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| Patrick Payne is currently a trainer in Australia and a well known former jockey in Hong Kong. He is a member of an extraordinary racing family comprising of eight successful jockeys. Having various stints between 1994 and 2004 in Hong Kong, he achieved his highest strike rate of 14.8%. As a champion jockey with a career that began in 1990, Payne rode more than 1000 winners, with 19 Group One race wins, including the Cox Plate. In 2007, he acquired his Australian trainer license, winning races such as Mornington Cup and Adelaide Cup. | |
Overseas Expert Column for Kewney Stakes & Lexus Newmarket Handicap (Patrick Payne) S1-1 Kewney Stakes SOFT SAND has enormous potential and can atone for her defeat at the hands of Shopaholic last time out at Caulfield. The selection was forced to work hard from her wide draw and proved vulnerable to something with an easier trial over the concluding stages and that’s how it turned out. Damien Oliver should be able to get a softer run from his middle gate and given a good draw and nice run in the race, SOFT SAND looks the one to beat. Shopaholic continues to race in excellent form, although she has had all the favours in her past couple of runs. Sydney filly Angel Of Mercy ran a great race at this course & distance in her last start when jockey Craig Williams said her inexperience racing left-handed cost her victory. Hopefully she is now better accustomed to the Melbourne way of racing and she looks a major player. Total Attraction is unbeaten from three starts and must also be considered from the leading Peter Moody stable.
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SELECTIONS:
4. SOFT SAND
2. SHOPAHOLIC
11. ANGEL OF MERCY
9. TOTAL ATTRACTION
S1-2 Lexus Newmarket Handicap
HAY LIST has to concede weights all-round but he is of the highest quality and he looked in superb condition when first-up last time out after a long spell. He has a superb straight-track record and it must be remembered that he remains the only horse to seriously examine Black Caviar and on that alone he appears the one to beat.
There was huge money for Bel Sprinter in the Oakleigh Plate a fortnight ago but the horse never got a clear run and should have finished much closer than sixth. There is no doubt that he is up to winning a race of this nature with a little more luck.
Rain Affair has been almost untouchable in Sydney, building an imposing record of 10 wins in 11 starts. He has been winning with ridiculous ease regularly and has to be treated with the utmost respect.
The consistent Foxwedge ran fourth behind Black Caviar and Hay List in the Lightning Stakes last time out so he should be fitter for that run and drops significantly down the handicap to a very competitive weight.
The other one to mull over could be the underrated mare Lone Rock who ran fifth in the Lightning Stakes and looks suited to the extra furlong having won a Group 1 over this distance in Adelaide.
SELECTIONS:
1. HAY LIST
14. BEL SPRINTER
6. RAIN AFFAIR
22. FOXWEDGE
13. LONE ROCK
