Matamata Tuesday Trackwork

Tomorrowland and Only A Rose were in good form at Matamata this morning as they prepared for the feature sprint at Te Rapa on Saturday.

Galloping 28 metres out on a dead course proper, Tomorrowland (R Jones) and Only A Rose (A Jones) were paired over a smart 1000m in 1:02.4 and hit the line strongly after a final 600m in 36.5. They will meet again in the Legacy Lodge Sprint at Te Rapa, were they both have strong winning form.

Amarula (S McKay) and Canterino (P McKay) did their final work before heading to Riccarton on the all-weather track, where they were timed over their last 1000m in 1:03.8 and 600m in 36.5. The McKay pair go south in good form, Canterino a last-start winner and Amarula runner-up in the Sarten Memorial at Te Rapa.

Most other work took place on the plough, where numerous smart times were recorded. Among these were Te Rapa-bound Attention Seeker O'Sullivan) and Suffire (Grylls), who reeled off a slick 1000m in 1:00.8 and 35.

Te Rapa runner Irish Moon (Lammas) and Muriwai (Coleman), who races at Rotorua on Friday, cut out 1000m in 1:01.2 and 35.4, while Rotorua first starter Invention World (Tynan) looked the part when paired with Solo (A Collett) over the same distance in 1:01.4 and 36.3.

Light Up A Screen (J Collett) and Massofdash (S Collett) wasted no time over 1200m in 1:16.2, with their last 1000m in 1:01.7 and 600m in 36.5, while Wraithorth (Lammas) and Second Fling (Lammas) ran the same trip in 1:16.4, 1:03 and 37.

Also over 1200m, Messi (C Ormsby) and All Knitted Up (A Collett) recorded 1:16.8, 1:01.6 and 35.8, Our Abbadean (K Jones) and Hysteria Lane (Lammas) 1:20.2, 1:02.6 and 35.6, Landed Gentry (Grylls) and Prize Lad (Hepi) 1:16.3, 1:01.8 and 36.4, and Babilloni (Hercock) and Bordeaux (K Jones) 1:17.2, 1:02.6 and 35.4.

Antonio Lombardo (P McKay) and Jimmy Hoffa (J McKay), two more from the McKay stable going to Riccarton, were timed over 1000m in 1:03.8 and 36.7. Rough Copy (Hillis) hit the line well after 1000m with The Boss (Cole) in 1:01.8 and 35.6, Sir Darci (Hercock) and Echezeaux (Lammas) took 1:03.8 and 36, while Letmego (A Jones) and From Eden (R Jones) 1:01.3 and 35.4.

Lil Miss Waitoki (Dowling) and Blueprint (Fraser-Hayes) strode over 1200m in 1:16.9, 1:02.6 and 37, while Kakahu Nell (Boyack) and Apache Fireworks (M Brosnan) returned 1:17.6, 1:02.4 and 36.3, and Brilliant Magic (Wright) ran 1:21.2, 1:06 and 38.2.

Other gallops: 1200m plough: Da Shindig (Hong) 1:23.6, 36.3; Irish Encore (R Jones) 1:21.8, 36.6; Thetruthisoutthere (K Jones) and Tavis Star (Hercock) 1:19.8, 36.3; Packing Chaparral (Wratten) 1:23.8, 40.2; So True (A Jones) 1:19.6, 37.5; Secret Spirit (Singh) and Delta de Lago (Umis) 1:29.5, 44.2.

1000m plough: Cupid (O'Sullivan) and She's Elusive (Amrut) 1:10, 35.8; Rising Sun (Grylls) 1:08.1, 38.2; Paco Rabanne (O'Sullivan) and Piazza (Coleman) 1:03.8, 36.5; Aladdin (Roff) 1:08.4, 39.5; Majestic Champion (Davidson) and Rockaby Baby (A Collett) 1:04.2, 35.9; Luckytobecool (Sapsworth) 1:12.4, 40.2; Star Of Greenbeel (Lammas) 1:05.2, 37; Lady Pinot (Hercock) 1:06.5, 39; Surpass (Clements) 1:09.6, 38.4; Teri (Fraser-Hayes) 1:04.4, 36.3.

Credit - Dennis Ryan