Off the back of a successful New Zealand Derby campaign, Tony Hart's team is ready to fire for heats of the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks and Group 1 New Zealand St Leger.
Three heats of the $50,000 Selwyn-Rakaia Vet Services New Zealand Oaks will take place at Addington on Thursday night, and Charlotte Lu will be aiming for a hat-trick in the second of the heats (Race 5) for Hart.
Her most recent victory came at Group 2 level at Cambridge, when she dug deep to score in the Lois Henley Memorial Trophy. While she has come up with Box 7 on Thursday, she will be aided by the small field and vacant box to her inside.
"I'm really, really happy with her," enthused Hart. "She worked really well on Monday, and she had a post-to-post last Thursday where she went 11.75, with a 12.10 run home.
"I don't think the draw will concern her – it's just a matter of her leading and being able to hold on. That's what I'm hoping anyway.