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Sydney Morning Herald
4 days ago
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- Sydney Morning Herald
Sealed with a Kiss: Conners and Singo set to unleash talented filly
Warwick Farm trainer Clarry Conners will unveil a promising first starter at Hawkesbury on Thursday when the John Singleton-owned Kiss Goodnight lines up in the Davo's Dash 2YO Maiden Handicap (1000m). Kiss Goodnight is a filly by Written Tycoon out of the Snitzel mare Evening Slippers. She races in the famous Strawberry Hill Stud colours. Conners gave Kiss Goodnight two trials at Warwick Farm back in January and February. She was down the track in both of them, but since returned with an easy trial win at Rosehill last month in preparation for her race debut. Conners has booked Andrew Adkins to partner Kiss Goodnight in her event, while the trainer has engaged 1.5-kilogram claiming apprentice Jace McMurray for the rides on Sleuth in the Inglis Xtra Bonus Maiden Plate (1600m) and Tip Top Timing in the Clarendon Tavern Benchmark 64 Handicap (1600m). Sleuth ran well when a last start second at Canterbury, while Tip Top Timing ran well when finishing fourth at Gosford behind Covert Thinking when last produced. Loading Local trainer Brad Widdup will combine with jockey Jason Collett at Hawkesbury when Bella Khadijah contests the HRC Motel Provincial Class 1 Handicap (1400m). Bella Khadijah was a winner at Doomben in July last year when trained by Peter Robl. She ran third at her first start for Widdup at Randwick last August and then took on the Tea Rose Stakes when down the track before being spelled. She had one run in January on the Kensington track when a close-up fifth and resumes on Thursday having had two recent trials. Jockey Tim Clark on has a couple of rides at Hawkesbury and will hoping to score in the same race Sleuth lines up in when he partners the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott prepared Aloysius.
The Age
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
Sealed with a Kiss: Conners and Singo set to unleash talented filly
Warwick Farm trainer Clarry Conners will unveil a promising first starter at Hawkesbury on Thursday when the John Singleton-owned Kiss Goodnight lines up in the Davo's Dash 2YO Maiden Handicap (1000m). Kiss Goodnight is a filly by Written Tycoon out of the Snitzel mare Evening Slippers. She races in the famous Strawberry Hill Stud colours. Conners gave Kiss Goodnight two trials at Warwick Farm back in January and February. She was down the track in both of them, but since returned with an easy trial win at Rosehill last month in preparation for her race debut. Conners has booked Andrew Adkins to partner Kiss Goodnight in her event, while the trainer has engaged 1.5-kilogram claiming apprentice Jace McMurray for the rides on Sleuth in the Inglis Xtra Bonus Maiden Plate (1600m) and Tip Top Timing in the Clarendon Tavern Benchmark 64 Handicap (1600m). Sleuth ran well when a last start second at Canterbury, while Tip Top Timing ran well when finishing fourth at Gosford behind Covert Thinking when last produced. Loading Local trainer Brad Widdup will combine with jockey Jason Collett at Hawkesbury when Bella Khadijah contests the HRC Motel Provincial Class 1 Handicap (1400m). Bella Khadijah was a winner at Doomben in July last year when trained by Peter Robl. She ran third at her first start for Widdup at Randwick last August and then took on the Tea Rose Stakes when down the track before being spelled. She had one run in January on the Kensington track when a close-up fifth and resumes on Thursday having had two recent trials. Jockey Tim Clark on has a couple of rides at Hawkesbury and will hoping to score in the same race Sleuth lines up in when he partners the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott prepared Aloysius.
