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Wednesday 21st JANUARY - MORNINGTON

Rail Position: Out 8m Entire Circuit

ZEPHYR SONG - Race 4 1200m, J Childs 57.0kg

Zephyr Song has settled seamlessly into our Flemington base and Adrian and I have been very pleased with how she has taken everything in her stride. She has had two jump outs to prepare for her debut and has come on nicely with each one, most recently in a very strong heat where she wasn’t beaten far despite finishing at the tail of the field. Those hit outs have given her a solid fitness grounding and educational base for 1200 metres first-up, and her work on Tuesday confirmed she’s ready to get to the races. Jordan knows her well and he can allow her to find her feet early, build into the race and have her balanced up when it matters. With natural improvement to come, we expect her to run a very competitive race and be in the finish.

TRIPLE SALUTE - Race 6 1200m, W Gordon 59.5kg

Triple Salute is doing very well. Adrian and I have been very happy with what we’ve seen from him since his debut win. He did a terrific job at Terang when he showed good speed and plenty of determination to lead throughout and score over 1200 metres, so he brings confidence and a winning mindset into this assignment. There are limited options for him in three year old company at this stage, so keeping him at 1200 metres again looks the right move before he steps up in grade and distance as his preparation develops. Will knows him well and should be able to have him in a comfortable rhythm on or close to the speed, then allow him to build from the home turn. With that win under his belt and natural improvement to come, we expect him to run a very competitive race and be in the finish.

Wednesday 21st JANUARY - KENSINGTON

Rail Position: +5m Entire

FEMININO - Race 1 1250m, T Clark 55.5kg

Feminino is delighting Adrian and I ahead of her debut. She has had two trials to prepare for this run and she has taken natural improvement from the first to the second, most recently finishing close up in a Randwick trial over 1050 metres after an earlier hit-out at Kensington over 850 metres. Those two trials have given her a strong educational grounding and a solid fitness base, so she doesn’t lack any match practice coming into race day. Tim knows her well and should be able to allow her to find her feet early, settle into a comfortable rhythm and then build into the race when it matters, and if she brings that recent work to race day we expect her to run a very competitive race and be in the finish.

OUTTA LINE - Race 7 1800m, T Clark 56.0kg

Outta Line is in terrific order for this assignment and Adrian and I have been very pleased with how she has come through her work. She’s made an excellent start to her career with two wins from only three starts and although she's yet to meet a heavy track, we're quietly confident that it will pose no issue. Her latest run, when third over 1600 metres at Warwick Farm, was full of merit given she began awkwardly and was momentarily unbalanced approaching the 400 metres, yet she still kept finding to the line. The form of that race has been boosted with Allegro Miss having gone on to win. Tim should be able to have her travelling comfortably in a prominent position over this additional distance before allowing her to build into the race at the right time, and with natural improvement to come, we expect her to be tough to beat.