\u201cShe\u2019s come through the race well and she\u2019ll have three weeks in the paddock now with the idea of running in some of the better races later on, the Telegraph (Gr.1, 1200m) etc.\u201d <\/p>\n
Checkmate will also enjoy some time off after his midfield finish on Saturday. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019ll go to the paddock for a bit, probably close on three weeks out, with the idea of getting him ready for a race like the Rich Hill Mile (Gr.2, 1600m) and the Karaka four-year-old mile,\u201d O\u2019Sullivan said. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of improvement in him and he blooms a bit later in the season, but we were very pleased with his performance and he\u2019s certainly up to them.\u201d <\/p>\n
He won the Listed Armacup Stakes (1500m) and placed in both the Gr.2 Auckland Guineas (1400m) and $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m) last term. <\/p>\n
Waitak will remain in work after the rub of the green went against him at Ellerslie. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe was good and didn\u2019t get much of a crack at them,\u201d O\u2019Sullivan said. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe will carry on and run in the mile (Gr.1 Howden Insurance, 1600m) in three weeks\u2019 time, that\u2019s a nice progression for him.\u201d <\/p>\n
Grail Seeker finished one spot behind Waitaki in 12th after she lost momentum early in the run home when shut out of a gap. <\/p>\n
\u201cShe will run in five weeks\u2019 time in the Sweynesse Stakes (Gr.3, 1215m), we\u2019ll get a very good line on her and you\u2019d think she\u2019d be awfully hard to beat, if not she\u2019d need a good excuse,\u201d O\u2019Sullivan said. <\/p>\n
\u201cShe looks terrific and Andrew and I are pleased with the progress she\u2019s made.\u201d <\/p>\n
Not surprisingly, Grail Seeker was also named NZ\u2019s 2024\/25 Champion Sprinter-Miler at NZ Thoroughbred Racing\u2019s black-tie event in Hamilton on Sunday evening. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe looked through it and thought she\u2019d get it, she only had the four starts and won two Group 1s (Tarzino Trophy, 1400m), Telegraph (1200m),\u201d O\u2019Sullivan said. <\/p>\n
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