GRETA trainer Michelle Lill has doubled her chances in this Friday's group 2 Black Top final (515 metres) at The Gardens but it was Zipping Kyrgios that qualified fastest.
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Lill secured spots in the $40,000 Newcastle feature courtesy of heat winners More Sauce and Casual Glance, however, John Finn's runner stopped the clock at 29.24 seconds.
Next best from Friday's preliminary rounds at the same track were More Sauce (29.40s) and Casual Glance (29.44s), having later bookended the final box draw at one and eight respectively.
Zipping Kyrgios, joined in the 2021 showdown by kennelmate Zipping Alabama (29.69s), has been allocated lane five.
The remaining heat winner Zulu Warlord (29.63s), which took out this year's Bathurst Cup, will start from box four.
Ritza William (29.95s), Pay Call (29.48s) and Artic Kingdom (29.57s) round out the field, wearing rugs three, six and seven respectively.
Battling Mavis and Mr Beethoven are the emergencies.
Meanwhile, group 2 Sydney Cup heats (720m) are scheduled for Wentworth Park on Wednesday with Sawyers Gully trainer Darryl Thomas entering Line Of Quality.
Josh Callinan
My name is Josh Callinan and I'm a sports journalist at the Newcastle Herald. I started with the newspaper in 2016 after a decade at the Maitland Mercury.
My name is Josh Callinan and I'm a sports journalist at the Newcastle Herald. I started with the newspaper in 2016 after a decade at the Maitland Mercury.
