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LUVYA BEAK Race 5 Number 3 $5 A winner at Townsville’s Cluden Park earlier this year on two occasions, the John Kilroy mare was unlucky not to taste victory last Saturday. Over 1600m, Luvya Beak looked to be on the way to gun down Regal Embrace before she shifted to the inside of the track and Regal Embrace held on. Kerry Rockett takes the ride today.

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VAUNTING Race 4 Number 1 $1.80 The Gordonvale Cup winner of 2017 is the class horse in the small field. Stable jockey Stephen Wilson will need to carry 60kg but the gelding has a nice record over 1200m, two wins and a second from five starts.

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UNCHARTERED Race 3 Number 5 $3 Countless Rock won well for Sharlee D’Avila in her first start in the north last Saturday. This mare is also having her first start for D’Avila this afternoon after last racing at Sunshine Coast, just as Countless Rock did.

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FRED WIELAND TEXAS GAL Race 2 Number 4 $1.60 “Texas Girl is racing well at the moment,” Wieland said. “Her last two or three starts have been pretty good. She is not far off winning one.”