Ellerslie Race 3 - TRACKSIDE.CO.NZ 1500
BULGARI (1) is a promising colt who probably should have won more than one race, but he produced a strong closing effort here last week when being narrowly beaten over 1100m. Finds another suitable race, and the extra 400m is the key. He peaks for this, and he can go one better. YOKOZUNA (2) was below his best over 1200m here most recently, but the rise in distance appears likely to suit him. He will carry 1.5kg less here, and he can figure in the top 3. ARTHUR (3) resumed with a fair effort at Arawa Park 2 weeks ago, and he will take plenty of improvement from that outing. He strips fitter, and he can take a significant step forward, especially from the ace draw. GIRL CODE (5) broke through in convincing style at Pukekohe last time, and she still has more to offer with only limited racing experience. A good gate will give her a good chance to take the next step immediately. ACCENTUATE (4) ran on late for third at Arawa Park last time out, and the extra 100m will suit her. Include.

Jockey: Corentin Berge
Weight: 57kgs
Stats
Comments
Has now had two runs back from a spell, the latest effort a second over 1100m at this track. Will hit the line hard.
Last Starts 6 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/10 | 16/05/2026 | 21 | 3YO SW+P | $32,787.00 | ELLS | 1100m | Soft 5 | Joe Doyle | 57kg | 1:04.94 | - | 6 |
| 0.26L | $8.30 |
| 6/14 | 25/04/2026 | 63 | 3YO SW | $70,000.00 | TE R | 1200m | Soft 5 | Joe Doyle | 57kg | 1:09.79 | - | 7 |
| 3.32L | $19.10 |
| 5/12 | 21/02/2026 | 28 | 3YO SW+P | $108,000.00 | ELLS | 1400m | Soft 5 | Michael McNab | 57kg | 1:23.60 | - | 7 |
| 2.21L | $11.60 |
| 2/14 | 24/01/2026 | 29 | 3YO SW+P | $184,000.00 | ELLS | 1200m | Soft 5 | Sam Weatherley | 57kg | 1:10.80 | - | 3 |
| 1.24L | $62.20 |
| 4/8 | 26/12/2025 | 52 | 3YO SW | $236,842.00 | ELLS | 1400m | Soft 5 | Sam Weatherley | 57kg | 1:23.73 | - | 4 |
| 4.50L | $60.50 |
| 2/7 | 16/12/2025 | - | OPN HCP | $0.00 | AVON | 1100m | Good 4 | Sam Weatherley | 1:05.79 | - | 1 |
| 0.3L | $0.00 | |
| 7/9 | 04/11/2025 | 13 | 3YO SW+P | $65,789.00 | ELLS | 1400m | Good 4 | Sam Weatherley | 57kg | 1:24.70 | - | 5 |
| 3.20L | $8.70 |
| 4/13 | 22/10/2025 | 25 | Rating 70 HCP | $0.00 | TE A | 1150m | Soft 6 | Wiremu Pinn | 54kg | 1:08.44 | - | 11 |
| 1.80L | $4.70 |
| 6/11 | 27/09/2025 | 21 | 3YO SW | $157,658.00 | TE R | 1400m | Heavy 9 | Sam Weatherley | 57kg | 1:26.53 | - | 2 |
| 5.20L | $5.90 |
| 6/13 | 06/09/2025 | 146 | 3YO SW | $99,099.00 | ELLS | 1200m | Soft 6 | Rory Hutchings | 57kg | 1:12.64 | - | 12 |
| 4.90L | $16.50 |
| 2/6 | 26/08/2025 | - | 3YO | $0.00 | TEAW | 850m | Soft 5 | Sam Weatherley | 00:52.79 | - | 3 |
| 0.75L | $0.00 | |
| 1/9 | 13/04/2025 | - | MDN 2YO | $18,182.00 | TE R | 1100m | Good 4 | Matt Cartwright | 57.5kg | 1:05.69 | - | 5 |
| 0.10L | $11.00 |
| 3/7 | 01/04/2025 | - | 2YO | $0.00 | ELLS | 800m | Good 4 | Matt Cartwright | 0:46.96 | - | 4 |
| 0.5L | $0.00 | |
| 3/5 | 03/12/2024 | - | 2YO | $0.00 | PUKE | 800m | Soft 5 | Sam Weatherley | 0:47.16 | - | 3 |
| 0.8L | $0.00 | |
| 1/5 | 19/09/2024 | - | 2YO | $0.00 | ROTO | 800m | Heavy 10 | Sam Weatherley | 0:50.25 | - | 5 |
| 0.25L | $0.00 |

Jockey: Masa Hashizume
Weight: 57kgs
Stats
Comments
Lightly raced gelding who was beaten 3.5 lengths into sixth last start over 1200m at this track. Well placed and sure to be in the finish.
