Justyouwait favoured in opening Southern Oaks Heat today

By Jonny Turner 

Kentuckiana Lodge will begin chasing down spots in the best southern age-group features starting at Oamaru today.

Trainers Cran and Chrissie Dalgety and driver Carter Dalgety will start the favourite for heat one of the Macca Lodge and Nevele R Stud Southern Oaks in Justyouwait.

The three-year-old looks to get the perfect opportunity to qualify for the Group 2 final of the series when starting from barrier 2.

“She should get her chance on Wednesday, there shouldn’t be too many excuses for her from that draw,” Carter Dalgety said.

“She won her last trial and did it quite nicely.”

“There are some handy fillies in the heat but she draws inside her main rivals so hopefully she can make use of that.”

Justyouwait is currently a $2.50 favourite. 

Dalgety rates Grazie and Sophia Bromac among the best of his remaining drives at Oamaru.

Grazie has placed in her two starts for the Dalgety stable and will try to chase down a maiden victory.

“Drawing 12 probably isn’t ideal, but I still think she will be a good winning chance,” Dalgety said.

“Her runs so far have been good and she only needs a little bit of luck to be a good hope.”

The Mark Smolenski-trained Sophia Bromac heads to Oamaru in excellent form which can continue. 

“She’s been going great and it looks a suitable race for her.”

“She loves the longer trips and hopefully she can have the last say at them.”

Dalgety also links up with The Night Fox and Who’s Queen who look solid each way chances at Oamaru.

The Southern Supremacy Stakes Series will also be on the radar for the Dalgety camp this week. 

Kentuckiana Lodge will take their impressive debut winner Captain Commodore to the second heat of the series at Ascot Park on Saturday.