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July 9, 2021 12:38 pm
By Jackson Frantz
Sir John Monash Stakes at Caulfield.
Keogh was delighted by the rising six-year-olds third-placed effort in the Listed
Bob Charley AO Stakes at
Randwick last start.
He said Viridine profiles like a horse that is ready to put his best foot forward fourth up.
“He was exceptional two starts back at Group 1 level in the Goodwood (Handicap) and was just caught wide and is definitely suited back here at the WFA scale,” Keogh told
Racing Pulse.
“Last year we copped a lot of rain and the mudlark Jungle Edge just got up to beat us so he will be better for the improved conditions this time around.”
Malkovich returns to Caulfield for some black-type Posted by: RS NewsWire+ at 12:37pm on 8/7/2021 Image: Bruno Cannatelli
Malkovich will chase another Caulfield win, this time in the Sir John Monash Stakes
Sydney trainer Bjorn Baker is returning to Melbourne with promising three-year-old Malkovich in the search of a late season stakes victory.
A winner at Caulfield on June 26, Malkovich returns to that track on Saturday chasing success in the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m).
Baker said it was after the colt was successful at his recent outing that he considered a shot at Saturday’s weight-for-age contest.
The trainer’s original think was only to give him a look at the track for some future options in the spring and autumn.
Trainer Nick Ryan will give Sircconi extra time to recover from an ailment that forced his scratching from a recent race at Flemington. Sircconi will be missing