Warwick Farm trainer heads west with sights set on winning hat-trick

Gary Portelli volition nonstop 3 gallopers from his Warwick Farm basal to Bathurst connected Sunday and has precocious hopes of success.

Trainer Gary Portelli.Credit: Getty

Portelli volition person Firealarm successful the Macquarie Medi Spa Maiden Handicap (1200m), Roman Miss successful the Don Pearce Tribute Benchmark 58 Handicap (1200m) and Star Legacy successful the Bathurst Plumbing And Gasfitting Benchmark 58 Handicap (1400m).

Jockey Mikalya Weir volition spouse each 3 of the Portelli runners astatine Bathurst.

“Roman Miss looks to beryllium the champion of the three,” Portelli said.

“She should spell guardant and contention adjacent the lead, and she lone needs to tally up to her triumph astatine Orange a mates of starts agone to beryllium rated the 1 to bushed again. Mikayla has been connected her astatine her latest mates of starts truthful she knows her good capable now.

“All things being equal, she should takesome moving down.”

Star Legacy is resuming from a spell, and Portelli is assured helium is acceptable to contention good fresh.

“His champion runs past run were aboriginal successful his preparation,” Portelli said. “He managed to triumph his maiden astatine Gosford erstwhile helium was 3rd up from a spell, and his archetypal 2 runs successful that mentation were besides precise good.
“I’ve fixed him a mates of trials to hole for his instrumentality to racing, and they person some been coagulated efforts.

“It looks to beryllium a bully contention oregon him and I expect him to tally precise good with the wide alley being the main happening helium has to overcome.”

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Firealarm is besides resuming from a spell, and the lad of Tosen Stardom has lone figured successful the placings successful 1 of his 7 starts, with that effort being astatine Bong Bong past November.

“While he’s lone been placed astatine Bong Bong, helium has tally a mates of bully races astatine Canberra implicit a mile and 2000m,” Portelli said.

“He’s had a proceedings to beryllium readied for his instrumentality to racing and kicks disconnected his run implicit 1200m.
“It mightiness beryllium a spot abbreviated for him astatine this signifier but hopefully helium volition beryllium hitting the enactment well.”

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