Last Starts 25 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/12 | 27/04/2026 | 44 | Rating 69 3YO HCP | $25,000.00 | ELLS | 1200m | Soft 5 | Masa Hashizume | 58.5kg | 1:11.38 | - | 5 |
| 3.48L | $12.90 |
| 5/9 | 14/03/2026 | 210 | 3YO SW+P | $28,000.00 | TAUR | 1200m | Heavy 8 | Michael McNab | 57kg | 1:11.99 | - | 2 |
| 8.34L | $5.60 |
| 1/6 | 24/02/2026 | - | OPN HCP | $0.00 | TAUR | 1000m | Soft 5 | Tom Wigram | 1:00.85 | - | 1 |
| 0.75L | $0.00 | |
| 4/5 | 14/11/2025 | - | OPN HCP | $0.00 | AVON | 1000m | Soft 5 | Vinnie Colgan | 1:01.49 | - | 2 |
| - | $0.00 | |
| 2/9 | 16/08/2025 | 35 | 3YO SW | $91,743.00 | RUAK | 1200m | Heavy 8 | Vinnie Colgan | 57kg | 1:14.22 | - | 3 |
| 0.80L | $7.10 |
| 1/11 | 12/07/2025 | - | 2YO SW+P | $32,407.00 | RUAK | 1200m | Heavy 8 | Vinnie Colgan | 57kg | 1:14.30 | - | 2 |
| 1.50L | $8.40 |
| 2/7 | 09/06/2025 | - | 2YO | $0.00 | ELLS | 1100m | Soft 6 | Samantha Collett | 1:06.92 | - | 3 |
| 0.5L | $0.00 | |
| 5/7 | 29/10/2024 | - | 2YO | $0.00 | TEAW | 850m | Soft 5 | Tayla Mitchell | 0:50.56 | - | 5 |
| - | $0.00 |

Jockey: Samantha Collett
Weight: 57kgs
Stats
Comments
Resumed over 1400m at Arawa Park last start and finished 3 lengths away in fifth. Rates highly and should do much better.
Last Starts 13 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/9 | 09/05/2026 | 91 | 3YO SW+P | $28,689.00 | ROTO | 1400m | Heavy 9 | Joe Doyle | 57kg | 1:27.65 | - | 9 |
| 2.99L | $5.40 |
| 4/10 | 28/04/2026 | - | OPN HCP | $0.00 | TEAW | 1150m | Soft 6 | Sam McNab | 1:08.07 | - | 1 |
| - | $0.00 | |
| 8/14 | 07/02/2026 | 22 | 3YO SW | $198,000.00 | TE R | 2000m | Good 4 | Craig Grylls | 57kg | 2:02.58 | - | 5 |
| 6.54L | $9.20 |
| 1/9 | 16/01/2026 | 15 | MDN 3YO | $15,948.00 | TE R | 1600m | Soft 6 | Opie Bosson | 57.5kg | 1:37.67 | - | 4 |
| 0.44L | $1.60 |
| 5/10 | 01/01/2026 | 21 | 3YO SW+P | $59,000.00 | ELLS | 1600m | Soft 6 | Matt Cartwright | 56kg | 1:37.66 | - | 8 |
| 2.50L | $9.30 |
| 3/12 | 11/12/2025 | 15 | MDN 3YO | $21,930.00 | ELLS | 1600m | Good 4 | George Rooke | 57.5kg | 1:38.17 | - | 9 |
| 1.80L | $2.90 |
| 3/11 | 26/11/2025 | 21 | MDN 3YO | $21,930.00 | TE A | 1400m | Good 3 | Matt Cartwright | 57.5kg | 1:22.63 | - | 4 |
| 4.20L | $3.00 |
| 2/7 | 05/11/2025 | 18 | MDN 3YO | $16,228.00 | NPLY | 1400m | Good 4 | Sam McNab | 54.5kg | 1:23.53 | - | 5 |
| 0.30L | $4.00 |
| 6/14 | 18/10/2025 | - | MDN | $26,316.00 | ELLS | 1200m | Soft 5 | Sam Weatherley | 56kg | 1:10.66 | - | 9 |
| 4.10L | $37.00 |
| 5/8 | 23/09/2025 | - | MDN 3YO | $0.00 | TE R | 1100m | Heavy 9 | Matt Cartwright | 1:09.33 | - | 3 |
