Queensland Derby day saw the feature go down to the wire, Kah claim another G1 in astonishing fashion, and Pikey go down in the last in bizarre circumstances.
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By Jackson Frantz
Ayrton will be too good for his rivals in Saturday’s Group 3
Fred Best Classic at
Price who trains in partnership with
Michael Kent Jnr believes the lightly raced prospect has the measure of his rivals in the 1400 metre feature.
He said his galloper looks to get a nice run in transit settling off a hot speed and that he will win with even luck in running.
“He’s quite perky he looks great and has bounced through those two 10-hour float trips that weren’t ideal,” Price told
Racing Pulse.
Apache Chase can take us into the race a long way.”
The Golden Eagle, the Stradbroke Handicap and even the Queensland Derby were all mentioned as potential future options as X-factor galloper Private Eye snatched victory from the jaws of defeat at Eagle Farm.
Joe Pride certainly has some thinking to do, for both the Queensland winter carnival and beyond, as three-year-old Private Eye did what jockey Brenton Avdulla thought was impossible in winning the Group 2 Queensland Guineas (1600m).
Hard-ridden in last spot and barely able to see leader Apache Chase, Avdulla had conceded defeat.
“I was under hard riding before the corner and I thought it was going to be a waste of time to be honest,” Avdulla said.
Chris Waller chases three consecutive Queensland Guineas wins Posted by: Graham Potter+ at 10:45am on 30/4/2021
The Chris Waller trained Kolding once again showed just what a good horse he is when he got his head down on the line to thwart the game effort of Savatiano in the Group 1 All Aged Stakes in a mesmerising two-way finish at Randwick last Saturday.
That’s eleven wins from thirty starts for Kolding now and, in case you missed it, his career prize-money earnings now stands at $6 387 200. Other Group 1 wins behind Kolding’s name includes the 2019 Epsom and the George Main Stakes, amongst other multiple Group race wins and, of course, Kolding also won the 2019 Golden Eagle.