Exciting maiden Left Reeling the main attraction at Hawkesbury

It’s a provincial meeting to warm the hearts of form students plotting spring-bound paths, and trial watchers will be glued to the action.

A string of promising gallopers return to action at Tuesday’s feature Hawkesbury meeting on a likely Soft 5 surface, headed by one of the more exciting maiden gallopers in Australia.

Left Reeling trainer John Sargent.Credit:Getty

Left Reeling, an explosive finishing daughter of prolific Kiwi sire Dundeel, returns for her first run since last spring in a Maiden Plate over 1300m for the older horses.

Already with four placings from five starts, as well as a brave midfield finish in the Group 1 Flight Stakes at Randwick in early October, Left Reeling has done everything but win since flashing home on debut at Canberra nearly 16 months ago.

She also went down narrowly in her next three starts, each time powering home late before connections threw her into the carnival deep end where she finished under five lengths from top filly Never Been Kissed.

Now a four-year-old in the John Sargent stable at Randwick, Left Reeling is likely to go off a short-priced fancy at Hawkesbury, but by no means is this an exhibition for her.

Punters can expect sharp second-up improvement on firmer ground from four-year-old Avoidance, with blinkers added; while both imported five-year-old Father’s Day resuming for the Bjorn Baker stable behind two smart trials; and another first-up runner in Santorini Sun for the Maher-Eustace camp; can all command market support.

The talent-in-waiting and smart trial performers are on show again in the ensuing Maiden Hcp over 1100m.

Beautifully bred Shalaa colt Sir Ming debuts for the Hawkes operation after winning the second of two recent trials, and is potentially being aimed at some spring middle distance targets.

But looming as an enormous threat is Deep Field four-year-old Diamond Flare who returns for only his second start as a gelding off a near 15-month absence.

Despite missing his entire three-year-old season, Diamond Flare let off a big signal bolting in both his recent trials on the Randwick synthetic surface.

And adding to the new mix is another first starter with a budding reputation, Capitalist filly Junqueira who also comes off two trials for the John O’Shea yard.

Full form and race replays available at racingnsw.com.au.

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