Beauden kickstarted a rich vein of form with a runaway victory in the 2020 Taupo Cup and co-trainer Graeme Rogerson is plotting a repeat summer campaign with his well-performed stayer.
The Joan Egan-bred and raced son of Bullbars has been out once since a brief break and will appreciate the step up in distance when he defends his Harcourts Taupo Cup (2000m) crown on Thursday.
Beauden finished a respectable seventh in the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) in the spring before he was put aside and resumed in the Gr.1 Captain Cook Stakes (1600m), in which he tailed the field home after a torrid wide run and copped a bump at the top of the straight.
"He didn't have a lot of luck at Te Rapa after a let-up. Hopefully, he will go back to the Marton Cup (Listed, 2200m) – that's what we're aiming for," Rogerson said.
Beauden was an effortless winner of last year's Awapuni feature, having claimed Taupo Cup honours under 62kg at his lead-up appearance, and then finished fourth in the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m). He is again entered in the Te Rapa weight-age feature.