How good is Helmet? What can he produce in the spring? He could be a real superstar. After his stunning Champagne win at Randwick, when he almost threw the race away by ducking out at the 100m, trainer Peter Snowden says: 'It's just disappointing we didn't see exactly what he's got...What he's shown me at home is that he's an exceptional athlete; he just does everything so easily. He was three or four lengths in front there today and I thought he was going to win by six or seven, but he shot him
How good is Helmet? What can he produce in the spring? He could be a real superstar. After his stunning Champagne win at Randwick, when he almost threw the race away by ducking out at the 100m, trainer Peter Snowden says: 'It's just disappointing we didn't see exactly what he's got...What he's shown me at home is that he's an exceptional athlete; he just does everything so easily. He was three or four lengths in front there today and I thought he was going to win by six or seven, but he shot himself in the foot by doing what he did.''
Albury trainer Brett Cavanough has booked Hugh Bowman to ride recent stable acquisition Speed Gifted in the listed $140,000 Wagga Gold Cup (2000m) on May 6.
Veteran Scenic Shot, back with a winning bang in with his 1600m Eagle Farm win on Saturday, is again being aimed at the Doomben and Brisbane Cups. SS's previous Queensland haul includes wins in the Doomben Cup Grp 1, Brisbane Cup Grp 2, P J O'Shea Stakes Grp 2 (twice) and Hollindale Stakes Grp 2.