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TUESDAY 2nd JUNE - KEMBLA

Rail Position: True

THINK I WILL, Race 3, 2000m, 1.25pm, R King, 57.5kg 
Think I Will ran another encouraging enough race at Newcastle last time. If you remove the impressive winner he wasn’t beaten far, but once again he was quite one paced. As such, this further step up to 2000 metres can only be a positive and we’ve also reached for blinkers to try and sharpen him up and eke out some further improvement. Rachel will be positive from barrier 6 to try and land in a prominent position, and she gets a good tune out of our horses. He’s got some soft track form so whilst the heavy surface is a query we think he’ll handle it, and we hope to see him fighting out the finish.

ANGULON, Race 5, 1500m, 3.10pm, R Bayliss, 59kg 
Angulon is pleasing us ahead of his first start. He hasn’t set the world alight in his two trials, however he was sticking on nicely through the line at Gosford last time and that trip away from home has done him the world of good. 1500 metres is a lovely starting point as he’d be vulnerable to speedier types over anything shorter, and Regan will endeavour to roll forward from barrier 5 to try and put him in the race and make his own luck accordingly. The wet track is an unknown but plenty of So You Think’s progeny handle it, and if it places an additional emphasis on stamina it’ll only help him. His trial form hasn’t blown us away, but he’s starting off at a realistic level and horses can improve a lot under race day conditions. We will have a much clearer line on him after this outing, and we hope to see him run a big race to get his career off to an encouraging start.

WEDNESDAY 3rd JUNE - WARWICK FARM

Rail Position: +3M Entire

DEMERZEL, Race 1, 1100m, 12.50pm, R King, 58kg 
Demerzel is delighting Adrian and myself ahead of her first start. She has had two trials at Randwick and Gosford to prepare her for this, and the recent trip away to Gosford has done wonders for her and really switched her on. These two hit outs have given her a solid fitness base and educational grounding for 1100 metres first-up, and Warwick Farm’s an expansive track so Rachel will be positive from barrier 5 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.

KINETIC KISS, Race 1, 1100m, 12.50pm, T Clark, 58kg 
Kinetic Kiss is delighting Adrian and myself ahead of her first start. She has had two trials at Randwick and Gosford to prepare her for this, and the recent trip away to Gosford has done wonders for her and really switched her on. These two hit outs have given her a solid fitness base and educational grounding for 1100 metres first-up, and Warwick Farm’s an expansive track so Tim will be positive from barrier 4 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.

SOLAR ARMY, Race 6, 2200m, 3.45pm, A Hyeronimus, 61.5kg 
Whilst his finishing position doesn’t suggest it, Solar Army ran an improved race at Scone last time. He was up in grade and managed to travel closer to the speed, and he was still only a couple of lengths from the leader with a furlong to run before just being outsprinted in the run to the line. He’s taken further improvement from the experience, and this step up in distance third-up promises to suit him down to the ground. He’s back to midweek grade so he’s got more weight on his back as a result, but Adam’s a natural heavyweight rider which ensures he’ll carry minimal deadweight in the form of lead which is always our preference. Adam will be positive from barrier 11 to try and slot him into a position where he can get some cover and travel comfortably in the run, and with the favourable forecast the track should dry out somewhat between now and race day. He’s capable of running a big race and we expect him to be very competitive.