Iain Hyndman's Ellerslie Tips
1: Star Tzar, Playsomeanpinball, Thomas Aquinas
2: Dance Card, Starrybeel, Valler Pour Moi
3: Victory Glory, Shoshone, Packing Rockstar
4: Riding The Wave, Manchu, Acutus
5: Swords Drawn, Beauty Star, Jip Jip Rock
6: Amal Rose, Bergamot, Seven Seas
7: Hasstobegood, Avadane, Run To Perfection
8: Sheezallmine, Pretty To Sea, Spring Heat
9: Dragon Leap, Two Illicit, Sherwood Forest
10: Amazing Az, Kissinger, Gravitelle
Best Bet: Riding The Wave (R4)
The impressive Dragon Leap gives New Zealand Racing Hall of Famer Lance O'Sullivan a great opportunity to add another notable achievement to his CV at Ellerslie on Saturday.
O'Sullivan has won the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) on two occasions as a jockey, first with Surfers Paradise in 1990 then three years later with Popsy.
Both were trained by his father, Dave, and brother Paul, and this weekend he will attempt to win the Vodafone-sponsored classic as a trainer for the first time with Dragon Leap, whom he prepares in partnership with Andrew Scott.
Will it mean more to O'Sullivan to train the New Zealand Derby winner than ride one?