Dual Kingston Town Classic winner Playing God is one of the headliners to trial at Ascot on Monday morning

Neville Parnham’s brilliant Blackfriars four-year-old Playing God, a previous visitor to Melbourne, was last seen running away to win their second straight Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m) at Ascot on December 3.

The $1.38 million earner, whose biggest Melbourne success was a third to December Draw in the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) last October, is one of seven horses engaged in the eighth trial at Ascot over 1000m this coming Monday.

The two horses that finished second and third behind Playing God in the Kingston Town, Grant Williams’ Testa Rossa five-year-old Ranger and the Trevor Andrews-trained WA Guineas winner King Saul, are also engaged in the Ascot hitout.

Ranger, who was last seen finishing third to Playing God’s stablemate God Has Spoken in the Group 2 C.B. Cox Stakes (2100m) on December 17, is a confirmed Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival contender this season.

They may be withdrawn from Monday’s trial, however, as their flight to Victoria is booked for Tuesday morning.

“He may do or may not, I’m not sure yet,” Ranger’s owner Bob Peters said regarding whether or not they would run in the trial.

“They’ll be there on the flight on Tuesday if everything goes all right.”

Williams and Peters will also send their Perth Cup winning mare Western Jewel to Melbourne this autumn, the Jeune five-year-old set to resume racing at Ascot tomorrow in Race 7 – the $50,000 playeronline.com.au Handicap (1600m).

Drawn on the rails, Western Jewel is paying $5.50 in the Luxbet markets for her first-up run, betting led by Kerrific at $2.90 who comes off a win at the track over 1400m on January 21.

“Western Jewel hasn’t raced for a while and the distance is probably a bit short as well, but we’ll see how she goes,” Peters said.

Western Jewel’s interstate debut is penciled in for Wednesday week in the $200,000 Listed Mornington Cup (2400m), the prelude for which is the $100,000 Listed Reaan Plate (2000m) at Caulfield this Saturday.

Ranger’s major target will be the $1 million Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington on March 10.

In the futures Australian Cup 2012 odds at Luxbet Ranger is rated a $26 chance, markets led by former Melbourne Cup winner Americain at $4.20.

Williams has the $125,000 Group 3 Carlyon Cup (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday week, February 11, set as Ranger’s first-up run once he arrives in Melbourne.

Meanwhile, smart Flying Pegasus three-year-old King Saul will be aimed at the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival and has a tough first-up run penciled in by connections.

They will go to the $175,000 Group 2 Royal Sovereign Stakes (1200m) at Warwick Farm on February 18, a race also on the agenda for the likes of Golden Rose winner Manawanui, Peter Moody’s unbeaten gelding Moment Of Change and one-time Golden Slipper fancy Salade.

Following the Royal Sovereign, King Saul will progress onto the $200,000 Group 2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill on March 3 with their grand final goal being the $500,000 Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) a fortnight later.

“Provided his trial is satisfactory (on Monday), he’ll fly out on Tuesday,” King Saul’s owner Craig Thompson said.

“We’ll see if he can stack up against those boys like Manawanui.

“He’s fresh and looking a million bucks.”

Thompson also has boom filly Hallowell Belle on track for a strong autumn, the Peter Moody-trained Starcraft three-year-old last seen running fourth to Atlantic Jewel in the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield on October 12.

Hallowell Belle, who two starts back finished second to Streama in the Group 1 Flight Stakes (1600m), could resume in either the $125,000 Group 3 Rubiton Stakes (1100m) or the $125,000 Group 3 Geoffrey Belmaine Stakes (1200m) both running at Caulfield Saturday week, or be saved for a supercharged showdown against Hay List in the $750,000 Group 1 Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington the following week.

Her big autumn assignment, however is the $1 million Group 1 Lexus Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on March 3, but before any of that she will gallop on Tuesday morning.

“The gallop will determine whether she kicks off next week or in the Lightning,” Thompson said.

“Her main target is the Newmarket Handicap.”

Ante-post markets on the 2012 Newmarket Handicap at Luxbet have Hallowell Belle as a $51 outsider.

