After each race, we spoke to jockeys of beaten favourites to hear their thoughts.
Race One: BARFOOT & THOMPSON Pacorus Darren Danis Won
Race Two: BILL SATTLER MEMORIAL 1300 London Bound Craig Grylls
Caught three wide but she didn't handle the heavy conditions.
Race Three: AUCKLAND CO-OP TAXIS
Lupelani Rebecca Scott
Won
Race Four: STELLA ARTOIS 1200
Amusez Moi Michael Coleman
Nice run. A little new and a little lost but ran nice.
Race Five: OTAKIRI RESERVE 1200 Molto Veloce Danielle Johnson
She was pretty big in condition. She will take improvement from the run. The track was very holding which she struggled with.
Race Six: STELLA ARTOIS 2100 Maestro Blu Masa Hashizume
I messed up.
Race Seven: BARFOOT & THOMPSON 1600
Obsessive Troy Harris
Tough run fresh-up over a mile on testing ground.
Race Eight: AUCKLAND CO-OP TAXIS 1600
My Superior Girl Andrew Calder Really nice run. Lacked early speed but made a a good sustained run. Brave effort.