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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.”
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A rousing piece of work on the Eagle Farm track on Tuesday from little-known Kiwi gelding Hezashocka has Mick Price buoyant ahead of Saturday s Queensland Derby.
The Shocking three-year-old has recently been transferred to the stables of Price and Michael Kent Jnr after a surprise Group 2 win in New Zealand last month and Price could hardly hide his enthusiasm for the horse after his final gallop before Saturday s G1 classic. He worked super, Price said from Eagle Farm on Tuesday morning. I reckon he will show up. He s a big, long-striding horse. He s a bit green. He s still a bit off-and-on. He s still learning obviously.
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Hollindale Cup winner.
“I think they have the market completely wrong. He is $2.50 and I am $5.50 and I think those odds should be reversed,” he said.
The outspoken Boss talked up the proven quality of Sir Dragonet while putting question marks against the form of the favourite.
“
Hollindale Cup (1800m) in good style, but it was a pretty ordinary race,” he said.
“I (Sir Dragonet) am bringing some of the best form in Australia into the race: he (Zaaki) must take on the big boys at weight-for-age now.”
Boss said he made a mistake by sitting back in a slowly run race when beaten 1.6 lengths in the