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THURSDAY 3rd JULY – HAWKESBURY
Rail Position: +3m 1100m-450m, True Remainder
ALBANY ROAD (Race 2, 12.50pm, 1000m, T Clark, 57.5kg)
Albany Road was bitterly disappointing first-up at Kensington. He had the run of the race from the front and didn’t appear to have any excuses, so we’re hopeful that it was just the 1150 metres first-up that saw him out. He’s been training well since then, and we’re dropping him back to 1000 metres here so we’re hopeful that this and the combination of a crossover noseband and tongue tie can work the oracle. He’s drawn wide in barrier 13, but there’s only one turn over this distance at Hawkesbury so he’s got plenty of time to get across into a better position. The rain we’ve had means the track will be quite testing, but we’re hopeful he’ll get through it and fingers crossed he can improve and feature in the finish.
FLYING ARTISAM (Race 2, 12.50pm, 1000m, R King, 58kg)
Flying Artisam is delighting us ahead of his first career start. His two trials have been very encouraging, and he’s continued to improve since his most recent hit out in mid-June. 1000 metres is certainly going to be on the short side for him, and we know he’s going to improve as he gets out over further. However, there aren’t too many two year old races available to us at present and we’d prefer to debut him against his own age group rather than older horses over a longer trip. Rachel will be as positive as possible from barrier 14 to try and roll forward and get across into a better position. If Rachel can land wherever he's comfortable, hopefully he can then establish himself in a good rhythm. The long home straight at Hawkesbury should play to his strengths and give him plenty of time to hit top stride, so if he handles the testing track we hope to see him hitting the line strongly to get his career off to an encouraging start.
ALOYSIUS (Race 5, 2.40pm, 1600m, T Clark, 59kg)
Aloysius ran a very encouraging race on debut at Kensington. He simply found the 1400 metres on the sharp side and he was vulnerable to those with a more potent turn of foot, but he showed a fantastic attitude and stuck to his task bravely to the line. He’s taken great improvement from that outing, and he goes into this run fitter and tighter in condition. He’s going to relish stretching out to the mile, and whilst not all of So You Think’s progeny handle wet tracks many do, so we’re hopeful he’ll get through the testing conditions. He’s drawn well in barrier 4, so Tim should be able to get him to the front without having to do too much work and fingers crossed he can make his own luck from there. This race carries a valuable $100k Inglis bonus for three year olds sold through their sales which he qualifies for, along with numbers 3, 4, 7 and 10, so this is an added carrot which makes it a potentially very lucrative race for him. He’s got plenty of upside second-up over a longer trip, and we expect him to be hard to run down.
Rail Position: +3m 1100m-450m, True Remainder
ALBANY ROAD (Race 2, 12.50pm, 1000m, T Clark, 57.5kg)
Albany Road was bitterly disappointing first-up at Kensington. He had the run of the race from the front and didn’t appear to have any excuses, so we’re hopeful that it was just the 1150 metres first-up that saw him out. He’s been training well since then, and we’re dropping him back to 1000 metres here so we’re hopeful that this and the combination of a crossover noseband and tongue tie can work the oracle. He’s drawn wide in barrier 13, but there’s only one turn over this distance at Hawkesbury so he’s got plenty of time to get across into a better position. The rain we’ve had means the track will be quite testing, but we’re hopeful he’ll get through it and fingers crossed he can improve and feature in the finish.
FLYING ARTISAM (Race 2, 12.50pm, 1000m, R King, 58kg)
Flying Artisam is delighting us ahead of his first career start. His two trials have been very encouraging, and he’s continued to improve since his most recent hit out in mid-June. 1000 metres is certainly going to be on the short side for him, and we know he’s going to improve as he gets out over further. However, there aren’t too many two year old races available to us at present and we’d prefer to debut him against his own age group rather than older horses over a longer trip. Rachel will be as positive as possible from barrier 14 to try and roll forward and get across into a better position. If Rachel can land wherever he's comfortable, hopefully he can then establish himself in a good rhythm. The long home straight at Hawkesbury should play to his strengths and give him plenty of time to hit top stride, so if he handles the testing track we hope to see him hitting the line strongly to get his career off to an encouraging start.
ALOYSIUS (Race 5, 2.40pm, 1600m, T Clark, 59kg)
Aloysius ran a very encouraging race on debut at Kensington. He simply found the 1400 metres on the sharp side and he was vulnerable to those with a more potent turn of foot, but he showed a fantastic attitude and stuck to his task bravely to the line. He’s taken great improvement from that outing, and he goes into this run fitter and tighter in condition. He’s going to relish stretching out to the mile, and whilst not all of So You Think’s progeny handle wet tracks many do, so we’re hopeful he’ll get through the testing conditions. He’s drawn well in barrier 4, so Tim should be able to get him to the front without having to do too much work and fingers crossed he can make his own luck from there. This race carries a valuable $100k Inglis bonus for three year olds sold through their sales which he qualifies for, along with numbers 3, 4, 7 and 10, so this is an added carrot which makes it a potentially very lucrative race for him. He’s got plenty of upside second-up over a longer trip, and we expect him to be hard to run down.
