Racing briefs

West Melton trainer Neil Munro won with Kosmopolitan Lavra at Wyndham eight days ago and left her in the care of Waimumu trainer Billy Heads for the Ascot Park race.

Heads thought Kosmopolitan Lavra could leave for Auckland this week.

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Christchurch trainer Robert Dunn has taken six horses to Auckland for racing at Alexandra Park.

Rider On The Storm will race for Dunn in the $70,000 Franklin Cup on Friday night. Others taken north were three-year-old fillies Yankee Dream, Surf And Sand and Gretna's Best, former Australian mare Muscle Beach and Mainland Banner's first foal, Peruvian Banner, who is a two-year-old filly.

Muscle Beach, who won the three-year-old fillies' final of the Australasian Breeders' Crown at Bendigo last year, is in foal to Christian Cullen.

Ian Dobson, of Christchurch, bought Muscle Beach in Victoria.

Dunn confirmed yesterday he would be starting horses at Omakau (January 2), Roxburgh (January 4) and Cromwell (January 7).

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Wyndham winner Bred A Monster has been moved from Invercargill trainer Ray Faithful to the Westwood Beach stables of  Graeme Anderson and Amber Hoffman.

Not an easy horse to train, Bred A Monster won his only start for Faithful in a maiden trot at Wyndham on November 15.

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Jockey Daniel Bothamley was suspended at the Winton Jockey Club meeting on Friday.

No Different, ridden by Bothamley, checked Dreamzeel when taking the lead at the 1800m. Vital Princess and Kid Columbus were inconvenienced for several strides.

Bothamley is suspended from this Friday up to an including December 12.

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Justice Day (nine wins) will be missing from the summer cups after injuring a suspensory ligament.

Gore trainer Alan Borthwick said Justice Day would be rested for six months.

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