\u201cShe is really good off a different build-up due to the rain, obviously it\u2019s not the ideal prep but we think we have got her as good as we can have her,\u201d Bergerson said. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a bit of a query going from 1400 to 2000m, but she was really good first-up and has come on since. She\u2019s picked up in the coat over the last couple of weeks and is tracking the right way. <\/p>\n
\u201cTime will tell and we had to play the cards we were dealt.\u201d <\/p>\n
Quintessa was given a trip away to the Central Districts and finished runner-up in a trial at Awapuni with race day rider Opie Bosson in the saddle. <\/p>\n
\u201cShe went down there and stayed with Dad (Roydon) and travelled back really well so fingers crossed,\u201d Bergerson said. <\/p>\n
Stablemate Queen\u2019s Evidence will represent the stable in the Gr.2 Windsor Park Stud Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) and should get a softer run from barrier five after a tough passage when sixth last time out. <\/p>\n
\u201cShe was really good first-up when third in the Gold Trail (Gr.3, 1200m) and had no luck in the Sunline Vase (Gr.3, 1400m),\u201d Bergerson said. <\/p>\n
\u201cShe got trapped wide the whole race and stuck on well, we were pretty happy with the run. <\/p>\n
\u201cWith four weeks between runs, we were able to give her an easy time post that tough race and she\u2019s bounced back really well. <\/p>\n
\u201cShe went to T Taup\u014d last Friday to gallop between races and worked super again on Tuesday.\u201d <\/p>\n
A top showing from Queen\u2019s Evidence would confirm plans for a tilt at next month\u2019s Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. <\/p>\n
\u201cShe probably has to step up to beat those benchmark fillies and hopefully she can run well and crack on to the Guineas,\u201d Bergerson said. <\/p>\n
The stable is also looking forward to Balance Of Power and War Of Succession in the Horizon By Skycity Handicap (1600m). <\/p>\n
\u201cIt will be short of their best, but we think they will both run really well,\u201d Bergerson said. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe think they will be a couple of really nice Cups\u2019 horses later in the season.\u201d <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, My Lips Are Sealed will take aim at the Listed Team Wealleans Matamata Cup (1600m) on Friday and her chances will depend on how she copes with the ground. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really wet here and she has won on a heavy surface before, albeit in a much lower grade,\u201d Bergerson said. <\/p>\n
\u201cShe has come on since her first-up run and the step to a mile is ideal, she\u2019s got a light weight (53kg) and a good rider (George Rooke) so she ticks a lot of boxes, it\u2019s just whether she gets through the ground.\u201d <\/p>\n
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