New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock was delighted to see his Group Three winning mares Sinarahma and Our Hail Mary bow out from racing on a winning note following their respective assignments at Rotorua and Hawera.

With the closely-related mares now retired and destined for stud duty, Sharrock has an eye on his staying ammunition, with promising five-year-old Southroad landing a rating 65 2200m event at Hawera

“He’s a horse you could see on the minimum in a race like the Wellington Cup (Gr.3, 3200m) next year,” Sharrock said.

“He will go to the paddock now but there is no doubt he will get two miles, he just stays, stays, stays.

“He has done a reasonable job on a light preparation and he goes to the paddock for six weeks to two months and we will bring him back for the summer.”

Sharrock labelled Ladies Man, a two-win son of Zed and a half-brother to Gr.1 Auckland Cup (3200m) winner Ladies First as another promising stayer coming through the ranks.

“He could start fresh-up at Wellington on Saturday. He will have a light autumn and winter and he is another Cup contender in the summer. He is a very good horse,” he said.