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New Zealand · Friday 28 August 2026

Cambridge Synthetic tips and results

Our top pick won 0 of 7 races at Cambridge Synthetic. Every pick, our analysis and the full results are below.

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R1

Cambridge Equine Hospital Mdn

12:50 local1550mMaiden$18,500
Winner6. OmalishSP $3.90
★ Top pick2nd
2Honeydaze

Our price $2.60 · SP $2.80 · M Cameron

The most reliable form line in a weak maiden. She must finally convert, but the map, surface and recency all line up.

2nd pick5th
3Sweet Torquer

Our price $3.20 · SP $3.00 · Tom Wigram

The best raw form in the race, but with a surface question. She closed off well for fourth at Te Rapa over 1600m only six days ago from barrier 13 in a richer maiden, and today she gets 3kg of weight relief. The concerns are real — no synthetic experience, a get-back pattern at an on-pace-biased track, and a cold jockey. Ranked second on the balance of superior class and form against the surface unknown; each-way is the sensible way in.

3rd pickWon
6Omalish

Our price $5.50 · SP $3.90 · Joe Doyle

Purely a stable-and-surface play. The two runs to date were on Heavy 8 and Heavy 10 at Taupo and Te Aroha, conditions that flattered nobody, and she was beaten a long way both times.

Value pick6th
4Brutal Reality

Our price $5.50 · SP $9.60 · G Rooke

The overlay of the race. The 2000m failure since is easily excused.

  1. 1st6OmalishJoe Doyle$3.90
  2. 2nd2HoneydazeM Cameron$2.80
  3. 3rd1Steel WarriorS T Collett$12.80
  4. 4th8Westend GirlC R Barnes$61.90
Full result · 8 runners
FinishNo.HorseBarrierJockeyTrainerWeightSP
1st6Omalish5Joe DoyleS B Marsh56.5kg$3.90
2nd2Honeydaze1M CameronF & L Cornege56.5kg$2.80
3rd1Steel Warrior3S T CollettD R Wiles58.5kg$12.80
4th8Westend Girl2C R BarnesD R Wiles56.5kg$61.90
5th3Sweet Torquer7Tom WigramSamantha Logan53.5kg$3.00
6th4Brutal Reality6G RookeG A & D G Rogerson & Clint Isdale56.5kg$9.60
7th5Ice Lass8M AlamP Devcich56.5kg$34.00
8th7Rimini4A Lawson-CarrollM & K Murdoch56.5kg$37.80
R2

Saddlery Warehouse (Bm87)

13:27 local1550mBenchmark 87$18,500
Winner1. WolfgangSP $7.50
★ Top pick2nd
3Prometheus

Our price $2.80 · SP $1.80 · Ashlee Strawbridge

Prometheus maps to control this small field from gate 2 at a venue where on-pace runners dominate. His track-and-distance record reads 3 starts for a win, a second and a third, and he won over 1550m here in July.

2nd pick3rd
2Lerado

Our price $3.40 · SP $3.00 · G Rooke

Today he drops to 54kg, a 5.5kg turnaround, with in-form Rooke aboard. His track and distance record of 6 starts for 1 win, 1 second and 2 thirds is the most consistent here. He settles back, which is the only genuine query given the on-pace bias, but a five-horse field limits how far off he can be.

3rd pick4th
4Emmy Dazzler

Our price $6.50 · SP $7.30 · Sienna Brown

Emmy Dazzler has the map advantage of anything here — barrier 1, 51kg and a proven ability to bowl along. She has won over this course and distance from three attempts and her Cambridge Synthetic record reads 6 starts for a win, a second and a third.

