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Problem mare finally puts a win on the board

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Cambridge trainer Emma-Lee Browne was more than a little relieved after her promising stayer Nigelissima finally broke through for the second win of her career when she took out the opening race on the card at Te Rapa on Saturday.

Nigelissima winning the Mitavite Premier (Bm75)
Nigelissima winning the Mitavite Premier (Bm75) Picture: Trish Dunell

The four-year-old daughter of Pentire had shown any amount of ability in her first preparation as a three-year-old that included a victory in the Listed Championship Stakes Prelude (2000m) at Ellerslie before a game run for 5th behind Puccini in the Gr. 2 Avondale Guineas.

Since then the mare has endured a frustrating run of injuries and issues that has given Browne and training partner (and father) Jeff McVean any number of headaches.

“She has had a really tough time with injuries since she ran in the Avondale Guineas which has limited just how many runs we could give her,” noted Browne.

“Every time we thought we had her right something else would flare up so it has been very frustrating.

“It’s pleasing to see her get another win as when she is fully fit she is a handy mare and I think she has the ability to go to higher levels next season if we can keep her injury free.”

The application of blinkers was another key to Saturday’s victory after the mare finished second wearing side winkers in her most recent start.

“The side winkers definitely helped her concentrate last time as she has the habit of switching on and off in her races,” said Browne.

“We changed that to blinkers for this run and they worked even better. It was also a lovely ride by Mark (du Plessis) as he put her in the right place during the run and got her trucking just when he needed to.”

An aversion to wet tracks will most likely see Nigelissima sent to the spelling paddock where she will join stablemate Blizzard who headed there after finishing well back in the Gr. 1 Auckland Cup last month.

“I don’t think there is much more for her this time in as she doesn’t handle the winter tracks so I would think she will head to the paddock now,” said Browne.

“Blizzard is also enjoying himself in the spelling paddock after doing a super job during his campaign. He will come back in at the beginning of June and we’d like to follow a similar programme to last year with him.”

Blizzard won three of his eight starts during his summer campaign along with finishing fourth in the Gr. 3 New Zealand Cup at Riccarton.
NZ Racing News

Te Rapa

Saturday, 25th April 2015

1
13:20
(local)

Mitavite Premier (Bm75)

WT: 54kg Type: BM75
NZD $25,000
2400m TURF DEAD
1
13:20
(local)
NZD $25,000
2400m DEAD

Mitavite Premier (Bm75)

WT: 54kg Type: BM75


FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 11. NIGELISSIMA (NZ) 4yo M
PENTIRE (GB) - POSING ZERO (AUS)
MARK DU PLESSIS
JEFF MCVEAN & EMMA-LEE BROWNE
$1.75
54kg
J Wong & M Kerrigan Trust

Sales Information

2nd 3. ENDORSEMENT (AUS) 6yo G
NADEEM (AUS) - MISTRALE (NZ)
GRANT COOKSLEY
B J WALLACE
$2
57.5kg
Ms Lily Scheng

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3rd 8. GESEMI (NZ) 4yo M
EKRAAR (USA) - LADY GESINE (NZ)
MATTHEW CAMERON
MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN
$2
54kg
A R Lawrence, Mrs J Lawrence, Miss J R Lawrence, W G Lawrence, A G Lawrence, J A Rattray & Mrs A M Rattray

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4th 10. MANGAROA FLO JO (NZ) 4yo M
HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - NO FIBS (NZ)
ANNA JONES
GRAHAM THOMAS
$2
52kg
5th 9. ROSEHIP (NZ) 5yo M
SAVABEEL (AUS) - PRICKLE (NZ)
CRAIG GRYLLS
JOHN BARY
$2.2
54kg

Sales Information

6th 2. FULL COUNT (AUS) 4yo G
SHAMARDAL (USA) - MISS DANEWOOD (AUS)
VINNIE COLGAN
ROGER JAMES
$1.83
59kg

Sales Information

7th 6. QUINTASTICS (NZ) 4yo M
POSTPONED (USA) - SWITCHES (AUS)
MICHAEL COLEMAN
LANCE O'SULLIVAN & ANDREW SCOTT
$2.33
56kg
8th 4. LE MOUSSIER (AUS) 7yo G
ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (IRE) - FOXWOOD (NZ)
ZINJETE MOKI
C B STEVENSON
$2
54.5kg

Sales Information

9th 5. TOKOMUTU JUDGE (NZ) 4yo G
VOLKSRAAD (GB) - SHOCK (NZ)
JOSHUA OLIVER
GRAEME SANDERS
$2
55.5kg

Sales Information

10th 12. TEAM PETE (NZ) 6yo G
ST. PETERSBURG (AUS) - ASTORIA (NZ)
DANIELLE JOHNSON
C POMARE
$2
54kg

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