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Fast Times At Te Rapa

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Day 2 of the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups saw the final 181 two-year-olds work at Te Rapa racecourse on Tuesday,

Following on from Monday's Dead 5 track conditions for the first session, the rail was moved in 4 metres and the track remained a Dead 6.

The fastest Breeze Up was a gelding by Headwater (Lot 144) out of Red Duchez galloping a time of 10.30 from the Riversley Park draft

Real Impact Picture: Arrowfield Stud

The quickest time on Day 1 on Monday was 10.52 shared by a Real Impact colt (Lot 277) from the Woburn Farm draft and a Showcasing colt (Lot 159) from Riversley Park.

The Showcasing colt is out of four time-winning Zabeel mare in Saheel and had the quicker time of a duo breezing up at in 10.52. The latter was a Super Easy colt (Lot 192), a half-brother to G2 placed Boots 'n' All (Perfectly Ready) and Listed winner Air Max (Nadeem) running a time of 10.53.

Heat 78 produced a smart Breeze Up from two fillies. Prepared by Katrina Alexander for Westbury Stud, Lot 40 by Reliable Man is out of winning Zabeel mare Limbea breezing up in 10.68.

Galloping a time of 10.66 was another filly (Lot 365) by leading sire Savabeel from the Trelawney Stud draft.

Another eye-catching Breeze Up came from Heat 34 out of the Kilgravin Lodge draft.

Lot 106 by Per Incanto breezed up with a quick time of 10.7. The Darci Brahma gelding (Lot 170) out of stakes placed mare Shamabelle ran a smart time of 10.67.