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Slipper, Flight winners trial at Randwick

Michael Freedman maps out plans for trip of Group One winners.

APOCALYPTIC winning the DARLEY FLIGHT STAKES
APOCALYPTIC winning the DARLEY FLIGHT STAKES Picture: Martin King / Sportpix

With two trials under the belt for Marhoona, Apocalyptic and Manaal, Michael Freedman has started working out where his three Group One winners will head for their first up assignments.

The trio trialled at Randwick on Tuesday with Golden Slipper winning mare Marhoona leading throughout to score over unbeaten star Autumn Glow.

Flight Stakes winning filly Apocalyptic finished third to Group 1 winner Beiwacht in the following heat ahead of stablemate Manaal, who won the ATC Sires Produce as a two-year-old. 

Freedman has identified the first two races for Apocalyptic, who was narrowly beaten in the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) before a spell.

"She will just have a fairly steady one and then we will probably bring her here for the Light Fingers," Freedman said.

"I'm keeping options open. Depending how she comes back, we may look at keeping her to shorter course races. She is obviously pretty versatile but I'm a bit up in the air.

"The first two would be obvious choices, the Light Fingers and Surround, but beyond that we will keep an open mind." 

The Group 2 Light Fingers Stakes (1200m) will be run on February 14th, with two weeks into the Group 1 Surround Stakes (1400m).

Freedman also outlined plans for Manaal, who won a pair of Group 2 races in the Spring, and Marhoona, who raced twice in the Spring before niggling injuries saw her spelled.

"Manaal will run in either the Triscay or the Expressway on the same day, and Marhoona, I'm still trying to map a path for her.

"I'm really happy with her but I'm toying with the idea of having a look at Melbourne with her."

Freedman also took out the opening trial on Tuesday with Group 3 winner Just Feelin' Lucky, who led home the likes of Lindermann, Sir Delius and Tempted. 

Also trialling behind Marhoona and Autumn Glow was star miler Ceolwulf, while Lady Shenandoah and Aeliana had their second trials of the preparation behind stablemate Beiwacht.


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