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Ellerslie Race 2 - Tab Hcp

POETIC CHAMPION (7) won a trial very easily last month so is ready to go for certain. Is unbeaten in two fresh up runs. Multiple class dropper. May well start heavily backed here. ROCABABY (3) has been course placed before. Multiple class dropper in this. Chance here to pay a dividend. POUR THE WINE (2) was a good run at her last start. Has never missed paying a dividend here. Include the 4yo mare everywhere. ILLICIT DREAMS (1) is a class dropper resuming in this line up. She has never missed top three when fresh up. Well drawn today tellingly. SHOES (6) is a multiple class dropper here. Ace draw. Winning 3kg claimer atop. She is not out of this at all.

Race Time:11:40 PM

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Track:Soft5

Weather:Fine

Prize Money:$0.00

Distance:1200m

Illicit Dreams (3)7x23231412

Trainer: Kenny Rae (Ruakaka)12 mths 20: 5-6-3

Jockey: Sam Spratt

Weight: 60kgs

4 yo Bay M

Sire: VANCOUVER (AUS)

Dam: ILLICIT ROMANCE (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Snitzel

Stats

Prize Money$190,380.00

Avg $$9,519.00

Win %25.00%

Place %70.00%

Career20: 5-6-3

Track0: 0-0-0

Distance6: 1-3-1

Tr / Dist0: 0-0-0

1st Up4: 1-3-0

2nd Up4: 1-1-1

Firm0: 0-0-0

Good9: 1-2-1

Soft8: 3-3-1

Heavy3: 1-1-1

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

At the latest run 2nd of 16 at Riccarton Park in LR Steward's Stakes Handicap on November 16 over 1200m, slow going head behind Mystic Park with 53kg at $5.50. Before that won by a head at Riccarton Park LR Pegasus Hcp November 9 over 1000m on a rain affected track defeating South Of Houston carrying 53.5kg at $6.70. Class dropper resuming. Has never missed top three when fresh up. Well drawn today.

Last Starts 49 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
2/16	16/11/2024	7	LR OPEN	$127,273.00	Riccarton	1200m	Soft 7	Sam Spratt	53kg	1:10.11	10-10	16	1. Mystic Park 2. Illicit Dreams 3. Bellucci	0.2L	$5.50
1/11	09/11/2024	28	LR OPEN	$81,818.00	Riccarton	1000m	Soft 5	Sam Spratt	53.5kg	0:55.30	1-1-1	3	1. Illicit Dreams 2. South Of Houston 3. Tikki	0.2L	$6.70
4/11	12/10/2024	56	OPEN	$45,872.00	Ashburton	1200m	Good 3	Jasmine Fawcett	54kg	1:09.39	1-1-1	3	1. Third Decree 2. Adannaya 3. The Good Shepherd	1.4L	$4.70
4/4	30/09/2024	-	Trial	$0.00	Riccarton	800m	Good	F Moerman		0:45.39	-	0	1. Bellucci 2. Our Echo 3. Mr Bully Tee	1.2L	$0.00
1/5	17/08/2024	14	BM75	$31,818.00	Ruakaka	1100m	Soft 5	Jasmine Fawcett	58.5kg	1:06.30	1-1-1	2	1. Illicit Dreams 2. Patricia 3. Isla Jay	1.8L	$2.40
3/6	03/08/2024	21	OPEN 3U	$33,000.00	Ruakaka	1100m	Heavy 8	Jasmine Fawcett	54kg	1:06.82	1-1-3	3	1. Crocetti 2. Master Fay 3. Illicit Dreams	3.5L	$10.40
2/5	13/07/2024	14	BM75	$32,110.00	Ruakaka	1200m	Good 4	Jasmine Fawcett	58kg	1:11.54	1-1-2	5	1. Patricia 2. Illicit Dreams 3. Love Affirmations	0.1L	$2.60
3/8	16/05/2024	-	Trial	$0.00	Te Aroha	1000m	Heavy	A Lawson-Carroll		1:00.25	-	0	1. Pier 2. Footloose 3. Illicit Dreams	2L	$0.00

Pour The Wine (6)x111324x43

Trainer: Barbara Kennedy (Byerley Park)12 mths 21: 4-4-4

Jockey: Warren Kennedy

Weight: 60kgs

5 yo Bay M

Sire: TELPERION (AUS)

Dam: NEEDLLY (NZ)

