Two daughters of Savabeel give trainer Stephen Marsh two shots at Group 1 glory at Trentham tomorrow, but the Wellington weather may decide which has the best chance.
Marsh lines up second favourite Mazzolino in the $350,000 Levin Classic and Sedaka in the $450,000 New Zealand Oaks and while both have shown enough this summer to suggest they could win under the right circumstances, how much rain falls in Wellington today could affect their chances for a variety of reasons.
Mazzolino has a touch of class and finds herself in the right Group 1 with so many of our best three-year-olds either in Australia, heading there, or in Legarto’s case, having returned.
She was a close third to Levin Classic favourite The Intimidator at Te Rapa two weeks ago in what is clearly the best form reference to tomorrow’s 1600m, and has won at Trentham over that distance.
Most importantly she has also won on wet tracks all the way to heavy, which some of her rivals such as The Intimidator and Master Brutus have not.