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Lhasa showed once again that he is more than a synthetic track specialist when beating a handy line-up on the grass at Te Rapa last month, with his performance earning him another shot at black type in Sunday’s Gr.3 Sweynesse Stakes (1215m),

Polytrack specialist Lhasa showed he is no one-trick pony when performing up to the highest level on the grass this season, but he will return to his favourite surface at Cambridge on Thursday.

Lhasa proved he is more than a synthetic track specialist when he nearly caused an upset when finishing runner-up in Saturday’s Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa.

Cambridge trainer Mark Treweek continued his great record on his local synthetic track on Wednesday when Seamsew took out the Saddley Warehouse (970m).

“A lot of money has been spent on putting these synthetic tracks in, I enjoy racing on them, and it is nice to see a bit of prizemoney thrown at racing on those tracks.”

Former pinhooking prospects Seamsew and Lhasa will go head-to-head at Cambridge’s synthetic meeting on Wednesday in the Magnum Industries 1300.

The bright start Lhasa has made to his racing career has put aside early disappointment for the Treweek family’s Lyndhurst Farm, who initially had high hopes of a tidy sale return from him.