Te Rapa races, Saturday, April 28, 2018
Iain Hyndman's Te Rapa Tips
1: Trisha Lea, Princess El Jay, Aigne
2: Volpe Veloce, Love Affair, Elusive Treasure
3: Star Performance, Qiji Express, Zaniah
4: Not Usual Talent, Giant Gem, Executive Power
5: Thee Auld Floozie, Lovelight, Our Abbadean
6: Bevan Street, Legramor, Fortune Patch
7: Hanger, The Ice Knight, Astor
8: Aileen Grace, Santiago, Rosewood
Best Bet: Star Performance (R3)
A huge run for third at Awapuni last start has put the promising The Ice Knight in contention for the Gr.3 Cambridge Breeders Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday.
After back-to-back wins at Avondale, The Ice Knight finished less than a neck from Ozil over 1200 metres at the Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes meeting.
"It was a huge effort as the set weights and penalties conditions didn't suit him," trainer Nigel Tiley said.