\u201cShe had a nice quiet trial at Cambridge which was good and she bounced out of that super, so we put a little more pressure on her today. She\u2019s going to improve again out of the 1100, she\u2019s ready to go to the races. <\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019ll head to Te Rapa on the 8th of November, she\u2019ll run in the Open 1200m there and get a little bit of weight. That\u2019ll springboard her to the mare\u2019s 1400 at Pukekohe, which will be ideal second-up. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think she\u2019s sharp enough to run a good race at 1400, but the mile is probably her sweet spot at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marsh is referring to the Gr.2 Dunstan Horsefeeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders\u2019 Stakes (1400m), run on Counties Cup Day. <\/p>\n
After a four-win haul at Ellerslie last weekend, Marsh will head back to the venue this Saturday with a dozen runners, including stakes winners Ardalio and Hitabell contesting the Almanzor \u2013 Proven Value (1200m). <\/p>\n
Ardalio emerged as a serious sprinting prospect when claiming the Gr.3 Almanzor Trophy (1200m) at just her third start and went on to win the Gr.3 Cambridge Breeders\u2019 Stakes (1200m) in the autumn. <\/p>\n
Resuming at four, Marsh was pleased with her first-up run on a heavy track at Te Rapa and expects her to find Ellerslie a preferable surface. <\/p>\n
\u201cI thought her first up run was nice on a wet track, she\u2019s come on well since and back at Ellerslie on a good track, I think that\u2019ll be the big key for her,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s drawn nicely in five, she\u2019ll sit just in behind the speed, and I think she\u2019s the big improver.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hitabell won the Listed O\u2019Leary\u2019s Fillies Stakes (1335m) and Gr.2 Eight Carat Classic (1600m) at three, but has been off the scene since her triumph in the later on Boxing Day last year. <\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s coming up well, she\u2019s had a couple of trials and will improve again,\u201d Marsh said. <\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s drawn wide and is a bigger, stronger mare now, so she\u2019ll take a run or two to get going. In saying that, I think she\u2019ll run well.\u201d <\/p>\n
Their stablemate Burn To Shine will make his long-awaited return to racing in the Trackside.co.nz 1400, 623 days since his last outing in February 2024. <\/p>\n
Despite the long absence, Marsh holds the Group Three winner in high regard and is hopeful of a bold showing fresh. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s been off the scene for a hell of a long time,\u201d Marsh said. \u201cHe\u2019s had two trials that I\u2019ve really liked and he\u2019ll take improvement, but I think he\u2019ll run a really cheeky race in a fresh state. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s an exciting galloper and I\u2019m looking forward to getting him going.\u201d <\/p>\n
The long weekend will roll into Te Rapa\u2019s meeting on Monday, headlined by the Gr.2 James and Annie Sarten Memorial (1400m), where Marsh has three representatives. <\/p>\n
Among his trio is Magic Carpet, a Satono Aladdin colt who announced himself as a serious Guineas contender when winning the Gr.2 Hawke\u2019s Bay Guineas (1400m) last start. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s done really well, it looks a nice even field and he\u2019s drawn out a bit, but he hasn\u2019t missed a beat since his win in the Hawke\u2019s Bay Guineas,\u201d Marsh said. <\/p>\n
\u201c(Jonathan) Riddell sticks with the ship and he\u2019s a very nice horse going forward, this will springboard him nicely into the 2000 Guineas.\u201d <\/p>\n
Stablemates To Cap It All and Swiss Prince could join Magic Carpet on the trip to Riccarton, the latter coming straight off the back of a competitive maiden win at Ellerslie last Saturday. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe (Swiss Prince) will definitely back-up, he\u2019s bounced out of that race really well and is the ultimate racehorse,\u201d Marsh said. \u201cHe eats, sleeps and does his work.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe hit himself against the rail there and was a bit wayward, but he\u2019s come through it well and loves racing. He\u2019s drawn nicely (3) to put himself in a forward spot, and again, he\u2019s on a trial for the 2000 Guineas. <\/p>\n
\u201cTo Cap It All has had a little bit of an interrupted campaign, early on her bloods weren\u2019t quite that good and we gave her a quiet time. She had no luck last time and could still get down to one of the Guineas, she\u2019s still nominated for both, but she really needs to put her hand up here. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe are playing catch-up a bit, but she is quality and hopefully the rain doesn\u2019t come.\u201d \u2013 <\/p>\n
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