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Group 1 winner Trap For Fools to make surprise carnival comeback

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Group 1 winner Trap For Fools to make surprise carnival comeback

Trap For Fools will make a comeback from retirement to tackle the Perth Cup (2400m) for a new stable at Pinnacles carnival. The chestnut finished sixth for jockey Paul Harvey in a 950m Lark Hill barrier on Monday. Trainer Fred Kersley is calling for action to improve the number of apprentice jockeys and trackwork riders in WA. Luke Fernie will start Man Crush in Saturday's $125,000 Fairetha Stakes (1400 m) at Ascot. The race honours the late Fairestha, who won the MacKinnon Stake and the Kalgoorlie Cup.

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