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Wednesday 3rd DECEMBER - WARWICK FARM

Rail Position:   True

FARNISHED - Race 1, 1000M, R Bayliss 59.0kg

Farnished has been coming along very nicely this preparation. He has had two very good trials at Randwick and these hit outs have given him a solid fitness platform, so he is ready to go for this race. The form of his debut fifth at this track has worked out quite well with two subsequent winners, including Grand Eagle who's won in town before placing in a Stakes race. Regan will be positive from barrier 4 to try and settle in a prominent position, and whilst he'll appreciate further than 1000 metres in time this is valuable race so it's a lovely starting point for him. He's had the ultimate gear change since making his debut which can bring about huge improvement, and he's done everything right in his work and trials so from what we've seen Adrian and I expect him to run a very competitive race.

STEEL STRIKE - Race 6, 1200M, A Hyeronimus 59.5kg

Adrian and I are delighted with Steel Strike ahead of his first-up run. He has had two solid trials at Randwick which have given him a good fitness grounding, so he's certainly returning to the races in fine fettle. He's drawn to the outside in barrier 11, so Adam will be positive from there to try and get across into a more favourable inside position and we envisage him settling in the first quarter of the field so he should hopefully get a nice tow into the race. He'll appreciate stretching out over slightly further as he gets deeper into his campaign, but 1200 metres is a very suitable starting point for him. He's been off the track for a while, but looking back through his two year old runs he has form around subsequent Group 1 winner Private Life as well as Depth Of Character, who's won a Group 2 and recently finished a close fourth in the $10mil. Golden Eagle. As such, whilst he'll no doubt take plenty of benefit from this run he's a talented horse who's lightly raced, so we ultimately think he's better than this grade and we hope to see him go close to get his preparation off to an exciting start. 

Thursday 4th DECEMBER - GOSFORD

Rail Position: +4m 1000m-350m, where cutaway applies, True remainder.

THE LITTLE GENERAL - Race 4, 1200M, A Hyeronimus 57.5kg

The Little General is thriving ahead of this assignment. He ran a very good race last time out when finishing second at Gosford where he rolled forward to lead, travelled strongly on the fence and was only run down in the concluding stages by what looks to be a very promising filly so we can take plenty of encouragement from that performance. He handled Gosford well so this similar circuit should suit him, and he’s fitter and stronger for having that run under his belt so there's improvement to come and this is a very attractive race for him. Adam will try to be positive from the gates to utilise his natural speed and have him travelling in a prominent position where he can make his own luck. He’s in terrific order at home and on his recent form we expect him to run a very competitive race.