THERE was a time when Amanda Turnbull questioned if Now Eye See would find success, but come Wednesday night when the Bathurst Harness Racing Club’s annual Star Trek Series commences she will be a hot favourite.
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The four-year-old mare will contest the third of four 1,730 metre heats and is expected to be amongst the first six which will move on to the semi-finals.
Already this season the daughter of Bettors Delight has won at Bathurst, Dubbo and Eugowra, her only defeat being a close second in the Group 3 Canola Cup Final.
All up her record stands at six wins and three placings from nine starts – not a bad return given she broke down as a two-year-old and is a terrible track worker.
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“I actually didn’t think she was ever going to make it on her track work, but now we know that she saves it for the race tracks,” Turnbull said.
“She broke down in the Gold Tiara last year and had to have 12 months off, but hopefully I can have her right from now on.
“She’s a class sort of horse.”
Now Eye See has drawn barrier one for her heat, which will give her a chance to use her gate speed. If her record is any indication, if Turnbull can find the front she will be hard to beat.
“She’s draw one and she’s got good gate speed. She doesn’t mind leading, but she’s pretty lazy, she’ll only do what she has to do,” the The Lagoon trainer-driver said.
“I actually don’t mind it. She does absolutely nothing at home, but when she comes to races she goes out there and does it.”
Turnbull will also have Tintin Naturally and Alta Mach line up in heats two and four respectively. Though not of the quality of their stablemate, she hopes that they can qualify for the semi-finals.
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“They haven’t drawn as good and one of them is in quite a strong heat, so they’ll need a bit more luck,” she said.
“I’d be pretty disappointed if they couldn’t sneak through, they’re not hopeless.
“They did semis for the first time last year which was good, even if you run places you are going to get a bit of prize money along the way.”
The first race of the meeting is at 5.43pm.
