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WEDNESDAY 21st MAY – WARWICK FARM
Rail Position: True
FEAR NO EVIL (Race 1, 12.50pm, 1600m, Anna Roper (2kg), 61kg)
Fear No Evil lost nothing in defeat when finishing a brave third at Wagga last time. It was his first time racing the Sydney way and he was conceding several kilos to the two horses that finished ahead of him, so it was a valiant effort. He’s taken further improvement from the run and he’s settled into life at Randwick like a duck to water, so we couldn’t be happier with him. He sticks to the mile again here as it appears to be his sweet spot for now, and he handled sting out of the ground when winning on debut so whilst this heavy track is an unknown we are hopeful he’ll get through it. Anna takes a very valuable 2kg off his back to bring him down in the weights, and she’ll be positive from barrier 5 to get him rolling along at the head of affairs. This is another lovely race for him against his own age group and we expect him to be right there at the finish.
JET (Race 2, 1.25pm, 1100m, T Clark, 56.5kg)
Jet did everything right on debut and he was just unlucky to be picked off by a closer from behind in the run to the line. We had hoped that the rain might hold off, but he got through the heavy conditions well enough last time and we’ve put blinkers on here to sharpen him up further. The step up to 1100 metres is another positive and Tim will go forward from the outside barrier to get him into a prominent position. It’s a small, competitive field but he’s open to plenty of improvement second-up with the benefit of a run under his belt, and there's terrific prizemoney on offer. We expect him to be right there at the finish.
WEDNESDAY 21st MAY – SANDOWN
Rail Position: True
PROFESSOR PICKLES (Race 6, 3.20pm, 1800m, T Nugent, 57.5kg)
Professor Pickles gave us all a huge thrill when gaining a most deserved win at Ballarat last time. He was there to be run down but he simply wasn’t for passing, and he held on very gamely. As such, he shapes as though the step up to 1800 metres is within range and it could even bring about further improvement, which it needs to do as he is up in grade here racing in town. However, he’s been most consistent at the provincials the last twice so he deserves a shot at this level, and he’s down in the weights slightly as a result which his no bad thing. Teo knows him well, so he’ll be positive from his plum draw in barrier 1 to try and make every post a winning one. He’s a very genuine gelding and he’ll show up well for a long way, so we hope to see him fighting out the finish.
THURSDAY 22nd MAY – GOULBURN
Rail Position: +8M Entire
SHANGRI LA IMPACT (Race 5, 2.40pm, 2100m, R Bayliss, 56.5kg)
Shangri La Impact gave us a big thrill when winning at Hawkesbury last week. We knew she’d relish the step up to 2000 metres and so it proved, as despite being challenged down the length of the straight she kept pulling out more to keep her rivals at bay. As such, this additional step up to 2100 metres is only going to bring about further improvement and Goulburn’s a very expansive track which should suit her enormously. Regan will be positive from the barriers to settle her on or near the speed as she did last time, and whilst she’s taking on tougher opposition here and is also racing on a seven-day backup she’s deep into her preparation, so we are confident she’s got the necessary upside to be hard to beat once again.
SACREDARRO (Race 8, 4.25pm, 1300m, R Bayliss, 59.5kg)
Sacredarro is pleasing us ahead of his first start for the stable. He’s a lightly raced gelding with just three runs to his name, so he’s very unexposed and open to any amount of improvement. His two trials have given him the right fitness foundation with which to resume, and he’s continued to improve since his most recent one so he’s going into this in great shape. He broke his maiden over 2200 metres, so this 1300 metre race is very much a starting point for him but frustratingly there were no more suitable races on offer. Regan will get him into a position where he can travel as comfortably as possible, and the expansive track and long home straight at Goulburn will give him every opportunity to hit topflight. If the leaders go hard up front it’ll certainly play to his strengths. He’ll improve with the benefit of the race experience and as he continues to get over ground, so we hope to see him hitting the line strongly to get his preparation off to an encouraging start.
Rail Position: True
FEAR NO EVIL (Race 1, 12.50pm, 1600m, Anna Roper (2kg), 61kg)
Fear No Evil lost nothing in defeat when finishing a brave third at Wagga last time. It was his first time racing the Sydney way and he was conceding several kilos to the two horses that finished ahead of him, so it was a valiant effort. He’s taken further improvement from the run and he’s settled into life at Randwick like a duck to water, so we couldn’t be happier with him. He sticks to the mile again here as it appears to be his sweet spot for now, and he handled sting out of the ground when winning on debut so whilst this heavy track is an unknown we are hopeful he’ll get through it. Anna takes a very valuable 2kg off his back to bring him down in the weights, and she’ll be positive from barrier 5 to get him rolling along at the head of affairs. This is another lovely race for him against his own age group and we expect him to be right there at the finish.
JET (Race 2, 1.25pm, 1100m, T Clark, 56.5kg)
Jet did everything right on debut and he was just unlucky to be picked off by a closer from behind in the run to the line. We had hoped that the rain might hold off, but he got through the heavy conditions well enough last time and we’ve put blinkers on here to sharpen him up further. The step up to 1100 metres is another positive and Tim will go forward from the outside barrier to get him into a prominent position. It’s a small, competitive field but he’s open to plenty of improvement second-up with the benefit of a run under his belt, and there's terrific prizemoney on offer. We expect him to be right there at the finish.
WEDNESDAY 21st MAY – SANDOWN
Rail Position: True
PROFESSOR PICKLES (Race 6, 3.20pm, 1800m, T Nugent, 57.5kg)
Professor Pickles gave us all a huge thrill when gaining a most deserved win at Ballarat last time. He was there to be run down but he simply wasn’t for passing, and he held on very gamely. As such, he shapes as though the step up to 1800 metres is within range and it could even bring about further improvement, which it needs to do as he is up in grade here racing in town. However, he’s been most consistent at the provincials the last twice so he deserves a shot at this level, and he’s down in the weights slightly as a result which his no bad thing. Teo knows him well, so he’ll be positive from his plum draw in barrier 1 to try and make every post a winning one. He’s a very genuine gelding and he’ll show up well for a long way, so we hope to see him fighting out the finish.
THURSDAY 22nd MAY – GOULBURN
Rail Position: +8M Entire
SHANGRI LA IMPACT (Race 5, 2.40pm, 2100m, R Bayliss, 56.5kg)
Shangri La Impact gave us a big thrill when winning at Hawkesbury last week. We knew she’d relish the step up to 2000 metres and so it proved, as despite being challenged down the length of the straight she kept pulling out more to keep her rivals at bay. As such, this additional step up to 2100 metres is only going to bring about further improvement and Goulburn’s a very expansive track which should suit her enormously. Regan will be positive from the barriers to settle her on or near the speed as she did last time, and whilst she’s taking on tougher opposition here and is also racing on a seven-day backup she’s deep into her preparation, so we are confident she’s got the necessary upside to be hard to beat once again.
SACREDARRO (Race 8, 4.25pm, 1300m, R Bayliss, 59.5kg)
Sacredarro is pleasing us ahead of his first start for the stable. He’s a lightly raced gelding with just three runs to his name, so he’s very unexposed and open to any amount of improvement. His two trials have given him the right fitness foundation with which to resume, and he’s continued to improve since his most recent one so he’s going into this in great shape. He broke his maiden over 2200 metres, so this 1300 metre race is very much a starting point for him but frustratingly there were no more suitable races on offer. Regan will get him into a position where he can travel as comfortably as possible, and the expansive track and long home straight at Goulburn will give him every opportunity to hit topflight. If the leaders go hard up front it’ll certainly play to his strengths. He’ll improve with the benefit of the race experience and as he continues to get over ground, so we hope to see him hitting the line strongly to get his preparation off to an encouraging start.
