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Home track conditions to suit

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Track conditions will play in Dressedtok­ill’s favour on her home turf at Riccarton on Friday.

The capable mare is unbeaten in two appearance­s in heavy going and she is a strong prospect to go close to furthering that record when she runs in the Speights Mid Ale Open Handicap (1200m).

The winner of four of her 14 starts, Dressedtok­ill returned to form last time with a solid third behind the talented William Wallace in a Rating 85 event.

‘‘William Wallace is no mug and I thought he would be first past the post and so it proved, but I was thrilled with our mare,’’ trainer Pam Robson said.

Dressedtok­ill had been unplaced in her previous two appearance­s that opened her current campaign.

‘‘They were on firmer tracks and we had to try her and clearly she didn’t cope, we won’t be doing that again,’’ Robson said.

A five-year-old by Battle Paint, Dressedtok­ill will be ridden by Lee Callaway who has winning experience aboard the mare.

NZ Racing Desk.

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