Cambridge trainer Sam Mynott is hoping to take her stable’s winning momentum into the weekend.
On Wednesday at Pukekohe, Cirque Du Rose broke through for her maiden win in the Entain/NZB Insurance Pearl Series (1600m) in the hands of jockey Joe Doyle.
“Joe gave her a beautiful ride and it was nice to see her get that win over a mile,” Mynott said.
“We always knew she would want that sort of trip, but I was just a touch worried about how long between runs with that heavier track. She showed a lot, and she ran well, so she is only going to improve.”
Mynott will now head to Tauranga on Saturday with half a dozen runners, including Too Darn Sweet who will have her first tilt at stakes level in the Gr.2 James and Annie Sarten Memorial (1400m).
The three-year-old daughter of Too Darn Hot finished runner-up on debut over 1100m at Taupo earlier this month and Mynott is hopeful she can attain some black-type this weekend.
“She is a really smart, little filly,” she said. “It is a big step-up in class and a big ask for just her second raceday start. She showed us a lot last start, she has only improved off that, she is working well and she is happy.”
Stablemate Electron will contest the Bayleys Mount Maunganui 1300 after Te Rapa’s abandonment on Monday, with the daughter of Turn Me Loose keeping up to the mark with a 1100m Group and Listed trial at Pukekohe on Wednesday.
“We were supposed to go to Te Rapa on Monday and with that abandonment we didn’t get a run, so I took her to the trials, we just needed to do something with her and she has run well,” Mynott said.
Electron was Initially set to head south to New Zealand Cup Week at Riccarton to contest the Gr.3 TAB Mile (1600m), however, Mynott has aborted that mission and said she will decide on a plan b following Saturday’s run.
“We have decided not to go to Christchurch, she has just missed too much work unfortunately with this weather,” Mynott said. “She will run tomorrow and then we will make a new plan for her.”
Miss Madridista, Mister Meaner and Linkin Park finished runner-up in their last starts, and Mynot is hoping they can go one better in their respective races on Saturday.
“I thought it was a huge run first-up by Miss Madridista and she has just improved off that,” Mynott said. “She is working super and she should strip a bit fitter tomorrow. I think she should be running well.
“Mister Meaner showed a lot of toughness last start and I thought it was quite impressive. He has got another win in him quite soon and I am looking forward to seeing him tomorrow, the Tauranga track should suit the way he likes to race. Hopefully one day we can get a nice barrier draw to make things a bit easier for him.
“Linkin Park he has improved a lot since we have had him. That first run with us we hadn’t had him that long and a little bit went wrong in that run, but he just keeps improving, he is looking fantastic. He tried really hard last time and if he runs like he did the other day, he should go well.”
Mynott’s Tauranga team will be rounded out by Aquilifer in the Super Liquor 1200.
“We have been waiting for the weather to come right to give her a start,” she said. “She is only going to improve off the run. She always goes pretty well fresh, and she is working well at home, so I am looking forward to seeing her go around.”
Meanwhile, Mynott was pleased with stablemate Drommy’s 1-1/4 length trial win over 1300m at Taupo on Thursday, and she said the Embellish three-year-old is one to look out for in the autumn.
“He is a lovely horse and we have had him in the stable for a while,” she said. “We have taken our time with him, he was always a bit weak, but this preparation he has really furnished into a lovely horse.
“I thought his trial was super, he is a real professional. We will trial him again and look to get him to the races. He is going to be a super autumn three-year-old.”