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The highly promising Courtza King can kick off his latest campaign in winning fashion when he contests the final event of the day at Warwick Farm.
The Peter And Paul Snowden-trained entire lines up in the All Too Hard @ Vinery Benchmark 70 Handicap at Warwick Farm.
It is a field which possesses a few particularly promising, progressive sorts with Courtza King arguably the pick of them.
The son of Northern Meteor was particularly impressive through a three start maiden preparation, running second on debut to the similarly talented Expectation before consecutive wins at Canberra and Warwick Farm.
His winning form has continued into this preparation in taking out a strong 900m Rosehill trial on July 21.
With that hit-out under his belt in readiness, Courtza King looks a good chance of working further through the grades first up at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
Courtza King posted a new master Timeform rating on each occasion he stepped out onto the track with his last win at this course and distance yielding a figure of 86.
This rating has him figuring highly amongst this field and considering the potential Courtza King has to build upon it, deserves plenty of respect first run back from a spell.
Painte was a last start maiden winner at this course over 1400m in what was his eighth career start.
The entire didn’t just win, but put six lengths on his nearest rival who has since been edged out in a photo finish at Goulburn.
It is perhaps a case of ‘it never rains, it pours’ for Painte however the final event at Warwick Farm on Wednesday is a noticeably stiffer assignment.
Herne’s Oak resumes following a solid summer campaign where he posted wins at both Wyong and Warwick Farm.
Given time to mature following the summer, the Bjorn Baker-trained four-year-old was also gelded during that time.
He looked particularly sharp in winning a 1000m Hawkesbury trial on July 27 with the display suggestive of a gelding perhaps more focused on the job after the ultimate gear change.
By High Chaparral, 1200m is well shy of his optimum distance range and could be in need of a pipe opener on Wednesday before goals over further later this campaign.
Red Dynamite showed sharp improvement on his stable debut for emerging trainer Michael Costa when falling just shy of making all at this course over 1300m 21 days ago.
It was a bold effort by the son of Red Ransom, producing the improvement 42 days between runs, from an awkward draw and on a testing track.
Three weeks later, the six-year-old will strip fitter and relish a return to firmer ground.
Additional positives include an inside draw and the booking of Nash Rawiller.
He shapes as one of the value players in a strong Benchmark 70 Handicap to round out the program.
It is Courtza King however who the most compelling case can be made for in the last at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
