Best Bet

Race 4 - #1 LIBRARSI (Win)

Librarsi may not have won since June 2022, however, she looks to have more ability than the field she meets on Saturday. Her chances will only be aided by the 3kg claim of stable apprentice, Amless Bohorun, getting in with 56kg on her back. The pace maps to be genuine throughout, with multiple in the race who do their best racing in front, which should setup perfectly for Librarsi off the speed. $2.80 is a great price, I thought she would be much closer to odds on in this field.

Next Best Bet

Race 1 - #6 MINESHAFT (Each Way)

His debut run in the testing conditions at Rotorua is a great guide for what will likely be a similar track at New Plymouth on Saturday. That day, Mineshaft recorded the fastest closing 800m, 600m, 400m of the race and the fastest closing 200m of the meeting. Since then, he was placed at Te Rapa in 3YO company behind Macfire and Anela, where he looked flat footed as the sprint went on, before soldiering on through the line. Back on a trying track, up over ground with the 2kg claim of Niranjan Parmar, Mineshaft should be well in contention.