‘Underdone' Satoshi To Return In Young Guns

GROUP 3 Vince Curry Maiden winner Satoshi returns to the track in a heat of the Group 3 Young Guns (520m) at Albion Park on Thursday night with a warning from owner-trainer Ben McCarthy.

Satoshi (Jungle Deuce-Dynamite Lucy) has not raced since pulling up sore in a metacarpal when winning the Vince Curry in race record time of 29.29 on February 1.

"He will be slightly underdone for the race on Thursday night," McCarthy said.

"He's had a 395 metre trial and a post-to-post at Albion Park and plenty of straight work in preparation for the return.

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"But, he also pulled up a little sore after the post-to-post.

“The metacarpal is no longer a problem. It's 100 per cent. He's right now, but will be underdone."

And Satoshi meets a fabulous field of up-and-coming youngsters headed by Wreck James, Canya Escape, Zipping Dalila and Drink Tins, all of them high class.

"Gee, it is a tough race," McCarthy said.

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"But I have to get race fitness into him and the draw really suits him."

McCarthy also has Ipswich Derby winner Fast Eddie in another of the Young Guns heats.

The dog has resumed with a win and placings at The Q1 Lakeside in recent weeks.