Te Akau Woodville Thursday Preview

Te Akau New Zealand has three horses racing on Thursday 24 September at Woodville.

Weather: fine, track: Slow9, rail: true. Showers forecast Wednesday, 15mls rain forecast Thursday.

12.51 p.m. R4 14 Reigning Cash (3 f Charm Spirit - Reigning Dynasty) - Danielle Johnson; trialled well for first and third, respectively, and debuts in the $10,000 NZB Insurance Pearl Series 1100 metres (eligible for the $11,500 bonus). With a rich pedigree, she rates an each way chance from barrier six.

1.26 p.m. R5 13 Melodious (3 f Darci Brahma - Quintette) - Danielle Johnson; kept finding the line wide out for fourth when trialling on 3 September at Te Teko, and debuts in the $10,000 Maiden 3YO 1200 metres. Te Akau trained her dam, stakes' placed filly Quintette (Alamosa), in turn from the well performed Everswindell (Align) - a family that can act fresh - and ideally drawn (2).

2.01 p.m. R6 15 Vino Bella (4 m Burgundy - Pinstinct) - Danielle Johnson; resumes in the $10,000 Rating 65 1200 metres. A consistent mare, winning on dead ground, she has drawn well (3) but the prospect of downgrading track conditions could be of concern.

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