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The Methven Trotting Club provide some insight into their meeting on Sunday

New Zealand Cup contender Robyns Playboy’s standing start manners will be key to his chances of winning the ‘Battle Of The Playboys’ at Ascot Park on Saturday.

Trainer Joshua Dickie’s Clevedon Barn has been a popular northern base for a number of southern raiders of late and two of them will be hoping to take home some northern riches on Friday night.

Graeme Anderson got a bit of a surprise when he saw the nominations for the Woodlands Stud NZ Sires’ Stakes Series (Heat 1) Mobile Pace (1980m) earlier in the week.

The Victoria Cup driver jigsaw puzzle is falling into place.

How is the IRT New Zealand Cup shaping up?

Trent Yesberg’s three-strong team will attempt to take their excellent grass track form to Timaru’s all-weather track on Sunday.

South Auckland trotter Still Eyre is in a purple patch of form and owner-trainer Ellie Rowden is hoping for more of the same at Cambridge Raceway on Saturday.

Son Of Patrick will take a lot of improvement into the inaugural Listed NZB Standardbred Harness Million 1 Trot (1980m) at Addington Raceway on Friday night, according to co-trainer and driver Scott Phelan.