Racing: Chaparella to be scoped after failure

Wingatui filly Chaparella will have her lungs scoped today after pulling up distressed at Riccarton on Saturday.

She finished well back in the race for 3-year-old fillies. "She pulled up distressed and the vet said her lungs sounded like a human with asthma," Steven Prince, her trainer said.

"She will have a spell now but we will have her scoped as a precaution."

Chaparella had won the race for 3-year-old fillies at Wingatui at her previous start.

Heza Kool Cat, winner of his two starts at the Riverton Easter meeting, is to campaign in the upper North Island with his stablemate Awsum Dude.

"I have decided to go north as there are no races for 3-year-olds in the South Island," Kelvin Tyler, the Otautau, Southland, owner-trainer of the pair, said.

Tyler will leave next Saturday. He will be based at Mt Maunganui with trainer Stuart Manning.

Tyler is viewing a 2000m race at Te Rapa on May 1 as the first assignment for Heza Kool Kat and Awsum Dude.

Heza Kool Kat displayed mastery of heavy tracks at Riverton with a 10-length win in a maiden 1600m on the first day and a five-length win in the 2000m race for 3 and 4-year-olds on the second day.

Awsum Dude was a maiden winner over 2000m at Cromwell last month on top of the ground. He ran sixth to Heza Kool Kat at Riverton.