The in-form Damien Lane stables will take three runners to Scone on Friday, February 23 with the weather forecast showing a cloudy day racing on a good (4), with 8 events to be decided. 

Track Info: RAIL – +3 Metres Entire.

The first of the stable runners will compete in race 1 with Whitsunday to compete in a maiden handicap over 900 m with the runner first up for the Lane yard after a stint with the Bjorn Baker yard, Serg Lisnyy will pilot at odds of $9-1. 

RACE 1 – SCONE – FRIDAY 23 FEBRUARY, 2018 – ACCEPTANCES

1:45pm – Sawyers Air Conditioning Mdn – Good(4) – 900m – $20,000
Maiden, Handicap (Min HCP Wgt: 55.00) – +3 metres entire

6. Whitsunday

BARRIER: 4 AGE: 3yo SEX: f PRIZE: $4,135

WEIGHT: 56kg COLOUR: b WIN%: 0%

JOCKEY: S Lisnyy SIRE: Hinchinbrook PLACE%: 25%

TRAINER: D Lane at Wyong DAM: Ultimate Rock (by Tale Of The Cat (USA)) API: 1.0

COLOURS: Blue and white quarters, blue sleeves, red cap

OWNERS: Bjorn Baker Racing, Team McDonnell, B J McDonnell, J S McDonnell & Mrs A McDonnell, J M Wilcher, B M Dowling, D S Robbins, S Mekertichian, S Mekertichian, Ms M A Butler, T Mesiti, D & L Alford, Fairways To Heaven, The Drawshank Redemptions, Black Spot

WINS:

CAREER: 4:0-0-1

Whitsunday returns from a 34-week break and runs ok fresh after placing at Canberra first up last prep, among the chances.

Race 4 will see an awkwardly drawn (12) Delago Express compete in a maiden set weight over 1400 m with Travis Wolfgram riding the three-year-old gelding at the long odds of $70-1. 

RACE 4 – SCONE – FRIDAY 23 FEBRUARY, 2018 – ACCEPTANCES

3:30pm – Grant Jackson Electrical Mdn – Good(4) – 1400m – $20,000
Maiden, Set Weight – +3 metres entire

5. Delago Express

BARRIER: 12 AGE: 3yo SEX: g PRIZE: $600

WEIGHT: 58.5kg COLOUR: b WIN%: 0%

JOCKEY: Travis Wolfgram SIRE: Delago Deluxe PLACE%: 0%

TRAINER: D Lane at Wyong DAM: Forestress (by Woodman (USA)) API: 0.3

COLOURS: Blue and white quarters, blue sleeves, red cap

OWNERS: Miss K Law & Mrs J A Law

WINS:

CAREER: 2:0-0-0

Last time out he finished six of 11/1150m at Cessnock when finishing midfield on that occasion when leaving barrier 2.

He should be for fitter for the two previous runs and will hopefully derive improvement off the 7.34 length defeat last time out.

Cinema Paradiso will compete in a class 2 handicap over 1400 m with Aaron Bullock to ride jumping from an awkward barrier 12 with the five-year-old mare currently at odds of 20-1.

RACE 8 – SCONE – FRIDAY 23 FEBRUARY, 2018 – ACCEPTANCES

5:50pm – John Flood Estate Agents (C2) – Good(4) – 1400m – $20,000
Class 2, Handicap (Min HCP Wgt: 54.00) – +3 metres entire

4. Cinema Paradiso

BARRIER: 12 AGE: 5yo SEX: m PRIZE: $62,180

WEIGHT: 57kg COLOUR: b WIN%: 9%

JOCKEY: A Bullock SIRE: Starcraft (NZ) PLACE%: 32%

TRAINER: D Lane at Wyong DAM: La Saronet (by Hussonet (USA)) API: 2.8

COLOURS: White, emerald green hoops, emerald green sleeves, black cap

OWNERS: D S Neate, Mrs K L Neate, S La Rocca, Mrs R La Rocca, G La Rocca & L G Decelis

WINS: 1(1600), 1(1200)

CAREER: 22:2-2-3

Last time out she finished 8 of 9/1890 m at Newcastle in a BM60 Hcp some two months ago and resumes here, fresh over the shorter trip with first up form displaying one win from five starts, distance wise she has finished third from three attempts.

Best of luck to all connected with their runners at Scone on Friday.

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