Lees and Waugh with Provincial favourites

Trainers Kris Lees and Kim Waugh will send out the favourites in the next qualifying heat of the Provincial Championships at Hawkesbury.

The Lees-trained Just Dreaming beat Manhattan Mist from the Waugh stable in the first heat at Wyong last Saturday with the Brad Widdup-trained Witches also qualifying for the $500,000 final on April 14 with her third.

Uptown Lad and Reach For Heaven represent Waugh and Lees respectively at Hawkesbury on Saturday and were the $4.40 equal favourites on race eve.

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Lees also has Hallelujah Boy, Bastia and Clevanicc in the Hawkesbury heat.

The Newcastle trainer won the final in 2016 with Danish Twist with Paul Murray taking the inaugural race a year earlier with Sure And Fast.

Canberra horses were introduced to the Provincial series last year with the Philip Courtney-trained Maryore successful.

The Hawkesbury track was in the good range on Friday.