Dam's Sire: O'reilly

Stats

Prize Money$163,480.00

Avg $$7,784.76

Win %19.05%

Place %57.14%

Career21: 4-4-4

Track5: 1-2-2

Distance12: 4-2-0

Tr / Dist3: 1-2-0

1st Up5: 2-0-0

2nd Up5: 1-2-1

Firm0: 0-0-0

Good7: 2-1-1

Soft7: 1-1-3

Heavy6: 2-0-0

Synthetic1: 0-1-0

Comments

Resuming 4th of 11 at Te Rapa in the LR Lgcy Ldg Sprint on November 9 over 1200m, 3.5 len behind Babylon Berlin carrying 53kg at $12.10. Second-up ran on strongly from last on the turn; 3rd of 9 at this track on November 30 over 1300m, on a slow track; long-neck behind Dazzled with 54kg at $4.50. Good run at last start. Has never missed paying a dividend here. Include everywhere.

Last Starts 35 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
3/9	30/11/2024	21	OPEN	$59,091.00	Ellerslie	1300m	Soft 5	Vinnie Colgan	54kg	1:17.02	9-9-3	3	1. Dazzled 2. Rocababy 3. Pour The Wine	0.4L	$4.50
4/11	09/11/2024	189	LR OPEN 3U	$84,000.00	Te Rapa	1200m	Good 4	Warren Kennedy	53kg	1:09.55	5-5-6	5	1. Babylon Berlin 2. Imprevu 3. Geriatrix	3.6L	$12.10
1/6	15/10/2024	-	Trial	$0.00	Avondale	1200m	Heavy	Triston Moodley		1:18.75	-	0	1. Pour The Wine 2. Matane 3. Just A Tipple	0.2L	$0.00
3/7	24/09/2024	-	Trial	$0.00	Te Rapa	900m	Heavy	Warren Kennedy		0:56.52	-	0	1. Debit 2. Choose 'Em Big 3. Pour The Wine	2.25L	$0.00
4/10	04/05/2024	14	OPEN	$36,364.00	Te Rapa	1200m	Heavy 8	Warren Kennedy	54kg	1:11.75	10-9-4	10	1. Turn The Ace 2. Quality Time 3. Highlighter	3.8L	$2.80
2/10	20/04/2024	49	OPEN	$41,284.00	Ellerslie	1200m	Soft 5	Warren Kennedy	54kg	1:09.68	9-7-2	4	1. Sacred Satono 2. Pour The Wine 3. Imprevu	1.5L	$2.40
3/12	02/03/2024	14	COND	$327,103.00	Ellerslie	1500m	Good 4	Warren Kennedy	53kg	1:28.34	5-5-3	6	1. Jaarffi 2. Town Cryer 3. Pour The Wine	1.4L	$3.30
1/9	17/02/2024	27	OPEN	$60,185.00	Ellerslie	1200m	Good 4	Warren Kennedy	54kg	1:11.40	7-7-1	8	1. Pour The Wine 2. Is That So 3. Lingjun Xiongfeng	2.5L	$3.10

Rocababy (7)2148x42826

Trainer: Graham Richardson & Rogan Norvall (Matamata)12 mths 25: 5-6-0

Jockey: George Rooke

Weight: 60kgs

5 yo Bay M

Sire: EL ROCA (AUS)

Dam: CHRISTINE ANN (NZ)

Dam's Sire: Mastercraftsman

Stats

Prize Money$159,243.00

Avg $$6,369.72

Win %20.00%

Place %44.00%

Career25: 5-6-0

Track1: 0-1-0

Distance11: 4-3-0

Tr / Dist0: 0-0-0

1st Up6: 2-1-0

2nd Up6: 2-2-0

Firm0: 0-0-0

Good6: 1-0-0

Soft6: 3-2-0

Heavy13: 1-4-0

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

Most recently 6th of 16 at Te Rapa in the G3 J Swap Sprint (Johnstone Hcp) on December 14 over 1400m, 2.5 len behind Kelly Coe carrying 53kg at $15.50. Before that raced on speed throughout when 2nd of 9 at this track on November 30 over 1300m, on a slow track; head behind Dazzled with 54kg at $5.80. Course placed. Multiple class dropper. Chance here to pay a dividend.

