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THURSDAY 30th JULY - KENSINGTON
Rail Position: +0.5M Entire
COBRA CLUB, Race 5, 1450m, 2.55pm, R Bayliss, 60kg
We knew that 1200 metres first-up would be on the short side for Cobra Club and so it proved, with him doing his best work late to finish a never nearer fourth. However, he needed that hit out to enable us to get him to the right trip and he’s going to be much better suited by 1450 metres on this bigger track. Regan will be positive from barrier 9 to try and sit a bit closer to the speed than last time, and he should travel much more comfortably in the run over this longer distance. This improving track conditions are also in his favour so he ticks plenty of boxes and has a huge amount of upside second-up, so we expect him to be right there at the finish.
FRIDAY 31st JULY - SCONE
Rail Position: True
CELESTIAL DEAL, Race 5, 1200m, 2.50pm, W Costin, 58kg
The first run outside of maiden grade is notoriously tricky, but even allowing for that Celestial Deal was still a bit disappointing at Gosford last time. She’s come through the run well, physically she’s in great shape and her subsequent work has been more than satisfactory so we certainly can’t fault her ahead of this outing. We’re dropping her back in grade and she returns to the scene of her impressive win two back, so this adds some confidence. Winona rides our horses an absolute treat so barrier 16 doesn’t concern us, as she’ll work forward from there to land in the right position where she can travel comfortably in the run. It’s a big field numerically but the form isn’t overly strong, so hopefully she can bounce back and find her way into the Winner’s Circle once again.