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Sydney Morning Herald
6 days ago
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Debutants set to dazzle in Wyong season finale
It's a day for an exciting new breed when Wyong hosts a strong meeting on Thursday to close out the current season. A group of late season unraced metropolitan two-year-olds lock horns in a Maiden Handicap over 1300m, and it might just provide an early pointer for some feature three-year-old targets heading towards spring. In fact, only two runners with race experience in the original 13-strong field – Menshevik and Watson, both quoted around the $6.50 mark in early betting – are in single figures for what looms as a fascinating race. And two debutants look set to fight for favouritism in a race where punters could support many on show. Impuriteze, a striking chestnut filly by multiple Group 1 winner Trapeze Artist, looms as a key runner for the Michael Freedman stable at Randwick. She starts behind two progressive trials on both firm and soft ground, and draws to get an economical run under jockey Keagan Latham who sticks solid from the latest trial. But right alongside her in the market is exciting colt Extra Heights, a son of high-class sprint sire Extreme Choice in the rival Peter Snowden yard. He also opens his career behind two progressive trials, and significantly was withdrawn from a race at Canterbury on Wednesday to be saved for this. Extra Heights, who was eye-catching through the line at his most recent trial, drew the inside with Tom Sherry aboard.
The Age
6 days ago
- Sport
- The Age
Debutants set to dazzle in Wyong season finale
It's a day for an exciting new breed when Wyong hosts a strong meeting on Thursday to close out the current season. A group of late season unraced metropolitan two-year-olds lock horns in a Maiden Handicap over 1300m, and it might just provide an early pointer for some feature three-year-old targets heading towards spring. In fact, only two runners with race experience in the original 13-strong field – Menshevik and Watson, both quoted around the $6.50 mark in early betting – are in single figures for what looms as a fascinating race. And two debutants look set to fight for favouritism in a race where punters could support many on show. Impuriteze, a striking chestnut filly by multiple Group 1 winner Trapeze Artist, looms as a key runner for the Michael Freedman stable at Randwick. She starts behind two progressive trials on both firm and soft ground, and draws to get an economical run under jockey Keagan Latham who sticks solid from the latest trial. But right alongside her in the market is exciting colt Extra Heights, a son of high-class sprint sire Extreme Choice in the rival Peter Snowden yard. He also opens his career behind two progressive trials, and significantly was withdrawn from a race at Canterbury on Wednesday to be saved for this. Extra Heights, who was eye-catching through the line at his most recent trial, drew the inside with Tom Sherry aboard.
