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Busy Lad (NZ) 2018

Trainer: - / -

Training Location: Yaldhurst, Riccarton Park

Race info

  • Flat Rating: 45
  • Steeple Rating: 0
  • Hurdle Rating: 0
  • Current Gear:
    • Approved Plates
    • Lugging Bit
    • Side Winkers
    • Tongue Tie

Horse Details

7YO (ret) Bay Gelding

  • Owner: Ms S E Bourke, C Brown, J C Doran, G N Earnshaw, Mrs N Hardy-Smith, P R Harrison, R Johnston, J D Maher, B M McFarlane, A & C Phillips, Mrs B J & G K Pickering, M R Pitman, B W Stewart, D M Stothart & Mrs L Vibert
  • Breeder: B J Lindsay MNZM & Mrs J E A Lindsay
  • Sire: TAVISTOCK (NZ) 2005
  • Dam: SUPEREFFICIENT (AUS) 2009
  • Foaling: 7 Oct 2018

Current Nominations

Current Fields

Performance stats

Recent starts
Form
  • 7X80X
1st up
  • 2-0-0
2nd up
  • 2-0-0
Fresh 30
  • -
Fresh 90
  • 2-0-0

Sectionals

 
TRK
Time
First 400m
Last 800m
Last 600m
Last 400m
Last 200m
11-12
9 Mar 23
BOOK A SUITE FOR AUTUMN RACING MAIDEN
1400m
S6
1.27.21
0.25.13
0.49.75
0.37.28
0.26.24
0.13.18
8-10
24 Feb 23
COUPLAND'S BAKERIES MAIDEN
1400m
H10
1.33.59
0.26.12
0.54.92
0.41.40
0.28.88
0.14.99
U-7
31 Jan 23
MDN CATCHWEIGHT 1000 - HEAT 5
1000m
G4
-
-
-
-
-
-
7-9
5 May 22
FULTON HOGAN MAIDEN
1400m
SYN
1.25.35
0.24.31
0.49.15
0.37.49
0.25.27
0.13.04
9-11
23 Apr 22
PUNTERS CHALLENGE 7 MAY - ENTER NOW MAIDEN
1400m
G3
1.25.00
0.24.68
0.48.69
0.36.59
0.25.92
0.13.84
U-6
23 Mar 22
MDN CATCHWEIGHT 1200 - HEAT 2
1200m
SYN
-
-
-
-
-
-
2-5
1 Mar 22
MDN CATCHWEIGHT 1000 - HEAT 5
1000m
SYN
-
-
-
-
-
-
3-4
17 Feb 22
MDN CATCHWEIGHT 800 - HEAT 5
800m
S5
-
-
-
-
-
-
U-8
21 Sep 21
MDN 3YO CATCHWEIGHT 1000 - HEAT 12
1000m
G3
-
-
-
-
-
-
3-3
18 May 21
2YO 600 - HEAT 1
600m
S5
-
-
-
-
-
-

