Destined to join the stable of Chris Waller, local filly Matchmaker gave her rivals a start and a beating when she took out Saturday’s Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) at Riccarton.
A field dominated by a lot of European-bred hard heads, Saturday’s Group III Colin Stephen Stakes (2400m) at Rosehill may not have excited punters although it did throw up a deserved winner in the Mathew Smith-trained Attorney (FR).
