Iain Hyndman's Ellerslie Tips
1: Madam Hass, Avadane, Exuberant
2: Eridani, Master Park, Virtuoso Lad
3: Kaipaki Road, Shanqueen, The Buzz
4: Iron Eagle, Civilised, Shezathinka
5: Sheezallmine, Short Fuse, Sword Of Osman
6: Dragon Leap, Sherwood Forest, Scorpz
7: Masetto, Concert Hall, Paisley Park
8: Vladivostok, Iago, Checkers
Best Bet: Sheezallmine (R5)
Value Bet: Masetto (R7)
Things may not have gone Concert Hall's way in the Gr.3 City Of Auckland Cup (2400m) at Ellerslie, but her connections are hopeful she can bring home another cup from the Auckland track on Saturday.
The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained five-year-old will contest the Gr.2 Joe McDonald Avondale Cup (2400m) and her connections are putting her last start fourth-placing behind them.
"It really just didn't suit her at all (after the false start)," Wellwood said. "Ryan (Elliot, jockey) said the first time going past the post he had a whole heap of horse under him and the second time they jumped out she wasn't the same horse.
"She still stuck on well and ran very genuinely, so we weren't disappointed, but the way the race unfolded really didn't work for her.