The unfortunate postponement of a huge day at Riccarton significantly reduced the number of black-type prizes on offer in New Zealand on Saturday, but graduates of New Zealand Bloodstock sales took full advantage in the one feature race that remained.

One of last season’s leading three-year-old’s, Demonetization, will undergo a gelding operation later this week after disappointing his connections with his runner-up performance behind Gundown over a mile at Counties on Saturday.

The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained mare Deals In Heels gave her sire Iffraaj his 63rd stakes winner she she won the Listed Matamata Cup on Saturday.

Four-year-old entire Demonetization has pleased trainer Nigel Tiley and will have his second run back from an injury-enforced break when he tackles the Listed Team Wealleans Matamata Cup (1600m) on Saturday.

Last season’s rising three-year-old star Demonetization made a pleasing return to the track for trainer Nigel Tiley at the Avondale trials on Tuesday and is set to make a raceday return later this spring.