APG Final Geelong Thursday

24 April 2003
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23 April, 2003

 

Outstanding New South Wales filly Self Denial will assume favouritism when the richest juvenile race in this part of the world is staged at Geelong?s Beckley Park tomorrow night.

 

The $300,000 Australian Gold 2YO Fillies Final heads an historic Anzac Day Eve program with the event being held outside a capital city for the first time.

 

Trained by former Bendigo girl Sonia Mahar (pictured), 24, Self Denial heads South with a big reputation and record to match with three wins from only four outings.

 

In a star studded line-up of the best credentialed youngsters from throughout the country, the impressive Sydney heat winner looks well placed from barrier two over the flying mile.

 

Outstanding fillies Blushing Lombo and Shes Royalty share the second line of betting and are set to figure prominently.

 

Both scored easy heat wins, have drawn side by side on the front row and will be driven by multiple Gold winning reinsman John Caldow and Chris Alford.

 

Shes Royalty has thrived since joining the Jayne Davies stable from WA and was a certainty beaten in the first round of heats before atoning in authoritative fashion at Moonee Valley last week.

 

Blushing Lombo is yet another success story from the Great Western stable of Peter Manning who transforms former WA bred juveniles into top class racehorses with monotonous regularity.

 

The Andrew Gath trained Yada Yada Yada hasn't finished further back than second in five trips to the races and would have been the popular elect if not for her horror second row draw.

 

On a night's racing which is littered with feature events the K-Rock Cup looks a battle between Sharp and the in-form mare Miss Downs.

 

Both pacers should enjoy favourable trips with Sharp the likely leader from the inside barrier with Miss Downs drawn to follow him through from the inside of the second row and relish the trail.

 

Champion Victorian mare Sassy Sarah fellow 4YO mares Mindful and Pretty Inpink in the Carlton Draught Mares Classic.

 

Sassy Sarah has won four of her six outings this season and will strip fitter for her first up effort behind Nolarama at Cranbourne three weeks ago.

 

Brian Gath?s drive Right And Left looks the best bet on the program when he lines up in the K-Rock 3YO Pace.

 

The son of Fake Left was well in commission when unplaced in his debut in stronger company at Moonee Valley last week and only needs an ounce of luck from his inside second row draw to score.

 

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