Matamata Tuesday Trackwork

Muriwai and Zadiffra looked the part for Tauranga on Saturday when they galloped in good style at Matamata this morning.

Working on a good plough, Muriwai (Lammas) and Zadiffra (Davidson) were paired over 1000m in 1:01.2 and 600m in 36.1. It was smart work by the Kelso stablemates, especially Muriwai who was an impressive winner on debut last month.

Secret Spirit (Grylls) rounded off her 1000 Guineas preparation with a smart gallop in company with Fascinate Me (Umis), cutting out 1000m in 1:00.1 and 600m in 35.8. Secret Spirit looks bright and will be helped by any rain that might fall in Christchurch before the fillies' classic.

Babilloni (Cameron) and Osmunda (Lammas) prepared for Tauranga with 1200m in 1:19.2, upping the tempo for a final 1000m in 1:02.3 and 600m in 35.6. Realta (Dowling) and Rose Of Virginia (Fraser-Hayes) wasted no time over the same ground, returning 1:14.9, 1:01.6 and 36.1. Realta runs at Tauranga and her stablemate heads north to Dargaville on Friday.

Tuffaar (R Jones) and Pompeii Tiger (Fawcett) did well later in the session to cut out 1000m in 1:01.2 and 36.8, while Sherpa (Tait) dashed over 800m in 47.2 and 35.4. Twickenham (Cole) and Nothing Trivial (A Collett) left 1000m behind in 1:01.5 and 36.2.

Another to run smart time was Link Road (Weatherley) over 1000m in 1:01 and 35.9, while Brilliant Magic (Wright) did well under a big weight to return 1:05.4 and 37.8. Volks Lightning (Dowling) and Trevita (Leveque) were not extended over 1200m in 1:21.2, 1:05.7 and 39.4, while Outsider (Leveque) took 1:22.4, 1:08.9 and 37.8, and Jedi Knight (M Brosnan) 1:27.4, 1:10 and 40.6.

Snapshot (Grylls), who will start next on Counties Cup day at Avondale, was well contained over 1200m in 1:20.6, 1:05.3 and 38.5. Smartly (Hillis), an entry for the Counties Cup, was timed over 1000m in 1:05.6 and 600m in 36.6.

Tallulah Belle (Fraser-Hayes) and an unnamed Tavistock gelding (Dowling) strode over 1200m in 1:21, 1:05.4 and 37.4. Over 1000m Setarossa (Roff) took 1:05.5 and 38.2, Solo (Grylls) 1:08.2 and 40.6, Astrid (Cameron) and Our Drahma Queen (Lammas) 1:09.8 and 41.4, Whosyourmaster (Coleman) 1:13.2 and 43, Almarie (R Jones) 1:11.9 and 41.8, Niamh Elizabeth (Lammas) 1:11 and 40.8, Masu (Hunt) 1:10.3 and 40.5, Gardenier (Coleman) and Christine Louise (R Jones) 1:12 and 41.8, and Panella (A jones) 1:12.2 and 42.4.

On the all-weather track Ultimata (Coleman) prepared for Tauranga with 1200m in 1:20.2, 1:05.8 and 38.

Credit - Dennis Ryan