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D-day looms for Gold Medals

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D-day looms for Gold Medals

This Thursday marks four weeks until the Warrnambool May Racing Carnival. Gold Medals is considering a 10th appearance at the jumps extravaganza. The 12-year-old will decide early this month if he will defend his Grand Annual Steeplechase crown.

Gold Medal won at Warrnambool on debut before finishing seventh of 12 in the 2YO Handicap on Day 3 of the 2012 Carnival. He finished midfield in 1700m races in both 2014 and 2015 and won his first jumps race in Novice Hurdle (3200m) at the 2016 Carnival and was sixth in 2017 Brierly Steeplechase (3450m). Gold Medals won the Briersly/Grand Annual Steepingle chase double in 2018 and 2019 and finished runner-up in 2020 Grand Annual.

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