Thirty-seven years after his first victory with Grand Gaelic, trainer Gary Nickson may be able to secure a second Wagga Town Plate victory thanks to an interrupted training for Felix Majestic. Felix Majestic wasn’t planning to race the Wagga Town Plate (1200m) on the first day of the festival, but after missing out on a run in the Group 1 All Aged Stakes and finding no appropriate options in Sydney, Nickson was obliged to explore elsewhere. Nickson remarked, “His preparations always seem to get interrupted.” “I was preparing him for the All Aged Stakes, but we didn’t agree because it was going to be a wet track, which he dislikes.” He is yelling to return to the races, and this is the only appropriate race for him at the moment.”
On March 15, Felix Majestic made a stunning comeback to the campaign by finishing fourth behind Eagle Nest in the Group 3 Maurice McCarten Stakes at Rosehill. The gelding was slow out that day and settled a noticeable last, but he usually springs fast to assume his preferred frontrunning role. “He absolutely rattled home from last at the top of the straight, even though the 1100m was too short,” he remarked. I had to put him to the test when we were unable to find anything for him. He put his head on his chest as he crossed the 1200-meter mark. “Molly Bourke was just sitting on him at the fastest time of day.” Despite Josh Parr riding the gelding first-up, Bourke will see him again this week where they have drawn ideally in barrier 6.
He’s a nice horse. All you need to do is learn how to ride him, Nickson remarked. “He does a great job for Molly, and she knows exactly what to do.” He can keep up his strong cruising speed for the whole of the race, which is between 1200 and 1400 meters. “Anyone who wishes to challenge him does so at their own risk. Their hearts will be broken by him. The Extravagant Choice and Exceedingly Hot are the two top chances on the card for Queanbeyan trainer Nick Olive, who does not have a runner in the Town Plate. Only at the beginning of this process did Extravagant Choice become part of Olive’s stable, having been acquired for the princely price of $3,000 from Inglis Digital last October. Nine starts for for Olive, he was won three races and has won over $65,000.
For us, he has been a little ripper. I adore the horse, and he has truly surpassed our expectations,” Olive remarked. “He just goes through everything really nicely, and he is very easy to train.” He seemed to enjoy the jump up to 2000m in the Benchmark 66 Handicap, having won two of his last three runs over 1610m at the Sapphire Coast and 1800m at Bathurst. He is in excellent shape. Olive remarked, “He has been so consistent and is absolutely thriving within himself.” “I’m excited to watch his performance over the 2000 meters.” Caitlin (Sinclair) gave him a nice ride and he won very well at the last start. Olive has the last comment in the same race but said he will likely be scratched after drawing the outside gate.
Exceedingly Hot is a top contender in the Benchmark 66 Handicap (1600m) after a hard-fought victory at Wagga on March 1 and two strong finishes. “He is another incredibly joyful horse. “He has simply flourished over the past few months,” Olive remarked. For him, drawing barrier 1 is best. He should have a great run, and ideally he will finish right there.
Titanium Miss’s last two races have been hampered by circumstances, but her trainer Tracey Bartley is counting on a significant drop in class and a return to her home track to help the filly regain her winning ways. Titanium Miss, who finished tenth behind French Ruler in the race, was caught three-wide without cover at a scorching speed in the Provincial-Midway Wildcard at Wyong two starts ago.
After that, on April 19, she traveled to Randwick for the Group 3 James H B Carr Stakes, where she lost by little over four and a half lengths to finish last behind Lilac. “I believe that the race’s quality alone determined the outcome the other day,” Bartley stated. “She just stopped the last little bit, but she was still whacking.” I had a blood test and found nothing problematic. At Wyong, she faced the wind, and they ran the first 1000m that day ten lengths quicker than usual. She had to stop since the speed was absurd. “She is correct in this race because of her two excellent runs prior to that.” The filly, who is three years old has drawn barrier 7 in the Benchmark 68 Handicap (1350m) with Tim Clark to ride.
He remarked, “She can roll forward at her own pace and the barrier is perfect.” “I believe that when we were holding her up, we may have fought her a little bit hard.” We will simply allow her to move forward; if she takes the lead, she will be able to control the race. We are going to perform a Gai Waterhouse. She performs poorly in class, therefore she should be able to give it her all in this race. Bartley anticipates Think Of One to have a significant impact on the Midway Maiden Plate (1600m) earlier in the day. The son of So You Think will enjoy the increase in distance after resuming his running over 1400m at Scone, where he finished sixth behind Spenzalot. ” Aaron Bullock returned following the the race and said get him out over a mile. He will appreciate that,” Bartley said.
They got him over the 1400m, although they were a little snappy. He was fairly content with him given the situation. He’s in the correct race, in my opinion. “He will increase his speed going up to the mile on a wet track, and I believe he will be difficult to beat around his home track.”
