Bradman (NZ) (Pins) could be looking to add to his stakes haul if he performs up to expectations in the Majestic Horse Floats 1400 at Trentham on Saturday.
The Roydon Bergerson-trained six-year-old took out the Listed Flying Handicap (1400m) at the Upper Hutt track last month before placing in the Listed City Of Napier Sprint (1200m), and was fourth over 1400m at Te Rapa last start.
“He is going super at the moment, so I am really happy with him, I can’t fault his work,” Bergerson said. “He had a good run at Te Rapa against a good, strong field, and the form has stacked up really well.”
The son of Pins has drawn barrier three on Saturday, with his 60kg impost coming down to 57kg with the assistance of apprentice jockey Jim Chung’s claim.
“He comes in alright in the weights with a three-kilo claim. It is a good, even field with a lot of form in the race with Belle’s Echo and Rocababy,” Bergerson said.
A solid result on Saturday will likely result in Bradman backing up a week later in the Listed AGC Training Stakes (1600m) at Wanganui.
“He is going the right way,” Bergerson said. “If he races well on Saturday I will probably back him up at Wanganui in that weight-for-age.”
Reign It In (NZ) (Sacred Falls) will also join his stablemate on the float trip to Trentham this weekend where he will line-up in The Metro Interiors Autumn Sprint Final (1200m).
The Scared Falls five-year-old disappointed his trainer with his last start unplaced performance over 1400m at Trentham, and Bergerson is hoping he can redeem himself this weekend.
“He was disappointing the other day, I don’t know what is going on with him,” Bergerson said. “His trackwork has been outstanding and I thought he would be a big chance, but he was just slow out of the gates and never got involved in the race at all. He travelled up keen, but Lisa (Allpress, jockey) said he had nothing left.
“Back on a Heavy track this week, and he is well within himself, he has come through the race really well. He will do a bit of jumping and swimming in the next couple of days, which will hopefully freshen him back up, and hopefully he can be competitive on Saturday. It is quite a good race if you can win it and he has got the ability.”
Bergerson is also set to line-up Vee Vee (NZ) (Vadamos) in the Happy Birthday Peter Lissington 1300 but said the track’s rating of a Heavy10 on Wednesday morning would need to improve for the gelding to start.
“He may be a bit doubtful first-up on a heavy track,” Bergerson said. “He has come up super and he looks like a promising stayer in the making.
“He is from a good family and is a really nice horse going forward. I don’t really want to run him on a Heavy track and flatten him first-up. We will just see what the weather does in the next couple of days.”
