Avantage (inner) is at full stretch to hold out Callsign Mav in the Weight-For-Age Classic (1600m) at Ōtaki yesterday. Photo / Race ImagesAvantage continued her march into the realms of superstardom when she made it career Group 1 No 8 with a gritty win in the Weight-For-Age Classic (1600m) at Ōtaki yesterday. Bosson had the Fastnet Rock mare positioned perfectly outside the pacemaker Deerfield throughout before issuing a confident challenge at the 300m. Bosson was full of praise for the effort by his mount, who showed all her fighting qualities in the last 100m to hold out Callsign Mav. "I could see him [Callsign Mav] out of the corner of my eye, but once I gave her a few backhanders, she put her head out and had a crack.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 27, 2021 12:22 UTC