"He's been giving these horses up to seven kilos.
"The main thing though is keeping the White Robe a group three race, it's the only one south of Christchurch."
Ridden by Shankar Muniandy, Tommy Tucker was back in the field before improving around the field across the top and he finished boldly in the straight for the 16th win of his career.
"We'll probably go the same way as last year and look at Christchurch in the autumn and go for the Canterbury Gold Cup," said Anderton, whose parents Brian and Lorraine are co-breeders and part-owners of Tommy Tucker.
The chestnut will be defending his title in the Riccarton feature, having beaten Bloodstream and Benzini in 2017.
Anderton couldn't fault the effort of Tommy Tucker's barn mate Gallant Boy, who provided the stable with a White Robe quinella.
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- NZ Racing Desk