Last-start winner Bellevue leads Dilmi’s charge at Wyong

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By John Schell

January 24, 2026 — 5.45pm

Domeland trainer Nacim Dilmi is hoping his run of success continues at Wyong on Sunday when he saddles up a number of leading chances at the meeting.

Dilmi had prepared 10 winners from his last 50 runners before Saturday’s meetings at Randwick and Newcastle.

He heads to Wyong with three runners, headed by last-start winner Bellevue in the Elite Sand & Soil Midway Class 1 Handicap (1625m).

Bellevue is a three-year-old gelding by emerging sire Bivouac and out of a Sebring mare. He did the job well to score at Taree over the Kris Lees-trained Odaka when last produced. Anna Roper was aboard in that event and she sticks with Bellevue at Wyong.

Dilmi’s second runner of the day will be Warm Front, to be ridden by Chad Schofield, in the Bella Group Services Provincial Maiden Handicap (1350m).

Warm Front failed to beat a runner home in his first two race starts either side of a spell before showing improvement when a last-start second at Taree behind Lune D’Excellence.

The talented former Hong Kong-based galloper Kyeema will represent Dilmi and Roper in the McGrath Foundation Pink Race Day Domeland Women’s Invitation Race Benchmark 64 Handicap (1300m). Dilmi also had Roper booked for Firework, which is an emergency in the same race.

Kyeema ran a bold race when resuming from a spell with a close-up second on the Kensington track at Randwick behind Off The Press and followed that up with a last-start ninth at Randwick in a Midway behind Oui Oui Oui.

Meanwhile, Lees will have a two-pronged attack on the race that Warm Front contests at Wyong with Oakfield Universe (Tom Sherry) and Odaka (Dylan Gibbons) set to go around.

Oakfield Universe finished second at Wyong when fresh before a last-start fourth at Gosford behind Firework when not beaten far.

Odaka hasn’t raced since January 2 when second to Bellevue at Taree.

The other runner at Wyong for Lees will be Issy’s Star (Gibbons) in the De Bortoli Wines Class 1 Handicap (1100m), with the filly resuming from a spell after two trials.