Randwick trainer John O’Shea is hoping returning runners don’t have to do heavy lifting at Kembla Grange races
“Depending on how the track is, there is the option to split them up and take one to Kembla Grange on Saturday instead,” O’Shea said. “They are both going well. Lady Zodiac has had the few runs back from a spell and raced well in each of them, including her last-start second at Kembla.
“And Livin’ Thing is first up after two trials. He won easily at his debut and then ran sixth in town before a third at Newcastle. He’s having his first start for us, but also looks a promising horse.”
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Champion Coasts to early favouritism
Craig Kerry
Country Championships winner Know Thyself was a $4.60 favourite for the $500,000 The Coast at Gosford on Saturday after 24 nominations were received for the 1600m feature for three and four-year-olds on Monday.
The Paul Messara and Leah Gavranich-trained Know Thyself will shoot for four consecutive wins in the headline race on Gosford’s annual standalone program. Chris Waller’s Wootton Verni was next in the early Sportsbet market at $6.
Hezashocka, from the Mick Price and Michael Kent jnr stable, was equal TAB favourite at $4.50 for the $300,000 Gosford Gold Cup (2100m) with New Endeavour (Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott).
Annabel and Rob Archibald-prepared Ostraka was top elect for the listed Takeover Target at $4.60 with Sportsbet. Joe Pride’s Accredited and Paul Snowden-trained Need Some Luck were next best at $6.
Gai import impresses in Randwick trial
Craig Kerry
The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained import Sir Delius was among the impressive trialists at Randwick on Monday.
The four-year-old Frankel entire, having his third trial in Australia, was pushed to the line by Tim Clark to score a three-quarter length win in a 1200m hit-out after racing just off the leader.
The horse, known then as Delius, was bought for a record 1.3 million guineas ($2.7 million) at the Tattersalls Autumn-Horses in Training Sale last October.
His six starts, all in France, produced three wins, including one at group 3 level, and placings in group 1 and 2 races. His most recent run was eighth in the famous Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on October 6.
Coolmore’s $1.75 million colt United States and Doomben 10,000 favourite and future Rosemont Stud stallion Schwarz were other sharp winners on Monday.
