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Wednesday 10th DECEMBER - WYONG

Rail Position: True

CELTIC SPY - Race 4, 1100M, R Bayliss 56.5kg

Celtic Spy is delighting Adrian and myself ahead of his first start. He has had two trials at Randwick to prepare him for this race, winning his first one in good style before finishing a close second in his latest hit out, where he travelled more professionally and went through the line strongly underneath Regan. These two hit outs have given him a very good fitness base and educational grounding for a high-pressure 1100 metre race first-up, and he’s done everything right at home since then so we are excited to see him debut. Wyong is a tight turning track where tactical speed is important, so we expect Regan to be positive early from barrier 5 to try and have him in a handy position where he can make his own luck on or close to the lead. He’s been a very straightforward and professional colt thus far, and this temperament will take him a long way. He's shown us plenty of talent in his trials, so whilst this is always a strong early season two year old contest we think he's capable of holding his own and we’re looking forward to seeing him run a completive race for you to get his career off to an exciting start. 

THE THREE HUNDRED - Race 6, 1200M, T Clark 59.0kg

The Three Hundred is delighting Adrian and I ahead of this assignment. He has had two encouraging trials at Warwick Farm to prepare him for this run, and these hit outs have given the right fitness grounding with which to kick off his campaign. Last preparation he showed his ability in no uncertain terms when winning the Group 3 Winx Guineas at the Sunshine Coast, and we were thrilled to see him breakthrough at this level as we've always held him in high regard. That was over a mile, so 1200 metres is very much a starting point for him and we don't expect him to be peaking until he's racing over further as he gets deeper into his campaign. With that said, he's fit enough to do himself justice and Tim will let him land where he's comfortable from barrier 6. If the leaders go hard up front and set it up for the finishers it'll certainly suit him, and we hope to see him hitting the line strongly to get his preparation off to an encouraging start. 

Thursday 11th DECEMBER - KEMBLA GRANGE

Rail Position: +7m 1100m-W/Post, +5m Remainder

VASALA - Race 1, 1400M, A Hyeronimus 59.5kg

Vasala is pleasing us in the lead up to this assignment. His two trials have been positive, and he wasn't beaten far at all in his most recent one at Randwick which was encouraging to see. These hit outs have given him a solid fitness grounding for 1400 metres first-up, and we just felt he'd be better suited by this distance on a big, expansive track like Kembla rather than 1350 metres around the tight turning Wyong circuit tomorrow. He also shapes like a horse who will appreciate getting out over a bit of ground as his preparation unfolds, so this is a suitable starting point for him at this stage of his career. Adam will be positive from barrier 9 to try and get across into a better position, and he'll let him land where he's comfortable in the run but hopefully it's towards the head of the field where he can establish himself in a nice rhythm. This is a lovely race for him to kickstart his career in, and we hope to see him fighting out the finish for you all.