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Angel Capital can emerge as a real Caulfield Guineas prospect when he heads to Caulfield for his second-up look
Clinton Mcdonald blames coach error for not having an unbeaten colt because the Melbourne Spring Carnival steps up a notch at Caulfield.
Angel Capital produced an incredible win at Cranbourne on debut in April, and if McDonald had pulled up stumps then, he would have a increase colt on his palms after the three-year-old’s win within the Listed McKenzie Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley first-up on September 7.
As a substitute, Angel Capital is on the second line of betting for the Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m) on Saturday, a race that may check totally different formlines and convey interstate horses to Melbourne.
After his debut win at Cranbourne, McDonald headed north to Queensland with Angel Capital the place the colt struck two moist tracks and underperformed.
“Everybody noticed his first win at Cranbourne, they usually have to be within the prime echelon to do this,” McDonald stated.
“It was my stuff up working him on these moist tracks in Queensland.
“If he had that one begin and I tipped him out and he received like he did at The Valley, he would have been the increase horse.
“However he’s bought these two little blemishes, via no fault of his personal, it’s simply he didn’t deal with the heavy tracks.”
One advantage of the journey to Queensland was hotter local weather the place Angel Capital was capable of get an excellent health base beneath him earlier than returning to Cranbourne.
McDonald stated Angel Capital had improved following his first-up win and the coach was wanting ahead to seeing him run on Saturday after which press on to the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) on October 12.
McDonald is aware of that may race shall be a harder contest with the likes of Godolphin pair Broadsiding and Site visitors Warden being potential opponents.
However the coach believes his galloper is as much as the duty.
“We predict he’s an excellent colt, nearly as good as any going round and on dry floor he’ll present that,” McDonald stated.
“We’re excited to be going to the races on Saturday. There’s totally different formlines and horses coming down from Sydney which is able to give us an excellent indication of the place we’re.
“ him, he’s a mile to 2000-metre horse, however watching him work, he’s bought that electrical flip of foot and if he’s in a position to do this over 1600 and 2000 (metres), we’re actually within the image.
I assume we’ll discover that out within the subsequent two, three, 4 weeks, however we’re pleased with how our horse is monitoring and wouldn’t change him.”
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