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WHILE Melbourne colt, Chut, is the early favourite
for the Ambassador Travel QTIS 2YO Colts & Geldings
Handicap at Eagle Farm tomorrow, there are still
some strong QTIS chances in the race.
Chut is trained by Lee Freedman, who won the same
race last year with Mannakarma and should race well
first-up following a good second in a Deagon barrier
trial on June 1.
At his only start, Chut ran fourth at Moonee Valley
in December over 1000m, but looks better suited by
the 1200m of tomorrow’s race.
Toowoomba colt Encierro, a son of leading first
season sire Mossman, is one of the top chances to
take the QTIS winner’s cheque of $56,500, coming
into the race 2kg under the minimum with the claim
for Yoshi Yamazaki.
The Michael Nolan-trained Encierro ran a good fourth
at Eagle Farm on debut on Boxing Day, despite the
fact that he was extremely shin sore after the race.
Since spelling, Encierro resumed in Toowoomba over
900m on May 22, winning well with 57kg, which is
5kg more then he will carry at Eagle Farm.
Trainer Ron Macrae has also gone for a claim with
his good QTIS colt, Heavenly Cruise, which will only
have to carry 56kg after the claim for apprentice
Carl Spry.
Heavenly Cruise has two wins and three placings
from his seven starts and comes into this race off
a good third to boom two-year-old Golden Fox in the
Listed Golden Stakes at Doomben on May 1.
Sires Produce winner, Star Shiraz, ran second in
that race, one and a quarter lengths in front of
Heavenly Cruise.
Caloundra trainer, Ray McCall, also has a good chance
at the QTIS bonus money with Admiral Spy, which is
by Strawberry Road’s son Admiralty.
Admiral Spy won well at Eagle Farm in January and
then ran a close second to Miss Carolion at Doomben
in early February and unsuccessfully protested
against the winner.
On resuming from a spell, Admiral Spy ran fourth
to Sires Produce runner-up Midnight City in the Listed
Ken Russell Memorial Classic at the Gold Coast.
Admiral Spy split Serenote and Birthday Bash in
the Ken Russell, with that pair making the form look
good when they ran the quinella in the Listed Doomben
Slipper on May 29.
QUEENSLAND Racing carnival news: Ray See – June
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