Ryan Mark wins 2015 Lochinver Station Arawa Stakes Group 3 NZ$70,000 at Arawa Park (NZ) , 1200m.
Warm favourite, Ryan Mark bounced out keenly from barrier 11 and although wide, kept the leaders in sight. He found cover before the turn but pulled wide before they straightened. Given a couple of slaps at the 200m, he edged up to the leader and maintained his pace to grab and hold the lead until they hit the line for a narrow but somewhat convincing and deserved win.
Scapolo tracked Ryan Mark into the straight but had to go wider for a run, finishing strongly to edge Procurement in the last stride but too late to catch the winner.
Procurement sat outside the leader, Tomorrowland, around the corner and took over soon after they straightened but was not able to withstand Ryan Mark’s and Scapolo’s challenges yet never giving in either, for a solid third. After leading from the jump, Tomorrowland led upon turning and held on for (2.2 lengths) fourth.
