Godolphin’s combative Group 1 Golden Rose (1,400m) winner Broadsiding will be all the rage in the A$3 million (S$2.6 million) Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1,600m) on Oct 12. Even if it is the smallest field for the three-year-old classic since 2012 when All Too Hard downed Pierro in an eight-horse field, there will be no shortage of challengers bidding to halt his five-in-a-row inside the last furlong.
Four of them came out for a spot of gallop around Caulfield on Oct 8, all looking bright as a button. However, Wanaruah, Private Life, Tropicus and Vianarra are likely to start at double digits or more, but connections trackside could not fault their respective charges’ preparation. One of them was Gai Waterhouse, Australia’s first lady of racing, who was on hand to watch Wanaruah pair up with former Kranji dual Group 2 winner Coin Toss.
With race rider Jye McNeil aboard, Wanaruah had the measure of Coin Toss without extending too much, giving his trainer plenty of confidence heading into the Caulfield Guineas even if he will be at his first test over the mile. Misty Swift earns even more fans at trials “I think he’ll get 1,600m with his eyes shut. I think that’s exactly what he’s looking for,” said Waterhouse who trains in partnership with Adrian Bott.
The Snitzel colt ran third in the Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude on Sept 21 after leading over 1,400m in the stable’s typical fashion. He was not able to match the finishing burst of Angel Capital in the concl.