Heni
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Heni has come a lot further than trainer Mike Breslin initially thought and the under-rated mare still has more to offer.
The daughter of Towkay will return to racing after a break in Saturday's Rangipo Cup at Trentham with stable apprentice Danielle Hirini to take the reins.
"She's coming up well, but the 1000 metres might be a bit short for her – there's some fast horses in the race," Breslin said.
Heni hasn't started since the New Zealand Cup carnival where she was in action on all three days of the meeting and was rewarded with a win and two placings.
Her performances continued an excellent form line that also featured earlier wins at Ashburton and Riccarton.
"She has surprised me and I thought she was probably a one or two win horse, but she really bloomed down south," Breslin said.
"There's no early goals for her. There's some nice $30,000 races coming up and possibly the Dunstan Sprint Final.
"We'll see how she progresses this time and maybe she can get up to black type."
Heni will be accompanied to Trentham by Harlem 'N' Co, a Stravinsky three-year-old who will debut in the Adventador Cup. He had two quiet educational trials in the spring before he was put aside.
Meanwhile, Heni's stakes winning stablemate Wafer is about a month away from making her return to the races. She hasn't raced since she was successful in the Listed Gore Guineas and may get her chance in Australia later in the year.
"I'll see how she comes up," Breslin said. "Brisbane may come around a bit early for her, but there are plenty of races in Melbourne or Sydney." – NZ Racing Desk.
The daughter of Towkay will return to racing after a break in Saturday's Rangipo Cup at Trentham with stable apprentice Danielle Hirini to take the reins.
"She's coming up well, but the 1000 metres might be a bit short for her – there's some fast horses in the race," Breslin said.
Heni hasn't started since the New Zealand Cup carnival where she was in action on all three days of the meeting and was rewarded with a win and two placings.
Her performances continued an excellent form line that also featured earlier wins at Ashburton and Riccarton.
"She has surprised me and I thought she was probably a one or two win horse, but she really bloomed down south," Breslin said.
"There's no early goals for her. There's some nice $30,000 races coming up and possibly the Dunstan Sprint Final.
"We'll see how she progresses this time and maybe she can get up to black type."
Heni will be accompanied to Trentham by Harlem 'N' Co, a Stravinsky three-year-old who will debut in the Adventador Cup. He had two quiet educational trials in the spring before he was put aside.
Meanwhile, Heni's stakes winning stablemate Wafer is about a month away from making her return to the races. She hasn't raced since she was successful in the Listed Gore Guineas and may get her chance in Australia later in the year.
"I'll see how she comes up," Breslin said. "Brisbane may come around a bit early for her, but there are plenty of races in Melbourne or Sydney." – NZ Racing Desk.