Te Akau Wanganui Friday Preview

Te Akau Racing has three horses entered on Friday 23 June at Wanganui. 

Weather: overcast, track: Heavy9, rail: true. No rain forecast.

1:32 p.m. R4 5 Hayate (4m Maurice - Vamoose) - Joe Kamaruddin (a); she remained back from a wide draw (11) in the Pearl Series Rating 65 1300 metres on 31 May at Cambridge (poly-track), and contests the $14,000 Rating 60 1340 metres. She is capable of improvement and those chances appear best if the ground gets no worse. 

1:32 p.m. R4 6 Luxuriant (5m Iffraaj - Opulent) - Kelsey Hannan (a2); she produced a good effort for third in the Rating 65 970 metres on 31 May at Cambridge (poly-track), and contests the $14,000 Rating 60 1340 metres. She won on a Soft7 track, has weight relief to 56kg, and has the ability to deliver another solid showing if she also is appreciative of the prevailing conditions. 

3:15 p.m. R7 8 Popthebubbles (3f Wrote - Vickezzlepin) - Kozzi Asano; she did well from a handy position for third in the Maiden Fillies & Mares 1400 metres on 7 June at Matamata, and contests the $14,000 Maiden 1600 metres. She is suited to the step up in distance, the blinkers are on, and she rates a top four chance.