Madeline Keeping is absolutely flying at the moment and the Charmaine Roberts-trained bitch will be out to keep her run of form going at Dawson Park on Friday afternoon.
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The local star has not run worse than third in her past six starts and heads into Friday's Coolabah Goat Co Stakes (400m) having scored a blistering win at the Dubbo track last time out.
That win came over the 400m as well and that result, combined with a box one draw, makes her the one to beat in Friday's event.
She heads into the event in arguably career best form, with 17 wins and 14 placings recorded in 40 starts.
Madeline Keeping is a former winner of the $20,000 Ladbrokes Challenge Maiden Final at Lismore.
If Madeline Keeping does miss the start she may face a fight to get back into the race with plenty of pace on her outside.
Joan Taro ran a gutsy second behind Madeline Keeping last time out and is capable of producing another strong run from box two while another of Roberts' hopes, Bentley Keeping, will go from box four.
In terms of hopes on the outside, the Tamara Williams-trained Beaky Blue will go from box seven and comes into the race after back-to-back seconds.
The Coolabah Goat Co Stakes is one of 10 races at Dawson Park on Friday with the first jumping at 3pm while the last is set to leave the boxes at 5.49pm.