Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted April 9 Journalists Share Posted April 9 Faraglioni will contest Saturday’s Listed City Of Napier Sprint (1200m) at Trentham. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) The last time Faraglioni competed at Trentham, she finished runner-up in the Group 2 Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m), and trainer Josh Shaw is hoping for a similar result from his stable star when they return to the Upper Hutt track this weekend. The six-year-old daughter of El Roca has only had the one start since that December contest, finishing 11th a month later in the Group 2 Westbury Classic (1400m) at Ellerslie on Karaka Millions night, and will head into Saturday’s Listed City Of Napier Sprint (1200m) in a fresh state. “I gave her an easy time after her race at Ellerslie in the Westbury Classic,” Shaw said of his Group One performer. “That trial at Foxton and the run just jarred her up a wee bit and took a bit out of her, so we just went back to the drawing board and started again. “She had a jumpout last week and is tracking pretty nicely, so we expect a good showing from her on Saturday.” Faraglioni will likely have just the two runs before spelling ahead of a spring campaign. “We will look to give her a couple of runs and see how she is and then put her aside, we don’t want to go too deep into the wet tracks,” Shaw said. “She will probably have this one and then there are a couple of options – she could either go to Riccarton for the Listed Daphne Bannan race (Great Easter Stakes, 1400m), or go to Rotorua for the fillies and mares 1400 (Group 3 Rotorua ITM Stakes) in early May.” Horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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