NZ - Te Rapa - Race 2

OCEAN MELODY (10) has been racing well since bolting in to win her maiden at Whanganui in April, and though she is up in class here, the field is not the strongest BM75 that she could face, so from a good gate, she should be very competitive once again. PURE BARS (12) is another up in class and down in weight. He has not had much luck recently and has been placed in both of his starts on this course. Each way claims, despite the 6-week gap between runs. CHARLBURY (9) has the talent, but is only going through the motions lately, whacking away here last time out, 3 weeks ago. If she can relax outside the lead, then she becomes an each-way chance at value. KWANZA (6) fought on well enough here 3 weeks ago in a similar field, and he carries 7lbs less this time, thanks to a claim, so stick with him. NOTABADSPILLANE (1) comes out of the same race as the fourth pick, and on his day, he is more than capable of figuring in the top 4.