Trainer Andrew Forsman will be keeping an eye on both sides of the Tasman on Saturday, with the Cambridge horseman set to have runners at both New Zealand venues, as well as Caulfield.
Turn The Ace, The Finnster and Russian Satire will all run at Te Rapa, with the former on trial for upcoming black-type targets when he steps out in the JF Grylls Memorial Classic (1400m) after an unplaced first-up effort at Pukekohe.
“It was a very deep track and he couldn’t get his legs out of it. He can handle most wet tracks, but fresh up he just found it a bit too tough,” Forsman said.
Turn The Ace holds a nomination for the Group 3 Winter Cup (1600m) and his immediate future will be decided after the weekend.
“It’s an option, that’s for sure, and if he was able to win on Saturday we could look at the Ōpunake Cup [Listed, 1400m] as a lead-up, but he is still yet to prove himself in open class,” Forsman said.