Michael Lunn will have the skills of Group 2 winning jockey Josh Adams to assist him in Saturday’s $150,000 Golden Gift (1100m) at Rosehill.
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Lunn will have Lingennic going around in the two-year-old event, with Adams set to have the ride from barrier three.
Adams combined with Happy Clapper to take out the Group 2 Tramway Stakes in September.
Saturday will be Lingennic’s debut race, with the gelding having had two trials – both resulting in unplaced finishes at Narromine and Dubbo.
Lunn will be going up against the likes of leading trainers Chris Waller, James Cumming and those from the Hawkes team.
Only two horses in the field of eight have raced prior to Saturday. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Californiasurprise won on debut at Muswellbrook earlier this month.
Lunn has two hopes in at the metropolitan track on Saturday with Didyeahearme to go around in the $60,000 TAB Highway Handicap.
Didyahearme, much like Lingennic, is set to jump a big outsider in the event.
The experienced six-year-old has had nine starts this preparation but hasn’t enjoyed much success in recent starts.
Didyahearme won at Dubbo in September but there hasn’t been a placing in five starts since then and he heads to Rosehill off a last-placed finish at Wellington.
Fellow Central West trainer Mack Griffith, based at Mudgee, will also have a chance in the Highway Handicap with Schedule going from barrier 10.