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Kris Lees’s Polytrack Provincial Championships assault gathers further momentum at Hawkesbury on Saturday where he is likely to have four representatives.

Lees nominated Reach For Heaven, Bastia, Clevanicc and Japanese import Hallelujah Boy for the second $150,000 qualifier to be run over 1400m, and has indicated he was intending to start all of them: “At this stage the four will run,” Lees said. “It doesn’t look as strong a heat as I thought it might be.”

Twenty-one horses have been entered for the second qualifying heat at Hawkesbury, with the three placegetters automatically going into the $500,000 Final over 1400m at Royal Randwick on April 14.

The Kris Lees-trained Bastia (Corey Brown, black blinkers) just misses behind King Darci (Lee Magorrian) at Rosehill Gardens last December. Image by Steve Hart Photographics

Lees, who won the 2016 final with Danish Twist (Damien Oliver) after finishing second with Electric Power in the inaugural 2015 Final, already has qualified Just Dreaming for this year’s Final – courtesy of her brilliant victory in last Saturday’s opening 1350m heat at Wyong.

As there is still just under six weeks to the series finale, Lees is keen to have a throw at the Coolmore Classic stumps with Just Dreaming – if she makes the field.

The $600,000 Coolmore (1500m) for fillies and mares – a Group 1 feature his late father Max won a remarkable five times – will be run at Rosehill Gardens on March 17.

“She has to have another run prior to the Provincial Championships Final, so why not have a shot at the Coolmore,” Lees said. “Because she will get the minimum weight (51kg), the problem will be getting her into the field.”

Lees intends also starting both Danish Twist and New Zealander Aide Memoire, so he may have three Coolmore runners.

Danish Twist followed an excellent first-up third at Warwick Farm last month with a disappointing last of nine to Dixie Blossoms in last Saturday’s Guy Walter Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick, but things didn’t go her way.

“She began well and Glyn (Schofield) thought he could settle one out and one back, but it didn’t work out when she was left racing outside the leader. I’m not selling out because she also ran last of seven (also to Dixie Blossoms) in the same race last year before finishing third in the Coolmore.”

Aide Memoire, at only her second start since joining Lees team, finished seventh in the Guy Walter without having any luck at all in the straight. Rider Jason Collett afterwards was cautioned by stewards about his lack of vigour on the mare in the closing stages: “She’s a genuine wet tracker and is a definite Coolmore chance if she strikes that sort of ground,” Lees said.

Stablemate Sugar Bella, unbeaten in three starts for Lees, will run in Saturday’s Group 3 Wenona Girl Quality (1200m) if she pleases in a track gallop in the morning. Sugar Bella is currently $6 second favorite behind Just Dreaming ($4.60) for the Provincial Championships Final, but will be ineligible if she wins the Wenona Girl.

Karavali will line up in the Aspiration Quality (1600m) at her second run this campaign after an excellent first-up performance at Canterbury Park last month.

Promising three-year-old Furore made it four wins from as many starts with an impressive 2100m Wyong performance last Saturday, and may be given his chance in the $2m Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick on April 7.

“It’s his first preparation, and he’s done a terrific job,” Lees said. “We’ll most likely give him another start, perhaps in the Rosehill Guineas (2000m on March 24) or something easier, and then decide whether to go for the Derby or spell him.”

Singing and Admiral Jello have been nominated for both Saturday’s $125,000 Randwick City Stakes (2000m) and Sunday’s $200,000 Canberra Cup (2000m). Singing is also an entry for the Open Handicap (2200m) at Doomben.

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