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WEDNESDAY 4th FEBRUARY - WARWICK FARM

Rail Position: +3m Entire

FEMININO, Race 1, 1400m, 2.20pm, T Clark, 56kg
Feminino ran a terrific race when finishing third on debut at Kensington a fortnight ago. She did everything right and showed a tenacious attitude to not go down without a fight, so it was an encouraging performance. She’s taken plenty of natural benefit from the run as you might expect, and she’s going to relish stretching out to 1400 metres here as she’s bred to thrive as she gets over further. Tim will be positive from her lovely barrier in 2 to land in a forward position, and the slightly steadier tempo of this longer race will enable her to travel comfortably in the run. There are a few older horses in opposition and it can be tough for three year olds to take them on, but she’s exactly the sort of filly who’s capable of holding her own and we expect her to be right there at the finish.

DOUBLE VISION, Race 1, 1400m, 2.20pm, A Hyeronimus, 57kg
Double Vision ran a terrific race when finishing third on debut at Kensington. She did everything right and showed a tenacious attitude to not go down without a fight, so it was an extremely encouraging performance. She’s taken plenty of natural benefit from the run as you might expect, and she’s going to relish stretching out to 1400 metres here as she’s bred to thrive as she gets over slightly further. Adam will be positive from her lovely barrier in 3 to land in a forward position, and the slightly steadier tempo of this longer race will enable her to travel comfortably in the run. She’s a four year old taking on some younger horses which is often an advantage, and with plenty of improvement forthcoming we expect her to be right there at the finish.

WRITTEN IN WRATH, Race 2, 1200m, 2.55pm, R Bayliss, 57kg
Written In Wrath is delighting us ahead of his first career start. His two trials this time in have been excellent, and the way he sprinted clear of his rivals to win his most recent one by 4.75 lengths was most impressive. As such, whilst he’s debuting in a competitive race we don’t think he’s out of his depth and he deserves his chance to prove himself at this level. Regan knows him extremely well, so he’ll be positive from barrier 12 to try and work forward and get across into a more favourable inside position. 1200 metres is a lovely starting point for him and Warwick Farm’s a fair track, so he should be able to get into a comfortable rhythm in the middle stages before unleashing his turn of foot in the home straight. The weather forecast is dry so we expect the track to dry out into the Good range which will suit him, so with even luck in running we expect him to give this a good shake to get his career off to an exciting start.

LITTLE IRIS, Race 3, 1400m, 3.30pm, T Clark, 57kg
Little Iris gave us such a thrill when winning so tenaciously on debut at Canterbury. She simply wouldn’t take no for an answer, and these battling qualities are going to take her a long way. She’s come through the run in wonderful order and she’s taken plenty of natural benefit from it, so she strips fitter here. This race is a lovely steppingstone for her against her own age group, and whilst she’s taking on the boys we aren’t put off by this. She’s drawn to do no work in barrier 1, so we envisage her rolling forward to make her own luck from the front once again. She’s going to relish stretching out to 1400 metres so we expect this to bring about further improvement, and we are confident she’s got the upside to be right there at the finish once again.

ASSAILANT, Race 6, 2400m, 5.15pm, A Hyeronimus, 57kg
Assailant got his preparation off to a fantastic start when going down all guns blazing to finish second at Canterbury. He’s one paced so we’re wasting no time getting him out in trip, but these European based stayers can handle it so we expect him to relish every yard of the 2400 metres. He’s drawn well in barrier 5 so Adam should be able to settle him in a handy position where he can travel comfortably in the run. This is a lovely race for him and with improvement to come off the back of his first-up run, we expect him to be hard to beat.

HEAT MISSILE, Race 7, 1400m, 5.50pm, T Clark, 56.5kg
Heat Missile was a victim of circumstance at Randwick last time, as she was caught wide in the run and then lacked the turn of foot needed to be featuring in the finish. She’s dropping back in grade here, and this combined with the step up to 1400 metres promises to suit her down to the ground. She’s placed over course and distance previously so we know she goes well here, and she’s drawn a much softer gate this time in barrier 1. As such, Tim should be able to position her in a handy spot in the run either on or close to the speed, and if she enjoys all the favours in the run we expect her to be very hard to beat.