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Copper Charm's trackwork encouraging.
Last start Launceston winner Copper Charm was expected to be spelled after winning a class one handicap three weeks ago, but her trainer Joel Flannery says the reason he planned to end her campaign was not as serious as first thought.
Copper Charm impressed with the way she went about winning last start but the day after she was "feeling her legs," according to the trainer and that gave the impression she may have gone shin sore.
"The filly was definitely heading to the paddock, but she hadn't gone shinny, it was just a bit of soreness from the firm track she raced on in Launceston," Flannery said.
"Her work this past week suggests she has no side effects from that run and her gallop this week was spot-on."
Copper Charm was ridden by apprentice Chelsea Baker last start and her four-kilogram claim allowed the filly to carry the minimum of 54kg.
On Sunday she not been afforded an apprentice's claim in a benchmark 62 handicap over 1100 metres with senior rider Anthony Darmanin booked to ride the daughter of Street Boss.
"Darma (Darmanin) will suit the filly and while she has drawn a widish gate (8), I plan to have her ridden back in the field and I expect her to race even better ridden off the speed."
It is a strong BM62 with a number of genuine winning chances including four from the Scott Brunton stable in Ivoryman, Keeper's Touch, Verbano and Amancaya with Verbano the best of his quartet.
Others that race highly are the Graeme McCulloch-trained Ensnare that has won his past two in Launceston and the Adam Trinder-trained Our Shinkansen that has had only one start in Hobart for a third to And Beyond on Cup Day last year.