Newcastle R6 WWW.HARNESS.ORG.AU PACE

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Raced wide early when 16.2m 8th $18 (Fr8) Hurricane Harley Menangle 1609m the GROUP2 Paleface Adios Stake (grp2) Feb 15 then eased early and covered extra ground when 8.5m 5th $3.00 (Fr10) Wolf Stride Menangle 1609m (1:51.9) R5573 race Feb 25. Winner at his only previous run at this course and distance and also won at this stage last prep; ready to repeat.

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Finished 3m 3rd $16 (Fr6) Si Si Senor NZ Newcastle 1609m (1:55.6) R6983 race Mar 9 then beaten 4.7m 3rd $17 (Fr3) Mondooley Heaven Newcastle 1609m (1:56.9) R6778 race Mar 14. In the money prospect again.

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Ran 12.5m 5th $12 (Fr7) Takara Truffle NZ Menangle 1609m (1:51.8) R77109 race Feb 15 then finished 18m 8th $8.00 (Sr2) Im Compliant NZ Newcastle 2030m (1:57.0) R8299 race Mar 6. Fitter for two recent runs and has placed 2 from 4 third up.

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Solid effort when 11.2m 5th $16 (Sr1) Im Compliant NZ Newcastle 2030m (1:57.0) R8299 race Mar 6 then eased early when 3.5m 2nd $11 (Fr8) Itz Georgiaonmymind NZ Newcastle 1609m (1:56.1) R6088 race Mar 14. Contender here on solid win at this track and distance three back.

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Inconvenienced when 8m 4th $71 (Sr4) Jedi Mind Penrith 2125m (1:57.9) R6278 race Feb 27 then failed to get a clear run when 3.7m 5th $13 (Fr2) Gotta Be Downtown NZ Penrith 2125m (1:58.0) R7391 race Mar 12. Form consistent at this distance and worth an each way ticket.

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Checked and broke when distanced 10th $7.00 (Fr2) Love My Sister Penrith 1720m (1:55.9) R7192 race Feb 27 then broke during running when 46m 10th $3.50 (Fr4) Si Si Senor NZ Newcastle 1609m (1:55.6) R6983 race Mar 9. Poor at past two runs but had excuses and has performed well at this stage in previous preps (2 from 5).

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Finished 7.2m 2nd $10.00 (Fr4) Jakes Sportwriter Newcastle 2030m (1:58.7) R7184 race Mar 6 then beaten 21m 8th $12 (Fr1) Royal Gamble NZ Newcastle 1609m (1:56.7) R81116 race Mar 14. Could lead from this draw and figure in the finish.

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Tightened during running when 32.5m 9th $34 (Sr4) Smack Dab Shannon Tamworth 1609m (1:59.3) R6587 race Feb 6 then out of position at the start when 22m 5th $13 (Sr1) Kid Montana Armidale 2360m (2:01.7) R58120 race Mar 15. Fitter for two recent runs and could improve.