Ascot Park (NZ) horses tips & previews

Thursday 22 October 2026

One race at a time: field, form guide and win/place odds for Ascot Park (NZ), with capture times on every price.

Meeting — Thursday 22 October 2026

Race 3 — One Agency (Bm75) 1600m · jumps 12:14 pm AEDT

Race notes

BENCHMARK 75,Benchmark 75
SOFT5
CLOUDY
8 runners

Shortest win price

Claudius Maximuss (3)

2.90

Most career wins

Go Lotte

12-9-14 from 91 starts

Speed map

Back left · leaders right

Backmarker

8Celestial Flame

Midfield

4Go Lotte

Offpace

5Short
1He's Tunza Grunt
7David Moss

Onpace

6Gentle Ben

Leader

2Monaghan Boy
3Claudius Maximuss

He's Tunza Grunt · Negative
Gave ground LS
Faded towards the finish last time out
Monaghan Boy · Positive
Fast Early
Sectionals suggest goes hard early
Claudius Maximuss · Negative
Jockey Booking
Krishna Mudhoo current POT is 47% below Career Avg.
Go Lotte · Positive
Fast Finisher
Fastest Overall Finishing Sectionals Last Start

No.RunnerBarWgtLast 5WinPlace

1He's Tunza GruntJ: Ashlee Strawbridge·T: Ms S Faulkner159.5kg7 8 9 16 954: 6-6-24.001.40

Career

54: 6-6-2

Rating · IRD

Speed map

Offpace

BackLead

Figures

Jockey50%
Trainer80%
Jockey/Trainer Combo50%
Early Speed80%
Rating20%
Closing Speed20%

Record

First-up
7: 0-0-0
Second-up
6: 2-0-0
Third-up
6: 0-0-1
Fourth-up
5: 1-1-0
Track Ashburton
7: 0-2-0
Track Phar Lap Raceway
5: 1-0-0
Track Wingatui
15: 2-1-0
Distance 2000m
1: 0-0-0
Distance 2100m
1: 0-0-0
Distance 1200m
7: 0-0-0
Going Good
14: 1-0-0
Going Heavy
27: 5-3-1
Going Soft
12: 0-3-1

Last starts

9Riccarton Park1800m8 Aug 2026 · OPN HCP · HEAVY911.17L
16Riccarton Park1600m1 Aug 2026 · OPN HCP · HEAVY914.33L
9Oamaru1600m19 July 2026 · OPN HCP · HEAVY105.62L
8Riccarton Park1400m20 June 2026 · OPN HCP · SOFT64.98L
7Oamaru1600m14 June 2026 · OPN HCP · SOFT52.7L
10Wingatui1400m31 May 2026 · OPN HCP · HEAVY109.22L
10Ashburton1600m31 Oct 2025 · OPN HCP · SOFT59.8L
7Wingatui1400m17 Oct 2025 · OPN HCP · HEAVY99.5L

Insights

Gave ground LS
Negative
Faded towards the finish last time out
Draw Suits
Positive
Well drawn inside
Blinkers Off
Positive
Blinkers coming off this start
Out Of Form
Negative
Needs to try and find some form

Comments

ILB

At $31.00 lost ground in the run home when 9th last start at Riccarton Park but up against weaker rivals. Has not placed in 6 attempts this preparation. Can't have.

RSIS

Odds of 30/1 and didn't attack the line when 9th last time at Riccarton Park but taking on easier opposition. Has struggled so far of late.

