A muscled-up Triple Honour is back at Chris Waller's stable with the trainer excited by both his appearance and his prospects.Waller said a tilt at a second Doncaster Handicap victory was on the agenda along with many other options.He said Triple Honour's mixed, and at times, puzzling spring campaign was a learning experience for both him and the horse.The gelding started off in a blaze of glory with victory in the Group Two weight-for-age Premiere Stakes (1200m) on August 16.He hung in during h
A muscled-up Triple Honour is back at Chris Waller's stable with the trainer excited by both his appearance and his prospects.
Waller said a tilt at a second Doncaster Handicap victory was on the agenda along with many other options.
He said Triple Honour's mixed, and at times, puzzling spring campaign was a learning experience for both him and the horse.
The gelding started off in a blaze of glory with victory in the Group Two weight-for-age Premiere Stakes (1200m) on August 16.
He hung in during his second to Gallant Tess in the Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) and simply went badly when unplaced in the George Ryder Stakes (1600m) won by Mentality on September 27.
Seven weeks later, Waller gave him a start down the Flemington straight and was encouraged by his fourth to Swick in the Patinack Farm Classic (1200m).
"He is back in the stable and looks like a different horse," Waller said.
"We gave him an extra two weeks at Oak Ridge so he could have six weeks off and put on some weight.
"He weighs 550 kilos - At his first start last campaign he was 516 so he has grown a lot.
"One of the things we learned about the spring is that he is a better sprinter than a miler.
"He could go for the Doncaster again but that would be his only start at 1600 metres this preparation.
"One race we are looking to start him off in is the Newmarket Handicap.
"From what we saw the 1200 metres down the straight track at Flemington suits him."
Triple Honour gave Waller his first Group One as a trainer when he claimed the Doncaster (1600m) which remains the only one of his six wins beyond 1300 metres.
Waller also has high hopes for Love And Kisses this autumn but like many other trainers he is not relishing the thought of the filly lining up against Samantha Miss too many times.
Love And Kisses was placed in the first two legs of the spring's Princess Series - the Silver Shadow and Furious Stakes both won by Samantha Miss who went on to dominate her age group culminating victories in the Flight Stakes and VRC Oaks.
"Love and Kisses will go to the fillies races and more than likely come up against Samantha Miss again," Waller said.
"She is also back and doing well but we haven't finalised her program yet."