Xcuses Xcuses
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John Bary is keen to see if the genuine mare Xcuses Xcuses can add another string to her bow at Wairoa on Thursday.
The Hastings trainer, who has a number of in-form chances at the meeting, will move the four-year-old out of her comfort zone in the Wairoa Businesses Handicap.
"It's a bit of an experiment to step her up over a bit more distance, even though it's only 1300 metres but it will tell us whether we can stretch her out to 1400," Bary said.
Xcuses Xcuses has fashioned a consistent record up to 1200m with two wins and six placings and at her last two starts she has finished in the money in better quality Rating 75 fields than she will front up against on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Bary has had a change of heart with The Bandito who will contest the Betavet Dash off the back of an unplaced run last time out at Te Rapa where he raced three wide without cover.
"I was going to spell him after that, but he can have one more and hopefully go out after a nice run," he said.
Docket will make a fresh start in the Wairoa Stud Breeders' Sprint and Bary expects the four-year-old, who ran second on debut at the meeting a year ago, to improve with the run.
First-starter Perfect Shock is another who will benefit from his outing in the Vista Motor Lodge Dash.
"He's a nice, big strong horse with a good draw and a good jockey, but he'll be all the better for the experience," Bary said.
Jonathan Riddell has been booked for Perfect Shock, The Bandito, Docket and Lenin The Brown, who runs in the K9 Petfood Sprint after weighing in at his last five appearances, while Rosie Myers will ride Xcuses Xcuses. – NZ Racing Desk.
The Hastings trainer, who has a number of in-form chances at the meeting, will move the four-year-old out of her comfort zone in the Wairoa Businesses Handicap.
"It's a bit of an experiment to step her up over a bit more distance, even though it's only 1300 metres but it will tell us whether we can stretch her out to 1400," Bary said.
Xcuses Xcuses has fashioned a consistent record up to 1200m with two wins and six placings and at her last two starts she has finished in the money in better quality Rating 75 fields than she will front up against on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Bary has had a change of heart with The Bandito who will contest the Betavet Dash off the back of an unplaced run last time out at Te Rapa where he raced three wide without cover.
"I was going to spell him after that, but he can have one more and hopefully go out after a nice run," he said.
Docket will make a fresh start in the Wairoa Stud Breeders' Sprint and Bary expects the four-year-old, who ran second on debut at the meeting a year ago, to improve with the run.
First-starter Perfect Shock is another who will benefit from his outing in the Vista Motor Lodge Dash.
"He's a nice, big strong horse with a good draw and a good jockey, but he'll be all the better for the experience," Bary said.
Jonathan Riddell has been booked for Perfect Shock, The Bandito, Docket and Lenin The Brown, who runs in the K9 Petfood Sprint after weighing in at his last five appearances, while Rosie Myers will ride Xcuses Xcuses. – NZ Racing Desk.