Picture: Ross Holburt
A assist race on Ballarat Cup Day is the race Liam Howley has focussed in on with Station One.
He might be described because the King of the Nation Cups.
Station One has been right here there and in every single place all through Victoria tackling small Nation Cups.
Nevertheless, coach Liam Howley has elected to bypass the Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m) on Saturday in favour of the World Turf Handicap (2000m) as a substitute.
Alongside the journey Station One has collected the 2022 Kyneton Cup (transferred to Bendigo), the 2023 Dunkeld Cup, the 2023 Traralgon Cup, the 2024 Marong Cup and the 2024 Murtoa Cup.
Different Cup races that he has contested have been the Seymour Cup, two extra Kyneton Cups, the Woodford Cup, the Nice Western Cup, the Yarra Valley Cup, the Stawell Cup, the Mildura Cup, the Coleraine Cup and the Horsham Cup.
After ending second within the Horsham Cup on October 20, Station One went on to run in his third Kyneton Cup, ending final, however Howley stated that race didn’t arrange properly for the galloper.
“I feel having horses like Keats within the race, it was all the time going to be genuinely ran, they usually simply went means too fast on the rock-hard floor,” Howley stated.
“He’s all the time been higher when he can get his toes in, and I received’t say jarred up, however he actually felt it.
“Earlier than that main in, we had him able to peak. I had steered away from these horses the entire means alongside, however I simply felt being the house Cup, and he was in such a great spot that I believed, proper, I’ll take them on, on our patch, however it was simply too treacherous out entrance.
“We’ve given him slightly clean up, he’s actually bounced again, his work has been actually good, I’m pleased together with his situation, and I feel this race fits him.”
Howley had Station One all the way down to run within the Traralgon Cup final Sunday, however that assembly was deserted.
He felt that was the precise race to get Station One again into successful type, however with that washed out, Saturday’s Ballarat race was a pleasant substitute possibility.
Apprentice Rose Hammond takes the journey, and her 3kg declare can be helpful in Howley’s eyes.
Whereas Station One has received eight races from 38 begins and simply over $400,000 in prize cash, Howley stated the gelding was the sufferer of his personal success.
“He’s been operating round for lesser prize cash, successful and getting three or 4 rankings factors, whereas the identical degree horse has been operating round for $130,000 and getting the identical penalty,” Howley stated.
“I felt that he and the proprietor deserved a possibility to have a crack at some respectable prize cash, so hopefully a win right here can be good.”
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