WINNING CHANCES AT SALE TODAY

Hawker Hurricane starts a new campaign at Sale today.

Hawker Hurricane is joined on the trip to Gippsland by Tour Of Duty who runs in the first race, the Maiden Plate over 1732 metres with Jordan Childs aboard.

“I’ve decided to keep him at this distance and I’ve added blinkers to help him,” Mike said.

“I do think he’s better over a bit further but we’ll try the blinkers first.

“He should be able to race forward from the good draw and with ordinary luck I expect him to be hard to beat in what does look a winnable race for jim.”

Mike Moroney has elected to utilise Tayla Childs’s claim to reduce the weight for Hawker Hurricane (pictured) in race five, the benchmark 78 handicap over 1006 metres.

“He’s had a long break and the claim certainly helps him,” Mike said.

“His recent jumpout was good but race pressure is different to trials of course.

“The distance today will suit, if he can reproduce his best then you would say he is the best in the race and the handicapper agrees.

“He’s been off for a while which is an obvious query but it is good to have him back at the races and all things being equal he’s there to run well.”