Te Akau Ashburton Thursday Preview

Te Akau Racing has one horse entered on Wednesday 3 April at Ashburton.   

Ashburton:   

Weather: overcast, track: Soft6, rail: out 5.5 metres from 1400m – 400m, cutaway rail 400m. No rain forecast. 13mls rain forecast Tuesday and 8mls Wednesday. 

2:22 p.m. R6 1 Polly Plum (6 m Xtravagant – Herstory) – Triston Moodley (a2); she closed from beyond midfield with a notable effort for fourth on Heavy8 footing in the Rating 65 1200 metres here on 13 March, and contests the $18,500 Entain/NZB Insurance Pearl Series Rating 65 Fillies & Mares 1200 metres. Three of her four wins have come on heavy tracks, and while she enjoys weight relief to 57kg, she requires luck from outside draw (16). Fixed odds: $4.40 & $1.80.