Edge Of Reward had three trials leading into his first up run at Port Macquarie where he was denied by the barest of margins over 1200m.
He’s only a lightly raced four year old gelding but he has been placed in three of his five starts and looks ready to break his maiden in a race that lacks a lot of depth.
Gary Portelli saddles up first starter Sumo Star in the fourth event of the afternoon at Hawkesbury adn the three year old has won his last two trials leading into this debut run.He has been recently gelded and the blinkers go on so he should be focused on the task at hand!Watch betting.
Bak Da Man has been a consistent performer during his racing career placing in 10 of 20 starts.
He finished within half a length of Onemore Sapphire in the Port Macquarie Cup Prelude as the favourite two back but he should be suited back on top of the ground in this event.
The John O’Shea trained King Of Naples broke through for his maiden win at Hawkesbury when resuming from a spell.
He had three trials leading into that first up assignment and was placed on each occasion and he seems to be better suited on the harder surface.