Te Akau Matamata Preview

Te Akau New Zealand has one horse racing on Saturday 13 October at Matamata.

As on race morning the conditions were: overcast and Slow8, rail true. 17mls overnight rain.

2.39 p.m. R5 15 Qian Gua (4 g Cape Blanco - Cool Diamonds) - Opie Bosson; settled last off a wide draw and race tempo never suited back runners on 15 September at Ruakaka, where he resumed in the Rating 72 1600 metres. He recorded consecutive wins here over 1600 metres, on dead and heavy ground, and spelled in May after a second over 2000 metres. Given his record on the home track, and prospect of genuinely slow going, he should perform well in the $25,000 Rating 72 1600 metres. Fixed odds: $11.00 & $3.60.