IRISH LEGACY looks set to justify her favouritism for Saturday’s Wellington Guineas after a brilliant final gallop.
On the plough, IRISH LEGACY kept up a decent clip from the 1000m sprinting the last 600m in 36.9. She was very unlucky in the Mufhasa Stakes after a slow start and being hampered at a vital stage in the straight.
POSITIVITY, MOONLIGHT MAGIC and WREN who represent the Forsman stable in Saturday’s New Zealand Oaks had separate gallops.
POSITIVITY, a strong winner at her last start, left her 1200m at three quarter pace quickening over the last 600m in 38.7.
MOONLIGHT MAGIC came in from the 1000m in 1.10, the final 600m in 39.5 and WREN returned 1.9.4 and 39.3.
MUSTANG VALLEY should race well in a fresh state at Tauranga.
She came in from the 1000m in 1.8.9 and 37.3. She won her recent trial nicely
Any rain would enhance her prospects.
Her stablemate and race rival SAINT BATHENS ran 1000m in 1.8.4, sprinting the concluding 600m in 38.3.
LANIKAI worked well over a solo 1400m the 1200m in 1.19, sprinting the last 600m in 37.6. ETHEREAL STAR was clocked from the 800m in 56.3 the 600m in 41.
OVERDRAWN was timed from the 600m in 42.
SWITOWSKI ran the concluding 1000m of work in 1.9, home in 38.6.
MALDINI came in from the 1000m in 1.6.8 and 37.3.
ACHIEVE left 1400m behind in 142.1 the final 600m in 40.8
ZABMANZOR strode 1400m in 1.41 finishing off in 40.5.
SCHMOOZE caught the eye with excellent work over 1200m run in 1.21.2, the final 600m in 38.8.
MARKET SQUARE followed in 1.23 and 39.4.
VITEVSK and ELOISE completed the final 600m of 800m in 38.8.
BILLY LINCOLN was not after time over 1000m the concluding 600m in 41.9.
ARROWETTE did similar work.
TROJANS ORACLE returned the quickest 600m of the morning stopping the clock at 36.3.
STAFFON GOLD and PORTSTOWN returned 56 and 41.1 for 800m.
BUTTERSCOTCH and CABELLA sprinted 600m in 37.9.
HASTOBEAWINNER ran 1400m in 1.42.8 home in 41.8.
ROCCIA returned 1.45.3 and 42.4 from the 1400m.
XRATED followed in 1.44.1 and 41.1.
PARAGON cut out 1000m in 1.9.2, the concluding 600m in 39.4
CITY GIRL ran 800m in 57 home in 42.
Best bet: IRISH LEGACY