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Accepted to contest Caulfield Race 7 tomorrow the $100,000 Listed Reaan Plate (2000m), also known as the Mornington Cup Prelude, Urgent Request five-year-old The Big Steel was the $3.80 Luxbet favourite.

Mornington-based Laurie, however, has been forced to withdraw them from the race with the gelding suffering muscle tenderness, the popular grey also now set to miss their home town cup Wednesday week.

They are one of two early scratchings from the race along with #6 Sean Baile Mor.

“The horse just isn’t right,” Laurie said.

“He hurt himself last run when he cut his hock quite badly and, while that is not an issue now, he may have compensated and done something else in the meantime.

“It is hard to diagnose but there appears to be muscle soreness or something else going on.”

The $200,000 Listed Mornington Cup (2400m) on February 15 would have been a lucrative carrot for The Big Steel, and would also have been a good guide for Laurie on the horse’s Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival prospects.

Whether The Big Steel, whose biggest career win to date came at Flemington on Emirates Stakes Day in a $100,000 feature during the Melbourne Cup Carnival of 2010, will be right to race again anytime in the autumn is now under a cloud of doubt.

“I don’t think it is long term (the injury) but time is something we don’t have a lot of at the moment,” Laurie said.

“It is very disappointing and our plans are in doubt for sure.”

With The Big Steel out of the 2012 Reaan Plate this weekend, odds on the remaining hopefuls have all come in with Bolton the narrow $3.40 favourite over Cindy Alderson’s Christmas Cup winner Sea Galleon ($3.80 Luxbet) and Dean Howard’s classy Cranbourne galloper Royal Mail ($4 Luxbet).

Darwin visitor Bolton comes off a smart win at Flemington over the 1700m, but Saturday will be the Zabeel five-year-olds first look at the 2000m since March last year when they were raced in Victoria under Robert Hickmott.

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Updated 2012 Reaan Plate – Mornington Cup Prelude Odds

Caulfield Race 7 – 04/02/2012

*Fixed Win Odds provided by Luxbet and subject to change

How the two-year-old daughter of Not A Single Doubt handles the rain affected track tomorrow will be key to whether she posts her third win from five starts and boosts her chances of being aimed at the Group races during the upcoming winter festival.

After a romping six-length Townsville win on debut last November, Mackay filly Doubtfilly was tested in stakes company next-up but finished a disappointing seventh behind Discreet in the Listed Calaway Gal Stakes (1000m) at Eagle Farm in December.

She was then sent to the Gold Coast to trial for the famous Magic Millions 2YO Classic but again looked outclassed and without the speed to finish better than fifth to Lady Colours in a 900m handicap.

After missing out on a shot in the MM Classic, Doubtfilly ran again at Eagle Farm and was an easy one and a quarter length winner of the Racing Retro Handicap (1000m) against her own kind on January 21, the decision to keep her in Brisbane instead of heading home between runs proving the right one.

“I thought it would be too much to travel her back in the hot conditions we were having at the time,” Kendrick explained.

“I left her in Brisbane and she’s done well.”

On Saturday she goes up against the boys in the $50,000 + $42,000 QTIS600 bonus for first Skyracing.TV QTIS Two-Years-Old Handicap (1100m), which is due to jump as Doomben Race 1 at 11:25pm (QLD time).

Currently the Doomben track is rated a Slow (7), but with rain around in Brisbane this afternoon Kendrick will have his fingers crossed the sun is out in the morning to firm the track up some.

“On breeding she should handle it (the wet track) as her grand dam was by Woodman but it’s one of those unknowns until you try them but hopefully she’ll handle it,” Kendrick said.

Doubtfilly has never seen worse than a Dead (4) which explains why her price has drifted out from $3.20 to $4 in the Doomben markets at Luxbet.

She still retains favouritism however, the next-best fancied runners being the unraced Patinack Farm-owned Wonderful Jester ($5 Luxbet) who is out wide in barrier 10 of 11 and Sunshine Coast filly Optionality ($6 Luxbet) in gate two coming off a third to Doubtfilly last-start.

If all goes to plan, Kendrick is eyeing off the $250,000 Group 2 QTC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Eagle Farm on June 2 for Doubtfilly during the winter.