Value pickWon
1Wolfgang

Our price $5.00 · SP $7.50 · Tom Wigram

  1. 1st1WolfgangTom Wigram$7.50
  2. 2nd3PrometheusAshlee Strawbridge$1.80
  3. 3rd2LeradoG Rooke$3.00
  4. 4th4Emmy DazzlerSienna Brown$7.30
Full result · 5 runners
FinishNo.HorseBarrierJockeyTrainerWeightSP
1st1Wolfgang3Tom WigramPeter & Shaun Mckay61kg$7.50
2nd3Prometheus2Ashlee StrawbridgeP P Mirabelli54kg$1.80
3rd2Lerado4G RookeS B Marsh54kg$3.00
4th4Emmy Dazzler1Sienna BrownC J Wood51kg$7.30
5th5Saltburn5C R BarnesJosh King & Maija Vance54kg$25.30
R3

TCL Earthworks Mdn

14:02 local1300mMaiden$18,500
Winner11. Ignore Me NotSP $8.90
★ Top pick2nd
10In The Vineyard

Our price $2.10 · SP $3.10 · G Rooke

The most credible form horse in the race. She meets the same rivals 4.5kg better off than the older maidens on the weight scale and holds the best barrier band.

2nd pick3rd
1Force Of Law

Our price $4.20 · SP $2.50 · M J Mc Nab

The clear second-string on form. Barrier 5 lets M J McNab settle him handily on a surface that rewards on-pace runners, and the McNab/Gerard link fires at 20%.

3rd pick10th
8Katestrophic

Our price $8.50 · SP $8.70 · Ashlee Strawbridge

Assessed on the debutant proxy framework rather than penalised for absent form. The Sweeney/Strawbridge partnership is the standout statistical angle in the race at 24% from 34 rides, and Strawbridge herself is riding at 30% from her past 20. Swiss Ace stock generally show early speed, which fits the map profile even without a public trial line.

Value pick7th
7Showdamagic

Our price $5.50 · SP $9.30 · M Hashizume

The value play. Barrier 4 places her in the track's best sprint band on a circuit that rewards on-pace positions, and the Manning/Hashizume link reads 25% from a small sample.

  1. 1st11Ignore Me NotC R Barnes$8.90
  2. 2nd10In The VineyardG Rooke$3.10
  3. 3rd1Force Of LawM J Mc Nab$2.50
  4. 4th9LovegroveEthan Jones$26.20
Full result · 10 runners
FinishNo.HorseBarrierJockeyTrainerWeightSP
1st11Ignore Me Not3C R BarnesS B Marsh54kg$8.90
2nd10In The Vineyard6G RookeA W Pike54kg$3.10
3rd1Force Of Law5M J Mc NabMs P Gerard58.5kg$2.50
4th9Lovegrove9Ethan JonesS R Autridge56.5kg$26.20
5th2Mivirgo11Joe DoyleS T Wenn58.5kg$35.90
6th4Dirty Boris8J NishizukaS Ralph55.5kg$40.50
7th7Showdamagic4M HashizumeR R Manning56.5kg$9.30
8th3Mal Sueno10S T CollettG A & D G Rogerson & Clint Isdale58.5kg$33.40
9th5Measure Up1Tom WigramP P Mirabelli55.5kg$49.80
10th8Katestrophic2Ashlee StrawbridgeDebbie Sweeney54kg$8.70
Scr6Affaire D'amour7R R Manning56.5kg
R4

Onyx Restaurant (Bm80)

14:37 local1300mBenchmark 80$18,500
Winner5. ConfectionistSP $6.00
★ Top pick2nd
2Perfect Dividends

Our price $2.05 · SP $1.70 · Ashlee Strawbridge

He is 2 from 2 at track and distance and 3 from 5 on synthetic. With one genuine leader in the field and a slow tempo forecast, he should get an uncontested trail on a surface where on-pace runners dominate. Weight rise is the only reservation.

2nd pick3rd
1Lhasa

Our price $4.20 · SP $3.50 · Sam McNab

By raw ability and course credentials he is the standout - 6 wins from 11 at Cambridge over 1300m and 6 from 13 on synthetic. He simply cannot get the weight relief, humping 62.5kg against a rival carrying 5.5kg less who has already beaten him here.

3rd pickWon
5Confectionist

Our price $5.50 · SP $6.00 · M J Mc Nab

The improver of the race. The Taupo failure came on Heavy 8, a surface where she is winless from three attempts, so it is easily excused.

