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THURSDAY 30th APRIL - WYONG

Rail Position: +3m Entire

REVOLUTIONARY STAR, Race 7, 1100m, 3.50pm, R Bayliss, 58kg 
Revolutionary Star blotted his copybook when misbehaving at Gosford on Saturday which resulted in him being scratched. We’ve since had him back at the barriers at home to give him a positive experience, and our team will be alive to his quirks come race day to try and prevent a repeat. He gave us all such a big thrill when winning first-up over 1100 metres at Gosford. The leaders went hard up front so he was able to stalk a hot speed, and there was no faulting his attitude late as he took an inside run and responded gamely to the line. He’s come through that in brilliant order and he’s been full of confidence since, so he’s thriving ahead of this outing. Wyong is a similar track to Gosford so we’re confident he’ll handle its demands, and whilst he’ll probably appreciate slightly further in time he won over 1100 metres first-up so he sticks to this distance for now. He’s drawn an outside barrier in 10 so Regan will likely have to slot in and let him land where he’s comfortable in the run, much like he did first-up this preparation. The first run outside of maiden grade is never easy and this is no exception, as he’s taking on several older and more seasoned horses. However, he’s still unexposed and open to plenty of improvement so we expect him to rise to the challenge and run a big race.

FRIDAY 1st MAY - WAGGA

Rail Position: True

ETON, Race 1, 1200m, 12.45pm, R King, 59kg 
Eton is thriving ahead of his return. We’ve been incredibly patient with him but its paid dividends, because he’s matured into the loveliest gelding and he looks poised to give you all plenty of fun. His two trials this time in have been excellent, and they’ve given him the right fitness grounding with which to kick off his campaign. 1200 metres is a lovely starting point for him, and Rachel will be positive from barrier 12 to try and roll forward and get across into a more favourable inside position. He placed in town on debut as a three year old so we know what he’s capable of, and he’s been gelded since then which often brings about significant improvement. This is a valuable maiden to kick him off in, and whilst there will be plenty of improvement to come once he’s got a run under his belt we still expect him to be hard to beat.

BEAR ON THE LOOSE, Race 7, 2000m, 4.20pm, R Bayliss, 54kg 
Bear On The Loose doesn’t know how to run a bad race and his close fourth at Randwick last time was no exception. He’s bounced through that run in terrific shape and he’s thriving on his racing, so we can’t fault him ahead of this outing. Regan knows him very well and he’ll roll forward from barrier 11 to settle him on or close to the speed, as we know he likes to race prominently and he’ll be suited by a genuinely run race. He ran well in this race last year and whilst he’s deeper into his campaign this time around he’s showing no signs of having had enough, and we see no reason why he won’t be featuring in the finish once more.