(Racing NSW)
Newy 87.8 FM – Newcastle's leading jockey Aaron Bullock has been booked for three early favourites and other well-fancied gallopers at Newcastle on Saturday, according to Racing NSW.
Bullock rides the Cessnock-trained Unreachable, at $5 on TAB, in the 1500m Benchmark 68 Handicap. The Jeremy Slyvester-trained seven-year-old mare stormed home from the tail of the field at Newcastle to go down by a head in the Jungle Juice Cup on October 17.
Two starts back, Unreachable was beaten less than a length in the Denman Cup at Muswellbrook on October 5.
In the opening event, the Hunter Land Management F&M Maiden Handicap, Bullock partners the Richard and Will Freedman-trained filly Shahaameh, the $1.95 favourite, who drops in class after two metropolitan midweek maidens.
His Race 3 mount in the On The Mic 1900m Benchmark 64 Handicap is Fioprospero, also a $1.95 favourite, now trained by Newcastle Cup winning trainer Matthew Smith. The mare carries 62kg but drops sharply in class with good Newcastle form.
Bullock also retains the ride on the Edward Cummings-trained Doralee, second favourite at $3.60, in the Hunt Hospitality Super Maiden Plate over 900m. The six-year-old finished three quarters of a length from the winner at Newcastle on October 17 after racing wide.
General admission tickets remain available, with Hot Dub Time Machine playing in the betting ring after the last race.
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