Speedy mare Volks Lightning was rewarded for consistency and good attendance when she landed the Listed gavelhouse.com Lightning Handicap (1200m) at Trentham on Saturday.

A desperate finish to the Gr.3 Sweynesse Stakes (1215m) at Rotorua was decided by the photo-finish camera in favour of underrated mare Volks Lightning.

The red-hot Te Akau Racing team added another major trophy to their already bulging summer cabinet when progressive sprinter Splurge scored a telling victory in the Gr. 3 Darley Plate (1200m) at Ellerslie.

Speedy mare Volks Lightning more than made up for missing a start in last weekend’s Gr. 1 Telegraph at Trentham when she bolted home to collect a consolation prize at the same venue today.

Underrated mare Volks Lightning staked her claim for a possible Group One assignment at Trentham this weekend with an emphatic performance at Ellerslie on Saturday.