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Gai & Adrian TV 14th February 2025

Just Glamourous is pleasing us ahead of her return at Canterbury Park tonight. Her two trials have given her the right conditioning and base level of fitness to resume over 1250m.

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FRIDAY 14th FEBRUARY – CANTERBURYRail Position: +2M Entire JUST GLAMOUROUS (Race 3, 7.00pm, 1250m, A Hyeronimus, 60kg)Just Glamourous is pleasing us ahead of her return. Her two trials have given her the right conditioning and base level of fitness to resume over 1250 metres, and she won when last first-up over 1200 metres so she should have enough speed in her legs for this distance at the outset of her campaign. She had an encouraging preparation last time in, breaking her maiden before placing twice in competitive races in town so we know she’s up to this level. This is a lovely launchpad for her as it’s rare to have a Benchmark 64 in town, let alone one that’s confined to mares, so we were keen to seize the opportunity. Adam will be positive from barrier 6 to roll forward and settle on or near the speed, and whilst she didn’t trial in blinkers she did race in them last preparation so they go back on to ensure she’s sharp and entirely focused on the task at hand. We expect improvement to come as she gets deeper into her campaign, but this is a great race for her and we hope she’ll be right there at the finish to get things off to an encouraging start. LUCONI (Race 5, 8.00pm, 1550m, A Hyeronimus, 58kg)Luconi ran about as well as we expected first-up over an inadequate 1200 metres. Importantly, he’s taken great benefit from it and he certainly strips a lot fitter here. The step up to 1550 metres is an obvious positive that will make him less vulnerable to horses with a sharper turn of foot, and we’ve applied blinkers to focus him and ensure he’s entirely focused. He finished fourth when he last contested a Benchmark 64 in town so we know he’s capable of being competitive at this level, and whilst he’ll have to do a bit of work from his wide barrier he is faced with more suitable conditions here and we will be disappointed if he isn’t fighting out the finish. AARDVARK (Race 6, 8.30pm, 1100m, J McDonald, 59.5kg)Aardvark is delighting us ahead of his first start for the stable. He couldn’t have been more impressive when blitzing his rivals in his first trial, and he then held his own against Group class horses in his second trial at Rosehill most recently. These hit outs have him primed for this return, and 1100 metres around this tight turning track promises to suit him. James will let him land where he’s comfortable from barrier 4, and with even luck in running we expect him to be right there at the finish.SLY BOOTS (Race 8, 9.30pm, 1900m, R Bayliss, 57.5kg)Sly Boots needs to bounce back from a disappointing run at Kensington last time. However, in his defence there was a very strong headwind that day which counted against leaders so this and the combination of first-time blinkers just had him out on his feet late in the piece. He’s come through the run in good shape though and we can’t fault his subsequent trackwork, so he still appears to be in good form. We think the slight step up to 1900 metres on this tight turning track which places an emphasis on speed is within his range, and whilst barrier 10 looks tricky on paper he has got the length of the home straight to slot into a more favourable position to avoid being posted wide in the run. If he can recapture his best form a big run would come as no surprise, so fingers crossed he does just that.SATURDAY 15th FEBRUARY – RANDWICKRail Position: +4M Entire LADY OF CAMELOT (Race 7, 4.00pm, 1200m, T Clark, 56kg)Lady Of Camelot is delighting us ahead of this run. She was extremely brave in defeat at Sunshine Coast most recently, and she’s enjoyed a short freshen up since then. She confirmed her wellbeing with a lovely tick over trial at Rosehill last week, and she’s just a lovely filly with the best temperament which is why she’s able to handle everything we’ve thrown at her thus far. She now finds her self back against her own age and sex in a set weights race, so she’s extremely well treated and sets a clear standard. She’s also going to relish stretching out to 1200 metres on a more expansive track, and she’s drawn a lovely gate in 4 so she really does look to have everything going for her. These races are never easy and there are some potential big improvers who aren’t yet fully exposed, but she’s certainly the one they must all beat.PHENOM (Race 7, 4.00pm, 1200m, R Bayliss, 56kg)Phenom is a professional filly who’s a delight to train. Her two trials this time in have been most encouraging, and she’s continued to thrive since her most recent one. 1200 metres first-up on this expansive track promises to be ideal for her, and whilst barrier 11 is a bit tricky Regan will be positive from there to try and get across to slot into a more favourable inside position. There’s a fair amount of speed in the race so she should enjoy a nice run in transit, and whilst she has a bit to find on the ratings she’s open to further improvement and a big run would come as no surprise.RISE OF THE MASSES (Race 9, 5.15pm, 1300m, T Clark, 58kg)Rise Of The Masses has had a frustratingly stop-start campaign thus far. However, by being patient with him we’ve managed to have a trouble free run with him for a while now and he couldn’t be delighting us more ahead of this outing. His recent trial was fantastic, so he’s coming into this in great shape, and he’ll relish the 1300 metres as he was outpaced when we last saw him over 1100 metres. He’ll have to do a bit of work to go forward from barrier 10 but he should be able to overcome this, and if he enjoys even luck in running we see no reason why he won’t be fighting out the finish.

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Waterhouse/Bott Inglis Classic Sale 2025: Video Preview

The Inglis Classic Sale starts on Sunday at Riverside and runs through to Tuesday, 9-11 February.

This sale has been very good to us. From a handful of purchases each year since 2022, and a few given to train, we have educated and conditioned five Stakes winners from the Inglis Classic Sale. The next best has trained two as a comparison.

Register your interest for the sale here.

Our Stakes winners include 2024 Inglis Millenium winner FULLY LIT ($60,000 bought by Red Fox Racing), Listed Dulcify winner and Group 1 placed GANBARE ($260,000 for Dodmark Thoroughbreds), Listed 2YO winner AZULA ($100,000 and later sold as a MM Broodmare for $320,000), and KAIZAD ($390,000), a winner in the Bluebloods silks on VRC Derby Day in the Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes.
 
Classic success has spilled across into our current group of 2YOs also including some our most exciting young prospects:
  • $1m Golden Gift winner NORTH ENGLAND ($260,000 bought by Newgate/CHC colts) who is Golden Slipper bound
  • COBRA CLUB ($70,000 bought by Darby Racing) - 2nd in the $500k Listed Inglis Nursery on debut and set to be amongst the top 5 in betting for Saturday's $2m Inglis Millenium
  • BELLAZAINE ($160,000) debuted in the Group 3 Gimcrack Stakes and set to run first up in Saturday's $2m Inglis Millenium where we think she will be very competitive. This is a filly we hold in high regard
Adrian, Gai, Claudia, Emma and Bruce sat down for this preview video after completing their first looks. Hear what they say is the key to CLASSIC  Sale success here.



To express your interest in this sale and get the first look at what we buy please contact our Bloodstock team:
This is a Sydney based sale so if you have an hour or a day free for the sale or pre-sale inspections, please let us know. 
 
Happy Racing,
Gai & Adrian
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