Fast work during a quiet session was held wide out on the course proper or on the plough. Trials were scheduled for Foxton later in the day.

Love Janie and Identikit used the course proper and ran 1000m in 1.6.9, with the final 800m taking 53.3, the last 600 in 38.9.

Love Janie, who has recorded three wins and four seconds on the synthetic track at Awapuni, now goes to Cambridge this Friday for the $75,000 Polytrack Championship (2000m).

Subtle Image, also heading to Cambridge with solid form, worked alone over 1000m in 1.10.3, increasing the tempo as he went to finish with 600m in 38.8.

Manzor Blue and Deadly Pony gathered speed from the 1000m mark to run their final 800m in  54.1, the last 600 in 38.4.

She's A Weapon and a Tarzino maiden, both from the Didham barn, went 800m together in 57.8, the last 600 in 38.6, while their stablemates Vahvay and Summer Flyer clocked 57.6 and 38.9.

Portrush, freshened since his last-start maiden win at Waipukurau in April, matched strides with The Explosive over 800m in 57.5, the last 600 in 39.9. The Explosive has not raced since the autumn either.

I Toldyou (by Ribchester) and Aim To Miss (by Derryn), an unraced duo trained by Roydon Bergerson, ran 800m in 59.8, the last 600 in 40.7.

Levin jump-out winner And So We Pray (by Bivouac) and Joyful Anna (by Proisir), another unraced duo from that barn, sprinted 600m in 41.1, while their stablemates Wingman and Too Sweet clocked 41.6.

Our Sniper and unraced three-year-old filly Bellass (by Time Test) gathered speed from the 1000m (1.12.1) to complete the final 800m in 56.1, the last 600 in 41.3.

Lumos Solem and a Written By filly, both trained by Samantha Finnegan, sprinted 600m in 42.9.

On the plough, unraced four-year-old Komprezor (by Almanzor) and an Ocean Park filly, both trained by Mike Breslin, ran 800m in 58.9, the last 600 in 41.2.

Top mare Intention and unraced three-year-old Mac Attack (by Harry Angel), two more from that barn, clocked 60.1 and 42.1.