Hawkesbury trainer Brad Widdup will tune up for what could be a lucrative week for the stable when he sends three leading chances to Tuesday’s Kembla Grange meeting.
Widdup had Jedibeel finish fourth in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield on Saturday and will chase another Group 1 at Randwick this week when Savvy Hallie lines up in the Surround Stakes.
Andrew Adkins will ride Tulou for trainer Brad Widdup at Kembla Grange on Tuesday.Credit: Getty Images
But he will first focus on Kembla Grange, where he will start the day by having Tulou lining up in the Time To Reign @ Kingstar Farm Midway Maiden Handicap (1500m) with Andrew Adkins to ride.
Tulou races in the same colours as Savvy Hallie and comes into the Kembla Grange event having resumed with a ninth at Warwick Farm behind the highly touted Journeyman.
“Tulou’s a filly by Tagaloa that ran in the Pierro Plate this time last year and then had a couple of runs in July and August,” Widdup said.
“We gave her two trials before she resumed, and she took on a handy field at Warwick Farm. She’s come through that run well and Tuesday’s race looks more suitable.”
Widdup will have Sneaky Choice in the April O’Shea-The People’s Champion Class 1 Handicap (1500m) with Tommy Berry taking the ride on the mare from barrier one.
“She’s had two runs back from a spell now and has run well in each of them,” Widdup said.
“She was beaten two lengths on the Beaumont track at Newcastle when resuming and then was a length from the winner at Kembla at her latest start.
