Diamond Cashel hit out smartly at Matamata yesterday, showing her fitness for the Breeders' Stakes at Te Aroha on Saturday.
On a firm sand, Diamond Cashel cut out 1200m in 1:16.8, the 1000 in 1:2.2 and 600 in 36. Michael Walker will ride her in the group two race.
On a firm course proper, 30m out, Soap Opera went 1200m freely in 1:19.6. Fog prevented sectional timing. It also obliterated several other important gallops, those of Platonic (shading Down South Rose), One Under, Sparklehorse and Venus Was Her Name.
Others timed over 1200m without sectionals were Trisonic, 1:18.2; Ally McBeal, 1:17.8 and Napoleon, 1:18.2.
On a firm all-weather track, Jetusin and Torvill galloped 1000m in 1:5. Dr Jekyll and Juniper Joe covered 1200m on the sand in 1:17.2.
Grovava and Singalong impressed with their fitness during a 1200m gallop that could not be timed.
The Te Aroha runners She's A Meanie, Interlaced and Icey Red attracted most attention at Avondale.
She's A Meanie, now fully recovered from a foot injury, cruised over 1200m on a deep plough in 1:18.6, the 600 in 36.1.
Interlaced was travelling well alongside Somerset Beau at the end of 100m in 1:4.9, the 600 in 37.3. Icey Red finished 1000m much better than the jumper Lord Penn in 1:6.5, the 600 in 37.7.
Green Light galloped best at Cambridge, shading Lebanon over 1000m on the inside of the No 2 grass in 1:1.6, the 600 in 35.
Don't Tell The Missus was untroubled to run 1000m in 1:3. Classic Suzy and Jane Ian also excelled over 1000, taking 1:1.5, the 600 in 36.5.
Cool Sound ran 1200m, the 600 in 37.5. South Bank and Nuance showed speed over 800 in 50.6. Chiva Spectra dashed 600 with Liberty Green in 36.
At Takanini, Regency returned a sound semi-final trial for the Breeders' Stakes, doing her best work at the finish of 1000m on a fast plough in 1:2.8, the 600 in 37.5.
Shaka ran 1000m in 1:2, the 600 in 38.1. Plain Jill, who makes a fresh start on Saturday, covered 1000 freely in 1:2.5, the 600 in 38.1.
Two-year-olds Critic and Sedecream showed pace over 800m in 47.8, the 600 in 35.3.
Arlanda showed at Te Rapa that she had continued to thrive when dashing 1000m on a firm No 2 grass in 58.7, the 600 in 35.1.
Eleneeze was in no early hurry over 1200m in 1:34.9 but quickened from the 600 in 36.6. Esther Mary went 1000 on a damp plough in 1:8.7, the 600 in 39.6.
Flaming Ruby, now trained by John Revell, looked ready to resume racing when cruising 1200m on a good plough at Te Aroha in 1:20.5, the 600 in 39.1.
Racing: Trackwork
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