Murwillumbah trainer Matthew Dunn is in for a big day at Grafton on Tuesday with a number of leading contenders set to go around at the Northern Rivers meeting.
Dunn has runners in five of the seven races with stable apprentice Jett Newman partnering gallopers in four of those events.
Trainer Matthew Dunn.Credit: Getty Images
Jake Bayliss will combine with Dunn when first-starter Celebrity Torque contests the At Witz End For The Kosciuszko Maiden Handicap (1000m). Celebrity Torque is a Spirit Of Boom filly out of Shorthand and had two trials earlier in the year before having another two recent trials leading into this debut, including a fourth at Beaudesert.
Newman has her first ride for the day for Dunn when riding Deep Stealth in The Astronomer For The Kosciuszko Country Boosted Benchmark 58 Handicap (1000m). Deep Stealth won on debut at Ballina in February, and has since finished third at Grafton before a fourth at Ballina. She’s had two trials leading into this resuming effort.
Dunn has three runners in the Golden Decade For The Kosciuszko Maiden Handicap (1200m): Doingiteasy (Newman), Foxy Artist (Bayliss) and Warrior Bae (Andrew Mallyon).
Doingiteasy was midfield on debut and resumed from a spell with a last-start third behind Barron at Casino. Foxy Artist is on debut after three trials, including two recently, while Warrior Bae was placed on debut at Grafton and hasn’t been far away in two unplaced runs either side of a spell since then.
Newman will ride Glam in the Without Parallel For The Kosciuszko Benchmark 58 Handicap, while she will be aboard Our Silver Linings in the Tabulam Cup 4 October Benchmark 66 Handicap (1400m) with Bayliss riding Bandasha in the same race.
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Glam lines up in her event having finished fifth at Doomben in April before resuming with a win at Casino last month. Our Silver Linings failed to beat a runner home at the Sunshine Coast last time out, but was placed at Kempsey before that.
Bandasha resumes from a spell after two trials and is a three-time winner from 16 starts, with a
further four placings.
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