Te Akau Saturday Trackwork

Te Akau track work highlights - Saturday 26 September - main picture It's Our Showtime & Il Piu Veloce -

Sand track:

Hushed (Miller) and Imperium (Price) went an easy 1200m, with the 1000m in 1:03 and last 600m in 36.

Love Actually (Zac-Syed) and Our Abbadean (Miller) went 1000m in 1:05, last 600m in 36.5, each pleasing in their work.

Tatters (K. Jones) went an easy 1000m, solo.

Interstellar (K. Jones) and Love Triangle (Miller) ran 1000m in 1:07, last 600m in 37.5, both travelling nicely and pleasing their riders.

Duchess Kate (Miller - below right) and Thetruthisoutthere (Coleman - below left) went 1000m in 1:02.7, last 600m in 36, in very good work.

Ekraarstatic (K. Jones - below left) and Niamh Elizabeth (Miller - below right) went an easy 1000m and both worked solidly.

Bon Marche (Zac-Syed) and Our Drahma Queen (Hanafi) worked an easy 1000m in 1:13, last 600m in 39.

Sand track, three-quarter pace:

Fas (Price) and Spritz (Fawcett) worked nicely together over 800m. Bordeaux (Richards) went solo over 800m. 3 f Saperavi - Doyenne (K. Jones - below left) and 3 f Showing - Louders (Miller - below right) went together over 800m.

All-weather:

Tiffany's Time (Zac-Syed), Bounteous (Miller) and 2 f Alamosa - Ensorcelez (Hanafi) worked as a trio over an easy 600m in 42.

2 f Iffraaj - Lady Sakura (Price) and 3 f Saperavi - Paraiba (Hanafi) went 600m in 43.5.

3 f High Chaparral - Star Affair (Price - below left) and 2 f Mastercraftsman - Lynisky (Zac-Syed - below right) went 600m at three-quarter pace.

Riccarton - trial grass (slow):

Vive La Difference (Walsh) worked solo over 1200 metres. She ran the 800m in 50.9, last 600m in 37.

Risque (Walsh) working over 1200m, ran 800m in 50.6 and last 600m in 36.7.

Special Memories (Walsh) went 1200m. She clocked 49.5 for the 800m and 37.4 for the final 600m.

Flaming (Walsh) ran an easy 1000m, coming the 800m in 53.2 and last 600m in 38.2.