By John Schell
Top trainer Matthew Dunn will send his usual strong team from his Murwillumbah base to Grafton for Tuesday’s meeting that leads into next week’s Jacararanda Cup at the same track.
Dunn has talented performer Written Fame lining up in the Graftontickets.com.au Country Boosted Class 3 Handicap (1006m) with apprentice Claire Ramsbotham in the saddle.
Trainer Matthew Dunn.Credit: Getty
Raced in the Darby colours, Written Fame is a winner of three of 11 starts and has a further two second-placings to his name. He finished fourth behind Lordster at Grafton two starts ago, and since then ran second behind Mr Tabasco at Murwillumbah.
The Dunn-trained Mission Ridge will line up against Written Fame with Andrew Mallyon taking the ride on the winner of two from 11. Mission Ridge was formerly trained by Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou and won at Ipswich at his first start for Dunn. His best finish in four starts since was a third-placing at Grafton and he has had two trials leading into this resuming run.
Ramsbotham will ride last-start winner Saxinoue for Dunn in the Vilified At Stud CG&E Benchmark 58 Handicap (1181m), with the three-year-old gelding being first-up from a spell.
Saxionoue ran fourth on debut at Murwillumbah in May then won at the same track in June when well in the market. He has had two trials in preparation for this return with Ramsbotham in the saddle in the latest of them.
Seki will be the Dunn representative in the Team Aidan Markets @ CRJC 24 November Country Boosted Maiden Plate (1410m). Mallyon will also be in the saddle on Seki.
The son of Dundeel encountered a heavy track when finished sixth at Murwillumbah on debut and that followed three trials. Dunn also has the talented Top Act in the same event as Seki, although no jockey had been declared for the galloper.
The Matthew McGuren-ridden Wonderland Star will be Dunn’s runner in the final event at Grafton, the Beyond The Valley Music Festival 7 December Benchmark 66 Handicap (1410m). Wonderland Star resumed from a spell with a last star fourth in city grade at Eagle Farm.
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