“She’ll definitely go for a spell after this race,” Kendrick said.

“She should take a lot of benefit from her previous wins as I couldn’t work her as hard as I wanted in the wet before races.

“I want to get a good guide from her in this race before I decide.

“If she wins well and is strong at the finish, the Sires would prove a nice race for her in the winter.”

Kendrick mentioned the two-year-old campaign of the Todd Austin-trained Playtime as a guide to how Doubtfilly may progress, the Barcaldine-based filly having run second in last year’s Sires’ Produce Stakes and then third to the Peter Snowden-trained Benfica in the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1600m) after traveling from Mackay to Brisbane.

“Playtime comes from up our way and he (trainer Todd Austin) came down last winter after running second in the big QTIS Plate at Mackay and ran second in the Sires’ and third in the TJ Smith,” he said.

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Helmet is the clear-cut favourite to win their last race down under - the 2012 Australian Guineas in March

The son of Exceed And Excel has already amassed over $1.6 million in career prize money thanks to their trio of Group 1 wins, Helmet to shoot for a fourth elite level in the $750,000 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington on March 3 before heading off overseas.

After back-to-back wins at Randwick in the Group 1 Inglis Sires Produce Stakes (1400m) and Group 1 Champagne Stakes (1600m) last April, Helmet returned as a three-year-old to perform consistently at the highest level again.

His best runs from last season were a third to Manawanui in the Golden Rose in Sydney before turning the tables on them to narrowly take out the Caulfield Guineas over the mile on October 8.

Helmet concluded his testing spring campaign in the iconic $3 million Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley and was far from disgraced when finishing four and a half lengths away eighth to Pinker Pinker.

Punters and race fans will next get a glimpse of the Darley-owned champ when he races first-up in the $200,000 Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on February 18.

They will then say good bye to the down under racing scene in the 2012 Australian Guineas before heading to the Dubai World Cup, after which they will embark on a new international career racing in Europe for Coolmore.

Bookies are taking no chances with Helmet for their swansong Aussie start and Luxbet has installed him as the firm $3.20 favourite in their ante-poste Australian Guineas odds.

No other runners are at single-figures following the withdrawal of Peter Moody’s boom three-year-old Moment Of Change who will bypass the race and take on Manawanui in Sydney’s $500,000 Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) on March 17 instead.

The next shortest-priced of the 2012 Australian Guineas hopefuls are then Mosheen and Sangster at equal $12 odds at Luxbet.

Blistering nine-length Crown Oaks winner at Flemington last time out, the Robert Smerdon-trained Mosheen resumes racing at Caulfield this Saturday in the $100,000 Listed Shadwell Stud Australasia Stakes (1200m).

Meanwhile Trent Busuttin’s smart Savabeel gelding from New Zealand Sangster was last seen taking out the Victoria Derby on October 29, the galloper likely to resume at home before heading to Oz for the Australian Guineas second-up.

The Peter Snowden-trained duo of TJ Smith winner Benfica and the lightly-raced Free Wheeling at $14 apiece through Luxbet are the only other three-year-olds rated any kind of chance in the early Australian Guineas markets.

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Caulfield Track Report

• Weather: Fine
• Track Condition: Dead (4)
• Penetrometer: -
• Rail: Out 10m Entire Circuit

Melbourne is where the best horse racing action is at this Saturday with Warwick Farm in Sydney looking more and more like a washout.

Racing is set to kick off at 1:10pm (VIC time) at Caulfield and continues right through until Race 8 at 5:46pm, giving punters plenty of events and plenty of time to pick and back a winner through Luxbet!

The first of the black-type quartet highlighting the card is Caulfield Race 4 – the $100,000 Listed Emirates Airline Stakes (1100m), formerly the Chairman’s Stakes, at 3:10pm where 2012 Blue Diamond Stakes favourite Jimando dominates the Luxbet markets.

Race five at 3:50pm is then the $100,000 Listed Shadwell Stud Australasia Stakes (1200m) or Manfred Stakes where Crown Oaks winner Mosheen races first-up for the season against a crack field that includes David Hayes’ emerging sprinter Rifleman and the in-form John Hyam-trained Petman.

