Scone trainer using Quirindi meeting as warm up for home carnival
Fresh from five individual winners from their last 20 runners, the Singleton yard is hoping to pick up from where it left off at this track a fortnight ago.
That day, well-backed Enterprise Lassie led home a strong result in a Benchmark 58 Hcp over the mile, with the stable also recording a luckless and close second placings, and two thirds.
Two of the placed runners from that meeting are on show at Quirindi in very suitable races.
Insightful Award, a talented five-year-old mare by 2013 Cox Plate winner Shaus Award, lines up in a strong BM 66 Hcp over 1200m.
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Already with a 25 per cent win rate from 12 starts, Insightful Award was very stiff not to win here a fortnight ago in a weaker BM 58 when she had to weave through traffic before hitting the line late to only miss by a half-length.
Despite stepping up in grade and having drawn the outside barrier, she looks ready to fire on her preferred soft surface, with 2kg-claiming apprentice Leeshelle Small keeping the ride.
Singleton's best hope is likely to emerge in the opening race, with tough three-year-old Wanavan primed to break through fifth-up in a Maiden Plate over 1000m.
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