{"id":2679,"date":"2020-10-02T13:52:03","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T03:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theracingsharks.com.au\/?post_type=news&p=2679"},"modified":"2021-08-18T18:16:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T08:16:53","slug":"harlem-is-ready-to-shuffle-in-turnbull","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/theracingsharks.com.au\/news\/harlem-is-ready-to-shuffle-in-turnbull\/","title":{"rendered":"Harlem is ready to shuffle in Turnbull"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tom Dabernig believes Harlem has a few key advantages over his rivals going into the Turnbull Stakes, which should equate to him being a factor in the finish.<\/p>\n
Unlike the majority of the field, who are being aimed at the Caulfield Cup, the Cox Plate or the Melbourne Cup, Dabernig said this was Harlem’s spring grand final.<\/p>\n
“I haven’t gone through the rest of the field but I’d be surprised if there’s another horse who has been set specifically for the Turnbull Stakes,” Dabernig said.<\/p>\n
Dabernig said the reason they set Harlem for the race is his great record over 2000 metres at Flemington.<\/p>\n
Harlem has won two Australian Cups in 2018 and 2019 and finished fourth earlier this year behind stablemate Fifty Stars.<\/p>\n
Another big plus is Harlem’s weight of 54.5kg.<\/p>\n
From his past 24 starts, Harlem has carried 59kg or more on 23 occasions and 58.5kg once.<\/p>\n
“Jamie Mott will ride and he’s worked very hard to get down to that weight so he thinks it’s a worthwhile thing to do,” Dabernig said.<\/p>\n
Dabernig said in a race where most horses like to sit back, he envisaged Harlem working forward and settling in a handy position.<\/p>\n
The trainer has been happy with Harlem’s two runs this time in, which have produced a seventh in the Memsie Stakes and a sixth in the Makybe Diva Stakes.<\/p>\n
“I think he’s going to be a solid each-way chance,” Dabernig said.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the day, Fifty Stars will resume for Dabernig and co-trainer Ben Hayes in the Gilgai Stakes over 1200 metres.<\/p>\n
Fifty Stars hasn’t started since his successive autumn wins in the Blamey Stakes and the Australian Cup.<\/p>\n
“It’s good to have him back at the races and this will stimulate him but he’ll find it too short,” Dabernig said.<\/p>\n
“He’s being set for the Cantala Stakes and the Mackinnon Stakes.”<\/p>