2Monaghan BoyJ: Cooper Stumbles·T: Kelvin Tyler559.5kg4 5 5 7 632: 6-3-35.501.85

Career

32: 6-3-3

Rating · IRD

Speed map

Leader

BackLead

Figures

Jockey40%
Trainer40%
Jockey/Trainer Combo20%
Early Speed100%
Rating80%
Closing Speed40%

Record

First-up
3: 0-0-1
Second-up
2: 0-1-0
Third-up
2: 0-0-0
Fourth-up
1: 0-0-1
Track Gore
3: 0-1-0
Track Wingatui
12: 2-0-2
Track Ascot Park
7: 2-2-0
Distance 1200m
10: 1-1-1
Distance 1335m
2: 0-0-0
Distance 1400m
14: 4-2-1
Going Good
4: 0-0-1
Going Heavy
15: 2-1-1
Going Soft
13: 4-2-1

Last starts

6Gore1335m16 Oct 2026 · Rating 75 Benchmark* · HEAVY105.62L
7Wingatui1400m2 Oct 2026 · Rating 75 Benchmark* · HEAVY1013.66L
5Wingatui1200m4 Sept 2026 · BENCHMARK 75 · HEAVY105.1L
5Wingatui1400m31 May 2026 · OPN HCP · HEAVY105.08L
4Riverton1200m8 May 2026 · OPN HCP · HEAVY103.43L
1Wingatui1200m27 Apr 2026 · Rating 75 Benchmark* · HEAVY8-0.81
10Ascot Park1600m19 Apr 2026 · Rating 75 Benchmark* · HEAVY109.88L
6Riverton1400m6 Apr 2026 · OPN HCP · SOFT54.24L

Insights

Fast Early
Positive
Sectionals suggest goes hard early
Gave ground LS
Negative
Faded towards the finish last time out
Backup
Positive
Racing again inside one week

Comments

ILB

Started $10.00 and was well beaten when 6th last time at Gore on a heavy surface. Shows good early pace. The large claim from Cooper Stumbles should help. Respect the betting.

RSIS

At 9/1 gave away some ground when 6th last run at Gore. Should race on the pace. The large claim from Cooper Stumbles should help. Good potential.

3Claudius MaximussJ: Krishna Mudhoo·T: L Callaway357.5kg7 1 5 7 551: 6-3-22.901.30

Career

51: 6-3-2

Rating · IRD

100

Speed map

Leader

BackLead

Figures

Jockey50%
Trainer40%
Jockey/Trainer Combo50%
Early Speed100%
Rating100%
Closing Speed40%

Record

First-up
3: 1-0-0
Second-up
2: 0-0-0
Third-up
2: 0-0-1
Fourth-up
2: 0-1-0
Track Riverton
9: 0-0-0
Track Riccarton Park
7: 0-0-0
Track Oamaru
3: 2-0-0
Distance 1600m
15: 2-1-1
Distance 1800m
1: 0-0-0
Distance 2000m
1: 0-0-0
Going Good
9: 0-0-0
Going Heavy
16: 3-0-0
Going Soft
26: 3-3-2

Last starts

5Gore1335m16 Oct 2026 · Rating 75 Benchmark* · HEAVY104.51L
7Phar Lap Raceway1200m4 Oct 2026 · Rating 75 Benchmark* · SOFT52.25L
5Riccarton Park1200m29 Aug 2026 · Rating 75 Benchmark* · HEAVY96.02L
1Oamaru1400m14 Aug 2026 · BENCHMARK 75 · HEAVY9-0.2
7Riccarton Park1400m1 Aug 2026 · Rating 75 Benchmark* · HEAVY95.98L
5Riccarton Park1200m20 June 2026 · Rating 75 Benchmark* · SOFT66.4L
10Wingatui1200m31 May 2026 · Rating 75 Benchmark* · HEAVY104.9L
9Riccarton Park1200m2 May 2026 · Rating 75 Benchmark* · SOFT55.87L

Insights

Jockey Booking
Negative
Krishna Mudhoo current POT is 47% below Career Avg.
Early Splits
Positive
Has early speed. An advantage on this circuit
Fitness
Positive
At peak fitness backing up

Comments

ILB

Jumped at $6.00 and struggled with the pace when 5th last time at Gore. Has the talent to rebound quickly. Should muster plenty of early speed. Great chance.