| - | $0.00 | |
| 1/8 | 09/09/2025 | - | MDN 3YO | $0.00 | ELLS | 800m | Soft 5 | Craig Grylls | 0:50.22 | - | 2 |
| 1.5L | $0.00 | |
| 1/9 | 27/05/2025 | - | 2YO | $0.00 | TEAW | 1150m | Heavy 10 | Michael McNab | 1:10.13 | - | 2 |
| 0.2L | $0.00 | |
| 4/7 | 16/05/2025 | - | 2YO | $0.00 | CSYN | 950m | Synthetic | Jasmine Fawcett | 0:55.48 | - | 6 |
| - | $0.00 | |
| 2/6 | 05/03/2025 | - | 2YO | $0.00 | TAUP | 900m | Soft 7 | Kevin Stott | 00:54.13 | - | 4 |
| 4.75L | $0.00 |

Jockey: Matt Cartwright
Weight: 55kgs
Stats
Comments
Racing well but unable to break through this prep with two minor placings from three runs. Found a couple better most recently as favourite over 1400m at Arawa Park. Overdue and must be included.
Last Starts 13 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/11 | 09/05/2026 | 14 | Rating 65 Benchmark* | $28,689.00 | ROTO | 1400m | Heavy 9 | George Rooke | 58kg | 1:28.49 | - | 2 |
| 3.85L | $4.10 |
| 2/16 | 25/04/2026 | 24 | Rating 65 Benchmark* | $29,167.00 | TE R | 1400m | Soft 5 | Craig Grylls | 56.5kg | 1:23.63 | - | 3 |
| 0.29L | $5.30 |
| 8/12 | 01/04/2026 | 249 | Rating 65 Benchmark* | $20,833.00 | PUKE | 1200m | Heavy 8 | Rihaan Goyaram | 54.5kg | 1:11.82 | - | 12 |
| 3.23L | $11.80 |
| 5/6 | 17/03/2026 | - | OPN HCP | $0.00 | TAUP | 1100m | Soft 5 | Michael McNab | 1:07.86 | - | 6 |
| - | $0.00 | |
| 1/9 | 03/03/2026 | - | OPN HCP | $0.00 | TAUP | 1100m | Soft 5 | Rihaan Goyaram | 1:06.72 | - | 6 |
| 1.75L | $0.00 | |
| 5/6 | 16/10/2025 | - | OPN HCP | $0.00 | CSYN | 950m | Synthetic | Elen Nicholas | 0:54.46 | - | 3 |
| - | $0.00 | |
| 3/6 | 16/09/2025 | - | OPN HCP | $0.00 | ROTO | 1000m | Heavy 8 | Jessica Staite | 1:02.84 | - | 6 |
| 4L | $0.00 | |
| 6/8 | 26/07/2025 | 35 | 2YO SW | $74,074.00 | OTAK | 1200m | Heavy 10 | Joe Doyle | 55kg | 1:17.12 | - | 9 |
| 14.10L | $7.00 |
| 1/14 | 21/06/2025 | - | MDN 2YO&UP | $18,519.00 | TAUR | 1200m | Heavy 10 | Rihaan Goyaram | 51.5kg | 1:17.54 | - | 2 |
| 1.50L | $8.80 |
| 3/6 | 09/06/2025 | - | 2YO | $0.00 | ELLS | 800m | Soft 6 | Jack Taplin | 00:47.65 | - | 1 |
| 1.25L | $0.00 | |
| 3/8 | 27/05/2025 | - | 2YO | $0.00 | TEAW | 850m | Heavy 10 | Rihaan Goyaram | 0:50.66 | - | 3 |
| 1.7L | $0.00 |

Jockey: Sam McNab
Weight: 55kgs
Stats
Comments
Returned from a spell last start and found a couple better over 1200m at Te Rapa, beaten 1.0 lengths. Fitter and worth consideration.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/8 | 17/04/2026 | 99 | 3YO SW+P | $29,167.00 | TE R | 1200m | Heavy 9 | George Rooke | 55kg | 1:13.07 | - | 2 |
| 1.02L | $11.00 |
