Hawera tips and results

Our price $5.50 · SP $3.80 · Lisa Allpress

Ena Sharples has the best heavy-track place record in the field, with three seconds from five wet-track starts, and she gets barrier 1 with Lisa Allpress aboard. Her last-start eighth at Waverley is a negative, and she is unproven over 1600m, but her best 1400m runs are close to this level.

Our price $8.00 · SP $12.10 · Leah Hemi

He has placed in three of four starts on Heavy, including a third over 1600m on Heavy10 last time, and he has each-way claims for a stable that has clicked with Leah Hemi. A small each-way stake is the way to play him.

Our price $3.80 · SP $3.70 · Tom Wigram

Undertheboardwalk is a clear threat. Her only Hawera start produced a close third over today's 1400m, and both first-up runs have yielded thirds, indicating she runs well fresh. The 82-day break sits against Hawera's freshness bias and she has yet to win, but stable quality, low weight and proven course form should keep her in the finish.

Our price $5.50 · SP $6.90 · Mereana Hudson

Rosa is the proven maiden stayer of this field. She returns quickly from a sound fourth at Wanganui on Heavy10 and has twice made the podium over 1400m on soft ground, with two Heavy seconds on her record.

Our price $8.00 · SP $16.40 · Toni Davies

Our price $4.80 · SP $3.20 · Jim Chung

Wheelitin is the most compelling form play. She won over 1600m at Hawera three weeks ago and then ran a close third in Open company on Heavy10 at New Plymouth. Jim Chung is riding well and knows the mare. The distance is the obvious concern — she has placed but not won at 1400m — yet she maps well from barrier 1 and handles testing ground.

Our price $5.50 · SP $4.80 · Toni Davies

The Entertainer has the strongest distance profile in the race with three wins at 1400m and two Heavy-track wins at the trip. She is first-up after a 97-day break and her fresh record is only modest, which tempers confidence. If Thurlow has her ready, the 53kg and wet-track ability make her a genuine winning threat.

Our price $5.80 · SP $5.00 · Floor Moerman

Tavis Court is the value runner. His Hawera record is outstanding — two wins and three placings from five starts, including a course-and-distance success. He was close up in a Heavy10 Open at Trentham before a strong second at Hawera, then disappointing in a Listed race last time. The main concern is the jockey's current form, with no wins from his last 20 rides.

Our price $6.50 · SP $5.10 · Amber Riddell

He won at Hawera two starts back and then ran fourth in a BM75 on Heavy10, so he is holding his form through the winter. His heavy record is built on placings rather than wins — 18 top-threes from 40 starts — but in a five-runner field that consistency matters.

Our price $4.00 · SP $8.40 · Tom Wigram

Elite Choice fits the Hawera Heavy winner profile perfectly: raced in the last week, placed in her past three starts on Heavy10, and already a 1200m wet-track winner. She drops to 53.5kg and retains Tom Wigram, who rode her to victory and a third.

Our price $5.00 · SP $3.60 · Leah Hemi

See You In Beijing is the obvious form runner after a promising first-up BM65 third at Waverley and a tidy 1200m record. He must overcome 59kg, no Heavy exposure, and a 34-day gap, all against a Hawera Heavy surface that favours recent runners.

Our price $7.00 · SP $12.00 · Leah Hemi

Identikit is a course-and-distance specialist at Hawera, with a win and a placing from two attempts over 2100m and three career wins on Heavy. She has been racing in Open company lately and now drops back to BM75, which should suit. Her recent placings are modest, but this is exactly the class and trip configuration where she can bounce back.

Our price $7.50 · SP $7.60 · Sarah Macnab

The Finnster is the value runner. He has strong course-and-distance form at Hawera, is a genuine wet-track stayer, and comes here fresh after a solid fifth behind Malachy in the same BM65 race last start.

Our price $3.60 · SP $5.60 · Lisa Allpress

Her heavy-track profile is clearly the best in the race, she returned from a spell with a solid third over 1650m Heavy10 at Waverley, and her second-up statistics include a win. Barrier 6 and 57.5kg are manageable. The knock is her low winning strike rate, but her consistency places her clearly on top.

Our price $8.00 · SP $15.10 · Chris Dell

He finished a nose second in a BM65 over 1650m Heavy10 last start and owns a Hawera 1600m Heavy9 win. His heavy record of 25:1-6-7 shows he is consistently competitive in these conditions, and Chris Dell knows him well. The poor overall win rate keeps him behind the main hopes, but his profile exactly matches Hawera's heavy-track trend.