Kiwi news...Sat's Avondale Cup winner Showcause will target the $1 million Auckland Cup (3200m), at Ellerslie on March 9. So will runner-up Innocent Lady, who produced a big finale. Showcause's rider Daryl Bradley says: 'I would not swap him for any other ride in the Auckland Cup and he's got to be a great chance in that race because I know he will get the distance.' Trainer Frank Ritchie is also keen on Showcause's Auckland Cup prospects, and the lift to 3200m. He says: 'He's a dead-set stayer
Kiwi news...Sat's Avondale Cup winner Showcause will target the $1 million Auckland Cup (3200m), at Ellerslie on March 9. So will runner-up Innocent Lady, who produced a big finale. Showcause's rider Daryl Bradley says: 'I would not swap him for any other ride in the Auckland Cup and he's got to be a great chance in that race because I know he will get the distance.' Trainer Frank Ritchie is also keen on Showcause's Auckland Cup prospects, and the lift to 3200m. He says: 'He's a dead-set stayer and has never won a race at less than 2200m...He's such a big-striding horse and the further he goes the better he likes it which is why he finds the 3200m perfect. I'm hoping like anything he strikes a good surface in the Auckland Cup.'