EMERGING stayer Straight Albert will look to win his third cup in four starts as he faces his biggest challenge in the Gosford Cup on Thursday, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. It says: Trainer Guy Walter has been pleased with the way the four-year-old has come through his Tattersalls Club Cup win on January 2 and expects him to continue his rise on the Central Coast. ''It is not going to easy but he has been able to handle every step up [in grade] so far,'' Walter said. ''He has a good prepar
EMERGING stayer Straight Albert will look to win his third cup in four starts as he faces his biggest challenge in the Gosford Cup on Thursday, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.
It says: Trainer Guy Walter has been pleased with the way the four-year-old has come through his Tattersalls Club Cup win on January 2 and expects him to continue his rise on the Central Coast.
''It is not going to easy but he has been able to handle every step up [in grade] so far,'' Walter said. ''He has a good preparation; he won the Goulburn Cup at a mile and then had a win with big weight at Warwick Farm before showing how strong he is the Tatts Cup. He is getting up in weights now but I have been very happy with what he has done since the Tatts Cup. I think he is probably more of stayer than a miler and it will be interesting to see how far he can go.''
Straight Albert will again have the services of Kathy O'Hara, who rode him to his Goulburn and Tatts Club Cup successes. ''Kathy has been riding in very good form and she rides him particular well,'' Walter said. (www.smh.com.au)