Riccarton Roundup

Another consistent day at the office for the team, possibly not the results we expected but never the less we were pleased with the day.

The Aftershock was home for all money in the 800m 2 year old event, when his colt manners kicked in and he decided to pull up to wait for everyone else, going down by a narrow margin, he will now look to be gelded and his racing plans adjusted around this. Cangowest drew wide and was back in the running, she was held up for racing room from the 400m to the 200m mark and flashed home for third, Mt Difficulty met interference and then over raced finishing 4th, Bradnor another good run finishing 7th running on from the back with the horses off the front taking the top positions, Inquisition was disappointing, he had all favours and gaps presented but failed to take them, Stopover was perhaps the most disappointing runner, he had a better experience before the race than at Cromwell and went to the barrier in good order, he was still a little fractious in the gates but jumped well and was put into the race by Danielle Johnson, she reported he travelled well and then was quite happy to drift in the running, he is mentally not finishing things off, the addition of blinkers may help him concentrate.