Matamata hurdler Squire commenced his jumping career in the best possible fashion at Te Rapa on Saturday, coming out on top in a tight tussle in the Waikato/BOP Owners Association Hurdle (2800m).

All the signs point toward another bold showing from Who Knows when she takes aim at the Bullocks Whanganui Handicap (2040m) at Wanganui on Saturday.

The Te Awamutu stable of Katrina and Simon Alexander is Major Major’s third home, and a commanding performance in Saturday’s Trackside.co.nz (2100m) at Ellerslie suggested it could be the most successful one for the late-developing seven-year-old.

Byerley Park trainer Steven Cole will head to Ellerslie with a quartet of runners on Saturday, and he is particularly upbeat about the chances of Pacific Breeze in the Network Visuals 1200.

Tony Pike will have a quartet of runners by necessity rather than design in Saturday’s two-year-old contest at Ellerslie.

Britannia Gold has made a good impression during her fledgling career and with better fortune on her side could have made even more of an impact.

A week after pulling off a first-up masterstroke with the veteran Ata Rangi at Ellerslie, John Bell is hoping to see another bold return to racing this weekend – this time from one of the most exciting up-and-coming talents in his Cambridge stable.

Runaway last-start winner Honey Badger will head to Te Rapa on Saturday as a hot favourite for the Ambient Group 3YO (1100m), where another big performance could earn her a black-type opportunity at Tauranga next month.

Group One winner Velocious bounced back to her brilliant best in the Jarvis Trading (1100m) at Te Rapa on Saturday, raising the possibility of a trans-Tasman mission.

Lhasa has matched up in quality sprinting fields on the turf this campaign and he will pay for that success at Cambridge Synthetic on Wednesday as a clear topweight in the Ride For Jimmy 1300.