ANTHONY Cummings said that his jockey Glen Boss would have to earn his keep if his three-year-old Smart Missile was to continue his run in tomorrow's $1 million Golden Rose at Rosehill, reports Craig Young in the Sydney Morning Herald. His report adds: The small field has Cummings concerned that tactics may decide which of the six elite three-year-olds can grab the major spoils in the season's opening group 1 race. ''Small fields are always tricky, Ajax did get beat at 33-1 on,'' Cummings said.
ANTHONY Cummings said that his jockey Glen Boss would have to earn his keep if his three-year-old Smart Missile was to continue his run in tomorrow's $1 million Golden Rose at Rosehill, reports Craig Young in the Sydney Morning Herald.
His report adds: The small field has Cummings concerned that tactics may decide which of the six elite three-year-olds can grab the major spoils in the season's opening group 1 race.
''Small fields are always tricky, Ajax did get beat at 33-1 on,'' Cummings said. ''You've got to give respect to your opposition otherwise you get belted. The speed will either come from Foxwedge or Helmet given the barriers, that's the way it looks and we'll see how it plays out. Glen Boss has to earn his money.''
Cummings said that rising to the 1400-metre trip would present some problems with the speed, but predicted the colt would not be giving away the same start he did first-up when a last-stride winner of the Run To The Roses. ''He'll be giving them a maximum of three. He gave them a start and beat them the other day. At the end of the day you've got to realise the fact is he can run faster than the opposition.''