Te Akau Trials' Report

Te Akau trialled horses on Wednesday Nov. 13 at Cambridge.  The footing was rated Good3, with the rail true.

Heat 5 2YO 800 metres (½ length, neck 47.6)

Red Carpet (2 f Pins - Promenade) - Mick Dee; was slowly away when her gate failed to open and pushing it clear herself was fifteen lengths astern. She did well to tack on to the field and take an inside run up the fence before finishing close up in fourth.

Heat 6 Maiden 800 metres (½ length, 2 ½ lengths 46.7)

3 g Redoute's Choice - Lady's Delight - Mick Dee; settled back and was ridden up to midfield before fighting on in the straight.

Heat 11 Open 950 metres (neck, ¾ lengths 56.6)

Rapid Gain (4 g Flying Spur - Occasional Gain) - Mick Dee; jumped away nicely to settle about four lengths from the lead. He remained in tight quarters, never seeing clear air, and went to the line untested in midfield.

Heat 14 Maiden 950 metres (2 lengths, ½ a length 56.9)

4 g Darci Brahma - Royal Rhythm - Mick Dee; went up to assume a handy position in second and after becoming a little bit unbalanced around the home turn he fought hard for third.

Heat 15 Maiden 950 metres (6 ½ lengths, ½ length 56.27)

Show No Emotion (4 m Pins - Lynisky) - Mick Dee; jumped away well from a wide gate and drifted to the rear in order to gain cover. Ridden for luck around the home turn, while standing the leaders a massive start, she threaded through the field and hit the line hard over the final 100 metres to grab third.

Heat 22 Maiden 950 metres (¾ lengths, ¾ lengths 56.5)

3 f Zabeel - Thistle Cove - Mick Dee; settled back in running and held a position, on a day when it was difficult to make ground.

Heat 23 Open 1200 metres (3 lengths, ½ a length 1:12.31)

Secret Whisper (5 g Align - Danewhisper) - Mick Dee; came from back in the field with a sweeping run to finish off nicely for fifth, taking good ground off the winner Mufhasa. 

Riverenza (4 m King's Chapel - Sea Rhythm) - Rogan Norvall; got back off the outside gate and ran home in staying fashion to be doing her best work at the post.

Heat 24 Open 1200 metres (1 length, 2 lengths 1:11.74)

Aspen (3 c Alamosa - Kirin Belle) - Mick Dee; dropped back early and steadily improved to be doing his best work over the concluding stages. Finishing forward of midfield, it was an eye-catching trial.

Ruthless Lady (3 f Keeper - Lady Dehere) - Rory Hutchings; settled in midfield and while running on she found the sprint trip too short on firm ground.

Stylee (4 m Pins - Arletty) - Bridget Grylls; popped out of a position with cover when the field concertinaed and with blinkers on she set off from the 800 metres. She quickened around runners and finished midfield.

Heat 26 Maiden 1200 metres (1 ½ lengths, 1 ½ lengths 1:12.44)

3 f Volksraad - Rapida - Mick Dee; had blinkers on and appreciated the good ground. Travelling kindly back in the field, she weaved her way between runners and hit the line hard to finish second.

Heat 27 Maiden 1200 metres (1 ¼ lengths, ½ length 1:12.65)

3 g Duke of Marmalade - Frescante - Mick Dee; settled back in running and still a long way from the leaders on straightening he really hit the line strongly for second, behind the tearaway leader.

Heat 28 Maiden 1200 metres (6 ½ lengths, head 1:11.77)

Flying Therese (3 f Flying Spur - St. Therese) - Mick Dee; ran on into midfield after being last at the 400 metres and found the line late.

Heat 29 Maiden 1400 metres (head, 1 ½ lengths 1:26.12)

Highly Likely (3 g High Chaparral - Starrinka) - Mick Dee; sat second on an even tempo and kept up to his work he finished strongly for second.

Red on Black (4 g Red Clubs - Palais Jamai) - Rory Hutchings; having his first trial back, without blinkers, he was doing his best work over the concluding stages.

3 g Keeper - Alicante Bouchet - Derek Nolan; had blinkers on and held a position in midfield throughout.

Heat 30 Maiden 1400 metres (3 lengths, 4 ½ 1:23.81)

Cajero (4 g Encosta De Lago - Cashier) - Derek Nolan; was slow to begin, with blinkers off, and after striding a long under his own steam, picking up runners, he rounded off in a good rhythm to finish second.

Maestro (3 g Encosta De Lago - Miss Scarlatti) - Mick Dee; got back in running and ran on over the last 200 metres to finish fourth.

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