Tracy Cadwallader has two last-start winners heading to Manawatu today as she looks to improve on an already successful start to 2026.

Indisposed (Race 1) and The Big Bang (Race 4) will be driven by Michael Hay.

A son of A Rocknroll Dance, Indisposed comes off a solid win at Hawera on January 20.

“I was very happy with the win …. I know he’s a seven-year-old but he’s only just started to come to it now, he’s pulled up from that run great, and he’s come forward in leaps and bounds since then,” she said.

He will start one the second line over 2500 metres.

“He hasn’t got the most fabulous draw but we’d rather be drawn 8 than way out in 7, I’d be shocked if he wasn’t in the top 4!”

The Big Bang, a son of Sweet Lou, will chase a hat-trick of wins in The Tank Guy Mobile Pace (5.48pm). 

“He’s my pride and joy, I just love him to bits. It’s very surreal to me that he might get a hat-trick,” she said, laughing at the thought.

“He’s got a terrible draw (5), and he’s so well, It’s been a month between runs and I think he might be coming into this race a little bit too fresh.”

“He’s feeling a million bucks, but I really think he could do with this run. I reckon he’d go better on the second day, but you never know with this horse, he’s got a heart bigger than anything I’ve ever come across. He knows where the post is, and he’s determined to get there,” says Cadwallader.

The Big Bang has won three of five lifetime starts.

Race 1 of seven is set to go at 4.29pm.

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by Jordyn Bublitz for Harness Racing New Zealand