Tristar shaped up well for the weekend with a smart solo gallop at Matamata on Tuesday morning.

On the plough, Tristar (Loki) had pace on throughout 1000m, cutting out the distance in 1:03.2 and finishing off over the last 600m in 36.5. The O’Sullivan/Scott-trained mare has run well at her last two starts at Te Rapa and returns there on Saturday with genuine winning prospects.

Bradley (Harris) enhanced his Te Rapa prospects when paired with Koneko (Smith) over ground, timed from the 1200m in 1:19.4 and completing the last 1000m in 1:03.8 and 600m in 37.2. Bradley appears to have trained on well from his last-start second, while Koneko steps up to a middle-distance at Tauranga on Friday after a promising debut fifth over 1600m.

Viva Glam (Melvin) and Presence Of Mind (Ahmed) prepared for Te Rapa with sharp over 800m in 52.1 and 600m in 36.4, while Little Bit Of Love (L Singh) and General Minari (P Singh) weren’t as quick but still impressed over 1000m in 1:05 and 37.1.

Bright Stripes (Azrul) and Quick As Mercury (Goodwin) wasted no time over 1000m in 1:04.4 and 36.2. Over the same distance Ribkraka (Holliday) and Ruby Rush (Leighton) took 1:05.4 and 38.2, Circus Dancer (Harris) 1:06 and 37.5, Flyhalf (Sherwood) 1:06.4 and 37.8, Purosangue (Holliday) and The Darzi (Leighton) 1:04.2 and 37.4, and Prudentia (L Singh) and Al Azhar (Loki) 1:04.6 and 36.8.

Wexford stablemates Lumbridge Castle (Holliday) and Catwalk Queen (Mullineaux), who take good trial form to their debuts this weekend, signed off their final work with a tidy 1000m in 1:04.2 and 36.7.

Over ground Richter Scale (Nishizuka) was kept to 1200m in 1:27.9, 1:10.5 and 39.8, followed by Night Signal (Rastrick) in 1:26.4, 1:09.8 and 39.2. Part Time Lover (Clapperton) was not extended over 1000m in 1:09.7 and 41.4, while Poise (Sherwood) returned 1:07.2 and 38.8.

Minsehaft (Nishizuka) and Vougeot (Dellow) were paired in a steady 1000m in 1:08.8 and 38.6. Tenfoot Tall (A Jones) prepared for Te Aroha on Monday with 1000m in 1:05.2, with fog preventing any sectional timing. Scolera (J Collett) did similar work over 1000m in 1:05.8, while Captain Stan (Hyde-Richards) and Caitlyns Wish (Sanson) ran the same trip together in 1:05.6.

On the No.1 sand, Trouble Maker (Azrul) did strong work over ground, timed from the 1200m in 1:19.6 and 36.4. New Recruit (Nishizuka) wasn’t extended over 1000m in 1:05.8 and 40.2.