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Selections and best bets from Chris Scholtz for the Warwick Farm meeting on January 5 plus Trial Watch and Blackbook Reports.
WARWICK FARM January 5
Best Bet
RACE 4: (3) Sword Point
For Value
RACE 3: (2) Kirkeby
RACE 7: (16) The Crimson Idol
RACE 1: 4-9-1-2
RACE 2: 11-3-10-7
RACE 3: 2-4-9-13
RACE 4: 3-7-1-4
RACE 5: 6-9-4-10
RACE 6: 12-4-15-2
RACE 7: 16-13-11-2
TRIAL WATCH REPORT
NOTED TRIAL RUNNERS
WARWICK FARM WEDNESDAY: Cyber Attack (R1); Stick To Your Guns (R1); Taborca (R1); Broken Arrows (R6); Café Royal (R6)
CANTERBURY FRIDAY: And We Danced; Belle Espoir; Fire And Ice; Tick Tick Tick; Dame Cartland; Barani; Proud Image; Portray; Madame Pommery
ROSEHILL SATURDAY: Belle Espoir; Invinciano; And We Danced; Wairere Falls; Yiyi
WYONG SATURDAY: Proud Image; Jawaani; Kung Fu Muchu; Lucilight; Fielding
RECENT TRIAL WATCH WINNERS: Moonshine Lady; Nikohli Beagle; Flucuate; Divine Future; Shadow Devil; Roheryn; Coolangatta; Russian Conquest; Sherringford; Don't Doubt Katie; The Bopper; Elzamee; Written Doubt; Embeller; Starboreta; Nasturtium; Rise Of The Masses; Excelness.
TRIAL POINTERS
CANTERBURY December 21: The John O'Shea-trained CYBER ATTACK (54.04; 35.30) posted a strong 885m heat win in fast time for the session
NEWCASTLE December 7: CAFE ROYAL trialled strongly to finish second in his 800m heat (48.67; 34.28) in his first appearance since July. Covered plenty of ground but was always under a good hold and should perform well fresh.
BLACKBOOK REPORT
Eligible Blackbook Runners – January 1
Nil
RECENT BLACKBOOK WINNERS: Mass Destruction; Dzsenifer; Coventina Bay; Five Kingdom; El Padrino; Totally Charmed; Brookspire; Bacchanalia; Our Heidi; Born A King; Mr Cancun; Ligulate; Spirit Of Gaylard; Superstorm; Vianello; Minhaaj; I'm Thunderstruck; Elusive Express.
Blackbookers – Selected January 1
(Follow for next 3 starts)
DESERT ICON: Import ready to show his best.
KEY LARGO: No luck. Ready to win.
NUDGE: Good mare back in form.
SOXAGON: Strong efforts since resuming.
SQUID GAME: Prefer over 1200m-1400m.
TOOMUCHTOBEAR: Stay with him. Needs 2000m.
