The Lane stable looks likely to supply two runners to Hawkesbury on Thursday, May 21 with Oakfield Poet and Obscene competing on earlier races on the card, the weather is predicted to be fine, the rail is in the true, racing on a soft (5).
Oakfield Poet will compete for the stable third up from a spell at 12:15 pm local in a DG floating services maiden plate over 1800 m with Chad Lever booked to ride leaving barrier 10 with a field of 11 to run.
6OAKFIELD POET
4 year old bay mare (5-11-2015)Sire:TicketsDam:Oakfield Dream(Desert King (IRE))View Pedigree Report
Breeder:Mr B MacKenzie
Owners:B Mackenzie
Colours:Lime Green, Gold Maltese Cross
Gear Changes:Ear Muffs (Pre-Race Only) FIRST TIME, Lugging Bit FIRST TIME, Winkers FIRST TIME
Third-up. First-up hampered near 600m; 3 in a small field at Wyong Mdn Plate on Apr 30 over 1350m, slow going 3 len behind Lando Bay with 57kg at $13.00. Last start hampered near 400m; 9 of 13 at Newcastle Mdn Plate on May 9 over 1600m, 7 len behind All Things with 57kg at $31.00.
Race three on the card will see an Australian Farriers conference provincial and country Maiden plate timed to jump at 1:25 pm with the ever consistent, Obscene competing under Jess Taylor from barrier 1 in a field of 14 with the runner finishing no further back than fifth at her last nine appearances the last two being placed third.
11OBSCENE
3 year old bay filly (15-8-2016)Sire:Not a Single DoubtDam:Scenes(Scenic (IRE))View Pedigree Report
Breeder:Mr C B Atwell
Owners:Mrs D M Colley, Mrs C M Spratt, Mrs S Knight, Mrs C M Cook, Mrs P D Atwell, Mrs G Le Metayer, Mrs K Boneham, Ms S A Hunt, Mrs T M Nguyen, Mrs K Katsanevas, Mrs G Sanger & Miss M Caught
Colours:Royal Blue, Cerise Hooped Sleeves, Cerise Cap
Recent form was impressive for this race. Latest start slowly away; 3 of 9 at Newcastle F&M Mdn on May 9 over 1200m, 2 len behind Perfect Radiance carrying 57kg at $9.00. The run before that raced wide without cover; ran on from midfield; 3 of 10 at Gosford Mdn on Apr 25 over 1100m, 1.5 len behind Eighth Immortal with 56.5kg at $7.00.
Good luck to connections at Hawkesbury Thursday.