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THURSDAY 4th JUNE - HAWKESBURY

Rail Position: True

STARDUST MEMORIES, Race 2, 1100m, 12.35pm, R Bayliss, 58kg 
Stardust Memories was disappointing on debut at Kembla and we certainly expected to see more from here following her promising trial performances. Zac felt she may not have been at her most effective on the rain affected track there, but she’s likely going to encounter a similar surface here given the vagaries of the weather at present. However, we’re hopeful that the combination of her stripping fitter with the benefit of a run under her belt and the slight drop in distance to 1100 metres see her in a better light. Regan will let her roll forward from barrier 6 to land where she’s comfortable, most likely either on or close to the speed, but hopefully she can harness her energy and relax nicely in the middle stages to leave her with plenty left in the tank over the concluding stages. This is another nice race for her against her own sex, so we’re hopeful that with the benefit of race experience she can take a step forward and feature in the finish.

SHANGRI LA ROSE, Race 5, 1000m, 2.25pm, R King, 56kg 
Shangri La Rose is pleasing us ahead of her first career start. She has had two trials to prepare her for this race, and she took plenty of improvement from her first one in Melbourne to not be beaten too far in her latest one at Rosehill which was encouraging to see. She’s shown plenty of speed so 1000 metres first-up should suit her well, and Hawkesbury is a very inviting track where we have a lot of success so it’s a lovely place for her to kickstart her career. She’s drawn a lovely barrier in 4, so Rachel will be positive from there to utilise her speed and land in a favourable position. She’s working nicely at home and this is a lovely starting point for her against her own age and sex, so we expect her to give her a good account of herself to get her campaign off to an encouraging start.