Berry warms up for Slipper with juvenile double

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Tommy Berry

has tuned up for the postponed meeting with a juvenile double on the Kensington track, although it wasn't enough to peg back the premiership lead of arch rival James Mcdonald.

Berry made a clean sweep of the two-year-old races, taking out the opening event aboard -trained debutant Kalino and snaring the other on Ashema for Annabel Neasham.

The top will find himself in opposition to the trainers in Saturday's $3.5 million Golden Slipper when he rides the -trained , who takes on Waller's pair of Home Affairs and and the Neasham-trained Queen Of Wizardry.

But Berry was happy to be in Waller's corner with Kalino, who he had ridden to a recent trial victory before the Pierro colt's winning debut in the Earthlight New To Plate (1100m) on Thursday.

Ashema appreciated a drop in grade to break her maiden in the Bowermans Commercial Furniture Plate (1100m) having run placings behind top two-year-olds and Stay Inside.

Neasham said she will weigh up her options for the filly, who could be aimed at the $1 million Percy Sykes Stakes during .

“The obvious race at this time of year for these fillies would be the Percy Sykes but whether she's quite ready for the 1200 yet, I don't know,” Neasham said.

“If not, maybe something like the Woodlands Stakes or something up in Brisbane. It would be great to try to get a bit of black-type with her.”

Berry's two-winner haul was matched by McDonald, who notched victories on promising John O'Shea-trained sprinter Lost And Running and Waller filly Kiku to maintain his seven-win lead in the Sydney jockeys' premiership.

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