Annabel Neasham-trained Hell Hath No Fury is the one to get punters out at Newcastle on Saturday

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Annabel Neasham-trained Hell Hath No Fury is the one to get punters out at Newcastle on Saturday

The form around former Victorian filly Hell Hath No Fury is better than it may appear at first glance and she is ready to prove it when she heads to Newcastle on Saturday.

The three-year-old was two and a half lengths off Resonator when sixth at Rosehill in her first start for new trainer Annabel Neasham on June 3 and followed up with a closing length and a quarter third to stablemate Flashing Steel at Canterbury 18 days later.

Last start, she was ridden forward to be outside the leader before fading in the straight when last behind Resonator at Rosehill on July 1.

All three of those runs were in metropolitan grade Benchmark 72 races and she drops to a very suitable Class 1 Handicap this weekend in the Hunter.

“She hasn’t been that clean out of the gates and has ended up well back although last start she sat a bit close and wasn’t able to finish off,” said Rob Archibald, Annabel Neasham’s racing manager.

“Dropping right back in grade to a Class 1, she should be going close but has to come out and do it.

“It’s been a little while since she has won.

“So hopefully we can go there and get a result to help her find a bit of confidence and if she can, she is capable of running in better races.”

Another three-year-old dropping back from metropolitan grade and ready to bounce back to the winners’ circle is promising stayer Jamrock.

The gelding was jumping from 1600m at Hawkesbury to 2130m at Warwick Farm where he finished fourth behind Venetian Blue.

“He was stepping up to midweek metropolitan grade and stepping up in trip so I though he ran quite well all things considered,” Archibald said

“He was a touch slow away and got a bit further back than we hoped. He is a nice horse and will be a lot better for his first run over that distance.

“We also had him in at Moonee Valley on Saturday.

“But have elected to keep him here and I’m sure he will run a very good race.

“He’s a progressive type who has come a long way this preparation and he is more than capable of testing them on Saturday.”

The stable also expects lightly-raced two-year-olds Desert Safari and Eclair to run bold races in their respective assignments.

Desert Safari contests the Maiden Plate for colts, geldings and entires over 1200m and comes off a handy third to Gardenzio at Wyong two weeks back.

“We were really happy with his run.

“He was green and did a few things wrong in the run but he will take plenty of improvement from it,” Archibald said.

“That should bring him on a lot and from a good barrier with Alysha Collett on board, he should be able to run very well again.

“And with a little bit of luck, he can go close to winning.’’

Eclair only beat one home behind Razors when on debut at Wyong that same day but had shown ability with a nice trial win at Warwick Farm on July 7.

“She is a filly that is going to be a lot better next preparation we think.

“We are just giving her a couple of runs to help season her a little bit,” he said.

“I’m sure she will run an improved race from his first start. She will be a nice horse to follow next preparation.”

Exciting filly Sounds Of Heaven will likely run at Randwick, according to Archibald, and is a horse to follow.

“She is a really nice filly and one horse to keep an eye on,” he said.

“She is giving us the indication that she will be at stakes level at some stage through the spring.”