NZH - Ascot Park Raceway - Race 4

Harness

8 Runners

10.9f

Unknown

Synthetic

6.8K

VIEW

R10

Verdict

HAVTIMEHEAVEN (4) resumes after finishing fifth at his latest appearance at Central Southland Raceway on May 7. Facing a tougher assignment but he is good enough to cope. RED HOT FILLY PEPPER (3) resumes here after closing her last prep with a fourth at this track on July 5. Expect her to be prominent. SHEZASTRANGER (2) should be ready to peak now after finishing seventh over 1 ?m at this track two-and-a-half weeks ago. Expect her to give this a real shake. MAX VERSTAP (8) finished 18 metres back in sixth over 1 ¹/16m at Gore Raceway on debut seven months ago. Back from a spell and worth monitoring.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob	Odds
4	Two-year-old colt lining up for the second time. At debut 5th (Fr6) over 1m at Central Southland Raceway beaten 40 m by Devil Woman (1:57.57) in 2yo on May 7 at $4. Will be hard to beat despite the layoff. 1st Pick 4 Havtimeheaven Jockey: Nathan Williamson Trainer: Brett Gray J: Nathan Williamson T: Brett Gray	77	-	-	-	29%	5/2
Analysis Two-year-old colt lining up for the second time. At debut 5th (Fr6) over 1m at Central Southland Raceway beaten 40 m by Devil Woman (1:57.57) in 2yo on May 7 at $4. Will be hard to beat despite the layoff.
3	Resumes. Finished off last preparation when beaten by 7 m finishing fourth behind Byllee J at this track over 1 ¹/16m in a 3yo+ FM on July 5 at $6.60. Sure to play a major role. 2nd Pick 3 Red Hot Filly Pepper Jockey: Mark Hurrell Trainer: Brett Gray J: Mark Hurrell T: Brett Gray	74	-	-	-	14%	13/2
Analysis Resumes. Finished off last preparation when beaten by 7 m finishing fourth behind Byllee J at this track over 1 ¹/16m in a 3yo+ FM on July 5 at $6.60. Sure to play a major role.
2	Last start 7th (Sr4) over 1m at this track, beaten 8 m by Recoil (2:42.53) in 2yo+ on October 8 at $30.90. Before that, a solid effort when 3rd (Sr2) over 1 ¹/16m at Gore Raceway beaten 13 m by Hope Philly (2:05.29) in 2yo+ FM on October 1 at $12.20. Better than the last run suggests, set to make amends. 3rd Pick 2 Shezastranger Jockey: Peter Hunter Trainer: Peter Hunter J: Peter Hunter T: Peter Hunter	75	-	-	-	20%	4/1
Analysis Last start 7th (Sr4) over 1m at this track, beaten 8 m by Recoil (2:42.53) in 2yo+ on October 8 at $30.90. Before that, a solid effort when 3rd (Sr2) over 1 ¹/16m at Gore Raceway beaten 13 m by Hope Philly (2:05.29) in 2yo+ FM on October 1 at $12.20. Better than the last run suggests, set to make amends.

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