Value pick5th
4Sesimbra

Our price $7.50 · SP $14.00 · Tom Wigram

The value angle is the weight scale. She drops to 51kg with the claim while the principals shoulder 57kg and 62.5kg, and from barrier 1 in a slow-tempo race she gets the perfect economical run behind the speed. Her Cambridge record of a win and two thirds from four starts plus a placing here last month over 970m shows the surface suits.

  1. 1st5ConfectionistM J Mc Nab$6.00
  2. 2nd2Perfect DividendsAshlee Strawbridge$1.70
  3. 3rd1LhasaSam McNab$3.50
  4. 4th6Cheap SavHyeontaek Oh$37.20
Full result · 6 runners
FinishNo.HorseBarrierJockeyTrainerWeightSP
1st5Confectionist6M J Mc NabS B Marsh54kg$6.00
2nd2Perfect Dividends2Ashlee StrawbridgeJ & R Vance57kg$1.70
3rd1Lhasa4Sam McNabM A Treweek62.5kg$3.50
4th6Cheap Sav3Hyeontaek OhTarissa Macdonald50kg$37.20
5th4Sesimbra1Tom WigramS Ramsay & J Ritchie51kg$14.00
6th3Keeper's Heart5S T CollettJ C Collett56.5kg$12.20
R5

NZ Horse Ambulance Trust Mdn

15:11 local970mMaiden$18,500
Winner1. Unique ValorSP $3.50
★ Top pick6th
5Affaire D'amour

Our price $3.20 · SP $6.60 · M J Mc Nab

She is the only runner with a recent, respectable synthetic run at this exact venue, finishing 4th over 1300m from a rearward position nine days ago, and she comes into a field stacked with debutants and long-absent first-uppers carrying a clear fitness edge.

2nd pick7th
6Apotheosis

Our price $4.80 · SP $4.80 · M Hashizume

The clear danger and arguably the best pure speed type engaged. Both career starts have come fresh, so the 156-day break is not the barrier it appears. What holds her from top billing is gate 12, the poorest performing band here, and a complete absence of synthetic experience.

3rd pick3rd
4Rio Benito

Our price $6.50 · SP $7.50 · M Cameron

A debutant judged on proxy signals rather than penalised for missing form. The El Roca sire line points to natural speed for a 970m dash, and barrier 4 puts him in the productive inside-to-middle band at a track where gates 1-8 cluster near 13%. The reservation is the riding booking, with Cameron winless in eight for the stable and holding a thin recent strike rate, plus topweight.

Value pick5th
12On The Fly

Our price $5.50 · SP $13.80 · S T Collett

The value proposition of the race. The Ferrando pedigree and 54kg suit a 970m blowout.

  1. 1st1Unique ValorJoe Doyle$3.50
  2. 2nd7Indian FallsL H Satherley$5.10
  3. 3rd4Rio BenitoM Cameron$7.50
  4. 4th9ChizaraTom Wigram$28.40
Full result · 10 runners
FinishNo.HorseBarrierJockeyTrainerWeightSP
1st1Unique Valor8Joe DoyleL Te Keeti58.5kg$3.50
2nd7Indian Falls5L H SatherleyK W Hawtin56.5kg$5.10
3rd4Rio Benito4M CameronS L Crawford58.5kg$7.50
4th9Chizara7Tom WigramPeter & Shaun Mckay53.5kg$28.40
5th12On The Fly10S T CollettG A & D G Rogerson & Clint Isdale54.5kg$13.80
6th5Affaire D'amour6M J Mc NabR R Manning56.5kg$6.60
7th6Apotheosis12M HashizumeS Ramsay & J Ritchie56.5kg$4.80
8th3Messi Man9G RookeG A & D G Rogerson & Clint Isdale58.5kg$36.80
9th11Wunderkind2Ashlee StrawbridgeR & R Rogers54kg$13.70
10th10Super Makutu1N S ParmarG K Opie56.5kg$82.00
Scr2Dirty Boris11S Ralph58.5kg
Scr8Showdamagic3R R Manning56.5kg
R6

TAB (Bm72)

15:45 local970mBenchmark 72$18,500
Winner1. Lady IrisSP $3.00
★ Top pick2nd
4Pink Gin

Our price $2.60 · SP $2.00 · M Hashizume

The 57.5kg is the main concern, not the form.

