Dubbo trainer Barry Lew is aware the odds are long for Karloo Bradley at home on Sunday, but is still confident that the gelding has one more good turn in him before a spell.
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The four-year-old hasn't failed to place in his last five starts, and secured a win in both appearances on the local track, but will have a hard task ahead of him against the highly favoured Yarraman Bella this weekend.
"Bradley's going pretty good at the moment, he's done a real good jobs this time in I think, after Sunday, he'll be up for a bit of a rest and go for a spell for a while, but we'll poke around and see what happens," Lew said.
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"If he runs a place again, it'll be a good showing."
Karloo Bradley and James Sutton's Yarraman Bella will both line up in the front row, in the third and first spots respectively in the 2120m Woodlands Stud Pace.
While Lew isn't expecting anything incredible from Karloo Bradley, work is progressing well with his other horse in for Sunday, Karloo Bodacious.
Mat Rue will be driving both horses from the gig, with Lew joking that it's 'all up to' the veteran driver once the gate closes on the track.
"My job's just to get them to the yard and he takes over after that," Lew said.
Bodacious is lining up in the second row of the Meteor Gig Series Heat in a start that Lew hopes will pave the way for more success later in the year.
"Bodacious has been going well, he was a little disappointing last run, but he worked home nice enough it was just getting stuck at the start that did him in," Lew said.
"He's always a nice horse, right now it's all focused on getting him ready for the challenge races that are coming up in September."
The racing starts from 12.48pm on Sunday at the Dubbo Showgrounds.