Thenamesbond
Race Images Palmerston North
Accomplished jumper Thenamesbond hasn't turned a hair following his unplaced run in Monday's K.S. Browne Hurdle in trying conditions at Ellerslie.
"He hated the track and he was struggling a long way out," trainer Stephen Ralph said.
"He's pulled up well though and he's as bright as a button. We might think about the Hawke's Bay Hurdles for him, they could get a better track there."
Meanwhile, the stable is looking forward to a change of role for Hesalljazz, who was a recent jumping trial winner before a fourth on the flat at Ellerslie on Queen's Birthday Monday.
"We think that he could do some good things for us over hurdles," Ralph said.
"He hated the track and he was struggling a long way out," trainer Stephen Ralph said.
"He's pulled up well though and he's as bright as a button. We might think about the Hawke's Bay Hurdles for him, they could get a better track there."
Meanwhile, the stable is looking forward to a change of role for Hesalljazz, who was a recent jumping trial winner before a fourth on the flat at Ellerslie on Queen's Birthday Monday.
"We think that he could do some good things for us over hurdles," Ralph said.