1609m | Fast | Marvin Luna | 1:56.30 | 3 |
| 90.0L | $42.00 |
| 6/10 | 03/02/2026 | 14 | NW10PM-CL | $31,384.00 | Miami Valley Raceway | 1609m | Fast | Marvin Luna | 1:54.30 | 6 |
| 15.8L | $34.50 |
| 3/9 | 09/12/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Dayton Raceway | 1609m | Fast | Chris Page | 1:54.30 | 0 |
| 21L | $0.00 |
| 4/9 | 17/12/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Dayton Raceway | 1609m | Fast | Dan Noble | 1:55.30 | 0 |
| 34.5L | $0.00 |

Driver: Justin Irvine
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Comments
Last start 8th (Fr4) over 1609m at this track, beaten 24 m by Highland Mowgli (1:56.10) in NW5000L4 on April 26 at $9.60. At the run before game effort when 3rd (Sr1) over 1609m at this track beaten 10 m by Whiskey Finish (1:57.00) in NW3500L4 on April 15 at $4.60. Not out of the equation.
Last Starts 17 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/9 | 26/04/2026 | 11 | NW5000L4 | $15,429.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Fast | Justin Irvine | 1:56.10 | 4 |
| 24.0L | $9.60 |
| 3/8 | 15/04/2026 | 7 | NW3500L4 | $12,227.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | SP | Justin Irvine | 1:57.00 | 1 |
| 10.5L | $4.60 |
| 2/8 | 08/04/2026 | 10 | NW3500L4 | $12,227.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Fast | Justin Irvine | 1:58.00 | 2 |
| 0.6L | $3.30 |
| 5/8 | 29/03/2026 | 11 | NW5000L4 | $14,888.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Fast | Justin Irvine | 1:56.30 | 1 |
| 11.3L | $24.70 |
| 3/8 | 18/03/2026 | 7 | NW3500L4 | $11,798.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Fast | Kurt Sugg | 1:57.30 | 3 |
| 12.0L | $4.50 |
| 7/9 | 11/03/2026 | 14 | NW3500L4 | $11,798.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | SP | Kurt Sugg | 2:01.20 | 7 |
| 9.0L | $55.90 |
| 2/5 | 24/09/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Fast | Justin Irvine | 1:58.20 | 0 |
| 12L | $0.00 |

Driver: Logan Ebersole
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Comments
Backing up quickly since being well beaten this track over 1609m, 7 days ago and two back 5th (Fr8) over 1609m at this track, beaten 40 m by Max's Beast (1:55.40) in NW1500L4 on April 26 at $13.70. Needs to lift substantially.
Last Starts 8 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/9 | 05/05/2026 | 9 | NW2500L4 | $9,497.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | SP | Chris Lems | 1:56.30 | 4 |
| 90.0L | $7.20 |
| 5/9 | 26/04/2026 | 7 | NW1500L4 | $7,715.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Fast | Chris Lems | 1:55.40 | 8 |
| 41.3L | $13.70 |
| 2/8 | 19/04/2026 | 12 | NW1500L4 | $7,715.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Fast | Logan Ebersole | 1:58.30 | 5 |
| 0.8L | $3.60 |
| 7/9 | 07/04/2026 | 14 | NW2500L4 | $9,898.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Fast | Logan Ebersole | 1:58.20 | 7 |
| 16.5L | $72.00 |
| 9/9 | 24/03/2026 | 7 | NW2500L4 | $9,551.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Fast | Logan Ebersole | 1:58.40 | 2 |
| 33.8L | $15.90 |
| 5/9 | 17/03/2026 | 7 | NW2500L4 | $9,551.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Good | Logan Ebersole | 1:57.40 | 1 |
| 15.0L | $54.70 |
| 5/8 | 31/05/2023 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Pocono Downs | 1609m | Fast | Elliott Deaton | 1:56.00 | 0 |
| 19.5L | $0.00 |
| 3/6 | 13/04/2023 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Northfield Park | 1609m | Fast | Elliott Deaton | 1:55.40 | 0 |
| 33L | $0.00 |