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Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Dubbo duo eye winning trebles at Bathurst
A pair of hard-fit and progressive Dubbo gallopers are both out to make it three straight wins when they line up at Monday's Bathurst meeting. And they could lead home another big haul at the track for Dubbo stables, enjoying another terrific start to a new season. Slush Fund, a tough on-speed five-year-old in the Clint Lundholm stable, tackles a very winnable Benchmark 58 Handicap over 1406m fifth-up. The son of 2016 Golden Slipper winner Capitalist has never raced better, winning his last two in dominant fashion. Two starts ago at this track, he led all the way with something in hand to beat a BM 58 field with a little more depth than this by more than two lengths. Then a fortnight ago on Forbes Cup day, he sat behind the speed against similar opposition before again proving too strong over 1400m in heavy ground. With regular claiming jockey Zoe Hunt aboard, Slush Fund is set to win again, and then likely be aimed at a bigger race late next month on Dubbo Cup day. Then later on the program, fellow Dubbo raider Sweet As A Kiss is eyeing off a third consecutive win in a BM 66 Handicap over 2006m. A US-sired four-year-old mare in the Garry Lunn stable, Sweet As A Kiss has twice charged home from well off the speed, both at home and at Bathurst, to destroy her opposition up to this level.
The Age
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Age
Dubbo duo eye winning trebles at Bathurst
A pair of hard-fit and progressive Dubbo gallopers are both out to make it three straight wins when they line up at Monday's Bathurst meeting. And they could lead home another big haul at the track for Dubbo stables, enjoying another terrific start to a new season. Slush Fund, a tough on-speed five-year-old in the Clint Lundholm stable, tackles a very winnable Benchmark 58 Handicap over 1406m fifth-up. The son of 2016 Golden Slipper winner Capitalist has never raced better, winning his last two in dominant fashion. Two starts ago at this track, he led all the way with something in hand to beat a BM 58 field with a little more depth than this by more than two lengths. Then a fortnight ago on Forbes Cup day, he sat behind the speed against similar opposition before again proving too strong over 1400m in heavy ground. With regular claiming jockey Zoe Hunt aboard, Slush Fund is set to win again, and then likely be aimed at a bigger race late next month on Dubbo Cup day. Then later on the program, fellow Dubbo raider Sweet As A Kiss is eyeing off a third consecutive win in a BM 66 Handicap over 2006m. A US-sired four-year-old mare in the Garry Lunn stable, Sweet As A Kiss has twice charged home from well off the speed, both at home and at Bathurst, to destroy her opposition up to this level.
