Te Akau Midweek Trans-Tasman Preview

Te Akau Racing has two horses entered on Wednesday 24 July at Cambridge New Zealand, and Sandown, Victoria.? 

Cambridge: 

Weather: fine, track: poly track, rail: true. No rain forecast. 

1:44 p.m. R4 2 Merlotti (4 g Burgundy – Ruppertsberg) – Niranjan Parmar (a1); he has been given time (27 days) since running on belatedly in the Rating 65 1200 metres on 27 June at Te Aroha, won by stable-mate Baronet (Contributer). Contesting the $17,000 Rating 60 1300 metres, while he is handily drawn (5), much depends on his appreciation of the poly-track. Fixed odds: $8.00 & $2.70.

Sandown: 

Weather: overcast, track: Soft7, rail: true. No rain forecast.

4:45 p.m. (NZ) ~  2:45 p.m. (Vic) R5 4 I Choose You (4 m I Am Invincible – Choose) – Ryan Houston (a3); she was given every opportunity by Houston when finishing third in the Benchmark 70 1000 metres here on 3 July, and contests the A$50,000 Benchmark 78 1000 metres. Placed in all three course/distance attempts, she drops in weight from 58kg to carry 54kg, and rates a top three chance if she can secure a decent trip from barrier nine. NZ TAB fixed odds: $10.00 & $3.00.