Natuzzi wins 2016 J.A. Russell Ltd Concorde Hcp Group 3 NZ$70,000 at Ellerslie (NZ), 1200m.

Statham is ahead of the game as he closes in on a return to racing.

Scott Lucock is content to claim underdog status for last-start Gr.3 Concorde Handicap winner Statham leading into Friday's Gr.1 Sistema Railway Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie.

The season keeps getting better for Darci Brahma with the son of Danehill siring a stakes double at Trentham on Saturday led by another G1 win for the classy Julinsky Pince.

Genuine sprinter Statham sped to another level at Ellerslie where he earned his first black type victory.