Stakes racing continues at 4:30pm with Race 6 – the $100,000 United Arab Emirates Stakes (1000m), also known as the W.J. Adams Stakes, which is shaping up as s super sprint showdown between the likes of the ultra-consistent Bel Sprinter, last-start Canterbury Classic winner Unanimously and Peter Moody’s smart mare Kulgrinda.

The final headliner on the Caulfield race card is then Race 7 at 5:10pm – the $100,000 Reaam Plate (2000m), the Mornington Cup Prelude to feature a nine-horse field following the early scratching of Luxbet favourite The Big Steel.

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Saturday Race Tips – Caulfield – 04/02/2012

Race 1 – 1:10pm Shadwell Farm Kentucky (USA) Handicap (1100m)

• Scratched: #1 Obsidian Dragon, #2 Avionics
• Tip: #4 Silkstone Special ($13) from #5 Johannapine ($2.20) and #8 Teen Spirit ($101) – Bet now at Luxbet

Race 2 – 1:50pm Derrinstown Stud (IRELAND) Plate (1100m)

• Tip: #1 Le Societe ($2.10) from #7 Peninsula Dane ($26) and #2 Leoncita ($5.50) – Bet now at Luxbet

Race 3 – 2:30pm Shadwell Estate Co (UK) Plate (1700m)

• Scratched: #4 Testas Double
• Tip: #3 There’s Only One ($3.60) from #9 Chasse ($4.80) and #11 Prizum ($4.60) – Bet now at Luxbet

Race 4 – 3:10pm Emirates Airline Stakes (1100m)

• Former Race Name: Chairman’s Stakes
• Tip: #1 Jimando ($2.25) from #10 Formidable ($6.50) and #2 Timely Truce ($21) – Bet now at Luxbet

Race 5 – 3:50pm Shadwell Stud Australasia Stakes (1200m)

• Former Race Name: Manfred Stakes
• Scratched: #8 Niconoise
• Tip: #6 Rifleman ($4.40) from #1 Mosheen ($3.80) and #4 Petman ($7) – Bet now at Luxbet

Race 6 – 4:30pm United Arab Emirates Stakes (1000m)

• Former Race Name: W.J. Adams Stakes
• Tip: #1 Bel Sprinter ($2.20) from #6 Unanimously ($9) and #2 Canali ($12) – Bet now at Luxbet

Race 7 – 5:10pm Reaan Plate (2000m)

• Former Race Name: Mornington Cup Prelude
• Scratched: #2 The Big Steel
• Tip: #1 Sea Galleon ($4.60) from #10 Umatic ($31) and #4 Royal Mail ($4.80) – Bet now at Luxbet

Race 8 – 5:46pm Nadeem Handicap (1400m)

• Scratched: #6 Mr Make Believe
• Tip: #2 Extra Zero ($12) from #4 Chasm ($8.50) and #14 Excluded ($6) – Bet now at Luxbet

*All Odds quoted are Fixed Win from Luxbet and subject to change

Sea Galleon is the 2012 Reaan Plate betting market mover ahead of Saturday's Caulfield clash

Running as Race 7 at 5:10pm (VIC time), the $100,000 Listed Reaan Plate (2000m) features a 10-horse field, The Big Steel in barrier five topping the Luxbet markets as the $3.80 favourite.

A winner of six of their 22 career starts to date The Big Steel was last seen finishing two lengths away fourth to Royal Mail, a $4.80 chance for the Reaan Plate though Luxbet, over the track and distance on January 7.

Following on the second line of betting after being backed in from $4.20 to $4 is then the rails-drawn Darwin visitor Bolton.

The Zabeel five-year-old was impressive last-start over 1700m when taking out a Flemington race by one and three quarter lengths, but they haven’t raced over further than that since March last year.

Three other Reaan Plate acceptors are at single-figures to win through Luxbet with Sea Galleon ($4.60), the aforementioned Royal Mail ($4.80) and the local Clinton McDonald-trained Snitzel four-year-old Apres ($6).

The genuine market mover has been Sea Galleon, the Colin & Cindy Alderson-trained stayer backed in from their opening quote of $5.

