{"id":25707,"date":"2026-01-18T09:30:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T20:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/?p=25707"},"modified":"2026-01-18T09:40:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T20:40:59","slug":"hawera-harness-tips-preview-sunday-18-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/2026\/01\/hawera-harness-tips-preview-sunday-18-january\/","title":{"rendered":"H\u0101wera Harness Tips & Preview | Sunday 18 January"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Hawera Harness on Sunday, 18 January.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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H\u0101wera Harness Race 1<\/div>\n
6 Joe Kennedy <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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There\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0been support in all runs since resuming for the new barn by Joe Kennedy (6) and\u00a0<\/span>perhaps\u00a0<\/span>it\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0today where he finds his winning form again. Not a strong field and if able to do everything right would be powerful to the line and hard to stop.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Selections: 6-9-2-8-5<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hawera R1 – ALABAR HANDICAP TROT<\/span> <\/div>
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6. Joe Kennedy (0)<\/span>
J: Sailesh Abernethy<\/span><\/span><\/div>
8×503<\/span>T: Derek & Neita Balle<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
5.50<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
1.75<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.tab.co.nz\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 04\/08\/2026 05:39:09 AM (Pacific\/Auckland) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
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H\u0101wera Harness Race 2<\/div>\n
2 Sweet Vintage <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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Money was floating around for Sweet Vintage (2) on debut at Cambridge and while the form reads a zero, the run\u00a0<\/span>wasn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0too bad. This is a\u00a0<\/span>wide open<\/span>\u00a0maiden field and from the good draw looks a prime chance to get a win on the board early in the career.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Selections: 2-1-7-6-9<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hawera R2 – TOMMO’S TYRES MOBILE PACE<\/span> <\/div>
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2. Sweet Vintage (2)<\/span>
J: Andre Poutama<\/span><\/span><\/div>
0<\/span>T: Nicky Chilcott<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
2.80<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
1.35<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.tab.co.nz\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 04\/08\/2026 05:39:10 AM (Pacific\/Auckland) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
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H\u0101wera Harness Race 3<\/div>\n
1 Gwendoline Mary <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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Not a whole lot of form to speak about around\u00a0<\/span>Gwendonline<\/span>\u00a0Mary (1) but then again there\u00a0<\/span>isn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0for most of the runners in this race. Handy enough last time out and with the aid of the inside draw should be on the speed throughout and a nice each way chance.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Selections: 1-8-9-3-2<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hawera R3 – AUTO SUPER SHOPPE HAWERA MOBILE PACE<\/span> <\/div>
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8th<\/span><\/div>
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1. Gwendoline Mary (1)<\/span>
J: Jay Abernethy<\/span><\/span><\/div>
04784<\/span>T: Jay Abernethy<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
19.00<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
3.50<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.tab.co.nz\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 04\/08\/2026 05:39:11 AM (Pacific\/Auckland) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
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H\u0101wera Harness Race 4<\/div>\n
5 Highview Rockn Roll <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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A lover of grass track racing, Highview\u00a0<\/span>Rockn<\/span>\u00a0Roll (5) gets into this assignment today beautifully. Can jump and run and be handy throughout and if able to get own\u00a0<\/span>terms<\/span>\u00a0then would prove\u00a0<\/span>very hard<\/span>\u00a0to run down in the final stages at a big price.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Selections: 5-13-8-2-4<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hawera R4 – TURF WORKZ\/BAKER TILLY STAPLES RODWAY TROT<\/span> <\/div>
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3rd<\/span><\/div>
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5. Highview Rockn Roll (5)<\/span>
J: Kate Coppins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
797p2<\/span>T: Donald Cossey<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
8.50<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
2.70<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.tab.co.nz\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 04\/08\/2026 05:39:12 AM (Pacific\/Auckland) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
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H\u0101wera Harness Race 5<\/div>\n
6 Social Distancing <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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Some handy runs of late in good fields at Auckland from Social Distancing (6) but gets a wee relief here and should be able to make the most of it. Loves the grass and likely to roll forward here and look to take control of things. Hard to catch.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Selections: 6-7-2-3-1<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hawera R5 – REVELL DOUGLAS MEMORIAL JNR DRIVERS HT1 MBL PACE<\/span> <\/div>
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6. Social Distancing (6)<\/span>
J: Crystal Hackett<\/span><\/span><\/div>
46347<\/span>T: Andrew Stuart<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
5.50<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
1.50<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
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H\u0101wera Harness Race 6<\/div>\n
10 The Enigma <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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A lot of support floating around on debut for The Enigma (10) but proved just that with a below par effort. Not prepared to drop just off that basis of that one run and given the ability shown prior can turn things around here and have the final say.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Selections: 10-2-1-6-4<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hawera R6 – ROWAN FARMS\/DUNSTAN FEEDS MOBILE PACE<\/span> <\/div>
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10. The Enigma (0)<\/span>
J: Andre Poutama<\/span><\/span><\/div>
7<\/span>T: Scott Dickson<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
