Te Aroha hosts an eight-race twilight program on Wednesday afternoon, with the track rated a Soft5 and the rail out 7m. A clear and warm forecast is expected to see conditions improve into the Good4 range heading into the latter stages of the card. Selections for each of the eight races below: Te Aroha Race 1 10 Wee Nessy Wee Nessy (#10) is a 3yo Savabeel filly who has shown glimpses of ability alongside a couple of more ordinary efforts so far in her short career to date. She bounced back in a big way last start at Ellerslie, charging…

Te Rapa hosts a nine-race program on Saturday for Legends Day, highlighted by the running of the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes and Gr.1 BCD Sprint, supported by a stacked undercard. The track is rated a Soft5 with the rail out 1m, and warm, sunny conditions in the Waikato are expected to see the surface improve toward a Good4 by raceday. Selections for each of the nine races below: Te Rapa Race 1 8 Cheeky Devil Cheeky Devil (#8) is a 3yo Contributor filly who ran a very good race for 3rd at Pukekohe last start after bombing the start and then finding…

Wingatui hosts a 10-race program on Saturday, with the track rated a Soft6 and the rail out 3m from the 1400m to the 400m, with the remainder in the true position. A mostly clear forecast across the Otago region, with only isolated showers on Friday, should allow conditions to improve into the Good4-Soft5 range by raceday. Selections for each of the 10 races below: Wingatui Race 1 8 Endean Affair Endean Affair (#8) comes here off a last-start 11th over 1600m in stronger company than what she meets here, and that run was better than it looked on paper given…

Tauherenikau hosts an eight-race program on Friday for Wairarapa Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes Day, with the track rated a Soft6 and the rail in the true position. Drying conditions ahead of and during raceday are expected to see the surface improve toward a Soft5 as the card progresses.  Selections for each of the eight races below:  Tauherenikau Race 1 6 Arctic Jewel Arctic Jewel (#6) is a 3yo Frosted filly who was a touch disappointing last start at Matamata when finishing 5th, though she may have found the Soft7 conditions against her on the day. She now drops into a much more moderate maiden…

Tauranga hosts a seven-race program on Thursday, with the track rated a Soft5 and the rail out 3m from the 1000m to the 400m, with the remainder in the true position. Clear and warm conditions in the Bay of Plenty are expected to see the surface improve into the Good4 range by raceday. Selections for each of the seven races below: Tauranga Race 1 4 Genki Tip of The Day Genki (#4) comes here off a last-start 8th in the Listed Gingernuts Salver at Ellerslie, where he arguably should have finished much closer with clearer running late. He now drops back into…

Riccarton hosts an 11-race program on Wednesday, with the track rated a Soft5 and the rail out 4.5m. Showers forecast on Tuesday may see conditions present in the Soft6–Soft7 range early, however improvement is expected as the day progresses, with the surface likely to edge back toward a Soft5–Soft6 by the latter stages of the card.  Selections for each of the 11 races below:  Riccarton Park Race 1 14 Perlino Perlino (#14) is a 3yo Super Seth filly lining up for her third career start and first run out of Te Akau’s South Island barn. She showed sharp improvement from her debut to…

Gore hosts a 10-race program on Sunday for Gore Guineas and Gore Cup Day, with the track rated a Soft5 and the rail in the true position. While showers are forecast to potentially arrive later in the afternoon, conditions are expected to likely hold in the Soft5 range for the majority of the meeting.  Selections for each of the 10 races below:  Gore Race 1 1 Woodlands Tip of The Day Woodlands (#1) is a 4yo son of Embellish who arrives here as a nine-start maiden but brings stronger recent form than most of his rivals. He looks ready to step out to 2000m…

It’s Wellington Cup Day at Trentham on Saturday, a quality 10-race program carded alongside the Cup itself. The track is rated a Soft6 and the rail is in the true position. A mostly clear forecast across the region should see conditions present in excellent order by the time racing gets underway. Selections for each of the 10 races below: Trentham Race 1 2 Miss Jones Tip of The Day Miss Jones (#2) is a 4yo Deep Field mare who has settled in well since arriving from New South Wales earlier this season and has now strung together two impressive wins…

Ellerslie hosts a nine-race program on Saturday, with the track rated a Soft5 and the rail out 7m. Clear and warm conditions across Auckland leading into raceday are expected to see the track improve, likely to present much closer to a Good4 by the time racing gets underway on Saturday. Ellerslie Race 1 4 Fastdeeldun Fastdeeldun (#4) can be forgiven for his last-start 7th at Te Rapa, where he travelled strongly into the race before being blocked for a run at a crucial stage. He maps to track early favourite Poetic Justice throughout, which looks the ideal horse to be…

Te Rapa hosts a nine-race program on Friday, with the track rated a Soft5 and the rail out 9m. Warm and sunny conditions forecast for Hamilton are expected to see the surface upgraded into the Good4 range, with the track likely to race in a fast state for the entirety of the card. Selections for each of the nine races below: Te Rapa Race 1 8 Navy Dreams Tip of The Day Navy Dreams (#8) comes here off a solid effort for 5th in the Listed Gingernuts Salver last start and now drops back into maiden company. He closed off…