One other elite coaching efficiency from Ciaron Maher and David Eustace was on full show at Flemington on Saturday with final 12 months’s Victoria Derby winner Hitotsu taking out one racing’s most prestigious three-year-old races, the Australian Guineas.
The calmly raced colt out of Maurice was a reside $8.00 probability heading into his first begin, however it didn’t take lengthy for him to flex his muscle beneath one other sensible experience from John Allen.
With a number of getting misplaced in a messy end down the straight, Hitotsu burst filter huge and stored discovering to fend off the difficult Lightsaber, who ran an enormous race for second.
Hitotsu had gained beforehand first-up, however after successful the Derby over 2500m, a number of thought he warranted consideration over additional.
Maher and Eustace have developed a robust fame for his or her staying sorts, however they had been additionally quietly assured their prized three-year-old may run a race recent.
“It was an superior experience and it’s only a actually good horse,” Eustace advised Racing,com.
After successful final week’s Futurity Stakes aboard Sierra Sue, John Allen’s sensible run of type continued at Flemington on Saturday with a win within the Australian Guineas. Photograph: Final Racing Photographs.
“We had been assured. I used to be a bit of bit assured about whether or not he’d have the pace to speed up on the mile, he wanted each inch of it as a result of it wasn’t a really good final 100m.”
Allen, who’s often softly spoken, additionally had full religion in his experience.
“Johnny has a lot religion within the horse, he’s hardly ever assured, however he was actually assured and that offers you loads,” Eustace stated.
Though the win itself was particular, it additionally earned a particular place in historical past with Hitotsu turning into not solely the primary horse to win the Guineas recent, but additionally simply the fourth to win one popping out of the Derby.
As to what’s subsequent, Eustace hinted that we’d see Hitotsu again at Flemington for the All-Star Mile in a fortnight’s time.
“He’s within the All-Star Mile, it’d should be a chance. He clearly raced right now. We all know he will get additional. We’ll fear about it tomorrow,” Eustace added.
Hitotsu may be discovered at $15.00 in Ladbrokes’ All-In All-Star Mile market.
