| Trap | Dog | Trainer | Rated | Spd | Bnd | Suitability | Form | Comp | Pred | SP | Bet | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LR | 2LR | 3LR | 4LR | 5LR | 6LR | 7LR | 8LR | 9LR | 10LR | Trap | Track | Class | Dist | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ▶ My Mate Ronnied 3y 15 | D D Knight — 18% R234 W43 P136 Trainer form — last 3 months | - | 44 | 41 | 69 (4) | 90 (1) | 72 (2) | 85 (1) | 64 (2) | 74 (3) | 74 (2) | 67 (4) | 79 (2) | 81 (2) | 43 | 53 | 41 | 51 | 76 | 53 | 2 | 3/1 | - | |
| 2 | ▶ Zenith Imminentd 3y 45 | R P Rees — 23% R135 W31 P76 Trainer form — last 3 months | - | 64 | 50 | 39 (5) | 86 (1) | 63 (6) | 75 (2) | 68 (3) | 89 (1) | 87 (1) | - | - | - | 25 | 53 | - | 70 | 69 | 40 | 3 | 10/3 | - | |
| 4 | ▶ Brendas Bluebellb 1y 34 | L E Morrison — 18% R136 W25 P78 Trainer form — last 3 months | - | 0 | 97 | 27 (6) | 29 (6) | 37 (4) | 59 (5) | 34 (4) | 34 (4) | 34 (4) | 46 (1) | 42 (1) | 38 (2) | 25 | - | - | - | 59 | 11 | 1 | 14/1 | - | |
| 5 | ▶ Brother Patrickd 2y 28 | S A Cahill — 21% R378 W81 P231 Trainer form — last 3 months | - | 51 | 62 | 78 (2) | 61 (4) | 75 (2) | 74 (2) | 63 (4) | 74 (2) | 65 (4) | 64 (3) | 45 (6) | 57 (5) | 16 | 26 | 31 | 23 | 68 | 47 | 5 | 10/11F | - | |
| 6 | ▶ Vegan Warriord 1y 23 | L E Morrison — 18% R136 W25 P78 Trainer form — last 3 months | - | 51 | 28 | 73 (3) | 61 (4) | 77 (3) | 80 (2) | 60 (5) | 58 (5) | 67 (2) | 86 (1) | 84 (1) | 56 (5) | 29 | 15 | 12 | - | 70 | 47 | 4 | 5/1 | - | |
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| Trap | Dog | Best | Avg | Last | Speed | Off best | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Mate Ronnie | 29.61 | 29.88 | 30.06 | 44 | +0.45 | Model pick | |
| 2 | Zenith Imminent | 29.23 | 29.47 | 29.63 | 64 | +0.40 | 7-month layoff | |
| 4 | Brendas Bluebell | Never raced beyond 277m — times not comparable to the rest of this field. | — | No 500m form | ||||
| 5 | Brother Patrick | 29.57 | 29.83 | 29.71 | 51 | +0.14 | Worst trap 18.4% | |
| 6 | Vegan Warrior | 29.62 | 29.81 | 29.62 | 51 | 0.00 | Fastest of campaign LTO | |
Hove's tricky circuit rewards a strong, bumpy-track stride, and the rail draw carries real weight here — trap one has won nearly 28% of A1 races over the course and distance from almost 300 runs, while trap four is the graveyard, managing barely 17%. My Mate Ronnie gets the plum draw and looks the one to beat: he's been racing at exactly this level with metronomic consistency, coming home in front or thereabouts every time out. Zenith Imminent has the fastest recorded times in this field and looks the biggest threat if fitness holds, but he hasn't seen a track since December — a lengthy break that adds real uncertainty. Brother Patrick and Vegan Warrior both have solid recent form but neither has the draw to trouble the front two, while Brendas Bluebell steps up sharply in trip and looks the one to leave out.
Drawn in the plum trap here — box one has won nearly 28% of A1 races over course and distance from almost 300 runs, comfortably the best draw on offer. Recent form reads 69, 90, 72, 85, 64, 74 with a career-best 90-rated win last time but one at this exact level, and he's raced here five times in the last two months without missing a beat. Trainer D D Knight sends just the two runners to this meeting with a modest 16% strike rate, but the dog's own course and distance form does the talking. The one they all have to beat.
The fastest recorded time in this field by some distance and a versatile runner who can race on the pace or come from off it. Form before his lay-off was excellent — back-to-back wins rated 86 and 89 in December, plus a career-best effort at Central Park in October — but he hasn't run since December 27, over six months ago. That kind of absence makes him hard to trust fully fit and tuned, even with the raw pace to trouble anyone here. The clear threat to the selection if he's retained his sharpness.
Steps up sharply from sprinting over 277 metres at Central Park to this considerably longer trip, and there's no form line at all to suggest she'll stay the extra distance. Her level there has been modest too — a run of finishes down the field with a best rated only 59 in this sequence — and trap four is statistically the weakest draw at this course and distance. A big step into the unknown, hard to fancy.
Racing at this course, distance and grade with real regularity — five of his last six starts have come at Hove over the minimum trip, and he's rarely finished out of the first two, with runner-up efforts in three of his last four. He finishes off races strongly from off the pace, but trap five is the weakest draw in this data set, managing under 19% at this level. Needs the finish to be strung out to use his stamina.
Drawn in the second-best box at this course and distance, which has produced almost a quarter of winners historically. He goes fast early and tends to lose ground in the closing stages, a pattern that could catch him out over the standard trip, but his last outing was his fastest of the campaign and he's been competitive in tougher grades recently. An each-way sort if the pace up front goes too hard.
Key insight: Trap 1 is by far the strongest draw at this course, distance and grade combination, winning almost 28% of the time from 289 runs, while trap 4 is the weakest at under 17%.
T1:27.7% T2:21.3% T3:19.1% T4:16.9% T5:18.4% T6:24.4%
1,404 condition runs
Speed Progress · Adjusted times at 500m · Fastest at top
Pre-race stats that explain the top 3 finishers
Pace Profile
Avg early pace vs closing speed from last 5 runs
| Dog | Early | Close | Style |
|---|---|---|---|
1My Mate Ronnie | 31 | 100 | Closer |
2Zenith Imminent | 50 | 50 | All-Rounder |
4Brendas Bluebell | 97 | 0 | Fader |
5Brother Patrick | 34 | 100 | Closer |
6Vegan Warrior | 81 | 0 | Fader |
Only runs at exactly 500m — no cross-distance comparisons. Tight cluster = reliable, wide spread = volatile. Faster times on the left. Hover any dot for race details. Amber = troubled run.
Each dog's average pace per 10m at every distance they've run. Green = fastest, red = slowest — shows where each dog is naturally strongest. Today's distance (500m) is highlighted.
| Dog | 277m | 400m | 450m | 491m | 500m | 515m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Mate Ronnie | — | — | — | — | 0.598 | — |
| 2 | Zenith Imminent | — | — | — | 0.595 | 0.589 | 0.613 |
| 4 | Brendas Bluebell | 0.603 | — | — | 0.617 | — | — |
| 5 | Brother Patrick | — | 0.611 | 0.611 | — | 0.597 | — |
| 6 | Vegan Warrior | — | — | — | 0.602 | 0.596 | — |
Performance rating trend over last 10 races. Hover any dot for race details. Amber dots = troubled runs.
Trainer patterns, moves signals, and form streaks at this venue.