Lasa favoured in seventh heat of Canterbury Plains Challenge Series

By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk 

The Canterbury Plains Challenge Series, which will culminate in a $40,000 Final, will have its seventh of 10 Heats at Addington on Wednesday. 

The series for 5YO and Older Pacers (Rated 35) started at Addington on April 8 and so far there have been six winners - Heaven Forbid, Jukebox Gypsy, Sweet Dreams, Stubing, Always Bee Gee and Belmont Valor.

None of them will be fronting up again in Race 7, The Canterbury Plains Challenger Series Heat 7 (7.30pm), with Lasa the current $2.35 favourite. 

The Cran and Chrissie Dalgety-trained five-year-old has had a third and a fourth placing in two runs so far this series. His third was at Motukarara a week ago. 

Hugo is next in the market at $5.50. He's drawn one the second line.

To see the field for Heat 7 click here 

After Wednesday's heat there will be three more before the $40,000 Final at Addington on May 15.  

They are at : 

Rangiora (Sunday) May 3
Addington (Wednesday) May 6 
Ashburton (Sunday) May 10 

To be eligible for the $40,000 Final at Addington a horse must have had at least one start in a heat of this series, and a minimum of two race starts within the qualification period of April 8 - May 10.

The leaderboard table (after six heats)  :

Winners : 

Heaven Forbid (Addington, April 8)
Jukebox Gypsy (Methven, April 12)
Sweet Dreams (Addington, April 15)
Stubing (Addington, April 19) 
Always Bee Gee (Motukarara, April 22)
Belmont Valor (Rangiora, April 26) (pictured above) 

Points table : 

Radioactive Jaffa 15
Enya Franco 11
Breeny's Conqueror 9
Buddy Reign 9 
Motor Mouth 8
Sweet Willow 8
Cheeky Red 6
Lasa 6
Interrorgator 6
Bautista 6
Betterwithbling 4
Putere Boy 4
Bronski 4
Ramblin Rover 2
Lorton Vale 2
Franco Chaplain 2
Hes Santas Excuse 2
Sidorova 2
Trendy Van Gogh 2
Carrera Kahu 2
Artmore 1 
Courage Reactor 1
Evidently 1
Fear Gogh 1
Harry Belafonte 1
Lord Mudrick 1
Melton Enforcer 1
Moose Morowski 1
My Ten Guitars 1
Rockin Roman 1
Santanna Mach 1
The Highlander 1
Hugo 1 

The $40,000 Final will be limited to 14 horses.