Our Abbadean top Travis prospect

Our Abbadean (no.9) accounting for Five To Midnight in the Gr.2 Awapuni Gold Cup (2000m). Source: Race Images.

More of the same is expected of Our Abbadean at Te Rapa on Saturday.

The mare is at the top of her game and another strong account is tipped from her in the Group 2 Travis Stakes (2000m).

She will be ridden by Shafiq Rusof, who bagged a double for Te Akau at Awapuni on Wednesday with Qian Cheng and Bojangles.

“She is in really good order and when she’s in form she usually holds it,” said Jamie Richards, who prepares the five-year-old with Stephen Autridge.

“She’s trained on well and her work on Tuesday morning was very good.”

The daughter of Lookin At Lucky won an open handicap at Trentham three runs back before she was successful in the Group 2 Awapuni Gold Cup (2000m) and then finished runner-up in the Listed Hawke’s Bay Cup (2200m).

Richards said future plans for the Wentwood Grange-bred and owned Our Abbadean were uncertain.

“We’re not sure just yet – we’ll have a talk with the boys and see whether we push on or give her a break. We think there might be a really good race in her next season.”

Expectations are also high for the smart filly Paulownia, who faces a competitive line-up in the Group 3 Inglis Sales Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m).

“She’s been working well and we’ll put the blinkers on to keep her sharp for the 1200m,” Richards said.

“She hasn’t drawn well, but there looks to be good tempo in the race and that will help her.”

The Coolmore-owned half-sister to Group 1 winner and producer Foxwedge was an impressive debut winner and has since finished second in the Group 3 Wellington Guineas (1400m) and in an age group event at Te Rapa.

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