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Copy That is well and truly back in the Group 1 New Zealand Cup (3200m) picture after his brave win in the Dunstan Horsefeeds Handicap Pace (2700m) at Cambridge Raceway on Friday night.

Ellie Barron drew first blood in the New Zealand Junior Drivers Championship at Methven on Friday with a patient drive behind Motor Mouth in the Greg Donaldson Contractor NZJD Champs Heat 1 Mobile Pace (1609m).

A brilliant training performance from Carl Hanna had Tairlaw Toll ready to deliver a knockout blow at Ascot Park yesterday.

A week after thinking Copy That couldn’t overcome a 55m handicap at Alexandra Park trainer Ray Green is now more confident he can win from a staggering 70m behind at Cambridge tonight.

Hot And Treacherous has slipped three spots in the Group 1 IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup (3200m) rankings to sit in 16th position, one place outside of a guaranteed spot in the time-honoured race.

A three-peat beckons for Sarah O’Reilly in this week's New Zealand Junior Drivers Championship, starting at Methven this afternoon.  

With Cup week just around the corner things have got awfully serious so here are the races that can and almost certainly will have an impact on how we all view Cup week. This week, let’s go chronologically:

Former Kiwi horseman Jack Trainor is starting to get “the Stylish Memphis” feeling about his new stable star Braeview Kelly.

Brett Gray brings fast horses to the fast meeting at Ascot Park on Thursday.