Newcastle will play host to Sydney metropolitan racing this Saturday and Proven Thoroughbreds will be armed with one of the leading chances in the meeting’s main event – the $1million Hunter (1300m).
ACCREDITED, narrowly beaten at Randwick on Melbourne Cup day earlier this month, will be looking to go one better in the lucrative Group 2 event for which he is on the third line of betting at $6.50.
Andrew Adkins has been engaged to ride on 54.5kg, with the pair to jump from barrier three in the capacity field of 16.
On the same day at Doomben, SHOT OF WHISKEY chases an overdue win following three consecutive runner-up finishes while TOWN CRIER can post his seventh career victory in the Class 6 Plate.
Proven’s other runners this week are scheduled for Friday, with ICONIC TREASURE set to resume at the first Canterbury night meeting for the season and TINTAURA heading up to the Sunshine Coast looking to break her maiden.
For a full break down of the performances of our runners last week, you can read form analyst Nic Ashman’s SECTIONALS REVIEW article.
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SIRE ON FIRE – HELLBENT
Sired a lucrative stakes double at Rosehill last Saturday with VIVY AIR taking out the $2million Five Diamonds (1800m) and REVENGEANCE booking his place in the Golden Slipper with victory in the $1million Golden Gift (1100m). BAUHINIA almost made it a stakes treble at the meeting when finishing runner-up in the Group 2 Hot Danish Stakes (1400m) while his flagship horse MAGIC TIME was pipped on the wire in the Group 1 Champions Sprint (1200m) down the Flemington straight.
BLACK BOOKER – NAVAL TRADER
Doubt he was suited by the Firm (2) track on resuming at Eagle Farm last Saturday but still clocked the sixth fastest final 1000m for the entire meeting when finishing 4th in the 1200m BM85. He’s only finished out of the money once in five second-up runs which sets him up well for a 1300m/1400m contest next start.
Upcoming Proven Thoroughbreds runners
Canterbury Friday November 14
BM78 Handicap 1100m
ICONIC TREASURE
Kerry Parker/Jay Ford
Comment: Resuming. Normally takes a run or two to come to hand but has trialled up well and is versatile in terms of his racing pattern. Each-way.
Sunshine Coast Friday November 14
Maiden Handicap 1600m
TINTAURA
Matt Hoysted/Daniel Moor
Comment: Gets to a mile for the first time following three runs back this preparation, the latest of which she was beaten more than 3 lengths over 1350m on heavy (9). Her Group 1 winning dam was successful up to 2400m so one would think she will appreciate this distance rise.
Newcastle Saturday November 15
G2 The Hunter 1300m
ACCREDITED
Joe Pride/Andrew Adkins
Comment: Bloused in the final hop at Randwick on Cup day off only one trial on soft conditions. Had a few things against him there and still nearly won. Slightly unorthodox heading back to the races 10 days off a first-up run but this has been a long term plan and he plunges 5kg in weight.
Doomben Saturday November 15
NMW Handicap 1110m
SHOT OF WHISKEY
Matt Hoysted/Daniel Moor
Comment: Bursting to win after three consecutive 2nds where he has been beaten a combined margin of only 1.2 lengths. Finally drawn a low barrier which may prove the difference in his quest for a deserved win.
Class 6 Plate 1200m
TOWN CRIER
Matt Hoysted/Corey Sutherland (a3)
Comment: Scratched from last Saturday due to the Firm (2) track so not an ideal set up here. Particularly from a wide gate and under the set weights conditions of the race so will need every bit of 3kg claim by apprentice Corey Sutherland. In his favour is he’s a last start winner and is yet to run a bad race this preparation.
