THE HUNTER 2019 PREVIEW
NEWCASTLE RACE 6 – 16:20 AEDT
3YO & UP
1300m
$1,000,000
GOOD 4
Rail TRUE entire
| # | Form | Horse | Trainer | Jockey (barrier) | Weight (kg) | Current Price |
| 1 | x30x3 | LE ROMAIN | K LEES | H BOWMAN (15) | 59.5 | $10 |
| 2 | x5247 | HOME OF THE BRAVE | JAMES CUMMINGS | G SCHOFIELD (13) | 58.0 | |
| 3 | 0x344 | GRAFF | K LEES | B AVDULLA (8) | 57.0 | $3.60 |
| 4 | 1x888 | BRAVE SONG | P & P SNOWDEN | K MCEVOY (19) | 56.0 | $11 |
| 5 | 0x051 | TACTICAL ADVANTAGE | K LEES | N RAWILLER (12) | 56.0 | $9.50 |
| 6 | x237x | INVINCIBLE GEM | K LEES | MS R KING (14) | 55.5 | $17 |
| 7 | 3x410 | SAVATIANO | JAMES CUMMINGS | J B MC DONALD (18) | 55.5 | $5 |
| 8 | 7x460 | REDOUBLE | B BAKER | MS K O'HARA (17) | 54.5 | $126 |
| 9 | 2913x | BON AMIS | J DEAMER | J R COLLETT (6) | 53.5 | $14 |
| 10 | 3x124 | MANICURE | JAMES CUMMINGS | TIM CLARK (16) | 53.0 | $17 |
| 11 | 1x135 | RENEWAL | M HAWKES | TOMMY BERRY (2) | 53.0 | $11 |
| 12 | 07x50 | FIESTA | C WALLER | J FORD (4) | 52.0 | $16 |
| 13 | 0990x | SIREN'S FURY | J COYLE | G BOSS (9) | 52.0 | $41 |
| 14 | 21x06 | SIR PLUSH | B BAKER | A ADKINS (7) | 52.0 | $126 |
| 15 | x5608 | JONKER | D ATKINS | R DOLAN (3) | 52.0 | $35 |
| 16 | 728x3 | GOODFELLA | B BAKER | G SCHOFIELD (10) | 53.0 | $41 |
| 17 | 40x01 | SANDBAR | BRAD WIDDUP | C REITH (11) | 53.0 | $51 |
| 18 | 3328x | LIVE AND FREE | J O'SHEA | 52.0 | $61 | |
| 19 | 08x77 | MISS FABULASS | K LEES | 53.0 | $51 |
OVERVIEW
This is the first inaugural running of Racing NSW’s newest race – The Hunter. With $1 million up for grabs there is a quality line up for the race which headlines one of the rare Newcastle Saturday feature meetings. With a bit of class injected into the Provincial meeting the day and race both look set to be a cracker.
SPEED MAP
Race pace should be more than genuine here with a number of frontrunning types engaged. Maybe we will see any one of Savatiano, Manicure, Goodfella or Sir Plush take on the lead, or perhaps we see a speed battle up front which sets it up for one of the backmarkers such as Brave Song, Tactical Advantage or Fiesta.
KEY RUNNERS
- LE ROMAIN ($10)
Talented horse who although is starting to get on a bit (in regard to his age) has still been racing well. Last start finished within a length of the supremely talented Pierata in the Redzel Stakes over this distance which is great form for this race. No doubt this is a target race with such good prize money on offer and has a distinct class edge over most of this field.
- GRAFF ($3.60)
Another runner who holds a recent defeat to the talented Pierata, this was at Group 2 level at Randwick over 1100m however. I’m confident the 1300m should pose no issues to the Lees trained runner who has been racing well without winning this prep at Group 2/3 level. Looks a deserving favourite here and no knock.
- TACTICAL ADVANTAGE ($9.50)
Tactical advantage is an intriguing runner who could get the race run to suit should there be a speed battle up front. He is coming off a strong 1.5L victory at Listed grade over Holbien but prior to that was racing at Group 1/2 level and finishing only a few lengths away from the winner. The endless Newcastle straight should play favourably for him and he can feature in the finish.
BLUEY’S PICK
- LE ROMAIN ($10)
Was impressed by his first up run behind Pierata in the Redzel Stakes and he looks set for this race. 1300m can be a tricky distance but he has shown that he can run well over a range of distances. Should take improvement 2nd up and
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