| 6/10 | 08/01/2026 | 68 | Rating 65 Benchmark* | $34,483.00 | TAUR | 1200m | Good 3 | Wiremu Pinn | 55.5kg | 1:09.77 | - | 1 |
| 3.83L | $9.00 |
| 6/8 | 01/11/2025 | 22 | 3YO SW+P | $35,088.00 | TAUR | 1200m | Good 4 | George Rooke | 55kg | 1:09.96 | - | 2 |
| 6.10L | $7.30 |
| 1/9 | 10/10/2025 | 180 | MDN 3YO | $16,228.00 | TAUP | 1100m | Soft 6 | George Rooke | 55.5kg | 1:06.55 | - | 2 |
| 2.00L | $17.90 |
| 6/8 | 12/08/2025 | - | MDN 3YO | $0.00 | AVON | 800m | Heavy 10 | Jack Taplin | 0:47.12 | - | 2 |
| - | $0.00 | |
| 5/9 | 13/04/2025 | - | MDN 2YO | $18,182.00 | TE R | 1100m | Good 4 | George Rooke | 55.5kg | 1:05.69 | - | 9 |
| 5.20L | $5.90 |
| 4/8 | 01/04/2025 | - | 2YO | $0.00 | ELLS | 1100m | Good 4 | George Rooke | 1:06.37 | - | 5 |
| - | $0.00 |

Jockey: Michael McNab
Weight: 55kgs
Stats
Comments
Beaten 4.5 lengths into sixth when resuming last start over 1400m at Arawa Park. Strips fitter and expected to feature.
Last Starts 13 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/9 | 09/05/2026 | 77 | 3YO SW+P | $28,689.00 | ROTO | 1400m | Heavy 9 | Matt Cartwright | 55kg | 1:27.65 | - | 3 |
| 4.57L | $10.30 |
| 10/10 | 28/04/2026 | - | OPN HCP | $0.00 | TEAW | 1150m | Soft 6 | Opie Bosson | 1:08.07 | - | 8 |
| - | $0.00 | |
| 16/17 | 21/02/2026 | 14 | 3YOF SW | $720,000.00 | ELLS | 2400m | Soft 5 | Rory Hutchings | 56.5kg | 2:31.17 | - | 12 |
| 16.62L | $34.10 |
| 5/11 | 07/02/2026 | 15 | 3YOF SW | $198,000.00 | TE R | 2100m | Good 4 | Daniel Stackhouse | 56.5kg | 2:10.63 | - | 1 |
| 3.49L | $7.40 |
| 1/9 | 23/01/2026 | 28 | MDN | $21,552.00 | MATA | 1600m | Soft 7 | Masa Hashizume | 55kg | 1:37.71 | - | 8 |
| 3.47L | $1.40 |
| 8/11 | 26/12/2025 | 48 | 3YOF SW | $236,842.00 | ELLS | 1600m | Soft 5 | Masa Hashizume | 56.5kg | 1:36.68 | - | 3 |
| 4.11L | $23.90 |
| 11/12 | 08/11/2025 | 21 | 3YOF SW | $475,000.00 | RICC | 1600m | Good 3 | Kozzi Asano | 56.5kg | 1:35.09 | - | 11 |
| 8.50L | $54.30 |
| 4/10 | 18/10/2025 | 14 | 3YOF SW | $153,509.00 | ELLS | 1400m | Good 4 | Kozzi Asano | 56.5kg | 1:22.17 | - | 7 |
| 7.40L | $33.90 |
| 2/6 | 04/10/2025 | 94 | MDN | $22,523.00 | MATA | 1400m | Heavy 10 | George Rooke | 54kg | 1:31.23 | - | 1 |
| 2.30L | $7.50 |
| 2/5 | 16/09/2025 | - | MDN 3YO | $0.00 | ROTO | 1000m | Heavy 8 | Vinnie Colgan | 1:03.75 | - | 1 |
| 3.5L | $0.00 | |
| 3/9 | 02/07/2025 | - | MDN 2YO&UP F&M | $15,741.00 | ROTO | 1230m | Heavy 10 | George Rooke | 54.5kg | 1:20.05 | - | 5 |
| 2.90L | $5.30 |
| 3/7 | 16/05/2025 | - | 2YO | $0.00 | CSYN | 800m | Synthetic | Niranjan Parmar | 0:47.18 | - | 3 |
| 1.1L | $0.00 |