Margie Taken Back to Her Comfort Zone

It’s no coincidence that consistent 6YO mare Margie Bee (Dreamscape-Strategic Escape, by Strategic) produces her best on the state’s tighter tracks, and trainer Kristen Buchanan hopes a short break and a return to a compact circuit like Gosford can return her to the winner’s enclosure. Buchanan said Wednesday’s XXXX Handicap (Race 2 – 1600m) where she is an $8 chance, is an ideal race for the mare to re-emerge in: “She’s free running and a very genuine front runner so the shorter straights make it harder for others to pick her up… I think she will run a huge race on Wednesday.” According to racingnsw.com.au, the Wyong trainer is enjoying a purple patch of form lately; in the past week she has trained a winner at Muswellbrook on Thursday with Delexo, a double at her home track on Friday with Fumiko and Eyewitness, and Saturday’s Midway with Casino Mondial. Fumiko is a horse Buchanan is excited about for the future but she's planning to race the 3YO filly sparingly in the short term as she develops. “There’s another race at Wyong for her but I’m looking at some of the 3YO graduation races that are coming up on the calendar.”