Saturday’s third leg of the NZB Southern Filly of the Year series, the Listed NZB Insurance Stakes at Riccarton, is set to have a huge impact on the pointscore table.

Rip Van Winkle filly Capella will be the drawcard in the fifth leg of the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series, the G2 Mongolian Khan Royal Stakes, at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day.

Poetic Affair’s form suggests she can go close to a maiden victory at New Plymouth on Thursday with a possible black type assignment to follow.