PUNTERS DIARY
TOMORROW: Taupo gallops, Riverton gallops, Banks Peninsula harness, Hawera harness, Palmerston North dogs. TUESDAY: Addington dogs, Otago dogs. WEDNESDAY: Wanganui dogs. THURSDAY: Woodville gallops, Forbury Park harness, Addington dogs, Cambridge dogs. FRIDAY: Te Aroha gallops, Auckland harness, Addington harness, Addington dogs, Wanganui dogs. SATURDAY: Ellerslie gallops, Trentham gallops, Riccarton gallops. EXPERT TIPS AUCKLAND – Tim Ryan RICHIE McHORSE: Good at peak, Taupo race suits. PALERMITANO: Bit stiff last start, can make amends at Taupo. HONEY RIDER: Needs a bit of give in ground. WAIKATO – Ross Fisher JUSTACANTA: Honest type that looks likely to go through the grades when he matures. INFINITE CHOICE: Left the dunce class in attractive style, more in store for this three-year-old. PERSUASIVE: Desperately unlucky when resuming. CENTRAL DISTRICTS – Paul Gueorgieff PRINCESS PAMME: Only beat four home at Trentham but never in the clear in home straight. CANNY MAGIC: Got home strongly after being held up for third over 1600m at Trentham. MIKJENE: Fought well for second over 1400m after making the pace at Trentham. CANTERBURY – Mat Kermeen DELACROIX: Hard to beat at Riverton on Monday. PHEASANT: Big chance to break maiden hurdle grade at Riverton on Monday. NIGHT NURSE: The ninth at Riverton is shorter than her best but weight, draw and class edge in her favour. OTAGO-SOUTHLAND – Mac Henry DELIGHT N GOLD: Sprinted wide to sit parked at Winton, got cover but nowhere to go in straight. DELIGHTFUL JAY: Worked hard wide on solid pace at Forbury, sat parked and effort told. Too good to drop. A SMART EXCUSE: Had good trip early at Forbury but held up leaving the back. Ran home well. GREYHOUNDS – Peter Earley JIMMY’S ROCKET: Missed qualifying for NZ Derby, back to grade racing Thursday, hard to catch in fourth. SIMPLE AND PLAIN: Beat strong field over 457m on Thursday, can do the same over 375m this Thursday. VIDEO WATCH – Murray Wedlake KILLARNEY: Finished fast but much too late at Te Rapa after having traffic problems in the straight. LAAFFAIRE: Lost a lot of ground with a poor start at Riccarton and did very well to finish a close fourth. FULLINBLOOM: Was extremely game in defeat at Pukekohe as she covered ground from her wide draw.