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Grail Seeker (NZ) (Iffraaj) has added two Group One victories to her record this season and she will attempt to make it a third when she heads to Randwick on Saturday to tackle the All Aged Stakes (1400m). The lightly-raced mare has just had three runs this season, winning the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings last September before doubling up in the Gr.1 Telegraph (1200m) at Trentham in January. She didn’t handle the firm going when sixth in the Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa a month…

Cambridge trainer Chris Wood will head north to Ellerslie on Saturday with a trio of runners, headlined by his in-form gelding You Say D’Orsay, who will be aiming to secure an early easter treat in the Gr.3 Manco Easter Handicap (1600m). The four-year-old son of Under The Louvre just went down by a head to Saturday race-rival Sacred Satono over 1300m at Ellerslie a fortnight ago, and Wood is hoping his charge can turn the tables on the Group One performer this weekend. “He went a good race last time…

Prince Alby (NZ) (Sacred Falls) has seen plenty of New Zealand this season, but he won’t have to travel far to defend his crown in Saturday’s Kennedy Building Riverton Cup (2147m). A winner of nine races and more than $300,000 in prizemoney, Prince Alby earned a deserved victory in last year’s local feature, form he continued into the new season finishing fourth in the Listed Metropolitan Handicap (2600m) and third in the Listed Dunedin Gold Cup (2400m). The son of Sacred Falls earned two points in the Southern Cups Bonus…

Hollie Wynyard is in the process of relocating her training base, but it will be a quartet of strong chances at Ellerslie on Saturday that has her immediate attention. The Cambridge trainer’s runners are spearheaded by talented youngster Toretto (NZ) (Ardrossan) in the Listed Skycity Star Way Stakes (1200m), with Up The Anti (Manco 2100m), Colorado Silver (trackside.co.nz, 1600m) and Pitkin County (KRA Trophy, 1400m) strong supporting acts. Wynyard and her partner, jockey Ryan Elliot, are currently developing a new property. “We bought 30 acres up Victoria Road so we’re…

Stephen Marsh will have numbers on his side on Saturday when he looks to build on his personal best tally of black type winners in a season. The Cambridge trainer has 14 stakes victories to his credit, two behind the Te Akau duo of Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson, and he will be heavy handed in two of the feature contests at Ellerslie. Marsh has Kiwi Skyhawk (NZ) (Contributer), Bourbon Proof and Roctave (NZ) (Roc de Cambes) in the Gr.3 Trelawney Stud Championship Stakes (2100m) with Sneak Peek (NZ) (Almanzor)…