Drawn in gate two the Galileo five-year-old, who ran a close third in the 2010 SA Derby during their three-year-old season, has been in excellent form over the past few months.

They have won their past three straight, including a four length Sandown victory over 2400m on a Heavy (8), and most recently the Listed Christmas Cup (2400m) at Rosehill on December 10 on a Dead (4).

After Saturday Sea Galleon will contest the $200,000 Listed Morington Cup (2400m) on Wednesday February 15, which offers a 2012 Caulfield Cup ballot exemption to the winner.

“He lost quite a bit of weight when he went to Sydney, but he’s put it all back on now,” Cindy Alderson said.

“He’s never been a horse that carries an enormous amount of condition, but he certainly looks to have benefitted from the short break he had.

“Obviously you’ve got to be a little bit cautious about a horse coming back off a let-up, sometimes they need a run or two just to bring them to their peak, but he’s certainly worked well and looks well, so I’m hopeful of a forward showing from him.

“He’s heading towards the Mornington Cup.

“After that we might think about Sydney.

“We might look for anywhere there is a bit of cut in the ground for him, so that’ll be the hardest problem with him.

“The BMW is an option…even though weight-for-age might be a bit hard for him.”

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2012 Reaan Plate Odds

Caulfield Race 7 – 04/02/2012

*Fixed Win Odds provided by Luxbet and subject to change

This year’s edition of the Chairman’s Stakes is registered as the $100,000 Listed Emirates Airline Stakes (1100m) and is set to run as Caulfield Race 4 at 3:10pm (VIC time).

Unsurprisingly Tony McEvoy’s unbeaten Commands colt from Adelaide is dominating the Luxbet markets, the promising two-year-old having been backed in from $2.40 to $2.25.

Jimando caught the eye on debut last October when easily winning the Listed Inglis Debutants Stakes (1000m) by three and a half lengths at Caulfield, and McEvoy is confident they can make it two-from-two for their career and at the track this Saturday especially after they came up trumps in barrier two of 11.

The horse is also out to secure their spot at the top of the futures markets at Luxbet for the $1 million Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) running at Caulfield on February 25, Jimando the current $5 favourite.

McEvoy, who worked as a foreman at Lindsay Park helping prepare many of the racing giant’s eight Blue Diamond Stakes winners including the record-breaking five trained by David Hayes, has Jimando earmarked as the right type to take out the million dollar classic.

“Nadeem, Mahaasin and quite a few Diamond winners that came through when I was with the Hayes camp, I think this horse holds his own with those in the comparative work up the hills at Lindsay Park, or Kildaton Park,” he said.

“I’m very happy, he’s certainly gone the right way and the form around him as been very complimentary to the horse, which I’ve enjoyed as well.”

McEvoy was speaking mainly of the impressive one and a quarter length win by The Travelling Man in the Listed Blue Diamond Stakes Preview (1000m) at Caulfield on January 26, Matt Laurie’s Mossman colt having previously run four and a half lengths away fourth to Jimando in the Inglis Debutants.

Just two of their rivals are under double-figures in the Chairman’s Stakes odds at Luxbet with the Mark Kavanagh-trained If I Could in from $3.90 to $3.80 despite their outside barrier 11 draw, and Strada filly Formidable in barrier seven paying $6.50, Formidable having beaten home If I Could when they finished one-two at Flemington over 1000m on debut last-start.

Other notable chances at longer odds include unraced Snitzel colt Pronto Pronto ($13 Luxbet) and the David Hayes-trained Mama’s Choice ($14 Luxbet) who also makes her first appearance under race conditions on Saturday.

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2012 Emirates Airline Chairman’s Stakes Odds

Caulfield Race 4 – 04/02/2012

*Fixed Win Odds provided by Luxbet and subject to change

Mosheen is the firming favourite to win the 2012 Manfred Stakes at Caulfield this weekend

Due to take place as Caulfield Race 5 at 3:50pm (VIC time), the Manfred Stakes runs this year as the $100,000 Listed Shadwell Stud Australasia Stakes (1200m).

Currently 10 horses remain in the field following the early withdrawal of #8 Niconoise who was drawn in barrier one.

