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Fresh from winning last week’s Pearl Classic, Aiden De Campo will be out for more three-year-old success at Gloucester Park tomorrow night in the TABradio Pace (2130m).
De Campo trained and drove Seaside Magic to win last week’s $50,000 feature and that pacer headlines his team of three in tomorrow night’s event.
The Hopeland trainer also has Last Hard Copy and Captain Said So engaged in the event.
De Campo said Seaside Magic was better suited following the speed in the Pearl.
“He was stargazing in front in his Pearl heat,” De Campo told Racing WA Harness.
“He travelled much better in behind the speed last week.
“He went better chasing and went to the ability we thought he had.”
Seaside Magic will start from the outside barrier draw of seven in tomorrow night’s event and De Campo indicated the draw “wasn’t horrible” for his charge.
While Seaside Magic enters tomorrow night in winning form, it’s another last start winner De Campo has the highest hopes for in the event.
Last Hard Copy was far too good in his most recent start at Pinjarra, following a creditable fifth to Cyclone Jordy in the Caduceus Club Classic earlier this month.
De Campo said he expected Last Hard Copy to find the front and prove hard to beat tomorrow night.
“He had the plugs in last start and went 56 flat,” he said.
“He’s been a good surprise packet and matched some of the big boys as a two-year-old.
“He’s done nothing wrong and the only time he was beaten was by Cyclone Jordy.
“Hopefully he will be able to have a good crack at finding the front.”
The Greg and Skye Bond-trained When In Vegas, who finished seventh in the Pearl, is the lone runner drawn inside Last Hard Copy.
De Campo indicated his other runner in the event Captain Said So would likely drop to the fence early.
Meanwhile, De Campo said he’s hoping Menemsha can recapture his best form in the Nova 93.7 Pace, the final event on tomorrow night’s Gloucester Park card.