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Group 1-winning mare Girl Laguna has the surface draw to deal with when she runs for the primary time in eight weeks within the Sydney Stakes.
Everest ambitions with Girl Laguna haven’t eventuated however coach Annabel Neasham is hopeful the mare could make up for some misplaced time this spring when she races for the primary time in eight weeks within the Sydney Stakes.
Final season’s Group 1 Canterbury Stakes winner has solely raced as soon as thus far this carnival when unplaced within the Toy Present High quality in late August.
Neasham mentioned the five-year-old had been scheduled to then run within the Sheraco Stakes on September 14, alongside stablemate and Saturday’s Everest contender Sunshine In Paris, however these plans needed to be shelved.
“I hoped she can be in The Everest, to be trustworthy, however she had just a little temperature and was just a little bit underneath the climate a few week out from the Sheraco, which was the plan for her,” Neasham mentioned.
“She’s completely effective now however that’s why we’re simply beginning once more a bit later.”
Neasham, who trains in partnership with Rob Archibald, is happy about the best way Girl Laguna goes heading into the Sydney Stakes however the exterior barrier attract a discipline of 18 has dented her confidence.
“Had she drawn a gate I used to be feeling bullish as a result of she appears wonderful and is working actually, rather well,” Neasham mentioned.
“It’s going to take a intelligent experience, I feel, however she appears incredible.
“It’s a disgrace we missed an enormous chunk of the spring however it is a $2 million race over 1200-metres and we all know she loves Randwick.”
Girl Laguna defeated final yr’s Everest winner Suppose About It within the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes at Randwick over 1300m in March and Neasham mentioned the mare confirmed that was no fluke when she ran a detailed second within the George Ryder Stakes.
The Sydney Stakes discipline options latest Manikato Stakes winner Southport Tycoon and fellow Group 1 winners Suppose About It, Overpass, Mazu and Climbing Star.
Neasham was additionally dissatisfied with Ostraka’s exterior attract Saturday’s $1 million Silver Eagle (1300m).
Ostraka is chasing his third-straight win this marketing campaign.
“I’ll let (jockey) Blake Shinn work that one out,” Neasham mentioned.
“That’s his job now. We’ve obtained the horse going, I really feel, in addition to we are able to.”
Port Lockroy was a fast-finishing third behind Ostraka final begin and Neasham hopes he can end within the high three within the Silver Eagle to earn a poll exemption into the Golden Eagle.
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