Te Akau Trans Tasman Friday Preview

Te Akau Racing has one horse entered on Friday 27 March at Wingatui. 

Wingatui: 

Weather: overcast, track: Soft5, rail: out 3 metres 1900m – 300m, remainder true. 8mls rain forecast Thursday and 5mls rain Friday.

2:47 p.m. R5 4 Hooray For Harry (4 g Harry Angel – Here We Come) – Amber Riddell (a1); he finished fifth after trailing when resuming in Rating 75 1200 metres on 4 March at Riccarton, won by stable-mate Vivacious (Dundeel), and contests the $18,500 Rating 75 1200 metres. Dual distance winner, including second-up earlier this season, has handled give in ground and rates a top three chance from barrier six. Fixed odds: $5.50 & $1.85.  

Cranbourne:

Weather: showers, track: Good4, rail: true 1600m – 1000m, remainder out 3 metres. 8mls rain forecast Thursday and no rain Friday. 

10:15 p.m. (NZ) - 8:15 p.m. (Vic) R6 4 West Indies (4 g Fastnet Rock – Anchovy) – Craig Newitt; he had two recent trials over hurdles and contests the $40,000 Benchmark 62 2025 metres. Dual winner to 2200 metres, placed on course over 2080 metres, preparing for jumps racing and seeks encouraging effort. NZ TAB fixed odds: $34.00 & $6.00. 

10:45 p.m. (NZ) - 8:45 p.m. (Vic) R7 8 Abrafo (3 g Per Incanto – Not A Jaffa) – Lachlan Neindorf; he remained rearward in the Benchmark 66 3YO 1800 metres on 11 March at Sandown, with Neindorf aboard, and contests the $40,000 Benchmark 62 1500 metres. Winner over 1400 metres in February, looking to recapture form but requires luck from wide draw (11). NZ TAB fixed odds: $13.00 & $3.70. 

Main picture - Hooray For Harry winning