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SATURDAY 15th NOVEMBER - NEWCASTLE
Rail Position: True
ELIO (Race 1, 12:35pm, 900m, R King, 56kg)
Elio is delighting us ahead of his first career start. He was brilliant when finishing a close second in his only trial at Warwick Farm, and whilst the winner of that heat was comfortably beaten in the Golden Gift last weekend that was a strong $1mil. race, and he’s debuting at a much more winnable level here. He’s drawn down the middle in barrier 6, so Rachel will utilise his good gate speed to roll forward from there and try and secure a prominent position towards the head of the field. Newcastle’s a big, expansive track which can be quite daunting for horses on debut, but he was very professional in his trial so we expect him to cope with it and we see no reason why he won’t be fighting out the finish.
FEAR NO EVIL (Race 5, 2:55pm, 1600m, A Hyeronimus, 58.5kg)
Fear No Evil resumed with a real bang when eviscerating his rivals at Bendigo. He went straight to the front and didn’t see another rival, so it was an extremely encouraging return and he’s building a fantastic record with four wins from seven starts. We’ve brought him back to Sydney for this outing and he’s a very cool customer who’s taken the journey in his stride, and his fantastic temperament is going to take him a long way. He won at Warwick Farm last preparation so we know he’s effective racing in this direction too, and the step up to the mile second-up should suit him. He’s up in grade again so we’re under no illusions as to the task he faces, and it’s a competitive contest so he needs to keep improving if he’s to win again. Adam will be positive from barrier 10 to try and control the race from the front and repeat the front running tactics that were so successful last time, so with even luck in running we think it will take a good horse to run him down.
SATURDAY 15th NOVEMBER - CAULFIELD
Rail Position: +3M Entire
IKASARA (Race 1, 12:20pm, 1100m, B Melham, 60kg)
Ikasara is delighting us ahead of his first-up run. His two jumpouts have given him the right fitness foundation, and he’s continued to please us in his gallops since his most recent one. Caulfield can be a tricky track, but he’s adapted well to the Melbourne way of going since heading to our Flemington stable and we think he’s seasoned enough to handle it. He’s resuming in a tough enough grade, but he’s Stakes placed so he’s no slouch and he isn’t out of place in this lineup. He’s also been gelded since he last raced which many view as the ‘ultimate gear change’, and this combined with his throat surgery has the potential to bring about significant improvement. Ben will try to be positive from barrier 10 but if there’s a lot of speed to his inside he may have to take a sit and ride for luck, so hopefully he gets a bit of luck in running and can get his preparation off to an exciting start.
Rail Position: True
ELIO (Race 1, 12:35pm, 900m, R King, 56kg)
Elio is delighting us ahead of his first career start. He was brilliant when finishing a close second in his only trial at Warwick Farm, and whilst the winner of that heat was comfortably beaten in the Golden Gift last weekend that was a strong $1mil. race, and he’s debuting at a much more winnable level here. He’s drawn down the middle in barrier 6, so Rachel will utilise his good gate speed to roll forward from there and try and secure a prominent position towards the head of the field. Newcastle’s a big, expansive track which can be quite daunting for horses on debut, but he was very professional in his trial so we expect him to cope with it and we see no reason why he won’t be fighting out the finish.
FEAR NO EVIL (Race 5, 2:55pm, 1600m, A Hyeronimus, 58.5kg)
Fear No Evil resumed with a real bang when eviscerating his rivals at Bendigo. He went straight to the front and didn’t see another rival, so it was an extremely encouraging return and he’s building a fantastic record with four wins from seven starts. We’ve brought him back to Sydney for this outing and he’s a very cool customer who’s taken the journey in his stride, and his fantastic temperament is going to take him a long way. He won at Warwick Farm last preparation so we know he’s effective racing in this direction too, and the step up to the mile second-up should suit him. He’s up in grade again so we’re under no illusions as to the task he faces, and it’s a competitive contest so he needs to keep improving if he’s to win again. Adam will be positive from barrier 10 to try and control the race from the front and repeat the front running tactics that were so successful last time, so with even luck in running we think it will take a good horse to run him down.
SATURDAY 15th NOVEMBER - CAULFIELD
Rail Position: +3M Entire
IKASARA (Race 1, 12:20pm, 1100m, B Melham, 60kg)
Ikasara is delighting us ahead of his first-up run. His two jumpouts have given him the right fitness foundation, and he’s continued to please us in his gallops since his most recent one. Caulfield can be a tricky track, but he’s adapted well to the Melbourne way of going since heading to our Flemington stable and we think he’s seasoned enough to handle it. He’s resuming in a tough enough grade, but he’s Stakes placed so he’s no slouch and he isn’t out of place in this lineup. He’s also been gelded since he last raced which many view as the ‘ultimate gear change’, and this combined with his throat surgery has the potential to bring about significant improvement. Ben will try to be positive from barrier 10 but if there’s a lot of speed to his inside he may have to take a sit and ride for luck, so hopefully he gets a bit of luck in running and can get his preparation off to an exciting start.
