Te Akau Cambridge Trials' Report

Te Akau trialled horses on Thursday October 23 at Cambridge.

The footing was rated Dead4, with the rail out three metres.

Heat 1 Open 1200 metres (neck, 1 length, 1:12.23)
Abidewithme (5 m Redoute's Choice - Crimson) - Matt Cameron (below); broke well and settled back last six lengths off the leader, worked herself forward on the turn and powered to the line for third under minimal urging.

Heat 2 Open 1200 metres (1 length, 1 length, 1:13.71)
La Adelita (4 m High Chaparral - Romantic Liaisons) - Michael Coleman ; sat second ½ length off the leader on a slow pace, stretched out nicely in straight to sprint home for second.

Heat 5 Open 950 metres (neck, 1 ¼ lengths, 56.09)
Quintette (4 m Alamosa - Everswindell) - Matthew Cameron (below); missed the kick and settled back last ten lengths off the leader, ran on nicely in the straight to make up lengths in a speedy heat.

Heat 7 2YO 650 metres (head, 4 ½ lengths, 38.45)
Fine Choice ( 2 c Coat's Choice - She's Refined) - Cameron Lammas; broke well showing good gate speed to sit outside the leader. Took over in the straight and showed plenty to win despite being headed.

2 f Encosta de Lago - Chasing Mammon - Matthew Cameron; broke well and was run off her feet early, made up ground in the straight under her own steam and was doing her best work after the line.

Heat 8 2YO 650 metres (2 ½ lengths, 2 ½ lengths, 39.24)
Safekeeping (2 c Keeper - Kirin Belle) - Cameron Lammas; jumped away fastest to take the lead, galloped comfortably through the line to hold second.

2 c O'Reilly - Suream - Matthew Cameron; broke well and settled nicely in third, held his ground nicely to finish third.

Heat 22 Maiden 3YO 950 metres (1/2 length, ¾ length, 59.64)
3 f Encosta de Lago - Grand Echezeaux - Matthew Cameron (below); landed behind the speed and was caught deep on a slow tempo behind the leaders, slid to the lead at the 400m mark and kept up a good gallop in hand for the win.

Heat 23 Maiden 4YO and up 950 metres (1 length, 2 ¼ lengths, 58.97)
Resonance (5 g Darci Brahma - Royal Rhythm) - Cameron Lammas; broke well from the gates to lead keeping up a good gallop in a fresh state and tired the last 200m to finish fourth.

Heat 24 Maiden 4YO and up 950 metres (1 length, ½ length, 58.77)
4g Savabeel - Greensleeves - Matthew Cameron (below); quick from the gates to lead comfortably, raced kindly on the turn and kicked away in the straight for an easy win.

Heat 25 Maiden 3YO 1200m (head, head, 1:14.83)
3 f Red Giant - Mantles Princess - Matthew Cameron (below); broke well settled back of midfield to relax nicely for a smooth run one off the fence and could not sprint with the leaders, gave ground.

Heat 26 Maiden 3YO 1200m (neck, 1 length, 1:15.31)
3f Tavistock - Macchiato - Cameron Lammas (below right); away from the gates nicely to travel fourth in the running one off the fence, let down nicely in the straight to win with the blinkers on.

Bordeaux (3 c High Chaparral - Our Echezeaux) - Matthew Cameron (below left); jumped well to sit midfield then worked his way forward from the 600m mark and kept up a good gallop out wide to run second.

Heat 27 Maiden 4YO and up 1200m (1 length, head, 1:14.04)
Maestro (4 g Encosta de Lago - Miss Scarlatti) - Cameron Lammas (below right); sat fifth in the running and worked his way through on the inside from the 400m mark to run on well for third.

Seline (4 m Pentire - Dion) - Matthew Cameron (below); broke well and positioned fourth in the running one off the rail, worked up to the front out wide under her own steam and won with her ears pricked.

Photo credit - Stacey Bridgman (with more to come)!