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Luckless Aberfeldie Boy will chase his second profession win in a staying contest at Flemington
Trainers Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock had hoped to be in Brisbane per week in the past with their stayer Aberfeldie Boy who will as an alternative be working in a handicap race at Flemington on Saturday.
Timing has been the enemy for Aberfeldie Boy all through his temporary profession, however the Griffiths and de Kock staff are hoping that adjustments within the Boys to the Bush Group Trophy (2540m).
A foot bruise after working fourth within the Easter Cup (2000m) at Caulfield in April curtailed aspirations of contesting the Group 2 Brisbane Cup (3200m) at Eagle Farm final Saturday.
Had that journey gone forward, Aberfeldie Boy would now be having fun with a break within the hotter Queensland local weather forward of preparing for the spring.
As an alternative, Aberfeldie Boy will run on Saturday and once more within the Banjo Paterson Sequence Closing (2600m) on July 6 and doubtlessly within the Deane Lester Flemington Cup 1849 (2800m) on July 20.
“If the climate holds up, he can run on this Banjo Petterson Sequence to try to get some wins up and a few prize cash after which we will think about the spring,” Griffiths stated.
“The Deane Lester is likely to be one run too far, but it surely additionally will rely on the tracks.
“We will hold him going now and possibly have a look at going into the Melbourne Cup, second-up, third-up, one thing like that, on the again of the health he can have now.
“It will likely be no completely different to what they do in Europe.
“It’s not that you would be able to’t do it, it’s simply not our regular type, and by destiny, we’re being pressured down that pathway.”
Destiny has restricted Aberfeldie Boy to only 13 profession begins.
Aberfeldie Boy was set on a path to the Victoria Derby as a three-year-old, however as destiny would have it, a moist spring meant Aberfeldie Boy’s first two begins can be on the artificial observe at Pakenham.
He didn’t run on a turf floor till ending fourth within the Geelong Basic (2200m) then at his subsequent begin he completed third within the Derby at Flemington.
Aberfeldie Boy didn’t take properly to a gelding operation following the Derby and had a delayed begin to his autumn marketing campaign which noticed him win (his solely victory so far) first-up at Pakenham earlier than occurring to run an unfortunate third within the South Australian Derby after which end seventh within the Queensland Derby.
He was monitoring properly early final spring, solely to have his marketing campaign halted with a bone chip that required surgical procedure and this yr his marketing campaign was halted after two runs with a bruised foot.
However Griffiths and de Kock are assured Aberfeldie Boy is again on observe after an unfortunate fifth in a 2000m race at Flemington on June 8.
“It was merciless the opposite day, however he’s come on properly for the run,” Griffiths stated.
“He’s drawn a superb gate and he’ll get an inexpensive run on Saturday from barrier one and if he can lob alongside midfield after which get his likelihood, he’ll be very onerous to beat.”
Griffiths stated the Hotham Handicap in September and The Bart Cummings in October, each poll exempt races for the Melbourne Cup, can be contests Aberfeldie Boy can be aimed toward in the course of the early a part of the spring.
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