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Riccarton trainer Andrew Carston continued his winning ways on Riccarton’s synthetic track on Thursday when recording a winning treble.

It may not have been a pretty win, but it was a win nonetheless for Solidify in the Poverty Bay Turf Club 3YO C&G (1100m) at Taupo on Wednesday.

A tilt at the Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) has been put in doubt for Prowess following a setback this week.

The competitive nature of Bonny Lass was showcased at Taupo where the gifted short course performer was a runaway trial winner on Wednesday.

Highly promising Savabeel gelding Poison Chalice remained unbeaten this preparation when he produced another dynamic performance to defeat a talented field on the Lakeside course at Sandown on Wednesday.

Jumps jockey Sam Mynott was rapt to score her first win aboard Mondorani in the KT Myers Racing Stables Steeplechase (3500m) at Arawa Park on Tuesday, but it wasn’t without drama.

Group One winner La Crique showed a change in home has done nothing to hinder her spring preparation when she put in an eye-catching runner-up performance in her 1100m heat at the Taupo trials on Wednesday.

Top Expat-Kiwi jumps jockey Aaron Kuru will be clocking some miles in the air this weekend aiming to take Trans-Tasman feature jumps victories, first when he returns to New Zealand shores to partner with Nedwin and The Cossack at Te Rapa on Saturday.

Jakama Krystal put on a jumping clinic at Arawa Park on Tuesday when comfortably taking out the Team Wealleans Hurdle (3000m).

Imperatriz’s impending trip across the Tasman is full of optimism following her pleasing hit-out at the Taupo trials on Wednesday.

Discovery Bay achieved targets set for him by trainer Bruce Harvey last season and will take his first step toward higher honours this term when he resumes at Taupo on Wednesday.

Kiwi apprentice jockey Kelsey Hannan has hit the ground running in Australia, riding her first winner within a matter of hours of arriving in the country.