Giga Kick completed second to Coolangatta in a Cranbourne trial on Monday morning, however the gelding’s coach Clayton Douglas is thrilled along with his situation as he edges in the direction of a racing return.
The Everest champion was two lengths behind the Moir Stakes winner in a star-studded trial that noticed Golden Eagle winner I Want I Win steam house into third place.
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The 800m exercise, which was coated in 46.08 seconds, was Giga Kick’s first trial or jumpout of the preparation and happy each Douglas and common rider Craig Williams.
“I am actually glad, that was clearly his first one again and Craig was actually pleased with how he trialled, so we’re actually happy,” Douglas advised RSN927.
The trial was Giga Kick’s first public look since his three-quarters-of-a-length fifth inserting within the Group 1 Champions Dash (1200m) at Flemington on November 5, which was his first defeat after 5 wins on finish to start out his profession .
The three-year-old son of Scissor Kick can have one other trial earlier than resuming within the $500,000 Group 2 Problem Stakes (1000m) at Randwick on March 4.
It can then be on to the $three million Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on April 1, which is his solely different locked in run for the marketing campaign.
“They’re the 2 runs at this stage, there’s nonetheless a few potential choices after that, however I simply wish to get by means of these two after which we’ll work it out,” Mornington-based Douglas stated.
“He is had his runs fairly nicely spaced within the early a part of the preparations on a regular basis and it really works out well-timing smart to present him a run first-up on the 1000 after which go a month to the TJ.
“It is good timing for me. I can get him house, get him again, give him a superb bit of labor after which ship him again up for the TJ.”
Giga Kick, Coolangatta and I Want I Win had been simply three of the large names that had been in motion at Cranbourne.
Melbourne Cup winner Gold Journey had his second trial, working house into second inserting, simply three-quarters-of-a-length behind stablemate Persan, within the 1550m trial that kicked off the set.
– RAS NewsWire
