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THURSDAY 18th JUNE - CANTERBURY

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LILANDRA, Race 1, 1100m, 12.10pm, W Costin, 55kg 
Lilandra is delighting Adrian and myself ahead of her first start. She has had two trials at Warwick Farm to prepare her for this, and these trips away from home have done wonders for her and really switched her on. They have also given her a solid fitness base and educational grounding for 1100 metres first-up, and Gosford’s a tight turning track so Winona will be positive from barrier 6 to try and roll forward into a handy position where she can make her own luck on or close to the lead. She’s shown us plenty of promise thus far, and we expect her to run a very competitive race for you to get her career off to an exciting start.

MISS FARNAN, Race 8, 1200m, 4.20pm, R Bayliss, 58kg 
Miss Farnan continues to delight us as her preparation goes on. She ran a brilliant race to finish second at Wyong last time where she was only beaten by a much more seasoned older mare, and she’s bounced through that effort in great shape. She sticks to 1200 metres here and Gosford’s a similar track to Wyong, so she shouldn’t have any issues there. She’s drawn well in barrier 5 so Regan should have the option to either lead or sit close to the speed, and whilst she’s taking on the boys here it’s still an appealing race and she gets her 2kg fillies’ allowance. She’s consistent in this grade and has the potential for further upside, so with even luck in running we see no reason why she won’t be in the finish once more.

WHACK ATTACK, Race 8, 1200m, 4.20pm, Z Wadick, 59.5kg 
Whack Attack is delighting us ahead of his return. He has had three trials so he’s as fit as we can get him, and he’s continued to improve nicely since his most recent one at Randwick. He was very progressive last preparation when winning two of his four starts, and whilst they were both at Canberra it’s not easy to do that in any grade so he’s a horse who still has plenty of upside. His wins have come over 1300 and 1600 metres so he’s certainly going to improve as he gets over ground later in his preparation, and this is very much a starting point for him. With that said, he’s got the blinkers on to ensure he’s as sharp as possible and he’s drawn well enough in barrier 7, so Zac will try to land in as prominent a position as possible to make his own luck accordingly. Zac’s won on him previously and knows him well, so if the race shape pans out in his favour we expect him to be hitting the line strongly to get his preparation off to an encouraging start.