Picture: Steve Hart
With the Magic Tens of millions carnival lower than six weeks away, Tulloch Lodge duo Gai Waterhouse and Adrian BottĀ are starting to tighten the strings on their Gold Coast squad.
Whereas they misplaced early fancy and Breedersā Plate victor King KirkĀ in a tragic drowning accident at Randwick this week, the pair are nonetheless hoping to have a robust hand within the two and three-year-old options.
Saturdayās Rosehill winner The PlaywrightĀ can be amongst these given their likelihood to earn a berth within the $3 million Magic Tens of millions Basic (1200m) on January 11, though Bott regards Breedersā Plate runner-up TempestuousĀ because the yardās No.1 seed.
āTempestuous might be the main likelihood in the meanwhile based mostly off his run and the shape out of the Breedersā (Plate),ā Bott mentioned.
āHe trialled nicely the opposite day and he may very well be a Wyong Magic Tens of millions kind.
āThere are a few different colts that trialled there the opposite day and a bit like her (The Playwright), will step out shortly and weāll see how they stack up.ā
By profitable stallion Excessive Alternative, Tempestuous was a slender second to King Kirk at his solely begin and Bott mentioned whereas the colt had placed on weight throughout his break, he was very a lot within the mould of his sireās progeny and on the neat facet.
In that vein, he’ll head straight to the Wyong Magic Tens of millions 2YO Basic (1100m) on Wednesday week earlier than heading north.
āHe didnāt have lengthy out so he can be fairly ahead,ā Bott mentioned.
Three-year-old Daybreak Service completed third in a 740m trial at Randwick on Tuesday and is being ready for the $3 million Magic Tens of millions Guineas (1400m) on the Gold Coast program.
A son of former sensible race mare Daylight, Daybreak Service received the Listed Exford Plate (1400m) at Flemington throughout the early spring and is prone to make his return in Brisbane.
āHe’ll trial once more and perhaps run in a lead-up race in Queensland,ā Bott mentioned.
āHe’ll run in December, and we’ll attempt to have him second-up within the Magic Tens of millions.ā
Stablemate Chateau Miraval, who completed second in Daybreak Serviceās warmth and boasts a debut win over subsequent Everest placegetter Rising Empire, can be into account for the Magic Tens of millions 3YO Guineas pending how she comes handy.
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