RSIS

Started 5/1 and faded to finish 5th last time at Gore on a heavy surface. Expecting improvement. Likely to be well placed early. Strong prospects in this race.

4Go LotteJ: Abdul Najib·T: Kelvin Tyler257kg9 10 13 5 291: 12-9-147.002.15

Career

91: 12-9-14

Rating · IRD

Speed map

Midfield

BackLead

Figures

Jockey40%
Trainer40%
Jockey/Trainer Combo20%
Early Speed60%
Rating100%
Closing Speed100%

Record

First-up
3: 0-1-0
Second-up
2: 0-0-1
Third-up
2: 0-0-1
Fourth-up
2: 0-1-1
Track Ashburton
2: 0-1-1
Track Gore
10: 3-1-1
Track Wingatui
21: 2-5-3
Distance 1220m
1: 0-0-0
Distance 1335m
8: 3-1-0
Distance 1400m
38: 6-4-5
Going Good
13: 2-0-1
Going Heavy
42: 3-7-7
Going Soft
36: 7-2-6

Last starts

2Gore1335m16 Oct 2026 · Rating 75 Benchmark* · HEAVY103.16L
5Wingatui1400m2 Oct 2026 · Rating 75 Benchmark* · HEAVY107.86L
13Riccarton Park2000m8 Aug 2026 · Rating 75 Benchmark* · HEAVY911.96L
10Riccarton Park1800m1 Aug 2026 · Rating 75 Benchmark* · HEAVY98.22L
9Oamaru1400m19 July 2026 · Rating 75 Benchmark* · HEAVY1010.72L
2Ashburton1400m2 July 2026 · OPN HCP · HEAVY81.67L
3Wingatui1600m28 June 2026 · Rating 80 Benchmark · HEAVY103.45L
6Riccarton Park1400m20 June 2026 · OPN HCP · SOFT63.12L

Insights

Fast Finisher
Positive
Fastest Overall Finishing Sectionals Last Start
Nice Barrier
Positive
Well drawn from gate 2
Dist S/R
Negative
Poor performer at the distance
Track And Dist
Negative
Has a poor record at this track and trip
Ready To Fire
Positive
Shown something in last few runs
Backup
Positive
Racing again inside one week

Comments

ILB

Made some ground late when 2nd beaten by 3 1/4L last start at Gore and will try to take advantage of the draw. Definite claims for punters.

RSIS

Zipped home into 2nd last run at Gore and drawn nicely. Goes well and could be a value opportunity.

5ShortJ: Terry Moseley·T: A L Hewitson656kg7 5 12 6 931: 4-0-315.003.30

Career

31: 4-0-3

Rating · IRD

Speed map

Offpace

BackLead

Figures

Jockey40%
Trainer40%
Jockey/Trainer Combo20%
Early Speed80%
Rating60%
Closing Speed40%

Record

First-up
3: 0-0-0
Second-up
2: 0-0-0
Third-up
2: 0-0-1
Fourth-up
2: 0-0-1
Track Pukekohe
1: 0-0-0
Track Riccarton Park
1: 0-0-0
Track Gore
3: 0-0-1
Distance 1200m
1: 0-0-0
Distance 2000m
4: 0-0-1
Distance 2200m
6: 3-0-0
Going Heavy
16: 2-0-2
Going Soft
15: 2-0-1

Last starts

9Wingatui2200m31 May 2026 · OPN HCP · HEAVY107.85L
6Ascot Park2215m19 Apr 2026 · OPN HCP · HEAVY1013.35L
12Riverton2147m6 Apr 2026 · OPN HCP · SOFT515.76L
5Riverton2000m8 Mar 2026 · OPN HCP · HEAVY95.91L
7Ascot Park2600m14 Feb 2026 · OPN HCP · SOFT711.47L
5Ascot Park1600m22 Jan 2026 · OPN HCP · SOFT612L
4Ascot Park2200m13 Dec 2025 · OPN HCP · SOFT61.4L
1Ascot Park2200m23 Nov 2025 · Rating 75 Benchmark* · SOFT6-1

