The current unsettled weather around Scone has the track posted as a soft 5, with 8 events to be run on Thursday, March 8 with a stable to accept with five runners though 2 runners are declared without jockeys in the form of Whitsunday and Typical Red Head leaving Damien until race morning as to which direction to head with those couple of runners.
The first of the stable runners will see Day Star compete over 1100m in a maiden with Noel Callow aboard the three-year-old Filly jumping from barrier seven and is currently at odds of $17-1.
RACE 2 – SCONE – THURSDAY 08 MARCH, 2018 – ACCEPTANCES
2:00pm – Pryde’s Easifeed Mdn Hcp – Soft(5) – 1100m – $20,000
Maiden, Handicap (Min HCP Wgt: 55.00) – +3m the entire circuit
7. Day Star
BARRIER: 7 
AGE: 3yo SEX: f PRIZE: $1,380
WEIGHT: 56.5kg COLOUR: b WIN%: 0%
JOCKEY: N Callow SIRE: Hard Spun (USA) PLACE%: 0%
TRAINER: D Lane at Wyong DAM: Impossibleprincess (by Encosta De Lago) API: 1.4
COLOURS: Blue and white quarters, blue sleeves, red cap
OWNERS: Roseglen Racing (Mgr: R F Smith)
WINS:
CAREER: 1:0-0-0
Day Star was last seen finishing fourth of seven at Wyong and will carry 1.5kg more than her debut run.
Kate’s Pearl will run in race five on the program in a BM65 handicap over 1100 m with Serg Lisnyy aboard the five year old mare jumping from barrier seven and is currently at odds of $17-1.
RACE 5 – SCONE – THURSDAY 08 MARCH, 2018 – ACCEPTANCES
3:45pm – Turangga Farm (Bm65) – Soft(5) – 1100m – $20,000
Benchmark 65, Handicap (Min HCP Wgt: 54.00) – +3m the entire circuit
7. Kate’s Pearl
BARRIER: 7 AGE: 5yo SEX: m PRIZE: $61,765
WEIGHT: 54kg COLOUR: b WIN%: 7%
JOCKEY: S Lisnyy SIRE: Mutawaajid PLACE%: 29%
TRAINER: D Lane at Wyong DAM: Ceberano (NZ) (by Stravinsky (USA)) API: 2.2
COLOURS: Blue and white quarters, blue sleeves, red cap
OWNERS: Mrs M J McKie, J D McKie, C Ringuet, Mrs K Ringuet, P B Schofield, Mrs J L Schofield, P A Morrow, K H L Barder, H Charalambous, Mrs L Charalambous, C A Thompson, Mrs L Thompson, N Baird, D F Lane & Nineteen Fifty Four Syndicate (Mgr: D G McLaren)
WINS: 1(1255), 1(1000)
CAREER: 28:2-4-2
Last time out she finished third of 13 at Port over 1100m when just missing after being heavily backed, she has placed twice from five runs this preparation and is dropping in weight for this assignment and we should see another competitive effort witnessed.
Race 8 will see a class three handicap over the 900m dash with Rastafarian resuming from an 18 week break with Travis Wolfgram aboard the four-year-old gelding currently at odds of $21.
RACE 8 – SCONE – THURSDAY 08 MARCH, 2018 – ACCEPTANCES
5:30pm – Zoustar @ Widden Hcp (C3) – Soft(5) – 900m – $20,000
Class 3, Handicap (Min HCP Wgt: 54.00) – +3m the entire circuit
6. Rastafarian
BARRIER: 3 AGE: 4yo SEX: g PRIZE: $42,916
WEIGHT: 56.5kg COLOUR: b WIN%: 18%
JOCKEY: Travis Wolfgram SIRE: Hard Spun (USA) PLACE%: 45%
TRAINER: D Lane at Wyong DAM: Jasmine Rose (by Carnegie (IRE)) API: 3.9
COLOURS: Blue and white quarters, blue sleeves, red cap
OWNERS: D F Lane, R B Walker, Mrs E L Hollingworth, S P Hodgson, T J Lane & C Brydon
WINS: 1(1265), 1(1100)
CAREER: 11:2-1-2
Last time out he raced at this venue finishing nine of 10/1100 m when competing in a class 2 and is first up without a barrier trial.
He does possess a lot of early speed and has won one from three first up attempts.
Best of luck to all connections at Scone on Thursday.