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Coach David McColm’s proud winner of the $2 million Kosciuszko Far Too Straightforward will try and land his first Group race success when he tackles the $1 million, Group 2 The Hunter over 1300m at Newcastle on Saturday.
Like the whole lot else he has needed to endure and overcome in a life checkered with off the monitor adversity … from watching flood water rise round him to combating a extreme well being risk … Far Too Straightforward must earn the win.
It received’t come another means, however, then once more, the son of All Too Laborious’s preventing spirit when tackling … and beating … these obstacles away from the monitor, alongside together with his focussed dedication when despatched out into the warmth of battle on the monitor, has by no means been in query.
The respect for Far Too Straightforward is there within the betting with the six-year-old at the moment marked up because the race favorite forward of the Joe Satisfaction skilled Non-public Eye.
With Craig Willaims, who partnered Far Too Straightforward in that Kosciuszko win, staying in Melbourne for his or her Group racing motion on Saturday, McColm has turned to Brisbane based mostly jockey Kyle Wilson-Taylor to take the reins on Far Too Straightforward on Saturday.
“It was good to get the call-up. Clearly, David and I’ve achieved a variety of work collectively and it’s good to get again on his flagship horse,” stated Wilson-Taylor.
Wilson-Taylor has partnered Far Too Straightforward on three earlier, effectively spread-out events, together with the run instantly previous to his Kosciuszko success, a warm-up run (on September 14, 2024) during which he completed fourth.
“The primary time was over 1000m (again in August 2022) which wasn’t an appropriate distance … after which I obtained on him in a Group 2 (in June 2023) the place he ran second (behind Prince Of Growth),” stated Wilson-Taylor.
“He has come again higher than he was earlier than … which is loopy, when you consider it, with all he has been via.
“He’s obtained an ungainly gate on Saturday, but when there may be any horse that may overcome it, it’s him.
“Somebody has obtained to have dangerous attracts, however he’ll make his personal luck and I’m positive he will likely be there ultimately.
“Hopefully, he can repeat the dose of what he did the final begin.”
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