After each race, we spoke to jockeys of beaten favourites to hear their thoughts.
Race One: STELLA ARTOIS HURDLE
Bee Tee Junior Aaron Kuru
Won
Race Two: BARFOOT & THOMPSON 1200
Speedy Meady Masa Hashizume
Wasn't travelling well in the conditions from the start.
Race Three: STELLA ARTOIS 1600
Irish Flame Leith Innes
A good run for close third by the topweight.
Race Four: HYLAND RACE COLOURS 1400
Bobby Dazzler Ashvin Goindasamy
Ran ok. Needs a looser track.
Race Five: OTAKIRI RESERVE STEEPLECHASE
Mesmerize Isaac Lupton
Ran an honest race for second. Winner too good.
Race Six: BOUTIQUE BODY CORPORATES GREAT NORTHERN HURDLE
Laekeeper Shaun Fannin
Great run. Just got out-toughed towards the line.
Race Seven: CELEBRATING MELODY BELLE 1400
Back In A Flash Jasmine Fawcett
Won
Race Eight: NETWORK VISUALS GREAT NORTHERN STEEPLECHASE
Lacustre Shaun Phelan
He struggled in the conditions the whole way but he stayed on pretty well. The track conditions tricked him up.
Race Nine: JRA TROPHY 2100
Maestro Blu Mubs Kareem
Good run for third.
Race Ten: AUCKLAND CO-OP TAXIS 1600
Heliberry Taiki Yanagida
She was doing everything right but we got a check before the straight and lost momentum.