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Our Alley Cat will have several disadvantages to contend with in the Gr.3 J Swap Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa on Saturday, but trainer Vicki Prendergast hopes the score can be evened out with Opie Bosson on board.

Wessex is in good order to resume at Te Rapa on Saturday, although trainer Andrew Forsman believes the four-year-old will improve as she steps up in distance this preparation.

Quality mare Pearl Of Alsace will sport a new look when she takes aim at the Gr.2 Cal Isuzu Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa on Saturday.

Dionysus will be looking for redemption when he heads to Te Rapa on Saturday to contest the Gr.3 SkyCity Hamilton Waikato Cup (2400m).

Stephen Autridge is hoping rain makes its way to Hamilton this week ahead of the SkyCity Hamilton Waikato Cup meeting on Saturday.

Leonard Stewart is one of the rare few welcoming the wet start to the summer, with the Timaru trainer trying to find some forgiving tracks for his seven-win mare Vague.

The stellar racing career of dual Group One winner Prowess is over.

A tilt at Group One glory at Pukekohe on New Year’s Day now awaits Sacred Satono following his comfortable 1000m trial win at Ellerslie on Monday.

Cambridge trainers Ben and Ryan Foote will take three fillies south to Trentham on Saturday to contest the Gr.3 Eulogy Stakes (1600m), but their biggest quandary is trying to find enough jockeys.

A lack of suitable options has forced Cody Cole’s hand with unbeaten mare In Extasy to resume at Hastings on Wednesday, despite a wide barrier.

Loch Eagle added a massive boost to his career earnings at Randwick with a New Zealand-dominated syndicate cheering the five-year-old home.

The Kiwi riding ranks have benefitted from the addition of another expat South African jockey in Billy Jacobson, and the family-orientated hoop was thrilled to pick up his first winner on Kiwi soil at Pukekohe on Saturday.