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Gai Waterhouse is banking on Mayfair to offer prime colt Broadsiding a run for his cash within the Caulfield Guineas.
Triple Group One winner Broadsiding stays an odds-on favorite for the Caulfield Guineas after drawing barrier 9, however rival coach Gai Waterhouse isn’t giving up on the rising Mayfair upstaging the star colt.
Waterhouse and coaching associate Adrian Bott will saddle up the Golden Rose placegetter and the bettering Wanaruah in Saturday’s $3 million function.
The pair had blended fortunes on the draw, Mayfair developing with gate 10 of 11 whereas Wanaruah will soar from barrier three.
Each had their closing lead-up gallops on Tuesday, Mayfair working at Flemington and Wanaruah at Caulfield.
Waterhouse mentioned each horses had been in good order and she or he was notably buoyant on the probabilities of Mayfair, who completed lower than a half-length from Broadsiding when third behind him within the Golden Rose (1400m).
“We simply labored him at Flemington, we thought that was sufficient for him,” Waterhouse mentioned.
“He has travelled a variety of miles to come back down right here. He appears a contented chappy.
“He’s an excellent colt Mayfair and really under-rated. He may simply take out the Guineas. He’s a really stylish particular person.”
Whereas Mayfair shall be making his Victorian debut, two-time Sydney winner Wanaruah completed a preventing third behind Angel Capital at his first Melbourne outing within the Guineas Prelude (1400m) final month.
Saturday shall be his first try past that journey, however Waterhouse believes he’ll relish the additional distance.
“I feel he’ll do it along with his eyes shut. I feel that’s precisely what he’s searching for,” she mentioned.
“I believed it (Prelude effort) was excellent. The horse had stepped up in school and he didn’t shirk his obligation in any respect, he was superb.”
Broadsiding has a stranglehold on Guineas markets as a $1.50 favorite with Angel Capital ($8.50), who has drawn barrier seven, the one different runner at single-figure odds.
Mayfair is an $11 likelihood whereas Wanaruah is $17.
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