Nestor hopes Activation can remain on ‘upward spiral’
Promising four-year-old Activation finally got the monkey off his back last start and Dubbo-based trainer Kody Nestor wouldn’t be surprised to see his gelding take another step at Warren on Sunday.
Kody Nestor has a good hand at Warren. Credit:Getty
Everything that could have gone wrong, did go wrong at Coonamble first up. He missed the start, looped the field, hung on the turn. It was a disaster.
However, Activation was quick to atone for that defeat by romping home last Saturday. He jumps from maiden company to a benchmark 58, but it’s a winnable race for the former Chris Waller-trained galloper.
‘‘Activation is on the upward spiral. His last-start win was good, he has to go up in grade and up in weight, but he is a horse capable of doing that,’’ said Nestor.
Meanwhile, Nestor will be represented by One Pound in the meeting’s feature race, the Cotton Cup (1600m).
‘‘She’s racing really well this time in,’’ Nestor said. ‘‘She’s not an overly big filly but just a real athlete.
‘‘She has been a bit of a surprise packet but up to the mile suits, she’ll roll forward and make her own luck.
‘‘It’s her first go in an open handicap but she is going well and, if she improves another length or two, she’ll be hard enough to beat.’’
Playard, a new recruit for Scott Singleton, looks to hold the key to the Cotton Cup being a last start Scone winner and getting in just 1.5kg above the minimum after the claim of apprentice Reece Jones.
The gelding is yet to win over the mile, but his only attempts beyond 1400m have been in much stronger company than what he faces here. Mo’s Glory looks the other contender, having run second in the Coonamble
Cup last start and missing out in a photo at Wyong the start prior.
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