By Neil Evans
Two promising colts are set to light up the Wyong track when they debut at Thursday’s feature meeting.
One of them could have the official course timekeeper a little more intrigued than usual during a Maiden Handicap.
Newcastle trainer Nathan Doyle.Credit: Getty
Exciting colt Private Harry steps out for the first time in a Midway Maiden over 1000m for Newcastle trainer Nathan Doyle.
Certainly, if this big striding three-year-old speed machine reproduces his trial form, the others will be flat-out trying to keep up.
After two dominant trial wins at the provincials back in summer and early autumn, Private Harry was put away for six months.
He only reappeared at the Muswellbrook trials on October 9, winning by a head on a Soft 6 rating.
But 13 days later and still on a Soft 6, he zoomed around his home track to bolt in a three-year-old trial by nearly five lengths, running a slick 55.26 secs for the 940m, far quicker than any Open class trial winner across the session.
Despite a moderate beginning and sitting well off the fence, Private Harry showed impressive mid-sectional speed to bound away and was still under a big grip through the line.
His last 600m in 33.94 seconds under a hold set tongues wagging as connections strapped in for a much anticipated provincial debut.
Drawn out wide, Private Harry’s biggest danger looks to be improving Enhanced from the Gerald Ryan-Sterling Alexiou stable third-up behind a close placing at Hawkesbury.
And it is that same Rosehill stable that provides the other big talking point among first starters at Wyong, with well-bred Russian Revolution colt Revolt primed to unleash in a Super Maiden Plate over 1100m.
Similarly, Revolt trialled twice earlier in the yard before spelling but has won both return trials this month in smart fashion.
At Rosehill on October 4, he won narrowly over 900m before backing up a fortnight later and putting a handy field to the sword over the same trip, clocking 53.81 seconds, the only galloper in the session to break 54 seconds including the open class trial winners.
Revolt was locked in an early battle for favouritism around $3.50 with speedster Shalaa Gold, a gelding resuming for a second prep off three forward trials.
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