A dingdong battle to the first concluded the maiden handicap over 1250 m with a cigarette paper difference between our stable prepared Cortesta (Serg Lisnyy) and Family Values with the win going by way of the latter trained out of Grafton.
Cortesta a three-year-old Bay Filly was last seen competing at Orange finishing fourth of nine on December 17, before a stable switch from the Portelli stable to the Lane stable at Wyong, she appears to still race a bit erratically but a maiden win is within reach.
5 CORTESTA (Blks) 
3 year old bay or brown filly (28-8-2015) Sire: Testa Rossa Dam: Cortado (More Than Ready (USA)) View Pedigree Report
Breeder: Mr G Harvey
Owners: Mrs K J Portelli, B J Wood, Mrs L J Wheeler, Mrs D Smallman, J R Lindsay, R I Cullen, S J Moxey, G B Dougherty, C Thomas, B W Wheeler, Have Some Fun (Mgr: S M Alder) & Eastern Dragon (Mgr: P J Yabsley)
Colours: Blue And White Quarters, Blue Sleeves, Red Cap