2nd pickWon
1Lady Iris

Our price $3.40 · SP $3.00 · Ashlee Strawbridge

The reservation is last start: she was in front at the 400m and stopped to run fifth, a pattern that raises questions about her ability to sustain from in front.

3rd pick3rd
3Reptak

Our price $4.80 · SP $12.20 · Tom Wigram

The profile is improving and the 37-day freshen-up from a capable stable is not a negative given he has won first-up before. Solid claims for a placing rather than a confident win prospect.

Value pick5th
5Fat Albert

Our price $6.50 · SP $10.00 · M Cameron

Today he gets in with just 55kg from barrier 2 and, in a race the map says has no genuine leader, he can take up a forward position and dictate.

  1. 1st1Lady IrisAshlee Strawbridge$3.00
  2. 2nd4Pink GinM Hashizume$2.00
  3. 3rd3ReptakTom Wigram$12.20
  4. 4th6King Of The AirC R Barnes$13.00
Full result · 6 runners
FinishNo.HorseBarrierJockeyTrainerWeightSP
1st1Lady Iris1Ashlee StrawbridgeS B Marsh58.5kg$3.00
2nd4Pink Gin4M HashizumeA W Pike57.5kg$2.00
3rd3Reptak6Tom WigramL O'sullivan & A Scott58kg$12.20
4th6King Of The Air3C R BarnesS B Marsh54kg$13.00
5th5Fat Albert2M CameronF & L Cornege55kg$10.00
6th2Seamsew5S T CollettM A Treweek61.5kg$10.60
R7

Cookies Kitchen (Bm67)

16:22 local2000mBenchmark 67$18,500
Winner4. Cyber PatchSP $6.80
★ Top pick6th
1El Speedy Man

Our price $2.80 · SP $3.50 · S T Collett

The most credible winner on hard evidence. He won over this exact course and distance on 7 August, coming from 6th at the 400m to beat a BM70 field, and his track-and-distance record reads 3 starts for 2 wins. Last start at 1550m he was held up near the turn and never got clear, which reads far better than the bare seventh. The 60kg is the genuine query, but the slow tempo forecast suits his sit-and-sprint pattern.

2nd pick5th
2Boogaloo

Our price $4.50 · SP $8.60 · M Hashizume

The most likely improver in the field. Only two career starts against rivals with 20-plus, so the maiden-to-BM67 rise is offset by natural progression. The 30-day gap and the class lift are the queries, but at this track her winning pattern is proven and repeatable.

3rd pick7th
9Arkadus

Our price $9.00 · SP $15.50 · Ashlee Strawbridge

The eye-catcher of the race despite never winning. He now gets barrier one and drops to 51kg with the claim, and Strawbridge is riding at a 30% clip.

Value pick4th
8Vadasha

Our price $8.50 · SP $13.90 · L H Satherley

  1. 1st4Cyber PatchEthan Jones$6.80
  2. 2nd6SilkdegreesJ Nishizuka$7.80
  3. 3rd5Jamaican BoyJoe Doyle$4.30
  4. 4th8VadashaL H Satherley$13.90
Full result · 9 runners
FinishNo.HorseBarrierJockeyTrainerWeightSP
1st4Cyber Patch5Ethan JonesMs C Cameron55kg$6.80
2nd6Silkdegrees2J NishizukaP A Stevens51kg$7.80
3rd5Jamaican Boy9Joe DoyleS L Crawford55kg$4.30
4th8Vadasha6L H SatherleyP & J Brosnan54kg$13.90
5th2Boogaloo7M HashizumeR R Manning56kg$8.60
6th1El Speedy Man8S T CollettP Devcich60kg$3.50
7th9Arkadus1Ashlee StrawbridgeMrs R Masters54kg$15.50
8th7Takeachance3B E GryllsMs T R Lomas54kg$20.40
9th3Erase4Tom WigramS Ralph52.5kg$10.10

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