Te Akau Weekend Trackwork

Te Akau track work highlights - Saturday 31 October -

Plough:

Preparing for the Rating 85 2200 metres on Melbourne Cup Day, Tuesday 3 November at Ellerslie Ekraarstatic (Hercock) worked well over a mile. She ran the 1200m in 1:21, last 600m in 38.

In good form and ready to contest the Rating 65 1600 metres at Ellerslie, Lady Painton (Hercock) covered 1200m at three-quarter pace.

Echezeaux (Lammas) and Carmenize (K. Jones) covered an easy 1000m in 1:06, last 600m in 37.

Babilloni (Shailer) ran an easy 1200m in 1:22 and 39 for the last 600m.

Star of Greenbeel (Lammas) ran 1000m in 1:05, last 600m in 37.

Hysteria Lane (Hercock) and Our Abbadean (K. Jones) galloped 1000m in 1:02, last 600m in 36.6.

Thetruthisoutthere (Lammas) produced good work over 1200m in 1:18, last 600m in 37.

Sir Darci (Hercock) worked an easy 1000m. He ran the 800m in 53, last 600m in 39.

Shillelagh (Price) ran an easy 800m, last 600m in 39.

2 f Choisir - Mystic Flight (Fawcett) and 2 f Showcasing - Something Majic (Zac-Syed) ran an easy 600m in 38.5, 2f Jimmy Choux - Love Me Not (Zac-Syed) and 2f Redwood - Volks Princess (Fawcett) did similar work.

Just Call Me Riley (Hanafi) and Red Poppy (Zac-Syed) ran 800m in 49, last 600m in 36, which was good work.

Plough, three-quarter pace:

Chadsdale (Moore) 800m, 3 g Castledale - Elianto (Shailer) 800m, O'Reilly Star (K. Jones) 1000m, Lady Pinot (Hercock) 1000m, Arpeggio (Zac-Syed) 800m.

Working on the all-weather, 2f Alamosa - Ensorcelez (Lammas) worked 600m at three-quarter pace.

Riccarton:

Plough:

Working towards the $400,000 2000 Guineas (Gr. 1, 1600m) next Saturday 7 November at Riccarton, Bishop Rock (Ritchie) and Xtravagant (Miller) ran an easy 1200m in 1:15, last 600m in 36, pleasing co-trainer Stephen Autridge.

Entered for the Rating 75 1200 metres on Melbourne Cup Day, Tuesday 3 November at Wingatui, Flaming had race day rider Doni Prasityou aboard when running 1000m in 1:09, last 600m in 36, under a hold.

Vive La Difference (Miller) covered a mile in 1:45, last 600m in 36.

Madame Jamai (Miller) and Windborne (Walsh) ran an easy 800m in 49, both looking good.

Sand track, pace work:

Princess Davone (Ritchie) went with Risque (Miller), and Special Memories (Miller) worked solo. Autridge reported all three to be bright and relaxed ahead for the $300,000 1000 Guineas (Gr. 1, 1600m) on Saturday 14 November at Riccarton.