By Tayler Strong
Blair Orange, who has driven the winners of 10 races in the past week, will be out to extend his success at Forbury Park on Thursday night.
Pat Campbell, Beyond Belief and Gotta Classie Girl look the pick of eight drives for Orange. Pat Campbell (race 4) was a last start winner at Forbury Park on February 17 in the hands of Dexter Dunn. The latter is committed to Media Queen this week.
Orange will also drive Sundons Flyer (r 1) and Em Ay (r 7) for Bruce Negus, the trainer of Pat Campbell.
Sundons Flyer, a 3yr-old trotting filly is having her first start. The daughter of Sundon – Feather’s First won a trial at Methven on Saturday and another at Motukarara a week earlier.
Em Ay, who has drawn the second line, has also won at Forbury Park and she has been minor placed in five of her past seven starts.
Beyond Belief(r 6) has not raced for nine months, but she has previously won at Forbury Park and she has drawn the ace. The Paul Court-trained mare has had three trials since the end of January with her best effort a third at Addington.
Gotta Classie Girl (r 2), who has been racing souldly, has also drawn the pole position in a bid to notch her first win.
Orange has driven four winners at Forbury Park this season, among them Eltsunami (r 5) who was successful in November. He is third in the premiership with 68 wins behind Dexter Dunn (135) and John Dunn (71). Dexter has driven 15 winners at Forbury Park since August, among them Media Queen. He is driving the last start winners Runaway Star (r 6), Aveross Rustler (r 7) and Rum Delight(r 8) on Thursday night.
Runaway Star, who won at Waterlea in January, is a stablemate of Media Queen in the Cran Dalgety stable. Rum Delight, successful at Ashburton last month, is trained by Michael House.
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