Talented jumper Kipkeino will further his preparation toward his grand final with a run on the flat today.
Waipukurau part-owner and trainer Lucy de Lautour will venture north to Te Rapa to give the 10-year-old a run over ground in the Lowe Schollum & Jones 2100.
"The main reason is just to keep him ticking over," she said.
Kipkeino provided his connections with their proudest racing moment last month when he produced an impressive display to win the Hawke's Bay Hurdles.
In one subsequent appearance, the Sunray gelding finished a sound fourth in the Wellington Hurdles, which was rescheduled from Trentham to Hastings.