Cambridge trainer Tony Pike will keep an eagle eye on the Hawke's Bay weather over the next few days as he configures his runners for Saturday's Group 2 Sacred FallsHawke's Bay Guineas.
With five potential candidates for the first of the season's big three-year-old events Pike could dominate the contest however that scenario will change rapidly should the surface be severely rain-affected.
"We could have had five in the race but at this stage it will most likely be just the four with that changing if we strike a wet track," he said.
"Sacred Rebel will run at Te Rapa on the Friday in a three-year-old 1200 metre race while Aim Smart will only be a runner if we get a half decent track.
"Bostonian, Haussmann and Felton Road can all handle it when it is wet so they are the most likely of the group to be running.