NZ - Te Aroha - Race 2

Thoroughbred

13 Runners

Maiden

Turf

SOFT 5

10.5K

VIEW

Verdict

THE SPANIARD (2) was placed at 1m and 1 5/16m late in first prep when running on from beyond midfield. Only beaten a neck on debut at this trip here in March. Danger. PAPPARAZZI (1) made up a lot of ground from the rear for 3rd over 7f here when fresh then stayed much handier and fought on strongly at this trip last time. Sound claims. DEE MACK (13) debutant coming off a trial win when put in big strides late and pricked his ears at the line. Drawn perfectly to give this a shake. MORIENTES (7) has had two trials this prep and ran on ok from last very late over 6f in the latest October 6. Worth thought first-up at 1m. TACO (4) was beaten less than 1L after racing handy on debut over 1m back in June 2025. Obviously had problems but consider on debut effort.

Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob	Odds
1	1 Papparazzi Jockey: Joe Doyle Trainer: Pam Gerard J: Joe Doyle T: Pam Gerard	103	-	-	-	25%
2	2nd Pick 2 The Spaniard Jockey: George Rooke Trainer: Roger James & Robert Wellwood J: George Rooke T: Roger James & Robert Wellwood	123	-	-	-	50%
3	3rd Pick 3 Foo Foo Jockey: Non Runner Trainer: Alex Forbes J: Non Runner T: Alex Forbes	145	-	-	-	19%	Scratched
4	4 Taco Jockey: Masahiro Hashizume Trainer: Shaun & Emma Clotworthy J: Masahiro Hashizume T: Shaun & Emma Clotworthy	71	-	-	-	5%
5	5 The Pen Is Mighty Jockey: Bridget Grylls Trainer: Terry Powell J: Bridget Grylls T: Terry Powell	77	-	-	-	4%
6	6 Measure Up Jockey: Jasmine Fawcett Trainer: Paul Mirabelli J: Jasmine Fawcett T: Paul Mirabelli	53	-	-	-	3%
7	7 Morientes Jockey: Jack Taplin Trainer: Mark Forbes J: Jack Taplin T: Mark Forbes	75	-	-	-	10%
8	1st Pick 8 Arrazola Jockey: Non Runner Trainer: Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson J: Non Runner T: Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson	175	-	-	-	1%	Scratched
9	9 Reikova Jockey: Ace Lawson-Carroll Trainer: Moira & Kieran Murdoch J: Ace Lawson-Carroll T: Moira & Kieran Murdoch	50	-	-	-	3%
10	10 Showdamagic Jockey: Non Runner Trainer: Ralph Manning J: Non Runner T: Ralph Manning	80	-	-	-	1%	Scratched
11	11 The Explorer Jockey: Rihaan Goyaram Trainer: Sam Mynott J: Rihaan Goyaram T: Sam Mynott	52	-	-	-	3%
12	12 Epic Quest Jockey: Lynsey Satherley Trainer: Stephen Ralph J: Lynsey Satherley T: Stephen Ralph	35	-	-	-	5%
13	13 Dee Mack Jockey: Matt Cartwright Trainer: David Greene J: Matt Cartwright T: David Greene	72	-	-	-	25%

Upcoming Races

Horse Racing Basic Terms

Scratch

A horse is a scratch when injury or other necessity causes it to be withdrawn from the race.

Also Eligible

A horse that is entered but does not draw into the body of the field due to too many entries, and thus is not permitted to start unless there are enough scratches to shrink the field size.

Dead Heat

Two or more horses finishing so close at the wire, that they were unable to be separated on a photo finish and deemed to have tied.