Te Akau Wanganui Preview

Te Akau New Zealand has two horses entered for the eight race programme on Thursday 26 March at Wanganui. 

As on race morning the conditions were: fine and Good3, rail true.

2.03 p.m. R3 3 Hushed (4 g Don Eduardo - Danewhisper) - Cameron Lammas; did everything right in two recent trials which rendered a win and second respectively and now makes his debut from barrier four in the Maiden 1200 metres. From a family that in general performs best at a mile and more, he can take advantage of a handy gate and appears genuine enough to remain in the fight.

3.13 p.m. R5 7 Skyscraper (3 g Manhattan Rain - Grand Performance) - Cameron Lammas; got back and wide when resuming off 50-days over a mile at Te Aroha, after doing a good job for third behind a tidy performer in Viviano (Keeper) over 1560 metres at Rotorua. Up in distance to contest the Maiden 2040 metres should suit, as too returning to a left-handed course. With a senior rider aboard it is expected he can take up a handier position from barrier two, in a field of only eight, and while still quite raw he has shown enough to prove competitive.