The market mover and unsurprising favourite is Robert Smerdon’s brilliant Fastnet Rock filly Mosheen.

After opening in the Luxbet markets at $4.40, Mosheen has been blasted by the punters and her price has been ground into $3.80.

She runs for the first time since her scintillating nine length romp in the Group 1 Crown Oaks (2500m) at Flemington on November 3 and comes into gate seven after originally drawing eight.

Having won one of her two first-up assignments to date, Mosheen sees the 1200m for the third time on Saturday and is yet to win over the distance.

Second-favourite to take out the Shadwell Stud Australasia Stakes on Saturday is then Rifleman who has drifted out from $4.20 to $4.40 at Luxbet over the past day.

Drawn ideally in barrier four, into three, David Hayes’ Hussonet colt is out to stretch their winning streak to three straight following back-to-back wins at Ballarat by four lengths and then Morphettville by one respectively in January over 1000m.

They go to 1200m for the first time but have the lead-up form to be competitive.

“Rifleman has been racing well,” Hayes said.

“He equaled the course record in Adelaide last start and from the barrier I thought he was worth a shot at the better horses.”

It is a wide open betting market for Caulfield Race 5 with six other runners under $10 in the markets including $7 third favourite, John Hyam’s Lonhro colt Petman ($7 Luxbet).

Petman comes off a third in the Listed Zeditave Stakes (1200m) at the track and distance on Australia Day and Hyam is confident they have come on well since.

Despite Mosheen’s dominance in the markets Hyam believes she won’t be at full fitness just yet and that Rifleman is the main danger, after his horse of course.

“I’m over the moon with the way he is now,” Hyam said of Petman who races at Caulfield for the first time.

“He can win the race.

“I’ve taken him for a couple of gallops around the Caulfield track – he seems to know the place.

“Rifleman is probably the biggest danger.

“I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t have Mosheen firing over 1200 metres first-up – she’s got a Sydney trip in store.

“Our bloke is pretty hard and fit now.

“As long as he backs up, we should be sweet.”

The Mick Price-trained Starcraft gelding Secret Hills resuming after a sixth to Helmet in the Caulfield Guineas last October, and That’s The One following in the markets paying $7.50 each through Luxbet.

The Colin & Cindy Alderson-trained That’s The One has come in from their opening odds of $8.50 getting some early support despite their awkward barrier 10 (into 9) draw.

After winning their opening two career starts in July and August last year, a three length Sandown success on debut overcoming a Heavy (9) track before a close win over 1410m at Flemington, That’s The One was disappointing when finishing a well-beaten sixth to Helmet in the Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m) on September 24.

Cindy Alderson is confidence they can make a nice return on Saturday and get back to the business of winning this autumn, their campaign targeted at the $750,000 Group 1 Australian Guineas (2000m) at Flemington on March 3.

“I think this race will be a little bit short for him on Saturday, but I’m very happy with his condition and the way he’s come through his two trials leading into it,” she said.

“I think he’ll be running on strongly at the end of the race and I’m excited to have him back.”

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2012 Shadwell Stud Australasia Manfred Stakes Odds

Caulfield Race 5 – 04/02/2012

*Fixed Win Odds provided by Luxbet and subject to change

Salade is set to target the 2012 Newmarket Handicap at Flemington in March

During their two-year-old season last year, when under the preparation of maestro trainer Bart Cummings, the nicely-bred son of Snitzel out of Beautiful Crown mare Just As Beautiful was at one time topping the Luxbet markets for the iconic Golden Slipper showdown thanks to a blistering win on debut.

Following a successful trial at Rosehill two weeks prior, Salade went first-up into the Group 2 Pago Pago Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill and beat a smart field by an easy two and a half lengths in good time.

Their greenness got the better of them next start, however, when they finished five and a half lengths away fifth to superstar Sepoy in the Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) on April 2, failing to become the first Golden Slipper winner in history to do so at just their second career start.

Salade was sent straight to the paddock following the Slipper where they have been overcoming a ligament injury.

The horse is now trained by the Wollongong-based Gwenda Markwell having been transferred from Cummings’ stables during the spring.

