The victories of Birchwood Run and No Rush'n, trained by Paul Nelson (pictured), in the feature jumping races at Awapuni last Saturday were good results for the bookmakers.

It was a game of two halves for bookies and punters last Saturday with the bookies taking the honours at Te Rapa where the wide open fields proved difficult.

Ardmore trainer Stephen McKee (pictured) was being cursed by the bookies after he landed a double at Ellerslie last Saturday.

Trentham lived up to its nickname as the punters graveyard when a couple of well backed favourites in Bohika (pictured) and Soph were unable to carry their army of supporters through last Saturday.