Tom Marquand Hoping For More Aust Success

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After claiming a double at from two rides, visiting English Tom Marquand will be out for a repeat performance to start the new year.

Marquand's two winners on Saturday came on the Lindsay Park-trained two-year-old Movie Role and for John O'Shea who is looking after the 20-year-old during his few weeks in Sydney.

He has two rides booked on , the O'Shea-trained Killer Instinct in the 1400m-maiden and the -trained Just Dylan in the New Year's Day Cup (2400m).

Killer Instinct is an emergency while Just Dylan is one of five horses left in the day's Listed feature.

“We just have to wait to see if Killer Instinct gets a run. We just need one to come out,” Marquand said.

“Just Dylan looks like he's got a good shout in his race.”

Marquand said he had not been sounded out about riding Movie Role in the $2 million Magic Millions Classic at the Gold Coast on Saturday week.

“Of course I would love to if I was asked,” he said

The New Year's Day Cup originally had a field of seven but has lost the Lauri Wray-trained Go One More and topweight from the stable.

Their absence leaves the Chris Waller-trained last-start Warwick Farm winner as the odds-on favourite ahead of the evergreen Destiny's Kiss.

Third in the won by Our Century on December 15, 10-year-old Destiny's Kiss shows no signs of wanting to stop just yet.

“He enjoys the stable and he enjoys his training,” trainer Joe said.

“If he shows that's not the case we will stop with him but he works like a much younger horse.”

Destiny's Kiss finished third in the most recent New Year's Day feature after winning it in 2017.

He is headed to the Gosford Cup (2100m) on January 17. He won the race in 2016, finished third the following year and was unplaced last January.

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