AU - Taree - Race 2

AETERNUM (3) all three career runs have had merit and a win looks imminent in this weaker contest. Came out quickly and was left a sitting shot late when fifth over 5 ¾f at Beaumont (Newcastle). Gets map favours today and has genuine top-three claims. JADE TREES (1) comes up from Victoria and now in the Brett Dodson stable. Showed ability in his two career runs and returns without a trial. Claim helps from the low draw in a weaker contest. XTREME (2) another who comes up from Victoria and now in the Paul Snowden camp. Expected to sprint well fresh after running second in a searching 5f trial at Tuncurry. Capable of getting off the mark. QUI ROUGE (8) resumes from a seven month break. Finished in the minor money on two occasions last time in and looks ready to go with the two trial wins under the belt. Sure to be thereabouts.