Excellent mares Kimochi And Magical time Will try to win another victory in group 1 for your Yarraman Park – and another for owners Yulong – if you contest all elderly missions (G1) in Randwick RaceCourse on April 19.
With a blasty field for Sydney's last group 1 of the season, their respective coaches, Gary Portelli and Grahame Begg say, they can only be hopeful and not confident, despite the habit of the Greens and White Silk, who are transforming everything into gold this season.
The two Yulong matters took fifth and sixth place at their last starts in the TJ Smith Stakes (G1), with Kimochi being a head ago.
It is probably not much to split up again this Saturday and reach up to 1,400 meters (approximately seven Furlongs) – a cheaper trip for both. Kimochi scored her much-deserved top level breakthrough over the distance last November Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (G1) last November. Magic Time won this race 12 months earlier, while her other success of Group 1 came in the entire elderly missions last year.
But in the best entire area for years there have been many other opportunities among the 14 starters who want to thwart Yulong's offer for a breathtaking 14th group 1 this season.
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On Thursday afternoon, the bookmakers Kimochi had au $ 13 and Magic Time Au $ 12. TJ Smith winner Briache was a pronounced favorite at 3.50 au $, before the envelope, which ran fourth in this race. Jimmysstar at $ 6.
Godolphin's stable star Broad In his bold attempt at 6.50 Au-with the advantage of a 3-year-old with the weight age 600 meters from his triumph from his Rosehill Guineas (G1) from four weeks ago.
Brave smashlast year at Yarraman for 33,000 US dollars.
But with his 4-year-old mare Drawing Gate 10 for Nash Rawiller, the Warwick Farm trainer can boost hopeful racing tactics.
“I wouldn't say that I was so confident,” said Portelli. “It's a very difficult race. You could run five times and get five different winners.
“But my mare is fine. She got out of the TJ Smith very well, and that was an enormous run, but she is a 14: 1 shot for Saturday, and I would say that is roughly right.”
The barrier gods were not genial to Kimochi, who was not bought in a genial manner by the original owner Leo for the sale of Inglis Australian in the Inglis Australian, before switching to Yulong's property after he was sold in the Inglis chairman of 2.2 million US dollars last year.
She pulled Gate 13 in TJ Smith, and while Rawiller initially went into the lead, he took a seating plate instead and had to drive three wide without cover.
A comparatively gentle pace helped this transit, and while Briasa enjoyed a better passage and clearly came, Kimochi still came on the line to end 1 3/4 length behind him in a economical finish.
Portelli hopes that Rawiller can find a run on the rail this week, perhaps outside the likely leader Bjorn Baker's Belclare.
“We have a tough draw, but there seems to be a lack of speed in the race, which could assist us convey,” said Portelli. “The TJ Smith didn't have much speed, and I can't see that this time there will be more speed over 1,400 meters.
“Briasa has the biggest boom with him. Broadsiding of 2,000 meters is engaging. And Joliestar is one of the best horses in Australia. If the pace is switched on, it could be exaggerated.”
