Up-and-coming stayer Phaze Action will be set on a Melbourne Cup campaign after qualifying for the famous race with his win in the other 3200m event run at Flemington, the Andrew Ramsden Stakes.Richard Laming, who co-trains Phaze Action with his father Bevan, is under no illusions about the Phizam five-year-old in the Melbourne Cup."We'll see how he spells and comes back but there were a couple who go alright in that and we're pretty happy with him," Laming said."We'll just have to see. The Cup
Up-and-coming stayer Phaze Action will be set on a Melbourne Cup campaign after qualifying for the famous race with his win in the other 3200m event run at Flemington, the Andrew Ramsden Stakes.
Richard Laming, who co-trains Phaze Action with his father Bevan, is under no illusions about the Phizam five-year-old in the Melbourne Cup.
"We'll see how he spells and comes back but there were a couple who go alright in that and we're pretty happy with him," Laming said.
"We'll just have to see. The Cup is another level again with the overseas horses, but he loves the trip and at the end of the day you have to get the two miles and that's the first time we've got him to the trip and I was happy to see him switch off and find the line."
Laming, 27, who has been training for a year in partnership with his father, is working 40 horses, including 20 two-year-olds, at their new establishment at Clyde, near Cranbourne.
Laming has been based there for six months and the win, their first at stakes level in that time, was a good advertisement for the property.
Bevan Laming is based on a property at Jacobs Well in the Gold Coast hinterland where he prepares 20 horses.
"We've only been at Clyde since Christmas and the track is working out pretty good and it helps these stayers," he said.
"We have 2000-metre grass and sand tracks with a four-metre rise which always helps these when you can work them up a hill like that, especially in a tight finish like that."
Ridden by Dwayne Dunn, Phaze Action wore down Ladies In Luck to score by a long neck with Tangalooma running on well to be a half-head away third.
The gelding was s bred by Ian Macdonald who races him with two partners.
Macdonald bred and owned Strike High who ran third to Daacha in the 1995 Ramsden, which was known as the Duke Of Norfolk Stakes until 2004.
"The owners have been very patient with him. He's bred to stay and they have faith in us," Laming said.
Stawell trainer Terry O'Sullivan was delighted with the effort of tough mare Ladies In Luck who was having the 20th run in her current preparation and was backing up after winning over 2800m at Flemington a week ago.
"We'll put her out for a well-deserved spell now and get her ready for next year's Adelaide Cup," he said.
Warrnambool Cup winner Hissing Sid, who started $3 favourite after easing from his opening quote of $2.40, finished fifth and will spelled with a Caulfield and Melbourne Cup preparation in mind.