Showcasing filly Wekaforce will head into Saturday’s Gr.3 Barneswood Farm Stakes (1400m) at Ashburton in good form after finishing runner-up in her two starts this campaign, including the Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) at Riccarton last month.

Tony Pike had three starters in all of August. Over the next three days, he will have 20.

Expectations around Wekaforce at Ruakaka weren’t misplaced with the filly untested to make a dream start to her career.