Bright future beckons for Light of Uluru after lengthy break
After a slow and steady progression, promising Wyong filly Light Of Uluru is set to shine at Tuesday's feature Scone meeting.
The three-year-old daughter of former group 2 winner Eurozone lines up in a BM 58 handicap (1300m) to close the meeting for only her fourth run since debuting at big odds in a strong maiden at Newcastle last spring.
Light of Uluru looks good value on Tuesday's card at Scone.Credit:Morgan Hancock
It didn't take long to strike winning form. She broke through in dominant fashion at Taree in just her third start a week before Christmas.
Connections decided Light Of Uluru still had some maturing to do, so she headed to the paddock for a lengthy break before returning for two trials last month. And judging by the way she powered home into a place in her first run back at Taree, Tuesday's assignment over 1300m on a track she should relish makes her one of the better-value bets.
Meanwhile, he may not have one on show but Hawkesbury trainer Brad Widdup will eagerly watch the effort of a former runner.
Progressive three-year-old filly Trieste has her first start for the local Brett Cavanough stable since a hasty transfer from the Widdup yard. She looks a real threat third-up in a maiden handicap over 1400m.
In fact, it's less than three weeks since Trieste, a lightly raced daughter of Fastnet Rock, fought on for a close fourth in a strong maiden at her former home before she hit the road to the Upper Hunter.
That run came after a flashing first-up effort at Newcastle on May 2. She can hit the Scone ground running on a track that looks right up her alley.
And speaking of stable switches, four-year-old back-marker Magic Charlee is capable of causing a big upset in the feature BM 66 Handicap (1100m) in only his second run for Scone trainer Rod Northam after transferring from the leading Newcastle yard of Kris Lees.