“He didn’t run bad, but I wouldn’t be scared to have a punt on him because he’s improved out of sight since he’s been gelded, he’s grown.” Roll The Dice Director of Strategy Leigh Saville echoed the thoughts of Mick Price, and is hoping for a bold showing this Saturday. “He was certainly a bit of a raw colt back then, but he’s been gelded and hopefully we can see what he can do on the racetrack now.” Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr and the Roll The Dice Racing Team have already tasted two-year-old success in the past with another Capitalist speedster in Profiteer. Profiteer banked his owners $1.5 million in prizemoney on the track and started favourite in the 2021 Charter Keck Cramer Moir Stakes, before running 6th. He now stands at stud with Newgate Farm and his progeny will be on the market as early as 2024. While Hedged is yet to prove himself at that level just yet, there are some similarities between the pair, with sheer speed and power both their main asset. Both Price & Kent Jnr and Roll The Dice are very hopeful that Hedged will prove his longevity on the racetrack though and train on into his three-year-old season, with the racing year turning over this Tuesday, 1 August. “Hedged is out of Fastnet Rock mare. He’s a bit bigger and rangier, and we think he could get a strong 1200 (metres) and even 1400 in time and be better as a three-year-old, which obviously he’s coming into his three-year-old season shortly”, Saville added. Hedged drew barrier six of 12 on Wednesday morning after acceptances came out and will be ridden by Beau Mertens, who has done a lot of the work on him in his jump outs. One of his main competitors could be the Matt Laurie trained Archo Nacho, who looked superb in his gallop at The Valley on Tuesday morning.
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