Hawera (NZ) horsestips & previews

Welcome to Hawera for the Taranaki Steelformers Mdn over 1600m, which jumped at 9:45 am AEST. Looking at the early win market order, Scotty holds down the shortest spot at the top of betting, closely followed by Fleurs Star in second and Marie Laveau in third. Flagship sits next in the market order, with Callmehoward, Super Patch, Crown Of Perfume, Escape Room, and Brilliant Deejay rounding out the rest of the runners for this middle-distance test on the card.

The numbers say we should take a closer look at the runners leading the market. Scotty jumps from barrier 1 with Lisa Allpress steering for trainer J R Wheeler, bringing plenty of interest into this 1600m assignment. Right alongside in the market is Fleurs Star, drawn nicely in barrier 2 with Toni Davies in the saddle for trainer S A Sharrock, while Marie Laveau gets the lightweight of 54kg from barrier 3 with Liam Kauri riding for Samantha Finnegan. All three hold strong market support and rate a real chance based on their setups.

Digging further into the field, Flagship is next in line from barrier 4 with Floor Moerman taking the mount for trainer G H Sharrock, while Callmehoward jumps from barrier 6 with Jonathan Riddell partnering for N J Quinn. With the race already run and won at 9:45 am AEST, these market leads and barrier setups painted a fascinating picture across the 1600m journey here at Hawera.