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Itza Charmdeel will bid to complete a hat-trick of wins and a brace at stakes level when he returns to the Central Districts on Saturday.

San Simeon displayed shades of his talented stablemate Johny Johny when producing a dominant front-running maiden victory in the Saddlery Warehouse 1300 at Cambridge on Wednesday.

New Zealand-bred mare Our Red Morning enjoyed a soft kill at Sandown on Wednesday over 1300m when scoring by just over a length in the hands of Craig Williams as she made it three wins in succession for trainer Greg Eurell.

My Degree will be looking to graduate from maiden ranks when she heads to Riccarton’s synthetic meeting on Thursday to tackle the CJC Stallion Tender Open Now Maiden (1400m).

Howie Mathews is heading to Wanganui on Saturday full of confidence with his sole representative, Free Spirit.

Champion Australian jockey Damien Oliver will bring the curtain down on his illustrious career at the end of the year.

The Gr.3 Ming Dynasty Quality (1400m) is the next stop for Tavistock colt Ceolwulf after the three-year-old defied his inexperience to score a game win at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.

Clinton Isdale was delighted to see the form of his talented sprinter Is That So stack up nicely over the weekend and hopes to see the best of the seven-year-old on Saturday at Wanganui.

Riccarton trainer Lance Robinson is upbeat about his stable’s chances at their two local meetings this week.

Pearl Of Alsace stamped herself as one of the country’s most progressive mares last season and she is thriving ahead of her reappearance.

Cambridge trainer Janenne Dalley is looking forward to heading to her local synthetic meeting on Wednesday where Imprevu will resume in the Horse Transport Services 1300.

Allan Sharrock is setting his sights on bigger things with promising filly Crickets Chirping following her maiden win at Awapuni on Saturday.