Awapuni trainer Roydon Bergerson will head to Trentham on Saturday with a trio of runners.
His account will be opened by consistent galloper Bradman in the Humphries Construction 1200.
The son of Pins has placed in his last four outings and Bergerson is hoping his charge can get his nose in front this weekend.
“He is a consistent horse, I just wish he could get over the line more often,” Bergerson said.
“He is better than a 65-rated horse, he just doesn’t seem to have much luck and does a few things wrong.
“He has got a good record up the straight at Trentham.”
Saturday’s run will be the last outing for the four-year-old this term.
“It will be his last run for the season, he has been up for a while,” Bergerson said.
“We thought we would give him one more as he is ready to go, the tracks are just getting a bit wet. In saying that, he has been working well on the heavy tracks, hopefully he will get away with it.
“He will appreciate the claim and she (Hazel Schofer, jockey) knows him well. She has had a few placings on him.”
Bergerson will also be represented by Timberlake in the Courtesy Ford Manawatu 1600.
“I am really happy with him,” Bergerson said.
“He has come down in terrific order, he was formerly with Peter and Dawn Williams.
“He has only been in the stable for about a month. They said the tracks weren’t wet enough up there for him, but he will find a wet track at Trentham on Saturday.
“Hopefully he will run one or two. I was impressed with his first-up run, he ran through the line strongly and that run under his belt will sharpen him up. His work has been excellent since.”
Bergerson’s Trentham team will be rounded out by Waipapa in The Pavemasters 1600.
“She just got too far away and had too much to do (last start),” Bergerson said.
“She is a big, one-paced mare. She is working nicely and hopefully she can get her feet out of the Trentham mud and she should run well.”
Heading into winter racing, Bergerson reflected on a standout yet frustrating season, which has resulted in nearly $750,000 in prizemoney to date.
“I was little bit disappointed with what happened in the Sires’ (with Wolverine) and the Derby (with Nest Egg). We didn’t have the rub of the green, but that is racing,” Bergerson said.
“We had runners in all three million dollar races this year. That is not bad for a stable that only has about 20 in work.”
Bergerson has lost the services of standout juvenile Wolverine who is now in the care of Australian trainer Kris Lees, after winning two and placing in her three other starts for Bergerson, including victories in the Gr.2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m), Gr.2 Eclipse Stakes (1200m) and runner-up results in the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) and Gr.1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m).
“It’s hard to replace Wolverine,” Bergerson said. “She is in Newcastle now with Kris Lees pre-training. Hopefully she is getting ready for a Melbourne Spring Carnival.” – NZ Racing Desk