Trainers Tony and Maddysen Sears will have two runners in Saturday’s Listed Ipswich Cup (2150m), with Kiwi bred Poetic Drama (NZ) (Proisir) joined by stablemate Red Wave (Red Dazzler), who won last year’s edition of the race.
Six-year-old mare Poetic Drama, who extends to a middle distance for the first time has been performing well at her past two starts in stakes grade, including a luckless sixth in the Magic Millions National Classic (1600m) two weeks ago.
“Last start she got stuck behind a wall of horses. Albeit, it was a hard race, I think if she had have got out when Ang (jockey Angela Jones) wanted her to she would have been in the finish. She was totally untested,” Maddysen Sears said.
“If she runs the journey, which we think she will, she will be really hard to beat. She is going very well.
“It wouldn’t surprise me if both of our runners ran top three.
“It is hard to split our pair. Red Wave is up five and a half kilos on last year whereas the mare has a low weight but is untested at the distance. But she is a Proisir and they do get the trip and she is showing signs she will.”
Poetic Drama is bred and raced by Tony Falcone, who raced her sire Proisir.
The Sears stable had a near-miss last weekend when Yellow Brick beat all but War Machine in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m).
Sears confirmed Yellow Brick would be given a freshen up and aimed at the Gr.1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) during the Sydney spring carnival.
With Red Wave chasing back-to-back Ipswich Cup wins and Poetic Drama stepping up in trip, punters can explore form and markets at the best betting sites Australia for value odds this weekend.