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By Gary Harley

Kris Lees' smart filly Chilli Filly - part-owned by Queensland State of Origin coach Billy Slater - heads to Wyong on Wednesday following an effortless all the way win in her only start at Tuncurry on September 8.

The Vancouver filly will be ridden by Dylan Gibbons and he was aboard at Tuncurry and in a subsequent Wyong trial. Chilli Filly ($2.80 into $2.15 favourite on TAB) had impressed in trials before her maiden win and she won by 2.83 lengths at Tuncurry with Slater at the meeting.

In a Wyong trial on November 15, Gibbons held her back to the tail of the field and she closed off nicely under no pressure. Chilli Filly has drawn nicely in the 1100m No Excuse For Abuse Benchmark 64 Handicap and a despite sharp rise in class she will be hard to beat.

Kim Waugh has booked Tommy Berry to ride her smart three-year-old Bojangles ($1.70 fav) which resumes in the Welcome Kingston Inglis Provincial Maiden Plate (1100m). Bojangles has only had two starts both on soft tracks in July and he wasn’t far away in either.

The gelding debuted at Gosford and after a lovely run on the fence behind the leaders in transit, he did not have a lot of room in the straight and he was beaten 1.78 lengths. Last start at Warwick Farm Bojangles had no luck trapped three-wide with no cover and was only 1.08 lens from the winner when the judge called a halt.

He has had one trial recently and that was on the Beaumont Track on October 24 and he was never off the bit finishing off in good style. Bojangles has genuine speed and may be too classy for this field.

Berry has another choice mount at Wyong in the Richard & Will Freedman-trained Misty Legend ($2.90 fav). The latter contests the Dimension One Glass Fencing Benchmark 64 Handicap (1100m) and he has drawn perfectly in barrier two.

Misty Legend has a win and two placings from six starts and he was never far away in five starts last preparation. He bolted in by 2.84 lengths in a 900m Newcastle maiden in June and he came from a mile back when beaten a head in a Newcastle Class 1 last start on August 10.

In between the Newcastle runs, he came from last to finish second in an Eagle Farm 2yo race on July 29. Misty Legend resumes after two impressive trials.

The Snowden stable will saddle up the lightly raced Kadall ($2.80 fav) in the final event, the Wyong’s Next Race Meeting December 13 Magic Millions Wyong Benchmark 64 Handicap (1350m). The 3yo was only beaten half a length first-up at Gosford on November 14 after being held up in the straight. The longer trip is ideal and Josh Parr has the mount from barrier 2.

RACE 1, MERCURE KOOINDAH WATERS CLASS 1 & MAIDEN PLATE, 2100m: The Paul Perry stable is enjoying a successful season and the stable's talented colt Uncle Harry ($1.75 favourite) has the best form. He finished 2.72 lengths from the winner Genzano in the Group 3-Newcastle Spring Stakes on November 18. The run was outstanding as he came from near last on the turn and he went down by 0.29 of a length again behind Genzano at Newcastle two starts back. Rapid Impact ($7.50) won well at Gosford and Shemran ($9) was impressive winning a Newcastle maiden last start.
SELECTIONS: 4 UNCLE HARRY, 2 RAPID IMPACT, 3 SHEMRAN

RACE 2, STOP ABUSE AT THE START CLASS 1 HANDICAP, 1600m: Avonview ($4.40) was on odds-on favourite when a narrow Gosford winner last start. He normally races midfield and runs a strong mile. Jason Collett has ridden him four of his last five starts and he has the mount. From barrier two Avonview should have a cosy run along the rail and be strong late. Red Cobra ($5) finally broke through to win over this course and distance last start and he always runs well at Wyong. Acceber ($2.5 fav) come from way back to when a close second at Kembla last start.
SELECTIONS: 1 AVONVIEW, 3 RED COBRA, 2 ACCEBER

RACE 3, NO EXCUSE FOR ABUSE BENCHMARK 64, 1100m: Chilli Filly ($2.15 fav) could not have been more impressive than she was winning a Tuncurry maiden on debut in September. She led all the way to win by a big space unextended. The filly had a nice quiet trial recently and despite a sharp rise in class she will be hard to beat. Flying Rani ($3.20) was too good for a Gosford Maiden field last start. Maz Kanata ($3.30) is resuming but won her only start at Nowra and has the in-form Jason Collett aboard.
SELECTIONS: 5 CHILLI FILLY, 3 FLYING RANI, 4 MAZ KANATA

RACE 4, 1800 RESPECT SUPER 3YO MAIDEN PLATE, 1200m: Vomo Island ($2 fav) had outstanding form earlier in the year for this race. He wasn’t far away in three placings at Randwick and Canterbury twice. The 3yo was odds-on when favourite and placed at Newcastle on August 29. He won a recent Randwick trial. Mathkhoora ($4.60) went okay first-up at Gosford and will be fitter and draws wells with Schiller aboard. Chief Witness ($5.50) wasn’t far away at Gosford on debut.
SELECTIONS: 5 VOMO ISLAND, 9 MATHKHOORA, 1 CHIEF WITNESS

RACE 5, CONGRATULATIONS TEAM WYONG EQUIMILLIONS MAIDEN, 1350m: Princess Thalia ($5) is first-up after a long spell and Jason Collett who rode her in a recent trail has the mount. The mare hasn’t raced since February when she had her only two starts at Gosford. On debut she ran on from last on the turn to finish second. Jack of Aces ($3.10) is first-up but as a close second at Newcastle in May while Look At Moi Kim ($2.30 fav) has speed.
SELECTIONS: 3 PRINCESS THALIA, 2 JACK OF ACES, 8 LOOK AT MOI KIM

RACE 6, WELCOME KINGSTON INGLIS MAIDEN PLATE, 1100m: Bojangles ($1.70 fav) is well placed here on his home track and he has outstanding form for this event. His only two starts were in July when he finished fourth at Gosford and Warwick Farm on soft tracks. First-up at Gosford he trailed the leaders and did not have a lot of room in the straight when beaten 1.78 lengths. At Warwick Farm he was three-wide with no cover and was only 1.08 lengths from the winner. Tommy Berry rides from a reasonable barrier. Rum Diary ($2.70) and Sidenay ($15) are next best.
SELECTIONS: 3 BOJANGLES, 5 RUM DIARY, 2 SIDENAY

RACE 7 DIMENSION ONE GLASS FENCING BENCHMARK 64, 1100m: Misty Legend ($2.90 fav) resumes and is pretty smart, draws well and Berry rides. Last prep he won a Newcastle maiden by 2.84 lengths, was beaten half a length at Eagle Farm and failed by a head at Newcastle last start on August 10. Soobooco ($3.80) has good form on this track where he was successful in July and Reggie’s Boy ($12) has a chance.
SELECTIONS: 8 MISTY LEGEND, 5 SOOBOOCO, 2 REGGIE’S BOY

RACE 8, WYONG’S NEXT RACE MEETING DECEMBER 13 MAGIC MILLIONS WYONG BM 64 HCP, 1350M: Kadall ($2.80 fav) was narrowly beaten first-up recently at Gosford and he will be fitter. Josh Parr takes the mount from a good barrier and he was a Kembla winner in July. World Alliance ($4.40) is unbeaten in two starts and Calmer Karma ($11) has won his past two starts.
SELECTIONS: 6 KADALL, 3 WORLD ALLIANCE, 4 CALMER KARMA

View the final fields with full form & race replays for Wyong here