Miss Oahu scores on her favourite track at Hastings. She returns there on Tuesday.
Good footing on favourite track will help Miss Oahu at Hastings on Tuesday
By Barry Lichter • 30 December 2018
Back to her favourite Hastings track and on better footing, Miss Oahu looks a solid chance to run in the money on New Year’s Day.
The Pins mare will be Lincoln Farms’ sole runner on Tuesday and faces only seven rivals in the third race.
Topweight with 59kg, she will be giving weight to them all - a rider shortage sees five of them with claiming apprentices on - but trainer Lisa Latta expects her to be right in the finish.
“The track was in the slow range when she failed at Awapuni last time and she needs it much better than that.’’
Miss Oahu was given a dream trip in the trail that day by rider Rosie Myers but found nothing in the run home, in complete contrast to her fresh-up third at Awapuni when she finished on well behind Brimm and All In Mana, a winner at his next start.
“We know she always saves her best races for Hastings as well so she has to be at least a solid place chance.’’
Miss Oahu won at Hastings in March and has also run a second and third on the course. Her two more recent failures there were on very wet tracks.
Latta says while Miss Oahu has drawn one from the outside she hopes rider Bridget Grylls can get a nice sit just in behind the speed.
Safely through Tuesday, Miss Oahu will head to Trentham for a $40,000 race on Wellington Cup day, January 19.
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Lisa’s comments
Saturday at New Plymouth
Race 2: Platinum Tyche
12.55pm
“She should get perfect conditions, with the fire just out of the track, and 1800 metres is also a distance which I think will really suit her. Her work on Tuesday morning was as good as it has ever been and this looks a winnable race for her at $9.50 and $2.50. She has a beautiful draw of two and is in an early race before the track can chop out. Having Bruno Queiroz back on is another real positive. This will probably be her last run before she heads to the paddock and she will only continue to get better next preparation.”