Buddy Broke, who has drawn nicely, adds interest.
The Bill Hodgson-trained stayer has endured some luckless recent outings. He has won over 747m at group level and is perfectly placed in the No1 box.
Little Teegan has won a 755m group 2 race on this track for northern trainer Arch Lawrence.
The major concern for her tonight is drawing out in trap seven. She displays distinct railing tendencies.
It required two heats to decide the finalists for the $11,000 520m NZRS Advanced event.
Clocking the quickest time was the Lisa Ahern-prepared Rene Ranger, who raced handy to the pace throughout to deliver his half-length heat win in 30.49 seconds.
His on-pace racing style is an essential tactic that he must adopt after beginning from trap eight.
Opawa Casper was the other heat winner for his Canterbury trainers Robin Wales and Josh Lane.
He extended nicely to notch his three-length heat win, clocking 30.52 seconds in doing so.
The northern Steve Clark-trained Blitzing Mayhem has drawn nicely in trap two after encountering interference in his heat. It is best to ignore his fourth placing.
Gary Cleeve makes the trek from the South Island with his pair of proven chasers Know Class and Know Attempt who are both renowned for their strong finishing bursts.
