Seven Point One finished fourth against older fillies and mares at Alexandra Park last Friday night. She won her other start, a heat of the Sires' Stakes for 2yr-old fillies at Addington on March 16.
"We were very happy with her run on Friday night. She was doing her best work at the finish and would benefit big-time from the experience," Phil Burrows, the Fernside trainer of Seven Point One, said.
Gavin Smith, who drove Seven Point One last Friday, has retained the drive.
Sheemon is on target to emulate his dam, Solar Fire, by winning the Sires' Stakes Final for 2yr-old trotters at Addington.
Solar Fire won the inaugural Final in 1997 when trained and driven by Kevin Townley, who has Sheemon. Dexter Dunn is the driver of Sheemon.
Sheemon won the Prelude at Addington on Friday night by a nose from Habibti.
They are automatically eligible for the $60,000 Final on May 12.
The $6900 late entry fee was paid for Habibti to contest the Prelude after she won the New Zealand Trotting Stakes at her previous start.
Sheemon (by Monarchy) is the eighth foal of Solar Fire, who also won the New Zealand and Northern, Victoria and New South Wales Trotting Derbies, the Victorian Trotting Oaks and The Holmfield when trained and driven by Townley.
Sheemon is raced by Margaret Townley (wife of the trainer) and her daughter, Hayley Wall, of Christchurch.
They bred Sheemon when leased the mare by Bill and Helen Bishop and Steve and Barbara Moffat, who raced Solar Fire.
"I feel a bit embarrassed the way things have turned out. The owners have had no luck breeding from Solar Fire and then lease her to us and she leaves a good one," Townley said.
Solar Fire has left the minor winners, Solar Spark and Hot Vacation, from her other seven foals.
Hip Hop Anvil, last-start winner of the Four and Five-Year-Old Championship at Forbury Park, has been entered for a 4-7 win free-for-all at Auckland on Friday night. Hip Hop Anvil won three races at Alexandra Park as a 3yr-old.
Pembrook Benny, a late-finishing third to Sir Lincoln and Terror To Love in the Auckland Cup at his last start, is off 70m in a 2700m race at Cambridge on Thursday night.
Emma Hamilton has her first start since joining the Cambridge stable of Sean McCaffrey on Thursday. Emma Hamilton, who has not raced since early January, won three races when trained by Mark Purdon and Grant Payne.
Heza Trick won his 14th race in Australia when successful in the $50,000 Mildura Cup on Saturday. The Badlands Hanover-Sheza Trick gelding, bred by Neil Timms, of Riversdale, was sold to Australia 10 months ago, after a win at Gore from five starts. He is now trained by Glenn Douglas.
Supreme Mach, winner of the non-totalisator race at Winton on Sunday in 1.57.8 for the mile, has remained in Southland for the 2yr-old race at Invercargill on Sunday.
