"He's got ability and is a promising horse," said Murray Baker, who trains in
partnership with Andrew Forsman. "We are pretty happy with him."Maraini is part-owned by Lib Petagna, who raced multiple Group I winner Lucia Valentina.
A half-brother by Exceed And Excel to Group winner Hasselhoof, Maraini won a Matamata maiden on debut and the colt then finished runner-up to the promising Rising Shot at Te Rapa.
Maraini will be accompanied to Otaki by stablemates Caesour's Dream, who will run in the Courtesy Ford 2YO, and the Kapiti News Premier contender Highland Park.
Caesour's Dream, who is owned in Australia, was runner-up to Gift Of Power in the opening two-year-old race of the season at Wanganui in September. "She's a nice filly and I really like her," Baker said. - NZ Racing Desk
