Stephen McKee
Trish Dunell
Talented two-year-old Spindle bounced back from a head-scratching performance last start to record an easy victory in the Tavistock Syndicate Owners 2YO at Ruakaka on Wednesday.
Raced by the Auckland Racing Club Winners Circle Syndicate No.1 and breeders Waikato Stud, Spindle finished last behind Ugo Foscolo in the Listed Hamilton Vets Equine Stakes at Te Rapa a fortnight ago.
"We still can't explain what happened that day," said Stephen McKee, who trains in partnership with Eddie Chippendale. "She was very disappointing and never raised a gallop and unfortunately it was in a stakes race.
"We put blinkers on her during the week and gave her a bit of a sharpen up and she's come back to form.
"She's a fit horse and before that race at Te Rapa her form was good."
McKee indicated Spindle was likely to race deeper into her juvenile season and might be seen at black type level again soon.
"She didn't look like a horse that is ready for a spell just yet, so I will have a talk to the Waikato Stud team and Brent Cooper and see what they want to do," McKee said.
Raced by the Auckland Racing Club Winners Circle Syndicate No.1 and breeders Waikato Stud, Spindle finished last behind Ugo Foscolo in the Listed Hamilton Vets Equine Stakes at Te Rapa a fortnight ago.
"We still can't explain what happened that day," said Stephen McKee, who trains in partnership with Eddie Chippendale. "She was very disappointing and never raised a gallop and unfortunately it was in a stakes race.
"We put blinkers on her during the week and gave her a bit of a sharpen up and she's come back to form.
"She's a fit horse and before that race at Te Rapa her form was good."
McKee indicated Spindle was likely to race deeper into her juvenile season and might be seen at black type level again soon.
"She didn't look like a horse that is ready for a spell just yet, so I will have a talk to the Waikato Stud team and Brent Cooper and see what they want to do," McKee said.