11.00<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
2.35<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.tab.co.nz\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 04\/08\/2026 05:39:14 AM (Pacific\/Auckland) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
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H\u0101wera Harness Race 7<\/div>\n
7 Premium Player <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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The big handicap proved a hill too far for Premium Player (7) at\u00a0Reefton\u00a0but his run was still excellent. Trotter in form with the confidence levels right up and generally\u00a0very good\u00a0away from the stand. Expect him to land handy enough to the speed and if he can wind up late would have most of these for speed.\u00a0<\/span>
\nSelections: 7-3-11-4-2<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hawera R7 – LAURENCE & AVIS FLEMING MEMORIAL HANDICAP TROT<\/span> <\/div>
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7. Premium Player (1)<\/span>
J: Peter Ferguson<\/span><\/span><\/div>
03115<\/span>T: Gavin Smith<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
4.00<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
1.55<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
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H\u0101wera Harness Race 8<\/div>\n
5 American Me <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Beautifully handicapped today given some of the fields\u00a0<\/span>he\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0been running around in expect American Me (5) to be hard to beat. Excellent\u00a0<\/span>stand<\/span>\u00a0start exponent who will eat up his handicap quick and if he\u00a0<\/span>was<\/span>\u00a0to find the\u00a0<\/span>front<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>they\u2019d<\/span>\u00a0be doing well to run the former Gr.1 winner down.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Selections: 5-3-4-2-1<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hawera R8 – DAIRY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES HAWERA CUP HCP PACE<\/span> <\/div>
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5. American Me (1)<\/span>
J: Harrison Orange<\/span><\/span><\/div>
06377<\/span>T: Brent & Tim White<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
2.45<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
1.10<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.tab.co.nz\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 04\/08\/2026 05:39:15 AM (Pacific\/Auckland) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
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4 Big Gee <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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No surprise to see Big Gee (4) deliver a telling victory last time out as\u00a0<\/span>he\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0always been a pretty handy pacer. Has shown a liking for the grass in the past two so from the draw here should be able to make a strong claim for success in this line up.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Selections: 4-8-6-7-5<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hawera R9 – CARRFIELDS LIVESTOCK\/PALAMOUNTAINS MOBILE PACE<\/span> <\/div>
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4. Big Gee (4)<\/span>
J: Kate Coppins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
66021<\/span>T: Michael House<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
4.50<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
1.65<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.tab.co.nz\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 04\/08\/2026 05:39:16 AM (Pacific\/Auckland) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
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7 Shezabettorgirl <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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Plenty to like about\u00a0<\/span>all of<\/span>\u00a0the recent efforts of\u00a0<\/span>Shezabettorgirl<\/span>\u00a0(7) and with her high speed she should prove quite dangerous here today. Just needs to find a helmet to follow and with a nice trip can slingshot off the back of them and run on by.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Selections: 7-3-4-6-5<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hawera R10 – SILVER FERN FARMS\/FARMLANDS JNR DRIVERS MBL PACE<\/span> <\/div>
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7. Shezabettorgirl (7)<\/span>
J: Kate Coppins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
53613<\/span>T: Michael House<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
1.50<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
1.04<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.tab.co.nz\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 04\/08\/2026 05:39:17 AM (Pacific\/Auckland) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
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Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Hawera Harness on Sunday, 18 January.\u00a0\u00a0 H\u0101wera Harness Race 1 6 Joe Kennedy There\u2019s\u00a0been support in all runs since resuming for the new barn by Joe Kennedy (6) and\u00a0perhaps\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0today where he finds his winning form again. Not a strong field and if able to do everything right would be powerful to the line and hard to stop.\u00a0\u00a0Selections: 6-9-2-8-5\u00a0 Hawera R1 Open Race time:  6. Joe Kennedy (0) J: Sailesh Abernethy 8×503T: Derek & Neita Balle 3.80WIN 1.45PLACE Produced a gutsy Auckland placing on NYE. Sure to meet with good support. Odds…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":383,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,37],"tags":[674],"hub_post_cat":[],"class_list":["post-25707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-harness-racing","category-harness-racing-tips","tag-harness-tips"],"acf":{"md_tip_date":"","md_tip_date_end":"","md_market_url":"","tip_date":"18\/01\/2026","event_country":"New Zealand","race_card_tips":[{"author_id":"29","race_id":"65b31e32-74ab-4aa9-a79d-a72c68586d6e","racing_tip":[{"entrants":[{"entrant_id":"67f8f9d9-82a5-4341-a4f6-993e23282ae8"}],"summary":"There\u2019s been support in all runs since resuming for the new barn by Joe Kennedy (6) and perhaps it\u2019s today where he finds his winning form again. Not a strong field and if able to do everything right would be powerful to the line and hard to stop. Selections: 6-9-2-8-5"}]},{"author_id":"29","race_id":"18cdb44c-2284-4aea-af0a-0fef70d01983","racing_tip":[{"entrants":[{"entrant_id":"4732bc65-faca-4fde-8328-5959730dcc62"}],"summary":"Money was floating around for Sweet Vintage (2) on debut at Cambridge and while the form reads a zero, the run wasn\u2019t too bad. This is a wide open maiden field and from the good draw looks a prime chance to get a win on the board early in the career. Selections: 2-1-7-6-9"}]},{"author_id":"29","race_id":"d3ae10de-7b69-46eb-8bc8-edf71a33a72a","racing_tip":[{"entrants":[{"entrant_id":"caa06e26-846a-4022-a4a9-9c14467281c6"}],"summary":"Not a whole lot of form to speak about around Gwendonline Mary (1) but then again there isn\u2019t for most of the runners in this race. Handy enough last time out and with the aid of the inside draw should be on the speed throughout and a nice each way chance. 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