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War Princess struck again at Hastings, sitting three wide throughout the Gr.3 Timberspan Spring Sprint (1400m) before showing her will to win, beating Matamata raider Affirmative Action and late-closing Amazing Son in a thrilling finish.

With a view to what the long-term future holds for Saturday’s feature Tauranga winner Omega Boy, the Gr.2 Awapuni Gold Cup (2100m) will be next on his schedule to assess his middle-distance potential.

Promising stayer Danjuro has been a work in progress with time expected to further improve his racing manners.

“It’s really good to get 100 wins, we’ve only been training about four and a half years so the strike rate is important."

The father-son training partnership of Peter and Trent Didham recorded their first win when Danjuro scored a tough victory in Friday’s The Tele Otaki Handicap (2100m).