Racing news: Track to run in Gallante’s favour

Gallante
Gallante. PIC: Bradley Photos.

Underfoot conditions will play into Gallante’s favour when he makes his New Zealand debut in Saturday’s Gr.2 City of Palmerston North Awapuni Gold Cup (2000m).

The Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m) winner has recently joined Team Rogerson and they have warned punters to take little notice of the stayer’s last placing at the Taupo trials.

“You look at his trial run and it only looks fair, but the track was too hard for him. He’s an out-and-out mudder and he’ll relish a slow track at Awapuni,” Bailey Rogerson said.

“He’s settled in really well and you can see his character building every day. He’s really well weighted on Saturday and this is a good race to get a run under his belt because we are still learning about him.”

Te Rapa on smart 4YO’s programme

Talented four-year-old Bevan Street will make his next appearance at Te Rapa.

“He’ll run in a Rating 75 over 1200m there on April 14,” said trainer Stephen Marsh, who prepares the son of Road To Rock for his Singapore-based parents Bruce and Kay.

Bevan Street won on debut and added a runner-up finish before he was put aside and the gelding returned in emphatic style with success at Ellerslie earlier this month.

“It was a Rating 65 worth $50,000 so it was a good result, he’s a decent horse,” Marsh said.

Bright future for filly

Connections of the promising filly Hattie Bee are already looking forward to next season with the daughter of Bernardini.

The Emma-Lee and David Browne-trained juvenile has returned to work after a short break following her unplaced run in the Karaka Million (1200m).

“She went forward which didn’t suit her, but it was great for the syndicate to just have her in the race,” Emma-Lee Browne said.

“Whether she has a run this time in or not we’re not sure at this stage – next season will be her go.”

Hattie Bee finished in the money in all three of her starts leading up to the Karaka Million.

Baker happy ahead of Dubai puzzler

Bjorn Baker is in the dark about his opposition, but he is more than happy with his New Zealand-bred sprinter Music Magnate ahead of the Gr.1 Al Quoz Sprint Trophy (1200m) at Meydan on World Cup night.

“It’s very hard to weigh up the competition, it’s hard to compare form and line it up,” he said.

Baker arrived in Dubai on Wednesday, a week after the six-year-old settled in with the trainer’s apprentice Jean Van Overmeire.

“He’s travelled great, I couldn’t be happier with him,” Baker said. “He’s been ticking along in work for a fair while so he’s got that residual fitness.

“His first-up record is excellent and his firm track record is excellent too. The unknown factor is the straight 1200m, but he’s had plenty of practice.”

Classy Kiwi-bred forced out of Vinery

Illness has counted the New Zealand-bred Mastercraftsman filly Luvaluva out of Saturday’s Gr.1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m).

Trainer John Sargent advised Racing New South Wales stewards that she is suffering from an elevated white cell count, which signals an infection.

The winner of the Gr.2 Wakeful Stakes (2000m) in the spring, Luvaluva went to the top of the Vinery market following her last-start victory in the Gr.3 Kembla Grange Classic (1800m).

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