CASTLZEBERG
3 g Castledale - Stylish Cent
Breeder: Te Runga Stud
Owner: Te Runga Stud (W Larsen) & R Vance
Trainer: Jenny & Bob Vance
Jockey: Danielle Johnson
5 starts
2 wins
3 seconds
0 thirds
Major races:
1st Waikato Guineas G2
Best replay to watch:
Waikato Guineas, Te Rapa, 2 February
http://www.nzracing.co.nz/RaceInfo/4...ce-Detail.aspx
Derby odds: 5.00 (2nd fav)
+ Definitely improving with every race - a six-length maiden win at his fourth start; all-the-way Guineas romp at his fifth
+ Beat the strongest field assembled on the Derby trail so far at Waikato
- He was a maiden two starts ago, and he took four starts to get out of that grade. Have these two freak performances been a flash in the pan, or is he the real deal?
- His bold front-running style isn't usually conducive to winning the gruelling mile-and-a-half NZ Derby.
Castlzeberg has come from nowhere to be one of the leading chances. It's been a whirlwind rise, and it's still just a little hard to be sure that it's legitimate. We'll find out for sure this Sunday, when he lines up against the mighty Habibi in the Avondale Guineas.