Insights

Needs To Imp
Negative
Finished towards the tail last start
Dist S/R
Negative
Poor performer at the distance
Dist Drop
Negative
Distance decrease from last start
Resuming
Negative
Poor strike rate when first up
Winkers Off
Positive
Winkers coming off this start

Comments

ILB

Fresh from a spell. Didn't attack the line when 9th last run at Wingatui but taking on a lower class of opponents. Dropping back to a shorter trip. Can't have today.

RSIS

Fresh today after a break. Weakened under pressure when 9th last time at Wingatui on a heavy surface but up against weaker rivals. Will be down in distance.

6Gentle BenJ: Donovan Cooper·T: Bill Mcnamara854.5kg2 2 2 2 842: 4-7-35.501.85

Career

42: 4-7-3

Rating · IRD

100

Speed map

Onpace

BackLead

Figures

Jockey60%
Trainer40%
Jockey/Trainer Combo50%
Early Speed100%
Rating100%
Closing Speed80%

Record

First-up
4: 0-0-0
Second-up
3: 1-0-1
Third-up
3: 0-0-0
Fourth-up
3: 1-1-0
Track Gore
4: 0-0-0
Track Wingatui
7: 0-1-1
Track Ascot Park
15: 3-2-0
Distance 2000m
6: 0-1-0
Distance 2147m
1: 0-0-0
Distance 2200m
4: 0-1-0
Going Good
4: 0-0-0
Going Heavy
16: 2-4-1
Going Soft
22: 2-3-2

Last starts

8Ascot Park1600m10 May 2026 · Rating 75 Benchmark* · HEAVY108.08L
2Riverton1600m8 May 2026 · Rating 65 Benchmark* · HEAVY100.88L
2Ascot Park1600m19 Apr 2026 · Rating 75 Benchmark* · HEAVY103.42L
2Riverton1400m6 Apr 2026 · Rating 65 Benchmark* · SOFT55.46L
2Riverton1600m4 Apr 2026 · Rating 65 Benchmark* · SOFT60.25L
10Riccarton Park1600m21 Mar 2026 · BENCHMARK 65 · GOOD35.5L
4Wingatui1600m28 Feb 2026 · Rating 65 Benchmark* · SOFT61.14L
13Ascot Park1600m14 Feb 2026 · Rating 75 Benchmark* · SOFT79.68L

Insights

Rider SR
Positive
Jockey recent POT is 19% better than Career Avg.
Gave ground LS
Negative
Faded towards the finish last time out
Awkward Draw
Negative
May find this draw awkward
Resuming
Negative
Poor strike rate when first up

Comments

ILB

Resuming after a spell. Was $8.00 and disappointing effort when 8th last time at this track. Should jump out and bowl along. Will go close.

RSIS

Resuming after a break. At 7/1 just average when 8th last time at this venue. Should muster plenty of early toe. Could go close.

7David MossJ: Rohan Mudhoo·T: Jo Ann Gordon454kg9 3 5 7 440: 3-2-511.002.75

Career

40: 3-2-5

Rating · IRD

Speed map

Offpace

BackLead

Figures

Jockey40%
Trainer40%
Jockey/Trainer Combo100%
Early Speed80%
Rating80%
Closing Speed40%

Record

First-up
5: 0-0-0
Second-up
4: 0-0-0
Third-up
3: 2-0-1
Fourth-up
2: 0-0-0
Track Riccarton Park
5: 0-0-1
Track Oamaru
2: 0-1-0
Track Gore
4: 0-0-0
Distance 1600m
20: 2-2-1
Distance 1800m
2: 0-0-1
Distance 2000m
2: 0-0-0
Going Good
4: 0-0-0
Going Heavy
22: 2-1-4
Going Soft
14: 1-1-1

