Habibti Pat big mover in latest rankings

Habibti Pat's been the star performer in this week's Go Media New Zealand Trotting Cup day rankings.

The Group 1-winning Father Patrick mare was a convincing winner of last Friday's Tactical Approach D G Jones Banks Peninsula Cup at Addington, with the win sealing her a place in the $400,000 Renwick Farms Dominion Trot on Cup day on Tuesday, November 10.

She is now fourth in the Dominion rankings, up 10 places from 14th, and a $8.50 third favourite with the TAB behind defending champion Gus ($2.60) and Mighty Logan ($5).

The winner of last year's New Zealand Trotting Derby, the Greg and Ben Hope-trained Habibti Pat has won nine of 18 starts.

The Hopes' other Dominion hopes are Rowe Cup winner Mr Love and Midnight Dash.

By finishing second and third behind Habibti Pat last Friday, Nellie Doyle has gone from 24th to 16th and Walkinonsunshine is now 17th, an improvement of two places.

Further down the leaderboard Tactical Bid is up seven places to 31st following Friday's win in the Jolly Good Trot at Addington while Tetrick, who was third in the same race, has improved to 33rd, up six places.

In the rankings for the Go Media New Zealand Trotting Cup, Marketplace climbed two places, from eighth to sixth, on the back of his impressive win in Friday's Chairmans Handicap at Addington.

The Regan Todd-trained star is a $4.20 second favourite for the Cup behind superstar Leap To Fame, who won at Albion Park on Saturday night in 1:49.1.

Fellow Australian Dangerous were also in winning form over the weekend. As a result of his victory at Menangle he climbs six places this week, from 21st to 15th.

It's Tough has gone from 15th to 12th following his second behind Marketplace while Franco Sinatra, Mo'unga, American Me and Better Knuckle Up have all moved up one place.

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