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“She has always had a great action, a great brain and it was really a matter of getting her here in one piece."

Prowess continued the meteoric rise of her sire Proisir on Saturday when becoming his fifth individual Group One winner after her victory in the Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2050m) at Pukekohe.

Prowess, who stared the hottest favourite of the day at Te Rapa on Saturday, justified her $1.20 quote when she gave her three-year-old counterparts a complete shellacking in the Gr.2 David & Karyn Ellis Fillies Classic (2000m).

The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained filly Prowess prevailed in a strong edition of the Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) at Pukekohe on Saturday.

The winning run of trainer Andrew Forsman continued at Tauranga on Saturday.

Victorian trainer Danny O’Brien pulled the right rein with comeback galloper Showmanship.

Bill Thurlow wasn’t sure what to expect from maiden galloper Arbre Rouge when she made her raceday debut at Hawera on Sunday.