It won’t bother his leading contender Pure Fuego but could advantage or disadvantage stablemate Brother Bassy depending on his luck from an outside gate. “He’s an on-pace horse but there will be a lot more natural speed underneath him in this race than a regular 1400m,” Crockett said. “He’ll be stronger than those ones in front last but I don’t want them to hold him off the track.The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. Find a winner here!“Things need to fall into his lap because he can only be ridden one way whereas Pure Fuego is more adaptable. “Pure Fuego also has a tricky gate but in these qualifiers there’s a few opportunistic shortcourse horses that might not see it out so they usually cross to the fence and you can get traffic congestion to the inside so I don’t mind being drawn out.”Brother Bassy has won three from 13, with five placings, and has generally always been well supported because punters know his ability. He comes off a second placing in a Quirindi Cup (1600m) and won impressively the start before at Tamworth. “He’s a bit of an enigma but when he’s right, which I think he is now, he always runs well,” Crockett said. “Mine are both at the peak of their fitness and I gave them an easy time leading up to this because I want them to be explosive late.“I’m not worried about anything else because I know my horses are as fit as they can be.”Crockett described his early race favourite Pure Fuego as “spot on” heading into this at just his seventh start, fourth-up off two wins and a last-start second at Newcastle.“He hasn’t surprised me getting to this level but he’s got there quick,” Crockett said. “I thought he’d chip away and get here 10 runs not four.“The minute you take him out of his routine he puffs up and he gets real bold within himself and it’s like he grows a hand when he knows he’s about to do his job.”The Bullet Train gelding has won twice at Tamworth from two attempts and Christian Reith will ride him depending on how the race pans out from a wide draw.“A lot of horses don’t handle Tamworth as well as others,” Crockett said. “Tamworth used to be a bit leader bias but it’s played even for a while now. When he won his maiden it was on-pace and he broke the bias.“When he won his second run there his finishing sectionals were brilliant.“When you’ve to those short straights you need horses that can finish off and make up ground and he’s got a turn of foot but can hold his sprint as well.”And even if things don’t go to plan early, Reith will be able to turn to Plan B to get himself out of any trouble.“When he went through the field at Muswellbrook he weaved in and out and only in the last 100m he went bang so he can get to where he needs then get to his top quickly,” Crockett said. “If they go hard and we get a touch out of our ground we can hold a run from a long way out.”SHAYNE O’CASS’S TOP PICKSTAMWORTHBEST BETRace 4, No. 10: SunstoneWon her first start for new trainer Cody Morgan at Walcha and was really impressive. Can keep progressing.NEXT BESTRace 8, No. 13: WinsideRan very fast time indeed when she bolted in on debut at Muswellbrook back in October. Has trialled up well for the return here.VALUERace 7, No. 6 Depth That VariesLast-start winner over 1000m up to 1400m in the Qualifier but should run the trip.QUADDIERace 5: 1, 12, 13Race 6: 1, 5Race 7: 5, 6, 7, 15Race 8: 6, 13 JOCKEY TO FOLLOWDYLAN GIBBONS has a big day ahead in a few races but he could very well win the Qualifier on Depth That Varies.INSIDE MAIL — TAMWORTHBy Shayne O’CassRACE 1Former Queenslander and two-time Doomben runner-up Trumped Up has his first run in NSW for his new conditioner Cody Morgan, who would have been rightfully pleased with his trial here. Finding Alice finished third on debut to two horses who both won at Newcastle on Friday. My Water Lilly was doing good things late on debut here over 1000m. Maningrida has placed at three out of four. BET: TRUMPED UP win. RACE 2Hurn Court is a lightly-raced local who has placed at three of his five runs. Third-up here on a big day so he could easily peak for the occasion. Lalvani was $3.50 into $3.20 on debut at Scone last month, led and stuck to his guns well to be close enough at the finish. Dulcero hasn’t done much wrong at all and should be thereabouts again with even luck. BET: HURN COURT win, quinella 2, 3.RACE 3Mopitts is a half-sister to Doncaster winner Nettoyer. The daughter of Shamus Award was building up to that maiden win here last start where she got a Ben Looker gem. Will need something similar again here from the wide draw. Wiki was a close third to Mopitts that day but has the wide draw too. Chico was runner-up to a very good one last start in Fleet Air Aim. Shelled and Avalane round out the chances in an open affair. BET: MOPITTS win, box First 4: 2, 5, 8, 11, 14.RACE 4Sunstone was very impressive winning a Class 1 at Walcha at her first run for Cody Morgan. The daughter of Proisir has been kept ticking over with an hurried third in a 1000m trial here since. Seems to be on the up and will have to beat her stablemate Yulong Base, who has a Highway win on his CV. On Time went within a tally-ho of beating Highest Standard over this track/distance at her first visit. BET: SUNSTONE win, exacta 10 to beat 4, quinella 4, 10.RACE 5Satin Ruby was bred by Gerry Harvey and foaled in New Zealand where she started off her career before coming over to Australia and running some really good races for Anthony Cummings. The daughter of El Roca is now with Cody Morgan who is sure to have ready to acquit herself well. Joey’s Chance is a tempo and luck reliant horse but the talent is surely there. Ditto, ditto, ditto for Drachenfels who raises the bat on start No.50 here. BET: SATIN RUBY win.RACE 6Deepwood Vale is an Arrowfield-owned mare closely related to the Taree-bred Hong Kong superstar Silent Witness. Deepwood Vale surely lost no admirers first-up when doing her best work late to finish third behind the exciting Fleet Air Aim. Has won second-up. Manseneta is another of Cody Morgan’s red-hot chances on Championship day. This former Godolphin-owned gelding has raced here three times for a win and a second. Legendofoz is the blowout. BET: DEEPWOOD VALE win, LEGENDOFOZ place.RACE 7Depth That Varies is trained here by Luke Morgan and has raced three times at home for two wins and a second and that second was a massive run! He is a last-start winner over 1000m straight to 1400m and for the first time in his life but his pattern says he will be fine. Pure Fuego has looked like a potential County Championship finalist all campaign and Cameron Crockett has timed his run to the minute. Eiger was huge here second-up. BET: DEPTH THAT VARIES each-way, box trifecta 5, 6, 7, 15.RACE 8Winside is untapped. The Mark Schmetzer-trained daughter of Sidestep won at Muswellbrook on debut in a 900m race, running 50.92s and winning by a space. That was on October 19, she hasn’t raced since but she trialled liked a bomb a few weeks back. Casino Lord is a genuinely progress horse from the Cody Morgan stable. He beat a subsequent winner easily last start here. Spanish Missile has a great draw and has raced well here at Tamworth. BET: WINSIDE win, quinella 6, 13.



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