Great Return from Green Supreme

Saturday's Awapuni meeting was packed with eye-catching performances and few came better than that of Green Supreme in the $50,000 Listed Fairdale/Goodwood Studs Flying Handicap (1400m).

Bringing up the stakes double for jockey James McDonald, Green Supreme (Oasis Dream x Haibah) came from near last at the 600 metres and flew home on the outside of the field, making up many lengths on the breakaway race leaders, to claim his first black-type race by a length.

The win was the five-year-old's first at a distance less than 1600 metres, making it all the more impressive given that he beat a field full of well-credentialed sprinters.

Green Supreme put together three wins earlier in the season culminating with an impressive victory in the Dunstan Feeds Championship Final (2200m) at Ellerslie on New Year's Day.

His trainer Graham Richardson is keen to give the son of Oasis Dream his shot at Group 1 level and will send the five-year-old to the Group 1 Easter Handicap at Ellerslie on April 14.

Bred by Bob Emery, Green Supreme was purchased by Magus Equine from Belvedere Farm at New Zealand Bloodstock's 2008 Karaka Premier Sale for $440,000. Raced by Tom Wing-hon Li, his 18 career starts have seen him take five wins for just shy of $130,000 in stakes.