Career stats

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In-depth racing review

11-12 9 Mar 23 1400m  BOOK A SUITE FOR AUTUMN RACING MAIDEN View video › $14,000
CANT  Soft6 MDN Akw,trld,kn,3bk 800,faded away, 1.27.21, 600m - 0.37.28 Yash Coonee $0
  • 1.24.68, Flat
  • 15.6L
  • Bar: 1
  • SP: $42.00
  • Rtg: 45
  • Wgt: 58.5
  • Car: 54.5
  • LWD: 56.0
  • 1: Lucky Simon (AUS), 58.5
  • 2: Lady's Legacy, 56.5
  • 1 3/4 LEN:1/2 NECK
  • Raceday Gear: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit, Side Winkers, Tongue Tie (1st time)
8-10 24 Feb 23 1400m  COUPLAND'S BAKERIES MAIDEN View video › $14,000
CANT  Heavy10 MDN Disp pace 5w opn,faded,tuff run, 1.33.59, 600m - 0.41.40 Diego Montes de Oca $280
  • 1.29.82, Flat
  • 22.9L
  • Bar: 9
  • SP: $22.50
  • Rtg: 45
  • Wgt: 58.5
  • Car: 58.5
  • LWD: 56.0
  • 1: Arctic Glow, 56.5
  • 2: Sassman, 58.0
  • 5 LEN:1/2 LEN
  • Raceday Gear: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit, Side Winkers
U-7 31 Jan 23 1000m  MDN Catchweight 1000 - Heat 5 View video › $0
ASHB  Good4 MDN Diego Montes de Oca $0
  • 0.58.16, Flat
  • Bar: 3
  • SP: $0.00
  • Rtg: 45
  • Wgt: 0.0
  • Car: 0.0
  • LWD: 0.0
  • 1: Kikimora, 0.0
  • 2: Delphillius, 0.0
  • 1 1/2 LEN:6 LEN
  • Raceday Gear: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit, Side Winkers
7-9 5 May 22 1400m  FULTON HOGAN MAIDEN View video › $12,000
RSYN  Synthetic MDN 7th otr to 600,und pres,no xtra, 1.25.35, 600m - 0.37.49 Diego Montes de Oca $240
  • 1.23.48, Flat
  • 10.2L
  • Bar: 9
  • SP: $30.10
  • Rtg: 45
  • Wgt: 58.5
  • Car: 57.5
  • LWD: 56.5
  • 1: Mr Rafiki, 58.5
  • 2: Koputaroa, 56.5
  • NECK:6 3/4 LEN
  • Raceday Gear: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit, Side Winkers
9-11 23 Apr 22 1400m  PUNTERS CHALLENGE 7 MAY - ENTER NOW MAIDEN View video › $15,000
CANT  Good3 MDN 7th otr,bk cn und pres,no danger, 1.25.00, 600m - 0.36.59 Tina Comignaghi $300
  • 1.22.49, Flat
  • 15.6L
  • Bar: 10
  • SP: $7.00
  • Rtg: 45
  • Wgt: 58.0
  • Car: 58.0
  • LWD: 56.0
  • 1: Matscot, 58.5
  • 2: Koputaroa, 54.5
  • HEAD:1 3/4 LEN
  • Raceday Gear: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit, Side Winkers
U-6 23 Mar 22 1200m  MDN Catchweight 1200 - Heat 2 View video › $0
RSYN  Synthetic MDN Diego Montes de Oca $0
  • 1.10.69, Flat
  • Bar: 5
  • SP: $0.00
  • Rtg: 45
  • Wgt: 0.0
  • Car: 0.0
  • LWD: 0.0
  • 1: Double Prosperity, 0.0
  • 2: Eulogy Show, 0.0
  • 3 1/2 LEN:1 /12 LEN
  • Raceday Gear: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit, Side Winkers
2-5 1 Mar 22 1000m  MDN Catchweight 1000 - Heat 5 View video › $0
RSYN  Synthetic MDN Kavish Chowdhoory $0
  • 0.57.13, Flat
  • Bar: 2
  • SP: $0.00
  • Rtg: 45
  • Wgt: 0.0
  • Car: 0.0
  • LWD: 0.0
  • 1: Mr Hass, 0.0
  • 3: Song For Someone, 0.0
  • 20 LEN:NECK
  • Raceday Gear: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit, Side Winkers
3-4 17 Feb 22 800m  MDN Catchweight 800 - Heat 5 View video › $0
ASHB  Soft5 MDN Kavish Chowdhoory $0
  • 0.47.22, Flat
  • Bar: 1
  • SP: $0.00
  • Rtg: 45
  • Wgt: 0.0
  • Car: 0.0
  • LWD: 0.0
  • 1: Double Prosperity, 0.0
  • 2: Walk Of Shame, 0.0
  • NECK:2 LEN
  • Raceday Gear: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit, Side Winkers
U-8 21 Sep 21 1000m  MDN 3YO Catchweight 1000 - Heat 12 View video › $0
ASHB  Good3 MDN 3YO Meghann Gestain $0
  • 0.59.94, Flat
  • Bar: 5
  • SP: $0.00
  • Rtg: 45
  • Wgt: 0.0
  • Car: 0.0
  • LWD: 0.0
  • 1: Powerlite, 0.0
  • 2: Aerial Blue (AUS), 0.0
  • 3/4 LEN:1 LEN
  • Raceday Gear: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit
3-3 18 May 21 600m  2YO 600 - Heat 1 View video › $0
ASHB  Soft5 2YO S Toolooa $0
  • 0.35.81, Flat
  • Bar: 2
  • SP: $0.00
  • Rtg: 
  • Wgt: 0.0
  • Car: 0.0
  • LWD: 0.0
  • 1: Fah Sai, 0.0
  • 2: Sharpie, 0.0
  • 3/4 LEN:9 LEN
  • Raceday Gear: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit

