Picture: Bruno Cannatelli
After an emotional win by One other Wil at Flemington, Jamie Kah and Ciaron Maher will chase Melbourne Cup glory with Okita Soushi.
Profitable within the day’s characteristic for South Australian coach Andrew Gluyas aboard Goldrush Guru, Kah was delivered to tears when she mixed with Ciaron Maher to win aboard One other Wil within the colors of Colin McKenna who died final week, the results of a mind tumour.
A whack within the face left Kah with a bloodied nostril previous to the Wakeful Stakes whereas she copped a 10-meeting careless driving suspension earlier within the day.
With Derby Day behind her, Kah’s consideration is now on the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on Tuesday the place she’s going to mix with Maher in a bid to assert her first win in Australia’s most well-known race.
Kah rides Okita Soushi who ran eleventh in final yr’s Cup for two-time Melbourne Cup successful Irish coach Joseph O’Brien.
Okita Soushi has been a piece in progress for the Maher steady, constructing some velocity into his legs whereas on the identical time getting him match for the 3200m journey on Tuesday.
Kah will probably be having her first trip about Okita Soushi, however partnered with the stayer in a gallop earlier than he was profitable within the Group 2 Moonee Valley Cup (2500m) on October 25.
That efficiency adopted a second-place end within the Group 2 Herbert Energy Stakes (2400m) at Caulfield on October 12.
Kah had been booked to trip the Lloyd Williams-owned Level King, however that stayer was scratched from the Cup on Cox Plate Day and Maher moved swiftly to e-book her for the trip on Okita Soushi.
“I’m completely happy to be on Okita Soushi,” Kah stated.
“You possibly can’t knock Ciaron what he does with them.
“For a staying horse, he appears like he’s received a pleasant flip of foot. He’s fairly sharp, so I’m trying ahead to driving him.”
Kah stated Okita Soushi felt like he had acclimatised effectively to Australian situations.
She stated she prefers to accomplice horses which have had the expertise of racing underneath Australian situations than these which might be but to race right here.
“I don’t belief them, horses first-up coming from abroad,” Kah stated.
“They will take a very long time to acclimatise, and I feel this horse is simply beginning to discover kind.
“Two begins again he was spectacular in a Group 2 when he ran second, and he was improbable in successful at Moonee Valley.
“There will not be many horses that may come down from abroad and fireplace right away.
“He’s taken time to acclimatise and now he’s discovering kind, hopefully there’s a bit extra kind from him on Melbourne Cup Day.”
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