“I’ve only just trained six years, and he is seven, so he is the longest resident,” Douglas said of his longevity. “He takes a bit of work to get him up to his mark these days, but we keep him busy and active and he likes variety. “To win an Everest at three, he was the one that burst on the scene at the time, and he has raced a lot of good horses in his career, and to still be up and going and the form he’s in is a credit to the team. “He hasn’t taken a backward step in the last 12 months and the way he’s going this preparation we are in for a bit more fun.” With his trusty sidekick Frankie never far from his side, the gelding who Douglas describes as playful but boisterous will be out to record just his second win at 1000 metres – the rst in only his second start at Flemington back in July of 2022. “The way he has trialled really well, and we are looking forward to the challenge,” Douglas said. “The class for him will take him a hell of a long way especially with his rating and meeting horses on the up – he’s the horse who has been there and done it. “If the speed is on and they overdo it up front I think he can denitely get over the top of them.”
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