All week I was worrying about tacking that race on to the end of a six-race preparation. He had been in work for a long time. |
He does look a Melbourne Cup horse - a Flemington horse. But I don't know about him taking her on in the Cox Plate. |
He has had good horses. He knows. |
He is a genuine weight-for-age horse and you would not have said that a year ago. |
He's a nice young lad. I'll keep putting him on ... as long as he doesn't tell me any lies. He's back focused and it's great to see. Let's hope he keeps going on from that. |
I often find mares who have a great preparation then have a setback find it hard to come back, but we'll see. |
I ran Brockman's Lass against some of the better colts last week on unsuitable ground and she was competitive, and this filly has certainly got the score on the board. |
I'm glad I didn't have that drink with them last night because I would have said bulls. . t. |
I've always suspected he had good staying potential. |
It will probably suit her because handicaps are going to be difficult for her now. |
Most of these boys have raced horses for so long and never had a filly this good. |
She ran into a trap but when Steven pulled her out she was good enough to pick them up under hands and heels riding. |
She's had a hard run and I want at least two or three days before I decide if she goes to the Melbourne Cup. |
The best people in any sport are used to the big occasion. They don't get overawed and she certainly doesn't. |
You've got to be delighted the way she's going. She brings people through the gate and gives them a lot of enjoyment. She's just a great horse. |