Kavish Chowdhoory

  • Age: 34
  • Location: Central
  • Current Premiership Place Flat: 34
  • Rides since last win: 1

Current Declarations ›

With Horse

  • Starts 0
  • Wins 0
  • Place 0
  • S/R 0.0

With Trainer

  • Starts 945
  • Wins 123
  • Place 233
  • S/R 7.7

This Going (Soft)

  • Starts 825
  • Wins 93
  • Place 169
  • S/R 8.9

On Course (Ashburton)

  • Starts 209
  • Wins 28
  • Place 44
  • S/R 7.5

Jockey Performance Stats

Recent rides
  • 70618
  All 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th U Prizemoney
Career 2511 269 275 260 240 233 1234 $5,622,120
G & L 121 3 11 10 15 13 69 $507,175
2025/26 90 13 6 5 13 13 40 $327,350
2024/25 361 39 40 37 29 42 174 $1,056,110
2023/24 338 22 25 33 38 28 192 $737,690
2022/23 378 45 42 49 38 33 171 $1,015,090
2021/22 382 47 41 32 34 32 196 $867,457
2020/21 318 32 43 32 28 27 156 $509,364
2019/20 247 26 31 27 19 22 122 $451,031
2018/19 372 42 45 40 39 35 171 $611,253
2017/18 25 3 2 5 2 1 12 $46,775

Michael & Matthew Pitman

  • Location: Yaldhurst, Riccarton Park
  • Horses in Training: 46

With Jockey (Kavish Chowdhoory)

  • Starts 945
  • Wins 123
  • Place 233
  • S/R 7.7

This Going (Soft)

  • Starts 1398
  • Wins 163
  • Place 278
  • S/R 8.6

On Course (Ashburton)

  • Starts 503
  • Wins 62
  • Place 88
  • S/R 8.1
Current Premiership Place Flat 13
Starts Since Last Win 3

Trainer Performance Stats

Recent starts
  • 41760
  All 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th U Prizemoney
Career 5417 601 571 566 531 514 2634 $14,537,266
G & L 381 30 28 31 27 39 226 $3,106,388
2025/26 234 18 23 25 26 23 119 $892,545
2024/25 429 40 38 42 46 37 226 $1,506,525
2023/24 504 54 47 49 51 43 260 $1,457,118
2022/23 436 40 39 57 50 36 214 $1,013,480
2021/22 505 58 39 49 41 44 274 $1,201,830
2020/21 505 58 65 48 49 43 242 $1,194,194
2019/20 395 46 49 44 34 33 189 $959,881
2018/19 571 67 57 67 55 48 277 $1,545,125
2017/18 524 67 73 61 48 63 212 $1,979,151
2016/17 413 57 42 53 39 42 180 $1,046,547
2015/16 434 49 52 36 48 48 201 $968,851
2014/15 467 47 47 35 44 54 240 $772,020
View Busy Lad (NZ) 2018's full breeding profile ›