Last Starts 21 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
6/16	14/12/2024	14	G3 OPEN	$109,091.00	Te Rapa	1400m	Good 4	George Rooke	53kg	1:21.90	6-5-6	9	1. Kelly Coe 2. Mercurial 3. Witz End	2.6L	$15.50
2/9	30/11/2024	7	OPEN	$59,091.00	Ellerslie	1300m	Soft 5	George Rooke	54kg	1:17.02	3-4-2	6	1. Dazzled 2. Rocababy 3. Pour The Wine	0.2L	$5.80
8/9	23/11/2024	57	G3 OPEN	$136,364.00	Pukekohe	1100m	Good 4	George Rooke	53kg	1:04.23	8-5-8	6	1. Luberon 2. Sacred Satono 3. Waitak	3.7L	$49.90
2/10	27/09/2024	12	OPEN	$45,872.00	Te Rapa	1200m	Soft 6	Jasmine Fawcett	54kg	1:11.03	3-3-2	9	1. Wewillrock 2. Rocababy 3. Martell	0.8L	$12.70
4/7	15/09/2024	92	OPEN	$45,872.00	Te Rapa	1200m	Heavy 10	Jasmine Fawcett	54kg	1:14.39	2-2-2	7	1. Lazio 2. Tanner 3. Sumi	2.5L	$8.10
8/11	15/06/2024	21	HCP89	$37,037.00	Trentham	1300m	Heavy 10	Lisa Allpress	55.5kg	1:21.12	1-1-8	11	1. Liffey 2. Old Town Road 3. Prioress	7.1L	$3.40

Twain (4)113311

Trainer: John Bell (Cambridge)12 mths 6: 4-0-2

Jockey: Billy Jacobson

Weight: 58.5kgs

4 yo Brown G

Sire: PER INCANTO (USA)

Dam: FLEUR DE LUNE (NZ)

Dam's Sire: Stravinsky

Stats

Prize Money$84,670.00

Avg $$14,111.67

Win %66.67%

Place %100.00%

Career6: 4-0-2

Track2: 1-0-1

Distance5: 3-0-2

Tr / Dist1: 0-0-1

1st Up1: 1-0-0

2nd Up1: 1-0-0

Firm0: 0-0-0

Good0: 0-0-0

Soft3: 1-0-2

Heavy3: 3-0-0

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

Chasing a hat-trick. At the latest run favourite; ran on from midfield and won by a head at this track November 30 over 1100m in soft going defeating Sweynesday carrying 60kg at $3. The race before that favourite; won by 2.25 len at Tauranga November 16 over 1200m in the wet defeating Francee with 58.5kg at $2.30. Is rising several classes here. Well drawn. Live on a hattrick.

Last Starts 35 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
1/14	30/11/2024	14	BM75	$50,000.00	Ellerslie	1100m	Soft 5	Billy Jacobson	60kg	1:04.55	8-7-1	7	1. Twain 2. Sweynesday 3. Glamour Tycoon	0.2L	$3.00
1/7	16/11/2024	14	BM75	$36,364.00	Tauranga	1200m	Heavy 8	Billy Jacobson	58.5kg	1:10.87	2-2-2	3	1. Twain 2. Francee 3. Rayet	2.3L	$2.30
3/11	02/11/2024	42	BM75	$36,364.00	Tauranga	1200m	Soft 5	Sam Spratt	58kg	1:10.29	5-5	7	1. Shoes 2. Dazzled 3. Twain	0.5L	$3.30
3/12	21/09/2024	56	BM75	$50,459.00	Ellerslie	1200m	Soft 5	Triston Moodley	54.5kg	1:11.56	1-1-1	11	1. Luberon 2. Pericles 3. Twain	1.6L	$4.20
1/9	27/07/2024	20	BM65	$32,110.00	Te Rapa	1200m	Heavy 10	Triston Moodley	57kg	1:14.80	4-4-3	7	1. Twain 2. Shoes 3. Rosetown Princess	1.8L	$2.70
1/11	07/07/2024	-	MDN	$15,596.00	Tauranga	1200m	Heavy 9	Triston Moodley	55.5kg	1:14.50	2-1-1	7	1. Twain 2. Saint Brigid 3. Johnny Rondo	2.5L	$3.20
1/7	28/03/2024	-	Trial	$0.00	Tauranga	950m	Soft	Jasmine Fawcett		0:56.13	-	0	1. Twain 2. Luca Tiva 3. Sasperella	1.5L	$0.00

Sweynesday (5)21x121

Trainer: Roger James & Robert Wellwood (Cambridge)12 mths 5: 3-2-0

Jockey: Masa Hashizume

Weight: 56kgs

4 yo Bay G

Sire: SWEYNESSE (AUS)

