Zabene to re-capture form

3rd Feb 2012

Te Akau Racing’s quality stayer Zabene (NZ) (Zabeel) is set to capture his previous good form when he lines up in the Listed Coupland's Bakeries Dunedin Gold Cup (2400m) at Wingatui on Saturday.

Zabene (NZ)

The eight-year-old gelding was not himself when finishing fourteenth in the Group Three Mills Reef Winery Trentham Stakes (2100m) last start. Prior to that effort he had won two and placed in the other two of his last four starts.

Zabene (NZ) is the early favourite with the TAB at odds of NZ$5.00.

The next fancied runner Santos (NZ) (No Excuse Needed) (NZ$5.50) finished strongly for second over this trip, 2400m, in the Virginia Turner Summer Cup at Trentham last start and has a good record at Wingatui.  

The other well fancied runners are Woodyeva (NZ) (Riviera) (NZ$8.50), Kiwi Hussler (NZ) (Hussonet) and The Solitaire (NZ) (O'Reilly).

To view the field for this race please click here.