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4Pinjarra trainer Chris King has high hopes that his evergreen mare Leda McNally will maintain her splendid record from the coveted No. 1 barrier at Gloucester Park by setting the pace and proving the master of her eight gelding rivals in the $23,000 TABtouch Pace over 2536m on Friday night.

The Victorian-bred seven-year-old has started from barrier one eight times at Gloucester Park for four wins, one second and three thirds.

Leda McNally, to be driven by Nathan Turvey, will be on trial for next month’s $50,000 2536m Empress Stakes, an event in which she finished second to Sensational Gabby early last year.

She started from barrier three in a 2536m event last Friday night when she raced in fifth position, three back on the pegs, and was hampered for room in the home straight when she finished fifth behind the pacemaker Cyamach, who dashed over the final quarters in 28.2sec. and 27.5sec. after setting a dawdling pace in the first circuit.

A week earlier she enjoyed an ideal trail, one-out and one-back, before finishing solidly to be third behind Soho Lennon and Jungle Jewel. She finished a half-length behind the winner, who sprinted over the final sections in 27.7sec. and 28.7sec.

Three starts before that (the most recent time she started from the No. 1 barrier) she set the pace and held on to win by a half-head from smart Victorian mare Berisari in the 2130m Parliamentarians Cup.

Leda McNally, winner of the group 1 $100,000 Mares Classic in November 2012 and November 2013, has amassed $397,083 from her 23 wins and 18 placings from 80 starts. Her chief rivals Cyamach, Our Blackbird, Soho Lennon and Copagrin are in excellent form and will have many admirers.

Cyamach will start from the outside barrier in the field of nine and will be driven for champion trainer Gary Hall sen. by his son Clint, who replaces Gary Hall jun., who is serving a seven-week term of suspension.

Hall jun. drove a confident race to land Cyamach an easy winner over Elegant Christian last Friday night. The New Zealand-bred six-year-old has won at five of his past eight starts and boasts a fine record of 16 wins and 23 placings from 59 starts. He looks set to fight out the finish.

The Ross Olivieri-trained Our Blackbird (barrier eight) has managed just one placing from his past ten starts, but he deserves plenty of respect after strong finishing efforts to be fifth behind Lennytheshark in the interdominion championship final and a c lose-up sixth behind My Hard Copy in the WA Pacing Cup last Friday night when he has hampered for room in the closing stages.

Soho Lennon and Copagrin each has won twice from their past three starts and must be considered.

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