Dam: KEEP THINKING (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Faltaat

Stats

Prize Money$84,087.00

Avg $$16,817.40

Win %60.00%

Place %100.00%

Career5: 3-2-0

Track3: 2-1-0

Distance3: 2-1-0

Tr / Dist1: 1-0-0

1st Up2: 1-1-0

2nd Up2: 1-1-0

Firm0: 0-0-0

Good3: 3-0-0

Soft2: 0-2-0

Heavy0: 0-0-0

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

Last start won by a head at Te Rapa December 14 over 1200m defeating Master Brutus carrying 57.5kg at $2.60. The run before that made some head-way from midfield; 2nd of 14 at this track on November 30 over 1100m, slow going head behind Twain carrying 56.5kg at $5. In form runner. Rising many classes here. Never missed the top three here. Hardest task to date here.

Last Starts 21 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
1/11	14/12/2024	14	BM75	$59,091.00	Te Rapa	1200m	Good 4	Masahiro Hashizume	57.5kg	1:09.93	7-7-5	6	1. Sweynesday 2. Master Brutus 3. Rayet	0.2L	$2.60
2/14	30/11/2024	42	BM75	$50,000.00	Ellerslie	1100m	Soft 5	Masahiro Hashizume	56.5kg	1:04.55	7-4-2	12	1. Twain 2. Sweynesday 3. Glamour Tycoon	0.2L	$5.00
1/10	19/10/2024	192	BM65	$50,459.00	Ellerslie	1100m	Good 4	Masahiro Hashizume	59kg	1:04.31	5-5-4	3	1. Sweynesday 2. Wind Of Change 3. Tossuforit	0.2L	$4.70
1/8	10/04/2024	33	MDN 3	$15,596.00	Ellerslie	1200m	Good 4	Masahiro Hashizume	57.5kg	1:10.99	3-3-3	2	1. Sweynesday 2. Sasperella 3. Mi Bella	0.5L	$1.70
2/11	08/03/2024	-	MDN 3U	$16,000.00	Taupo	1200m	Soft 5	Masahiro Hashizume	58kg	1:12.63	9-10-2	9	1. Tomodachi 2. Sweynesday 3. Besar	2.5L	$6.50
2/8	20/02/2024	-	Trial	$0.00	Tauranga	950m	Good	Masahiro Hashizume		0:56.97	-	0	1. She Turns Heads 2. Sweynesday 3. Smart Enough	0.1L	$0.00

Shoes (1)750x221117

Trainer: Pam Gerard (Matamata)12 mths 13: 4-3-0

Jockey: Joe Nishizuka

Weight: 55.5kgs

4 yo Brown M

Sire: DERRYN (AUS)

Dam: AMBITIOUS BEAUTY (NZ)

Dam's Sire: Towkay

Stats

Prize Money$124,911.00

Avg $$9,608.54

Win %30.77%

Place %53.85%

Career13: 4-3-0

Track1: 0-0-0

Distance9: 3-2-0

Tr / Dist1: 0-0-0

1st Up3: 1-2-0

2nd Up3: 0-1-0

Firm0: 0-0-0

Good7: 1-0-0

Soft4: 3-1-0

Heavy2: 0-2-0

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

At the latest run did the work up front then tired 7th of 9 at Pukekohe in the G3 Counties Bowl Hcp on November 23 over 1100m, 3 len behind Luberon with 53kg at $18.60. Before that won by a long-neck at Tauranga November 2 over 1200m on a soft track defeating Dazzled carrying 55kg at $11. Is a multiple class dropper. Ace draw. Winning 3kg claimer atop.

Last Starts 42 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
7/9	23/11/2024	21	G3 OPEN	$136,364.00	Pukekohe	1100m	Good 4	Kelly Myers	53kg	1:04.23	1-1-7	4	1. Luberon 2. Sacred Satono 3. Waitak	2.9L	$18.60
1/11	02/11/2024	21	BM75	$36,364.00	Tauranga	1200m	Soft 5	Joe Nishizuka	55kg	1:10.29	1-1	10	1. Shoes 2. Dazzled 3. Twain	0.4L	$11.00
1/14	12/10/2024	35	BM75	$59,633.00	Te Rapa	1200m	Soft 6	Rihaan Goyaram	52kg	1:11.69	1-1-1	8	1. Shoes 2. Wild West 3. Candle	0.1L	$4.50
1/11	07/09/2024	42	BM65	$36,697.00	Ruakaka	1100m	Good 4	Triston Moodley	56kg	1:04.30	2-1	11	1. Shoes 2. Yari 3. Frostfair	0.1L	$4.70
2/9	27/07/2024	21	BM65	$32,110.00	Te Rapa	1200m	Heavy 10	Jessica Allen	54.5kg	1:14.80	1-1-1	6	1. Twain 2. Shoes 3. Rosetown Princess	1.8L	$3.00
2/6	06/07/2024	161	SW 3	$32,110.00	Te Rapa	1200m	Heavy 9	Sam Spratt	55kg	1:14.14	1-1-1	5	1. Cornelia 2. Shoes 3. Rareza	0.8L	$4.30
2/4	11/06/2024	-	Trial	$0.00	Rotorua	1000m	Heavy	Michael McNab		1:00.24	-	0	1. Babylon Berlin 2. Shoes 3. Open Minded	0.75L	$0.00
1/7	31/10/2023	-	Trial	$0.00	Te Rapa	900m	Soft	M McNab		0:52.87	-	0	1. Shoes 2. Callada 3. Darci's Angel	6L	$0.00

