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THURSDAY 10th SEPTEMBER - HAWKESBURY

Rail Position: +4m 1100m - 450m, True remainder

IGNITION CODE - Race 4, 2.50pm, 1100m, W Costin, 55.5kg
Ignition Code has turned a real corner over the past couple of weeks so we're certain that we did the right thing by waiting a little longer. She has had three trials this time in so she’s as fit as can be, is well educated and certainly knows her job. These hit outs have given her a solid fitness base and educational grounding for 1100 metres first-up, and Hawkesbury’s an expansive track so with just the one turn in running Winona will be positive from barrier 14 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 ability and she’s kicking off at a winnable level against her own sex which is always our preference where possible, so we expect her to run a very competitive race for you to get her career off to an exciting start.

SHANTI - Race 4, 2.50pm, 1100m, C Schofield, 55.5kg
Shanti is pleasing us ahead of her first start. She took plenty of improvement from her first trial to finish an encouraging second in her latest one, and these hit outs have given her a solid fitness base and educational grounding for 1100 metres first-up. Hawkesbury is a very fair track that regularly suits our horses’ racing patterns, so we expect Chad to be positive early from her lovely barrier in 3 to try and have her in a handy position where she can make her own luck on or close to the lead. She’s been a straightforward and professional filly thus far, and this temperament will take her a long way. She's shown ability and we think she's capable of making her presence known in this grade, so we’re looking forward to seeing her run a big race for you to get her career off to an exciting start.

MARKOS PORT - Race 5, 3.25pm, 1100m, L Beuzelin, 59kg
Markos Port 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 at Randwick last time and these two hit outs have got his fitness to where it needs to be. 1100 metres is a good starting point for him but he’ll no doubt appreciate getting over slightly further in time, so we expect improvement to come off the back of this run. He’s drawn slightly wide in barrier 8 but there’s only one turn into the home straight, so Louis has plenty of time to find his position and get him travelling where he’s comfortable. He’s starting off at a realistic level and horses can improve a lot under race day conditions, so 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.

LOREAL BELLE - Race 7, 4.40pm, 1300m, W Costin, 57.5kg
Loreal Belle ran an encouraging race when resuming over 1100 metres at Gosford. She unsurprisingly found a couple of them too slick for her over the concluding stages, but she fought on bravely to the line and she’s certainly got a willing attitude. She’s taken plenty of benefit from the outing and this step up to 1300 metres on a bigger track is a big tick against her name which she’s going to relish, so it has the potential to unlock plenty of improvement. Winona rides our horses a treat at this level so she’ll get her rolling along from barrier 5 to try and make every post a winner, so fingers crossed she gives a strong kick and can’t be run down.

THURSDAY 10th SEPTEMBER - SEYMOUR

Rail Position: +8M Entire

YAUSON - Race 7, 4.30pm, 1600m, J Childs, 60kg
Yauson ran a fantastic race when resuming at Geelong a fortnight ago. He got slightly further back in the run than anticipated but he motored home extremely well, finding only the well backed favorite too slick for him in the run to the line. He’s taken plenty of benefit from that so he strips fitter here, and he’s going to relish stretching out to the mile so we’re confident that there’s a lot of improvement to come over this distance. Jordan knows him well and should be able to settle him in a more prominent position over this longer trip, and we expect him to be hard to beat.