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Star galloper Western Empire is ready to make use of Saturday week’s Group 3 Colonel Reeves Stakes (1100m) as his key lead-up run to the Group 1 MCA Pollytrack-Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) on November 30.
The Grant and Alana Williams-trained galloper gained a 950m trial at Lark Hill earlier this morning, his second trial for the preparation.
Jockey William Pike settled Western Empire on the pace in a three-wide place and narrowly beat Devine Perception.
Western Empire’s co-trainer Alana Williams mentioned she was happy with the trouble.
“I used to be very pleased with him and, extra importantly, Willie was very pleased with him,” Williams informed Racing WA Thoroughbreds.
“He sat a good manner off the fence so he might do some bit, and he labored to the road below not an excessive amount of strain.
“It was a great gallop for him.”
The Williams workforce gave some thought to working Western Empire within the Winterbottom Stakes first-up, nevertheless he’s now anticipated to have a run previous to the Group 1.
Williams mentioned the Colonel Reeves Stakes was the correct place to begin for Western Empire.
“He’ll greater than seemingly go to the Colonel Reeves,” she mentioned.
“It’ll set him up actually good for the 1200 and the 1400.
“He’s going tremendous.”
TABtouch has Western Empire on the third line of betting at $8 for the Winterbottom Stakes, behind solely defending champion Overpass ($3.10) and Everest winner Bella Nipotina ($5.50).
The son of Iffraaj can be the $6.50 betting web site favorite for the $1.5 million Gold Rush (1400m) subsequent month.
In the meantime, Williams mentioned Kalgoorlie Cup winner Starry Heights would take his place on this week’s Listed Luckygray Stakes (1800m).
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