Last starts

4Gore2000m16 Oct 2026 · Rating 65 Benchmark* · HEAVY104.71L
7Wingatui2200m2 Oct 2026 · Rating 65 Benchmark* · HEAVY1021.52L
5Wingatui1600m4 Sept 2026 · BENCHMARK 65 · HEAVY108.5L
3Riccarton Park1800m8 Aug 2026 · Rating 65 Benchmark* · HEAVY91.34L
9Riccarton Park1600m1 Aug 2026 · Rating 65 Benchmark* · HEAVY98.61L
3Wingatui1400m28 June 2026 · Rating 65 Benchmark* · HEAVY104.82L
4Riccarton Park1600m16 June 2026 · Rating 62 HCP · SOFT74.15L
14Wingatui1600m31 May 2026 · Rating 65 Benchmark* · HEAVY107.56L

Insights

Rider SR
Positive
Jockey recent POT is 22% better than Career Avg.
Hot J/T Combo
Positive
Combo are out performing market expectations
Dist S/R
Negative
Poor performer at the distance
Dist Drop
Negative
Distance decrease from last start
Primed
Positive
Fitter here racing on a quick back up
Win Drought
Negative
Not won for a while

Comments

ILB

Jumped at $11.00 and knocked up late when 4th last time at Gore on a heavy surface but will be dropping in distance. Racing in stronger company. Has strong claims.

RSIS

At 10/1 was found wanting late when 4th last run at Gore on a heavy rated track but up against a more competitive field. Back to a shorter trip. Stands out as good value.

8Celestial FlameJ: Akshay Balloo·T: M E Forde754kg14 10 8 9 710: 1-1-034.004.40

Career

10: 1-1-0

Rating · IRD

Speed map

Backmarker

BackLead

Figures

Jockey40%
Trainer20%
Jockey/Trainer Combo20%
Early Speed40%
Rating40%
Closing Speed100%

Record

First-up
1: 0-0-0
Second-up
1: 0-0-0
Third-up
1: 0-1-0
Fourth-up
1: 1-0-0
Track Wingatui
2: 0-0-0
Track Ascot Park
2: 1-0-0
Track CurrentTrack
2: 1-0-0
Distance 1600m
3: 0-1-0
Distance 2200m
1: 0-0-0
Distance 1200m
3: 0-0-0
Going Heavy
8: 1-1-0
Going Soft
2: 0-0-0

Last starts

7Gore1335m16 Oct 2026 · Rating 65 Benchmark* · HEAVY106.6L
9Wingatui2200m2 Oct 2026 · Rating 65 Benchmark* · HEAVY1054.14L
8Wingatui1400m4 Sept 2026 · RESTRICTED 60 · HEAVY1017.8L
10Oamaru1600m14 Aug 2026 · BENCHMARK 65 · HEAVY911.5L
14Oamaru1200m19 July 2026 · Rating 65 Benchmark* · HEAVY1013.24L
9Oamaru1600m14 June 2026 · Rating 65 Benchmark* · SOFT55.07L
1Ascot Park1400m10 May 2026 · MDN 2YO&UP F&M · HEAVY10-0.18
2Riverton1600m8 May 2026 · MDN · HEAVY100.05L

Insights

Early Splits
Negative
Out of races with slow early tempos
Awkward Draw
Negative
May find this draw awkward
Form At Track
Positive
1 time winner here at Ascot Park
Primed
Positive
Fitter here racing on a quick back up
Wet To Dry
Negative
Coming from a wet to dry (Heavy 8 to Good 4) track may prove difficult

Comments

ILB

Started $26.00 and finished 7th last time at Gore and rising in class. Likely to get back in the field. Have to look elsewhere.

RSIS

Started 25/1 and finished 7th last run at Gore and challenged by more formidable competitors. Expected to settle towards the rear.

Odds correct as at 10:00 am AEDT. Odds can change.