Trainer Chris Waller is relishing the opportunity to see stable star Triple Honour in action on a good track in Saturday's Group One George Main Stakes at Randwick.The four-year-old has worked strongly this week and Waller is expecting a vastly-improved performance from Triple Honour after his last-start second to Gallant Tess in the Group Two Chelmsford Stakes over Saturday's distance of 1600 metres."He's done particularly well in his build-up and comes into this race a lot fitter than he was l
Trainer Chris Waller is relishing the opportunity to see stable star Triple Honour in action on a good track in Saturday's Group One George Main Stakes at Randwick.
The four-year-old has worked strongly this week and Waller is expecting a vastly-improved performance from Triple Honour after his last-start second to Gallant Tess in the Group Two Chelmsford Stakes over Saturday's distance of 1600 metres.
"He's done particularly well in his build-up and comes into this race a lot fitter than he was last time out," Waller said.
"I'm really looking forward to running him on a good track, he has won on a heavy but the good track will ensure that he runs a very strong mile.
"It was probably a bridge too far for him last start, second-up over a mile on heavy going, and he was probably a bit soft for it."
Waller experimented with removing blinkers from Triple Honour on the advice of jockey Glen Boss for the Chelmsford but they will be back on for the George Main.
Triple Honour has a tendency to hang in during his races and Waller said the gear change was worth a go.
"I certainly don't regret that we took them off, we needed to try something but now they are back on and I'm expecting them to sharpen him right up," Waller said.
Triple Honour has won six of his 11 starts including the Group One Doncaster Handicap (1600m) and was only beaten a nose in the Randwick Guineas by Weekend Hussler.
Boss has battled influenza all week and was stood down after riding Hill Stakes winner Fiumicino at Rosehill on Saturday, but bounced back by riding The Astronomer to victory at Canterbury and can't wait to reunite with Triple Honour.
The three-time Melbourne Cup winning rider, who rode Triple Honour in his Doncaster Handicap triumph, said his mount was the horse to beat on Saturday.
"If he turns up on the day he wins, and he'll turn up," Boss said.
"I'd forgive that last run, he was beaten but he was far from disgraced.
"He's back to a track he loves and he's racing at weight-for-age, he ticks all the boxes."
Triple Honour is currently the second favourite for Saturday week's Epsom Handicap (1600m) but Waller said his performance on Saturday would determine his path.
"The Epsom remains a possibility but the George Main fits in better if we decide on a run in the Cox Plate, we'll see what he does on the weekend first," Waller said.
The Group One Cox Plate (2040m) is at Moonee Valley on October 25.