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Steven Cole is hoping to seal a place in the ITM/GIB Winter Championship Finals next month when he heads to Ruakaka on Saturday.

There will be no winter blues for veteran trainer Jim Wallace this year, who will shortly return from a well-deserved break overseas.

It was a rewarding day for Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray at Cambridge on Wednesday, with the local training partnership heading home with a winning double.

Hastings trainers Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal are hoping for a case of déjà vu when they head to their local feature jumping meeting this Saturday.

A home track opportunity too good to pass up will present the capable mare One Dream One Soul with an ideal chance to end her campaign in perfect fashion.

Top Brass is set to make his return to racing at Ruakaka on Saturday after more than a year away from the track.

Donovan Cooper may have only been in New Zealand for a little over six months, but it’s already become home for the expat South African.

Awapuni jumps jockey and trainer Shaun Fannin enjoyed a successful outing in the saddle at Woodville on Sunday, a hot run of form he hopes can continue heading into the AHD Hawke’s Bay Hunt Raceday at Hastings this Saturday.

Trainers Darryn and Briar Weatherley are hoping third time’s a charm with Tru Planet when she heads to Cambridge on Wednesday.

Riccarton’s all-weather track has provided Megalomaniac with a lifeline he has grasped with all four hooves.

Stakes placed mares Jodelin Gal and Miss Cartier will have points to prove when they go head-to-head in the open sprint at Ruakaka on Saturday.

Darryn Weatherley is eyeing an Australian spring raid with a couple of his stable’s leading lights, including Group One winner Pier.