Champion hoop Kerrin McEvoy is set to partner the Geoff Duryea-trained Front Page for his Kosciusko assault next month.
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As expected, Front Page will represent the William Farrer Hotel's Super Punters Club (SPC) in the $1.3 million feature at Randwick.
Front Page was set to represent the SPC last year before injuring himself in a float mishap on the trip to Sydney.
The SPC this year invested more than $40,000 on Kosciusko tickets.
Their investment paid dividends after gaining two slots in the lucrative feature.
Front Page joins Scone sprinter Nadaraja as the two gallopers who will represent the SPC.
However, Duryea is yet to fully commit to a Kosciusko assault with his stable star.
Front Page finished tenth in the Group Two Bobbie Lewis at Flemington last weekend in his second start after last year's float mishap.
Duryea wasn't entirely satisfied with the performance despite tackling some slick sprinters in Group Two company.
SPC manager David Barnhill said Front Page will race at Moonee Valley on AFL grand final eve which will determine whether he warrants a slot in the Kosciuszko.
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"Geoff is only going to take him to Sydney if he thinks he can win. He doesn't want to come up there just to make up the numbers," Barnhill told The Daily Advertiser.
"He's going to go to a race at Moonee Valley on Friday week, drop down in grade and we'll see how he goes in that.
"If he doesn't think he's right, we'll find another horse."
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