Racing Odds: Trial For Lucia Valentina Ahead Of Melbourne Spring
August 12th, 2014 by Pom de TurfWe’re not the only ones pondering the options in front of talented prospect Lucia Valentina ahead of the Melbourne Spring by any means: she will no doubt be featuring in the Racing odds as we get towards October and November. In fact, she’s a fixture of the early Caulfield Cup odds, and drawing her fair share of media interest…
And she was out for a trial last week at Newcastle – where all eyes were on her. She seemed like she went round well, though without blowing the rest of the trial away. That was because jockey Andrew Gibbons was under some quite specific orders not to over-do things – orders from trainer Kris Lees: ‘the track was pretty cut up from last Saturday’s races so I didn’t want her to do too much. But I was happy with how she went and she pulled up well. I’d say she will probably have another trial in a couple of weeks and then she will be ready to return to racing.’
We’re likely to see Lucia Valentina in action towards the end of August in either the Warwick Stakes or the Toy Show Quality, both at Randwick. That will give us a better idea of the form she’s likely to take forward into the Melbourne Spring, and it might settle her target in Kris Lees’ mind, be it the Caulfield Cup or another race. Either way, we’re curious to see where she falls in the Racing odds…
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