Howlett heads west with Scorched Land for assault on Diggers Cup

Muswellbrook horseman Todd Howlett volition pursuit the diagnostic lawsuit of the time astatine Narromine connected Sunday erstwhile the talented Scorched Land contests the Narromine USMC Diggers Cup (1300m) astatine his archetypal tally backmost from a spell.

Howlett volition harvester with jockey Nick Heywood erstwhile Scorched Land runs successful the $27,000 event.
The six-year-old gelding heads into the lawsuit having won a caller Scone obstruction proceedings by much than 3 lengths.

Todd HowlettCredit: Getty

A victor of the Coonabarabran Cup past October, Scorched Land is yet to fig successful the placings from 7 first-up attempts, but his signifier earlier the spell successful metropolis people races was dependable and helium has a bully wide record.

Howlett and Heywood volition besides nexus erstwhile different resuming runner, Rift, lines up successful the Narromine USMC All Veterans F&M Maiden Plate (1100m).

Raced successful the aforesaid interests arsenic Scorched Land, Rift debuted with a useful effort astatine Scone past twelvemonth earlier failing astatine Taree and being spelled. She has had 3 trials to hole for her instrumentality to racing, the latest resulting successful a 4th of 5 astatine Scone.

Howlett’s different runner of the time astatine Narromine volition beryllium Specula successful The Australian Lighthorse Country Boosted Maiden Handicap (1300m). Heavelon Van Der Hoven volition thrust Specula, which has been placed successful 1 of her 3 starts, and is second-up from a spell having finished 5th astatine Tamworth erstwhile resuming.

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Meanwhile, Dubbo trainer Dar Lunn volition effort to marque up for the disappointment of missing the $1 cardinal Country Championships Final astatine Randwick with Elson Boy successful the Diggers Cup.

Lunn produced Elson Boy for a beardown triumph successful the WRA Country Championships astatine Coonamble to unafraid his spot successful the final, lone to miss the contention done injury.

Lunn said Elson Boy has afloat recovered from the setback, and missed the Tamworth Cup connected Friday successful penchant for the Narromine event.

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