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Rodrico, coached by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman, has shown himself too strong in a three-race win at the Taumarunui Woods Cup Cup Gold Cup (2200m) in Rotorua.
The 2016 Derby Derby Champion Gr.1 Queensland joined the mighty Cambridge stable after failing to find form in eight starts during a six-month stay in Hong Kong. Baker did not hide his respect for the five-year-old High Chaparral's ability after he began his career in New Zealand with a 1600m victory at Hawera in May.
Four other starts in his current campaign had given three minors before he reached the mark in Rotorua's stay device. Rodrico, second favorite of the event, settled in midfield with rider Bridget Grylls, before being offered a 600m improvement.
Grylls and Rodrico left after the peaceful pair of Jochen Rindt and Trisha Lea. at the front wide at the start of the run. The trio was imposed by a fierce fight in the final stages, during which Rodrico put the lead ahead of Trisha Lea and Jochen Rindt in third place.
"On his last start at New Plymouth, he just struggled on the track and was beaten by"
"To be honest, all of his errands were pretty honest." He always played and today he had made the right decision after a superb race. "
Forsman was pleased with the performance of Grylls, who recently returned to New Zealand after a long time in Australia. [19659002"Sheisveryprofessionalandwehavealotoffunforher"hesaid[19659002"Shedidthejobperfectly"
Grylls was happy to win the victory so soon after her return to New Zealand
"I'm delighted to be back," she says. 19659002] "I was a little worried when he got to the front, he stung his ears, but he went on wide without a lot of cover, but when we did the rounds, I was upset. had a lot of horses under me. "I had to continue to p to blow off, but it ended well. "
– NZ Racing Desk
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