The Henry Dwyer Racing stable has two runners today at Swan Hill in LEXINGTON LAD and AMOROSITY.
The track is currently a Good 4 and it is rarely a disadvantage to be too far away from the speed and you’d expect that to be the case again today.
Swan Hill – Good (4)
Race 2 (2pm) Bet365 Top Tote Plus Maiden Plate
No.4 LEXINGTON LAD – Will Price (Barrier 3)
LEXINGTON LAD heads to Swan Hill today where he will contest a 1300m Maiden. He has drawn gate four and Will Price will ride.
LEXINGTON LAD resumes here on the back of a pretty soft trial at Colac on October 14. He strikes a nice race first up and from gate four should get a nice run in transit. The 1300m is a good kick-off point to his campaign and holding a little residual fitness from campaigning deep into winter he presents as one of the horses here today with more ability than others in the race.
While there is not much depth to this race and it’s a good starting point for LEXINGTON LAD to kick off his preparation, he isn’t screwed down just yet and he will need the run. YOSHI MOKUYO and GILDED CROWN are the horses to beat and our bloke will be much better for the outing and raring to go second-up.
TAB WIN Fixed Odds – $6.50 (as at 8am)
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Race 4 (4pm) TAC Be Races Ready Maiden Plate
No.11 AMOROSITY – Alanna Kelly a(2) (Barrier 12)
AMOROSITY also heads to Swan Hill where she will contest a 975m Maiden. She has drawn gate twelve and Alana Kelly will ride.
The wide draw is no spoil for AMOROSITY as she will likely get back to the second half of the field but she has a reasonable turn of foot and can run into contention late. She was home the 2nd best last 600m split of the meeting at Kyneton two back when running a nice second to Choosy Russe. She then came here to Swan Hill and was good from the tail of the 975m but was worryingly outsprinted late by PICCADILLY STREET who also goes around here.
She goes to the Inglis Online Sale tomorrow so hoping she can run well, but she might find a few of these too slick for her at the distance and at a track that doesn’t really favour swoopers. At her best she could win the race, but likely more of a place chance with luck in running.
TAB WIN Fixed Odds – $6 (as at 8am)