THE CHOSEN ONE looked bright when preparing for his latest campaign, with nice work during the morning’s session. With several locals engaged in trials on the synthetic surface later in the morning, not many gallops took place.
Galloping on the plough, THE CHOSEN ONE started slowly from the 1200m and increased pace from the 800m, run in 51.5, sprinting the last 600m in 38.2.
He will most likely kick off in the Harcourts Thorndon Mile in a couple of weeks, then step up over 2000m in the Herbie Dyke Stakes at Te Rapa on the 12th February, a race he finished second in last year. All going well he will head to Australia for a tilt at the Sydney Cup.
HYPNOS, from the in-form James/Wellwood stable, was in good form when clocked the last 1000m of work in 1:5.1, the concluding 600m in 37.6.
HABANA and SACRED OBSESSION matched strides over 1000m, the final 600m in 37.9.
PROVIDENCEPROVIDES left 1000m at three-quarter pace, quickening in from the 600m in 38.
PAREANUI BAY was timed the last 600m of 1000m in 37.4. BANKERS CHOICE strode 1200m, finishing off in 40.6. ZUPERB was timed an easy 600m in 44.
MASETTO completed the final 600m of 1000m in 42.1. LINCOLN KING was given a comfortable 1600m, running the last 600m in 44.1. RAGGEDY DOLL was timed from the 600m in 44.8.
MISS CARTIER and SHAKEOUT were on terms throughout 1000m in 1:8.8, the 600m in 39.4. SETTLE PETAL had OUR MODENA for a companion over 800m, the final 600m in 39.7.
LICKETY SPLIT and VIBRANCY came to the end of 800m in 54.2 and 40. SPIRIT OF BAZ ran the last 600m of work in 39.4. TRUE ENOUGH, who has been off the scene for a long time, completed an easy 800m, the last 600 in 41.
CHARM SPIRIT|ROSE IMPERIAL and DARCI BRAHMA|FLORELLA sprinted 600m in 37.7. HELLBENT|SISTER MADLY and MALDINI were kept under good holds over 600m in 43.5. ECHOES OF HEAVEN|RIDE OF VALKYRIES and ASTERN|FORBETTERFORWORSE ran 600m in 38.2