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Icebath trainer Brad Widdup eyes Magic Millions with Fire Lane

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Icebath trainer Brad Widdup eyes Magic Millions with Fire Lane

Brad Widdup has Fire Lane in the Max Lees Classic at Newcastle on Saturday. The unraced two-year-old was bought for $330,000 at last year's Gold Coast Magic Millions Yearling Sale. She is eligible to contest the $2m 2YO Classic in January. Wid dupe is enjoying a successful spring thanks to his stable flag-bearer Icebath.

Brad Widdup has had a big spring carnival. His filly, Hellbent, finished second in a trial at Warwick Farm last Friday. Fire Lane is rated a $13 chance with TAB for the Max Lees Classic. Surreal Step is nominated for The Hunter. Global Ausbred is in the Alf Kneebone Trans-Tasman Trophy Benchmark 88 Handicap (1850m) and Shorts Short is up for a back-up in Benchmarks 78 HandICap.

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