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Alta Wiseguy impressive at trials

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Alta Wiseguy impressive at trials

Alta Wiseguy won the Rangiora harness racing trials on Wednesday. He will go to the Avon City Ford Cup at Addington next week. Akuta (Bettor's Delight) and Franco Indie (Always B Miki) finished second and third. Krug (always B. Mika) came fourth.

Alta Wiseguy has improved since arriving in the south. Telfer will nominate Alta and B D Joe for the IRT New Zealand Cup on November 8. Akuta and Krug won't go to Addington this week. They will start fresh up into the Hannon Memorial at Oamaru on September 18. Muscle Mountain (Muscle Hill) looked all business in his trot. Kitten And Run (What The Hill), Carrera Rapido (Art Major) and Sherlock (Vincent) caught the eye on Wednesday.

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