GOLDEN Slipper Stakes winner Phelan Ready may have narrowly fallen short of another group 1 victory last night at Moonee Valley when he was beaten in the Manikato Stakes by Danleigh, but the performance could have resurrected his Caulfield Guineas campaign, reports The Age.It says: In a thrilling race which featured enormous efforts from Phelan Ready and third placegetter Nicconi, Danleigh ($17) burst through late to score by three-quarters of a length from Phelan Ready ($17), with Nicconi ($4.6
GOLDEN Slipper Stakes winner Phelan Ready may have narrowly fallen short of another group 1 victory last night at Moonee Valley when he was beaten in the Manikato Stakes by Danleigh, but the performance could have resurrected his Caulfield Guineas campaign, reports The Age.
It says: In a thrilling race which featured enormous efforts from Phelan Ready and third placegetter Nicconi, Danleigh ($17) burst through late to score by three-quarters of a length from Phelan Ready ($17), with Nicconi ($4.60) a long head away third.
Phelan Ready's trainer, Jason McLachlan, said the three-year-old had recovered after barely negotiating the final turn, and the Guineas was back on the agenda after he missed a vital run last week when he was scratched at the barriers at Caulfield on veterinary advice.
''I think that shows there's nothing wrong with him,'' he said. ''If he got around the last corner he would have won, and I know it's an unorthodox prep, which is not my fault, but we're obliged to go to the Guineas [on October 10].''
David Hayes was speechless after watching Nicconi come from last to be narrowly beaten. ''If he drew 13 you could understand why he was there [last], but he drew six. If there was one place you didn't want to be in the race it was last and pulling, and that's us. It was a huge run.''