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Kris Lees looks a big chance to win his first home town Cup off the Tips and Race Preview for the 2019 Newcastle Cup at Newcastle on Friday.
Our Candidate is low flying. He's $2.90 in the 2019 Newcastle Cup (2300m) at Newcastle on Friday.
2019 Newcastle Cup: Final Field, Barriers and Market
2019 Newcastle Cup: Race History
2019 Newcastle Cup: Nominations
2019 NEWCASTLE CUP – RACE ANALYSIS AND TIPS
Hush Writer and Vaucluse Bay will run them along at a solid tempo. Not a bad Newcastle Cup but OUR CANDIDATE (16) could turn out to be pretty special by the end of this prep and progress from Benchmark company to take this out. Has won at his last two runs, both over 2400m in town, with consummate ease. Tougher test today but drops 4.5kgs. His ratings are skyrocketing at each outing - he is good enough to take this next step.
OUR CENTURY (2) settled back in the field and didn't fire a shot in the Wyong Cup over 2100m when resuming last time out. Goes well second up and the extra furlong on a big track is a far more appealing scenario. Expect big improvement.
HUSH WRITER (8) was in the firing line all the way in a brutally run Wyong Cup but battled on bravely to hold 2nd. Big lightweight chance. BIG DUKE (3) is a class runner but has been set a big task first up. Each-way chance on class alone.
2019 NEWCASTLE CUP – SELECTIONS
1st – 16 Our Candidate
2nd – 2 Our Century
3rd – 8 Hush Writer
4th – 3 Big Duke
WHEN IS THE 2019 NEWCASTLE CUP?
WHEN: – Race 7 @ 4:40pm
WHERE: Newcastle Racecourse
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