Matamata Tuesday Trackwork

Wolfwhistle and Osmunda looked ready to continue the run of form for training partners Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards when they galloped stylishly at Matamata this morning.

Working on a good plough, Wolfwhistle (Hercock) and Osmunda (K Jones) were well matched over 1200m in 1:17.2, with the last 1000m in 1:02 and 600m in 36.2. Wolfwhistle, a late scratching at Ellerslie last Saturday due to the track downgrade, had no luck in his first-up run could be a rapid improver, while Osmunda has trained on well from her fresh-up win at Tauranga, where she and her stablemate will race on Saturday.

Lanciato (Dowling) and Volks Lightning (Fraser-Hayes) shaped up well for over 1200m in 1:15.5, 1:01.2 and 35.8. Lanciato, a trial winner by Per Incanto is set to debut at Tauranga, while promising maiden Volks Lightning will run at Ellerslie next Tuesday.

Tauranga entries Fascinate Me (O'Sullivan) and Piaf (Singh) wasted no time over 1000m in 1:01.5 and 35.6, while stablemates Link Road (O'Sullivan) and Warner (Grylls) also caught the eye over 1000m in 1:01.8 and 35.

Smartly was ridden by her co-trainer Wayne Hillis in solid work over 1200m in 1:18.7, 1:02.9 and 36. She will run on Saturday's Feilding Cup at Awapuni. Others to work well over ground included Chazelle (Blair), who recorded 1:14.9, 1:01.4 and 37.4, and Beauty Ace (Fraser-Hayes) and Stolen Heart (Dowling) in 1:15.6, 1:01.1 and 35.8.

Soul Sista (A Collett) and Ruby Armani (C Ormsby) did well over 1000m in 1:03.2 and 35.7, while Quintastics (D Weatherley) and Deschabeel (S Weatherley) clocked 1:04.5 and 36.7, and From Eden (K Myers) 1:04.4 and 37.8.

Others to work over 1000m included Gardone (M Brosnan) in 1:06.8 and 38.3, Bon Marche (Lammas) 1:04.5 and 38, Saffron Lady (A Collett) 1:08.7 and 39.7, Lady Painton (Lammas) 1:06.2 and 39.2, Zadiffra (K Davidson) 1:08.3 and 39.6; O'Reilly's Gold (Miles) 1:07.8 and 37.5, Dezignator (A Collett) 1:06 and 37.5, and Light Up A Screen (J Collett) 1:07.6 and 39.2.

Over 1200m Unicorn Zone (Grylls) and Beauty's Rose (Hepi) 1:20.6 and 36.1, Ekraarstatic (K Jones) 1:20.5 and 37.4; Keepherinmind (Coleman) 1:27.8 and 40, and The Heat Is On (Grylls) 1:25.6 and 41.7.

Impressive last-start maiden winner Arraignment (Samuelsson) and Deebee Percy (N Waddell) finished smart work with 600m in 36.8. Arraignment runs next at Ellerslie on Tuesday.

Credit - Dennis Ryan