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Opinions will be divided regarding an intriguing maiden on Thursday at Wyong, which will see a host of debutants up against experienced gallopers.<\/p>\n
Race five on the program, over 1100m, has brought together a high-quality bunch of runners.<\/p>\n
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Leading trainer Ciaron Maher.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Getty<\/cite><\/p>\n Punters quickly snapped up the early odds about first starter Dark Halo, who is a clear favourite.<\/p>\n The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace trained galloper has caught the eye of trial watchers after dominantly winning a recent heat at Rosehill.<\/p>\n Further, he ran his rivals ragged, running very fast time relative to the morning, blitzing his opposition by almost ten lengths.<\/p>\n He now must take that trial form to race day but is wound up and has a favourable draw.<\/p>\n Battle Of Vienna, coming out of the Peter and Paul Snowden yard, profiles well for this assignment. His first-up run was full of merit.<\/p>\n The colt raced wide with cover in a genuine tempo and when produced in the final straight reeled off some of the fastest closing splits of the meeting to flash home for second.<\/p>\n Moreover, that race rated well relative to the day. The winner, Royal Tribute, subsequently started favourite in a Listed race.<\/p>\n All key indicators suggest Battle Of Vienna will be hard to hold out with any improvement, and jockey Chad Schofield sticks.<\/p>\n Satirical Fan is ready to break through in the 4YO&UP Maiden Plate over 1600m, and he has a positive race setup.<\/p>\n The four-year-old was 35 days between runs last start at Newcastle, and although having all the favours, he was honest running second.<\/p>\n The Kris Lees trained galloper will derive fitness benefits from that effort, draws to control the speed and has a string of winning ratings.<\/p>\n Hellbetta is worth watching coming out of the Sam Kavanagh yard after the gelding has had factors against him this campaign.<\/p>\n The four-year-old has a strong platform and has been screaming to get to a middle-distance trip.<\/p>\n