Te Akau Rotorua Trials' Report

Te Akau trialled horses on Tuesday November 25 at Rotorua.  The footing was rated Good3 and the rail out 8 metres.

Heat 4 2YO 800 metres (1 ½ lengths, 4 ½ lengths 47.5)
Coincidence (2 g Savabeel - Read My Lips) - Matt Cameron; crossed from an outside gate to sit second, off the leader, and ran home strongly for second. It was a very good first trial.

Heat 5 2YO 800 metres (½ a length, 1 ¾ lengths 49.1)
Spritz (2 f Thorn Park - Spray) - Matt Cameron; settled back in the field and although outrun over the short trip she did everything right in her first trial.

Heat 9 2YO 800 metres (4 lengths, 2 lengths 46.4)
2 f Minstrel Court - Paixanito - Matt Cameron; jumped to sit outside the leader, racing a little greenly in a slickly run heat, at her first trial attempt.

Heat 12 Maiden 3YO 800m (½ a length, 1 ½ lengths 46.3)
3 g Henny Hughes - La Bella Zoccola - Cameron Lammas; began smartly to share the lead, travelled well within himself on the rail and finished strongly when allowed to extend, winning nicely at his first trial outing.

Heat 15 Maiden 3YO 1000m (head, 2 ½ lengths 59.4)
Skyscraper (3 g Manhattan Rain - Grand Performance) - Cameron Lammas; began well before easing to midfield and ran on nicely between horses for third.

Heat 23 Maiden 1400 metres (7 lengths, ¾ lengths 1:25.5)
3 f Mastercraftsman - Due Diligence - Cameron Lammas; settled three back on the rail, given a strong tempo, and finished fourth.

Here are some great photographs from the day thanks to Stacey: