Steve O’Dea and Matt Hoysted entering a training partnership was the big news this week.
The partnership was made official by Racing Australia on Monday and ushers in an exciting new chapter for Proven Thoroughbreds.
Hoysted (pictured) has been an integral member of the stable for more than four years now and his promotion to training partner was a logical one.
The pair will have their first runners on Wednesday and first runners for Proven on Friday at the Sunshine Coast where MISSED THE ALARM and BRING ME SHOWERS are entered.
Our other runners this week inclue in-form mares OCEAN TREATY and INVINCIANO, who have five wins between them in their last five starts.
BLACKBOOKER
HIGH TRIBUTE was a beaten favourite first-up at Nowra on Sunday but she cost herself any chance of victory when knuckling badly at the start. She was then forced to travel last in a slowly run 1100m contest with nothing to drag her into the race. Despite officially finishing 7th of 11, the run had plenty of merit as she ran the fastest last 600m of the race. Given her optimum distance is likely to be at least 1400m, she is one to follow next start.
Comment: Got onto heels late over 2200m at Ipswich last week but doubt she would have threatened the winner, despite finishing only 1.5 lengths away. Has a much better record at the Sunshine Coast.
Comment: Freshened since finishing third here over a mile on September 20. Wasn’t afforded a lot of room in the straight that day but really attacked the line once clear.
Comment: Sound first-up effort at Goulburn earlier this month when finishing fifth. Gets a suitable distance rise here and was runner-up in provincial company second-up last year.
Comment: Racing well with two wins from her last two outings. Form has stacked up nicely around her and can only see her improving up to a mile. Good chance.
Steve O’Dea & Matt Hoysted/Nathan Fazackerley (a3)
Comment: Veteran sprinter likely to find this a touch short first-up. Runs were better than they looked last preparation so might pay to follow him this campaign.