“It’s a bonus to train for Westbury, they look after their horses.” 

There is no shortage of serious contenders in Saturday’s Racecourse Hotel and Motor Lodge Koral Steeplechase (4250m), and Marton trainer Dan O’Leary will saddle two of those in Te Kahu and Captains Run.

“I didn’t think he would go that well because he had the wrong draw and wrong distance, but I just had to give him a run.”