David Payne's winning run with two-year-olds is showing no signs of slowing down with the trainer sending three promising youngsters around at Rosehill on Saturday.Payne says he is not sure how many juvenile races he has landed this season but believes he has had around eight winners.Opening the batting for the Payne stable is Cortina Gal who is the $3 favourite in the www.theraces.com.au Handicap (1100m).The Flying Spur filly is undefeated from two starts at the provincials and comes off a 2-3/
David Payne's winning run with two-year-olds is showing no signs of slowing down with the trainer sending three promising youngsters around at Rosehill on Saturday.
Payne says he is not sure how many juvenile races he has landed this season but believes he has had around eight winners.
Opening the batting for the Payne stable is Cortina Gal who is the $3 favourite in the www.theraces.com.au Handicap (1100m).
The Flying Spur filly is undefeated from two starts at the provincials and comes off a 2-3/4 length win at Kembla Grange over 1000 metres on June 13.
"This is her toughest test by far, coming to town and getting topweight (58kg) is a big test," Payne said.
"She did everything she had to last time and the run will bring her on too.
"The track looks like it will be a heavy eight at this stage so we are going into the unknown but she's a nice filly."
Payne is hoping to map out a spring campaign with Cortina Gal.
"If she can pull this off we'll give her a couple of weeks in the paddock before bringing her back for something decent at the carnival," Payne said.
The Rosehill trainer has two representatives in the other two-year-old race, the Catholiccare Handicap (1400m).
Sir Gwynn is a half-brother to the Clarry Conners-trained 2006 Queensland Oaks (2400m) winner Allow.
The Cape Cross colt is out of the Machiavellian mare Gweneira and finished 10th at his only start to Manhattan Rain in the Group Three Skyline Stakes (1200m) at Randwick in March.
"He's a very promising staying horse and this might be a bit short for him and I think he'll be a real Derby horse later on," Payne said.
Stablemate Magic Model, who was a late scratching from last Saturday's Randwick meeting because her race was transferred from the course proper to the Kensington track, goes up against Sir Gwynn.
The Choisir filly has not raced since her seventh to Headway in the Group Three Sweet Embrace Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on March 14.
"I think she'll be a lovely filly later on," Payne said.
"If all goes well I'd like to head to the Golden Rose or something like that with her."
The $1 million Group Two Golden Rose (1400m) is at Rosehill on August 29.