By Neil Evans
One of the most competitive and intriguing country sprint seasons continues at Monday’s feature Tamworth meeting, and the main combatants are at it again.
In fact, the Cameron Crockett stable at Scone has accepted with three runners for the Spring Cup Open Handicap over 1200m, all part of a stepping stone plan into bigger metropolitan targets, including the rich Kosciuszko for country-based horses at Randwick on October 15.
It’s Me flys down the outside to win the 2020 Kosciuszko.Credit:Getty
Heading his charge, with blinkers back on, is talented five-year-old Commando Hunt who roared home from a mile back resuming at Dubbo just over two weeks ago, and is currently around $16 across all-in betting for the Kosciuszko.
Drawn a few places further in is tough weight-carrying six-year-old stablemate Primal Scream who beat a good open class sprint field here earlier this month, but now has to carry a whopping 63.5kg third-up over 200m further.
Down in the weights, a third stablemate in six-year-old Pure Fuego is also in the field 23 days after an even first-up effort in tougher Highway grade at Randwick.
But standing in their way, despite drawing the outside barrier, is high-class home-track seven-year old Appalachian who boasts one of the more impressive sprint records in country NSW, with a 30-per-cent win rate from only 19 starts.
Just over three weeks ago, Appalachian finished hard to win the feature BM83 Town Plate before having little or no luck at a crucial stage chasing home Primal Scream on September 12.
Throw in Scone raider Bugalugs fourth-up, and first-up BM58 winner Pee Dee and another wonderful punters’ form line awaits.
