Greyhound racing: Charlotte Lu headlines New Zealand Oaks & More News Here

Addington is about to stage one in every of New Zealand’s premier nights of greyhound racing on Friday, with two Group Ones and a Group Two on the programme.

Charlotte Lu headlines the $50,000 Selwyn-Rakaia Vet Services New Zealand Oaks, off the again of her spectacular eight-length warmth win final Thursday. The daughter of Fabregas and Tee Time gained the Group 2 Lois Henley Memorial at her earlier begin and appears ideally drawn in Box 1 for the ultimate.

“Put it this way: I’m really happy with the draw!” laughed coach Tony Hart. “She’s been working really well and she should be hard to beat on Friday.

“If she leads, it can take a extremely good canine to run her down. I do assume she has to steer although – I do not consider she might come from behind.”

Since last week, Hart has kept Charlotte Lu’s routine the same.

“She had a exercise on Monday with Diego Jem, and she or he’s additionally been out within the yards having fun with herself.”

Charlotte Lu will start a warm favourite on Friday, and is currently priced up at $1.55 with TAB NZ.

As usual, Jean and Dave Fahey are strongly represented in the Group race features on Friday night, with three runners in the New Zealand Oaks, two in the Active Electrical Christchurch New Zealand St Leger and two in the Group 2 Kingston Cup.

Milky Tea finished third in her New Zealand Oaks heat last week behind kennelmate Opawa Pick, in what was her first race in three months. She made a clean beginning but was shunted wide going into the first bend, and was strong to the line. She has come up with Box 3 on Friday.

“She ought to enhance a bit,” advised co-trainer Dave Fahey. “Actually, they need to all enhance a bit for the ultimate, as they had been all freshened up a bit for the race.

“She needs to jump – I would have preferred her and Gina’s draws to be the other way around. You never know – she did run a good third in the Group 1 New Zealand Breeders Stakes behind Opawa Superstar.”

Chatty Mavis should take care of Box 5 on Friday, following her unfortunate run for third behind Mandy Jewel in final week’s warmth.

“She just needs to jump like she can, and she can be right in it with a good lead,” stated Fahey.

Opawa Gina, in Box 6, will full the Fahey triumvirate within the New Zealand Oaks. The daughter of Fernando Bale and Opawa Racer led the chase behind Charlotte Lu in her warmth.

“She’s my best chance but she just needs a little bit of luck from the day,” stated Fahey. “She has actually run 29.76 there one day, but it’s going to be hard for her trying to get across.”

The marketplace for the Group 1 New Zealand St Leger is extra evenly unfold, with Naya Bale, Opawa Superstar and Opawa Wayne all vying for favouritism.

Opawa Wayne took time honours in final week’s heats, scoring impressively by 4 lengths in 29.93. The Auckland Cup runner-up will leap from Box 4 on Friday and drawn alongside him is kennelmate Opawa Superstar in Box 3. Opawa Superstar took out his warmth in 30.08, and he’s already a a number of Group race winner.

“Opawa Superstar hasn’t been 100 per cent lately, so he and Wayne are pretty even at the moment. Normally, Opawa Superstar is about four lengths quicker than him, but hopefully we’ll see some more improvement from him this week.

“Hopefully one in every of them jumps and they do not get in one another’s methods!”

Know Keeper will start the shortest priced favourite of the night, and deservedly so. The talented Garry Cleeve-trained staying sensation is unbeaten in his 13 attempts over staying trips, and he looks poised to add another Group race victory to his tally on Friday night when he lines up in the Kingston Cup.

Fahey has Humbling and Hairpin Trigger also contesting the Kingston Cup.

“Humbling might be close to the entrance for a wee whereas, however she’s by no means had a 700m race, so I’m undecided if she’ll have the ability to maintain on,” says Fahey.

“Hairpin Trigger is a little bit of a pussycat. She has positively run out a powerful 700m prior to now although, so if she will get a little bit of area early, she will run dwelling all proper.”

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