The jury is still out on Bellagio Wynn being a genuine stayer but trainer Chris Waller is prepared to let him prove his case in the Summer Cup.His first test over the 2400 metres of Friday's feature at Randwick was against a similar field in the Listed Christmas Cup at Rosehill on December 13 when he finished fourth.The race was won by Ready To Lift from Zazabeau and Rainbow Styling, all acceptors for the Summer Cup."I'm still not convinced he is a stayer but this is the right time to try him ou
The jury is still out on Bellagio Wynn being a genuine stayer but trainer Chris Waller is prepared to let him prove his case in the Summer Cup.
His first test over the 2400 metres of Friday's feature at Randwick was against a similar field in the Listed Christmas Cup at Rosehill on December 13 when he finished fourth.
The race was won by Ready To Lift from Zazabeau and Rainbow Styling, all acceptors for the Summer Cup.
"I'm still not convinced he is a stayer but this is the right time to try him out after his creditable fourth in similar company," Waller said.
"Danny (Nikolic) said he ran the distance and was just as strong over the last 200 metres as he had been earlier in the race.
"He also has the advantage that he is much better weighted than he was last time.
"And it is a Group Three race worth a lot of money so we will give him a chance.
"But we may need a few things to go wrong with Ready To Lift and a couple of others and a few things to go right with Bellagio Wynn."
Bellagio Wynn carried 58kg in the Christmas Cup but drops to 54kg on Friday.
Topweight is Nuclear Sky with 59kg with Tommifrancs to carry 55kg and Ready To Lift also on 54kg with the other 10 runners all on 53kg.
After a relatively quiet few weeks, Waller welcomed a double at Randwick on Saturday with Come On Cugat and Rangirangdoo, both ridden by Dwayne Dunn who was visiting from Melbourne.
Waller currently has 27 Sydney winners for the season and is a comfortable third on the premiership behind Gai Waterhouse and Peter Snowden.
Nikolic does much of the stable's riding and will be aboard Bellagio Wynn again as well as First Look in the Randwick Betting Auditorium Handicap (1200m).
Light Red, who finished third to subsequent Villiers Stakes winner Something Anything in a 1400-metre welter at Rosehill on December 13, will be saved for a similar race on Saturday in preference to Randwick where he drew barrier 14 of 15.
"He's drawn better in two at Rosehill so that's where he'll run," Waller said.
Waller said Bellagio Wynn would go for a spell after the Summer Cup.
He was on Wednesday a $17 chance for the race with TAB Sportsbet with Ready To Lift the $3.10 favourite after she and Rainbow Styling opened equal picks at $3.60.
Rainbow Styling, who has also firmed, is a $3.50 chance.