ORCHESTRAL underlined her winning chances for Saturdays ELSDON AOTEAROA CLASSIC with outstanding solo work.
Galloping on the front plough ORCHESTRAL left 1400m behind in 1.32.6 sprinting the concluding 600m in 37.5.
She has improved sharply since her fresh run and looks in magnificent order.
EL VENCEDOR was another to attract attention when not fully extended over 1200m coming from the 600m in 39. He was a convincing winner at the recent matamata trials and should prove tough to beat.
IRISH LEGACY impressed when returning the quickest gallop of the session cutting 1000m out in 1.4 dashing the final 600m in 36.5.
CARISBROOKE CASTLE was equally impressive when coming from the 1200m in 1.17.4 joined by stablemate ANDAHAR for the last 1000m the concluding 600m in 36.6.
DEEP PURSUIT sprinted 600m in 37.3.
PAX MUNDI was sent 1000m timed in 1.8.2 home in 38.
WAINUI BAY was clocked from the 600m in 39.
BOURBON EMPRESS, who runs in the ELSDON AOTEAROA CLASSIC ran the concluding 600m of work 40.
TAB KARAKA MILLIONS 3YR contenders BOURBON PROOF and KIWI SKYHAWK were together throughout a comfortable 1200m running the last 600m in 39.9
MR MOJO RISIN’ completed 800m in 56.7 and 40.5.
PHARAOH’S DREAM ran the final 600m of 1000m in 40.2.
RAINBOW DELIGHT and ARCTIC TIDE did well together from the 1000m in 1.7 the 600m in 38.1.
AUTUMN BREEZE and VOLTESSA followed with 800m in 57 and 41.2.
KITTY FLASH returned 1.8 and 38 for her 1000m.
BIG EXIT ran 800m in 57.2 the concluding 600m in 42.
RIO GRANDE left 600m behind in 40.8.
ARUNDEL CASTLE ran an easy 600m in 42.4.
SKYMAN completed 1200m in 1.26.1 and 42.1.
BALSAN was sent a similar task.
CONSPICUOUS and VELARIS matched strides over 800m the final 600m in 42.2.
DRAMATIC MISS ran her last 600m of 1000m in 42.5.
SISTEMA RAILWAY contender MERCURIAL came from the 1000m in 1.10 home in 40.2.
I’M ALL IN returned 1.9.4 and 40.8 for 1000m.
SHE’S UNTOUCHABLE ran 1000m in 1.11.6 home in42.
ETHEREAL STAR completed an easy 600m in 41.9 Morning coco followed in 42.
On the back plough:
MARY SHAN worked nicely over 1200m in 1.22.3 the concluding 600m in 38.2.she has been unlucky in recent starts and looks a big chance in Saturday's ELSDON AOTEAROA CLASSIC.
YALDI and RETROSTAR both expected to compete in the TAB KARAKA MILLIONS 3YR hit the finish of 1200m together run in 1.20 sprinting the concluding 600m in 38.8.
SISTEMA RAILWAY prospect BABYLON BERLIN looked in excellent order when timed from the 600m in 38.
TAB KARAKA MILLIONS 2YR runner VEGA FOR LUCK came from the 600m in 39.3.
KEEGAN ran the final 600m of work in 38.5.
WYNDSONG returned 38.6 for 600m.
WITZ END and ACQUARELLO were timed 1000m in 1.8.4 sprinting the concluding 600m in 38.
POETIC CHAMPION left the 1000m at three quarter pace quickening over the last 600m in 38.1.
RAZIAH left 1000m Behind in 1.9.4 home in 38.7.
OVERHEATED worked in from the 600m in 42.7.
DOUBLE DRAW followed in 42.
BOSS IN HIGHHEELS completed 1000m in 1.8.3 home in 38.4.