Liam Birchley wound back the clock at Doomben on Saturday as he prepared the first two-year-old winner of the season when Betterlucknexttime made a mockery of a betting plunge on a rival horse. The Sunshine Coast trainer was renowned as a two-year-old maestro in his earlier foray into training and said he still has the systems in place to land big blows early in the season as he looks to rebuild his business. • BET LIKE A PRO : Get expert tips from Racenet’s team of professional punters, with fully transparent ROI statistics, in our all-new Pro Tips section.
In the past 28 days, our tipsters have returned a $1510 profit for $10 unit bets! SUBSCRIBE NOW to start winning. Betterlucknexttime was a $3750 online buy as a weanling and connections pocketed more than $70,000 on Saturday for their efforts with Nikita Beriman leaving plunge horse Sequel in her dust. “We didn’t pay much for him,” Birchley said.
“The horses don’t know how much they cost, he is the right sort of horse for these races. “I have had a lot of time working these young horses out and I feel like there is a good process in place to get them ready. “The main thing is you need them fit and you need them sound, you tick both those boxes and they will take you a long way.
” • ‘Hit by an axe’: Jockey's Group 1 return after injury agony Crown The King almost kicked off a golden season for racing’s first lady Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott , after charging home to run second, while stablemate.