Wayne Hillis is hoping his only two runners today can run and jump.
The Matamata trainer will produce Watch This Space in the Listed James Bull Rangitikei Gold Cup (1600m) at Awapuni and Nothing Trivial in the Porritt Sand Waikato Hurdles (3200m) at Te Rapa.
Watch This Space's performance will determine how much deeper into the winter his preparation goes, with Hillis keen to avoid the most testing heavy conditions.
But he is taking some confidence from the Elusive City gelding's best win in the group 2 Japan-New Zealand International Trophy at Tauranga on a heavy track.
"He's going well," Hillis said.