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If Friday night’s Avon City Ford New Brighton Cup is anything to go by we are in for a great spring of build-ups to the New Zealand Cup.

If trial form is anything to go by, Sunday’s two-year-old trot at Ashburton will be a form race of the future.

Hidden Talent is set to stop living up to her name at Winton on Friday.

Former star Kiwi pacer South Coast Arden gets his first crack at a serious Aussie race in Saturday night’s $150,000 Group 1 Len Smith Mile at Menangle.

Trainer Steve Telfer takes two of his best pacers to Alexandra Park tonight but expects one of his other stable reps to beat them.

Major Performer will be out to back up her smart debut victory at Ashburton recently when stepping out as part of a strong team Trent Yesberg has entered at Rangiora.

Ben Hope is confident he has returned home at the right time.

Tim Williams is hopeful giving away a head-start won’t be a headache for Allamericanlover in the Maurice Holmes Vase at Addington on Friday night.

The careers of several talented horses are set to get underway in a red-hot maiden field at Wyndham on Thursday.