Poetic Champion (2)132626x14x

Trainer: Tony Pike (Cambridge)12 mths 8: 2-2-1

Jockey: Matt Cartwright

Weight: 54.5kgs

3 yo Chestnut G

Sire: SUPER SETH (AUS)

Dam: REGALLY BLONDE (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Royal Academy

Stats

Prize Money$148,568.00

Avg $$18,571.00

Win %25.00%

Place %62.50%

Career8: 2-2-1

Track2: 0-0-0

Distance4: 1-1-0

Tr / Dist2: 0-0-0

1st Up2: 2-0-0

2nd Up2: 0-0-1

Firm0: 0-0-0

Good6: 1-1-1

Soft2: 1-1-0

Heavy0: 0-0-0

Synthetic0: 0-0-0

Comments

Finished off last campaign fourth of 10 at Matamata in the G2 Hawkes Bay Gns October 2 over 1400m, 0.5 len behind Savaglee carrying 57kg at $8.40. Previous preparation first-up won by 2.25 len Hastings LR Colin Meads Trophy September 7 over 1200m defeating Savaglee carrying 57kg at $8.60. Won a trial very easily last month so is ready to go. Is unbeaten in two fresh up runs. Multiple class dropper.

Last Starts 18 days since last start

Place	Date	Days	Class	Prize	Track	Dist.	Cnd.	Jockey	Weight	Race Time	In Run	Gate	Result	Margin	Starting Price
1/7	17/12/2024	-	Trial	$0.00	Pukekohe	800m	Soft	Matthew Cartwright		0:45.00	-	0	1. Poetic Champion 2. Sumaje 3. Rue De Rivoli	5L	$0.00
4/10	02/10/2024	25	G2 SW 3	$160,550.00	Matamata	1400m	Good 4	Matthew Cartwright	57kg	1:23.08	-	9	1. Savaglee 2. So Naive 3. Captured By Love	0.5L	$8.40
1/8	07/09/2024	182	LR SW 3	$82,569.00	Hastings	1200m	Good 4	Matthew Cartwright	57kg	1:10.37	1-1-1	1	1. Poetic Champion 2. Savaglee 3. Full Force	2.3L	$8.60
1/7	30/08/2024	-	Trial	$0.00	Cambridge	950m	Neutral	Matthew Cartwright		0:54.25	-	0	1. Poetic Champion 2. Tossuforit 3. Cornelia	1.25L	$0.00
6/8	09/03/2024	14	G1 SW 2	$390,000.00	Ellerslie	1200m	Good 4	Per-Anders Graberg	57kg	1:11.88	1-1-6	1	1. Velocious 2. Archaic Smile 3. Captured By Love	3.9L	$11.50
2/6	24/02/2024	28	G3 SW CG 2	$85,000.00	Matamata	1200m	Soft 5	Per-Anders Graberg	57kg	1:10.07	2-1-2	5	1. Savaglee 2. Poetic Champion 3. Unbridled Joy	0.5L	$10.60
6/14	27/01/2024	49	LR SW 2	$900,000.00	Ellerslie	1200m	Good 4	Craig Grylls	57kg	1:09.15	12-10-6	14	1. Velocious 2. Damask Rose 3. Full Force	7.8L	$18.50
2/11	09/12/2023	14	G2 SW 2	$162,037.00	Trentham	1100m	Good 4	Vin Colgan	57kg	1:02.46	4-3-2	6	1. Captured By Love 2. Poetic Champion 3. Dream Of The Moon	3.0L	$5.70