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WEDNESDAY 24th JUNE - WARWICK FARM

Rail Position: +5m 1000m- Winning post, +3m Remainder

AIRWORTHY, Race 6, 1300m, 3.45pm, T Clark, 57.5kg
Airworthy ran another brave race to finish fourth at Canterbury last time. He’s come through it in great shape and he’s taken further improvement from it, so we can’t fault him ahead of this outing. He’s stepping up in grade slightly but he comes down in the weights as a result, and we are confident he’s got the necessary upside to measure up against slightly better opposition. He maps to enjoy all the favours in the run just off the speed from barrier 4, and if things fall his way we see no reason why he won’t be saluting the judge for you.

CHAMPAGNE HERO, Race 6, 1300m, 3.45pm, Z Wadick (2kg), 58kg
Champagne Hero is delighting us ahead of his return. His two trials have been very encouraging, and they’ve given him the right fitness foundation with which to kickstart his campaign. His winning form is over 1350-1500 metres so this is very much a starting point for him, but it’s not an unrealistic distance and he’s got plenty of speed in his legs at the outset of his preparation so we expect him to cope with it. He’s been gelded since his last preparation which many consider to be the ‘ultimate gear change’, so this also has the potential to bring about significant improvement. Zac’s a very capable apprentice and he takes a laudable 2kg off his back, so whilst we don’t expect him to be peaking until later in his preparation he does have plenty going for him here and a big run will come as no surprise.