Showing promise of a good three-year-old campaign to come Salade ran in their first official trial of the year back on January 27 at Randwick, jockey Jim Cassidy guiding them to a long-neck away second to the John O’Shea-trained Coolmore Stud Stakes runner-up Foxwedge in the 855m hitout.

“He trialled well, probably was a bit more forward than we thought having not raced for a while,” owner Matthew Sandblom said.

“He’s been at my farm since May last year, then I gave him a recovery prep for four weeks at Gwenda’s.

“I just thought he might have a better chance down there.”

Connections have named the $175,000 Group 2 Royal Sovereign Stakes (1200m) at Warwick Farm on February 18 as the likely resuming run for Salade where the horse will come face to face with a very tough field of fellow three-year-olds.

“Well probably give him another trial and might give him a first-up run in the Royal Sovereign in a couple of weeks’ time,” Sandblom said.

Other horses on track for a 2012 Royal Sovereign Stakes appearance include Golden Rose winner Manawanui and Peter Moody’s unbeaten gelding Moment Of Change.

If all goes to plan and Salade runs well early on, then they will become a genuine chance for the $1 million Group 1 Lexus Newmarket Handicap (1200m).

“If he went particularly well in that (the Royal Sovereign) we’d consider going down to Melbourne for the Newmarket,” Sandblom said.

“Otherwise we’d stick around Sydney and try and pick up a nice race with him somewhere along the line.”

Sandblom also said that because of the injury they had only recently overcome, Salade would be kept to the autumn sprints and would not be tested over middle-distance race at this stage.

“He had a little bit of an injury, a ligament injury,” he said.

“I think he’s recovered from that but probably the plan is to keep him to sprints even though he might handle a bit longer.

“That’s what’s on the agenda for him at the moment.”

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Tommy Berry & Karuta Queen reunite at Warwick Farm on Saturday

Thirty-seven horses have already been scratched across the seven races at Canterbury’s twilight meeting this evening, the track currently rated a Heavy (9) and likely to deteriorate further with the ongoing wet weather in Sydney today.

For Warwick Farm on Saturday there is also likely to be plenty of casualties coming out of the eight race fields due to the muddy conditions.

Layt, however, has insisted that his Not A Single Doubt three-year-old Karuta Queen will handle any type of track including a Heavy (10) when she runs first-up in Warwick Farm Race 3 – the $70,000 Www.Tab.Com.Au Handicap (1000m).

“Put it this way, I’ll be very disappointed if she doesn’t win the race,” he said.

“She is going along great guns, it is only 1000m and the rain could be in her favour.

“She hasn’t disappointed us yet and there is no reason why she should (on Saturday).”

The field is already down to just five following the decision from Canberra trainer Matthew Dale to avoid a clash with Karuta Queen and take his last-start Canterbury Classic winner Unanimously to Melbourne for a black-type at Caulfield this Saturday instead.

Karuta Queen, a former Magic Millions winner and Group 3 champion, could face even fewer rivals as she runs for the first time since her second to African Pulse at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day as local horseman Gary Portelli indicated he was tempted to withdraw Eight Bills (barrier four) from the clash.

With Joe Pride’s mare Phenomenal Lass also known for her liking of firmer ground, failing all three of her attempts on Slow ground, the third at Warwick Farm could be down to a three-horse race between Karuta Queen, Paul Perry’s Social Rank and the Joe Pride-trained La Remlap.

Although Karuta Queen has never raced on a Heavy track, she easily accounted for her rivals in her sole run on Slow ground in the 2010 Magic Millions Classic on the Gold Coast.

“I am not worried about the wet tracks, I’ve seen her work at home on bottomless tracks that were very heavy and she never put a foot wrong and ran time, it doesn’t worry her,” he said.

“I am quite happy with her fitness levels, she has come back a much stronger filly and I don’t think I could get her any fitter even if I have her another trial.”

Following Saturday’s run Karuta Queen is set to move onto the $175,000 Group 2 Light Fingers Stakes (1200m) at the same track on February 18.

Prior to the withdrawal of Unanimously, Karuta Queen was the dominant $1.70 favourite to win at Warwick Farm through Luxbet.

Updated markets are due up shortly.

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