The Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings next month is the likely starting point for Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) runner-up La Crique’s spring preparation after she pleased with her 950m trial win at Cambridge on Tuesday.
Leading Randwick trainer John O’Shea doesn’t often appear at modest provincial meetings on a Tuesday, but he was at Hawkesbury to oversee the winning debut of a Capitalist filly that is going places.