Berry sets sights on another Championships Final

Having claimed the Final aboard Art , is bullish about his prospects of adding the Provincial version on the Kim Waugh-trained Great News.

The mare has won half of her 10 starts and is yet to miss a top-three finish.

She will have to overcome a wide draw in gate 16 for Saturday’s $500,000 (1400m) at but Berry is confident she is up to the task.

“She has a very similar record to what had last week, both horses haven’t really been unplaced,” Berry told Sky’s Big Sports Breakfast.

“She’s got to contend with a very wide gate again on the weekend but I’m not too worried about that.

“There looks to be a little bit of speed in the race so providing she steps away well, I’ll still be positive myself and hopefully slot in midfield.

“If she gets any sort of luck on the day, I think she will be too good for them.”

Early punters agree and Great News is a +170 top pick to give Waugh an overdue win in the feature race.

The Wyong-based trainer has had to settle for a string of placings since its inception in 2015 with Oxford Poet finishing third in the inaugural running, while (2018), Spring Charlie (2019) and (2020) have all filled the minors.

Kris Lees has weight of numbers on his side with six runners headed by , who was runner-up to Saturday’s rival in a qualifying heat at Newcastle in February.

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