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Newlook moves into Sydney Cup contention

French import Newlook broke through for his first Australian win with a strong staying effort to take out the Group 2 $300,000 Chairman’s Quality (2600m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday.

NEWLOOK winning the SCHWEPPES CHAIRMANS QUALITY at Randwick in Australia.
NEWLOOK winning the SCHWEPPES CHAIRMANS QUALITY at Randwick in Australia. Picture: Bradley Photos.

Newlook, trained by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, had been unplaced in his five previous down under starts but he appreciated the soft track conditions to score with authority.

Newlook's win will stand him in good stead for the Group 1 $2 million Sydney Cup (3200m) at Randwick next Saturday.

The Chairman's winner is exempt from ballot and penalty into the Sydney Cup so Newlook is extremely well placed with only 50kg.

Newlook ($8.50), ridden by Rachel King, finished strongly down the centre of the track to score by one-and-a-quarter lengths from Campaldino ($7) with a similar margin to Juja Kibo ($3.70 equal favourite) with Travolta ($3.70 equal favourite) a close fourth.
King said she had taken confidence from Newlook's previous start when he closed late for fifth in the Manion Cup.

"I was confident he would take good improvement from his last start, he was only second up there,'' King said.

"He still probably blew out at the 50m, I thought I was going to win easy at the furlong but he just got a little bit tired.'

"But he'll take good improvement again, I galloped him during the week and was confident he would run well over this distance."

Newlook could become the 10th to complete the Chairman's Quality-Sydney Cup double after Circle Of Fire (2024), The Offer (2014), Jessicabeel (2010), No Wine No Song (2008), Henderson Bay (2002), Linesman (1997), King Aussie (1990), Major Drive (1987) and Marooned (1986).

Campaldino, winner of the Brisbane Cup last June, showed he will be peaking at just the right time for the Sydney Cup with his game second.

Significantly, Campaldino drops from 59kg to 52.5kg for the Randwick 3200m staying test next Saturday.

Jockey Tim Clark was taken by Campaldino's very good Sydney Cup trial.

"He bounced back to form today,'' Clark said.
"Then next Saturday with a few kilos less he is going to be hard to beat.''

Craig Williams, rider of the Ciaron Maher-trained Juja Kibo, also believes there is improvement to come for the stayer into the Sydney Cup.

"He has run really well again and ahead of his 'Grand Final' next week,'' Williams said. "It is all part of Ciaron's preparation with today's run into the Cup in seven days.''


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