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By Tony Megahey

Moruya specialist Theresa Bateup has compelling circumstances and form to take out the feature Cup as she decides on dual acceptors for Thursday’s capacity TAB seven-race TAB meeting.

The strongest lead from Kembla’s Bateup for the rescheduled Narooma Sporting Club $29,000 Narooma Cup (1200m) is her acceptance with two runners and electing for promising ex-Kris Lees Crackalacka, off an impressive Sapphire Coast winning double while stablemate Pindarra’s Dream was unplaced at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.

While Crackalacka ($3.60 equal favourite on TAB), a striking black mare by Poet’s Voice, is up in grade into a BM 74, off Class 1 and 2 wins, she has drawn the rails, has Brock Ryan on the 55kg limit and the recent form of the opposition is underwhelming.

She was strong winning for Ryan three weeks ago and previously a Sapphire win was tremendous.

On a renowned leader’s track, Crackalacka came from a clear last and a wide barrier and overpowered the leaders. They just don’t do that at Sapphire.

Lightly raced and with successive wins resuming this prep, she has obvious upside while most rivals have reached their limits and have moderate strike rates.

“Lovely progressive mare and the form around us is not a strong as we thought; she’s put two strong wins together, has to be hard to beat again,” Theresa enthused.

“We don’t want any more rain, but Brock’s won on her, she’ll be strong, racing like she’ll get further and go through the grades.”

Along with Bateup, Moruya premiership trainers, Team Price and Natalie Jarvis, and ACT great Keith Dryden have the form and numbers to dominate at popular Moruya where holiday crowds have been in record numbers.

At present Moruya is a Heavy 9 with the weather mostly cloudy.

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