Atkins hoping Bullock can lead Scholl Deep to Gunnedah success

A talented yet overdue filly is acceptable to proceed a rejuvenation for her provincial-based trainer astatine Monday’s Gunnedah meeting.

On a apt Soft 5 oregon 6 surface, the under-achieving Scholl Deep looks ideally placed to yet ace it for a 2nd vocation triumph successful a Class 1 Handicap implicit 1250m to adjacent retired the meeting.

Racing returns to Gunnedah connected Monday.Credit: Phil Carrick

And it would beryllium a further boost for Newcastle-based trainer David Atkins who broke a agelong tally of frustrating misses erstwhile different filly, Godelba, won her maiden astatine location connected Saturday.

Before that, it had been 3 months since the unchangeable had tasted success, though successful among that tally was a drawstring of adjacent and, astatine times, luckless placings.

But aft 4 runs backmost astatine Newcastle from a month-long break, including 2 adjacent placings, Scholl Deep is primed to support the momentum going astatine her eighth start.

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And signalling his intent, Atkins has booked starring non-metropolitan jockey Aaron Bullock to instrumentality implicit aboard the girl of radical 1 victor Kermadec.

And conscionable 20 days from the diagnostic Gunnedah Cup meeting, it’s a contention that could beryllium a salient signifier notation astir the portion implicit the adjacent month.

Challenging Scholl Deep are 2 lightly raced and emerging three-year-olds. Dominant last-start maiden victor Cheap Gas, and talented Water Lad who claimed his maiden astatine Mudgee 2 starts backmost look successful the mix.

Smart Newcastle filly Pisa Cake is seemingly besides well-placed astatine her 3rd start, though she has accepted for the Taree gathering arsenic well.

Scholl Deep could good beryllium the 2nd portion of a “bookend” onslaught for the Atkins yard, with Rockbarton Racer a superior third-up accidental successful the opening Maiden Plate implicit 1000m.

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