Te Akau Ellerslie Preview - Rescheduled Meeting

Te Akau Ellerslie Preview

Te Akau New Zealand has two horses racing on Thursday 16 March, Auckland Cup Twilight, at Ellerslie.

As on Thursday 16 March the conditions are: Dead6 6.26 am - Fine - Rail out 2.5m 

3.37 p.m. R6 11 Latin Rose (5 m Mastercraftsman - Down View) - Michael McNab; coped admirably on slow going with a notable third to stable-mate Splurge (Savabeel) in the Rating 85 1200 metres here on 18 February, running the fastest last 600m (33.7). She had produced a top run for third when resuming here two starts ago in the Rating 85 1200 metres. Stakes placed over the distance for the $100,000 Westbury Stud Classic (Gr. 2, 1400m), a gear change sees blinkers on, and she boasts the right credentials to be competitive at odds. Fixed odds: $12.00 & $3.80.

4.15 p.m. R7 8 Gold Fever (2 f Savabeel - Gold Rocks) - Cameron Lammas; recorded a smart win in the Race A Horse with Te Akau 1200 metres on 11 February at Te Rapa, and came off a hot pace, from seventh, to win the $100,000 Matamata Breeders' Stakes (Gr. 2, 1200m) on 25 February at Matamata - justifying a clever plan by trainers Stephen Autridge & Jamie Richards. Lammas has been aboard for two of her three wins and takes over from Opie Bosson (suspended until March 18). Her dam recorded two wins on slow ground in Australia, and the steely resolve of this filly could prove a telling factor in handling the footing. Fixed odds: $10.00 & $2.80.