Talented and tenacious mare Town Cryer will be given every opportunity during her next preparation to break through at the highest level.
The daughter of Tavistock is a multiple black-type winner and was spelled by trainer Roydon Bergerson following her gallant effort to finish runner-up in the Group 1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m).
“She’s been back in about five or six weeks now, she’s a really brave and tough mare,” Bergerson said.
“She’ll go to the Hawke’s Bay carnival and the track should have the cut out of it, it could be a wet spring and that will suit her.”
The first target on the wish list for Town Cryer is the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) with a return trip to Hastings planned for the Group 1 Livamol Classic (2040m) and a yet to be determined outing between times.
“We’ll keep her fresh and she’ll have her first quiet gallop next week and then two trials before she goes to the Tarzino,” Bergerson said.
Town Cryer has seven victories to her credit, including the Group 3 Taranaki Breeders’ Stakes (1400m), the Listed Anzac Mile (1600m) and the Listed Wairarapa Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m).
The Awapuni trainer also has a southern feature in mind for Town Cryer’s stablemate Bradman.
“He’s going to the Winter Cup (Group 3, 1600m) and hopefully Queen Of Spades as well, I’ll just see how she goes on Saturday,” Bergerson said.
Bradman was a winner at Trentham two runs back before he ran second in the Listed AGC Training Stakes (1600m) at Wanganui while five-time winner Queen Of Spades will be resuming at Hastings.
“Bradman’s had a good season and he’ll run in the Opunake Cup (Listed, 1400m) and then hopefully onto the Winter Cup,” Bergerson said.
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