The prospect of a step up in distance on a rain-affected track at Awapuni isn’t expected to bother stablemates She’s A Thief and Bocce on Saturday.

Sword Of Osman wins 2018 Sistema Stakes Group 1 NZ$200,000 at Ellerslie (NZ), 1200m.

Avantage wins 2018 Karaka Million 2yo Listed NZ$1,000,000 at Ellerslie (NZ), 1200m.

Te Akau Racing secured their second consecutive Listed Karaka Million (1200m) when flying filly Avantage carried their tangerine and blue colours to victory at Ellerslie.

Patrick Moloney’s brief New Zealand stint got away to a cracking start on Friday when he guided the precocious youngster Bocce to victory at Otaki.