The Smart Missile team will probably keep on thinking the colt could have btn Sepoy in the Golden Slipper. Personally, I doubt it. Smart Missile is still a bit erratic with his racing manners, and his barrier behavior, and he would never have been as streamlined and deadly as Sepoy was. He gets his chance to strut his stuff in the Grp 1 1400m Sires Produce Stakes at Randwick on Sat. Trainer Anthony Cummings says SM will shoot for a barrier certificate before stewards on Monday (Apr 4). He adds:
The Smart Missile team will probably keep on thinking the colt could have btn Sepoy in the Golden Slipper. Personally, I doubt it. Smart Missile is still a bit erratic with his racing manners, and his barrier behavior, and he would never have been as streamlined and deadly as Sepoy was. He gets his chance to strut his stuff in the Grp 1 1400m Sires Produce Stakes at Randwick on Sat. Trainer Anthony Cummings says SM will shoot for a barrier certificate before stewards on Monday (Apr 4). He adds: 'I suppose we're entitled to think that we would have been there with him (Sepoy) somewhere, but, hey Sepoy has done extremely well to win both the big two-year-old races in Melbourne and Sydney.'
Will we see this smart Kiwi in Oz? She looks good. Glamor filly Anabandana completed her domination of 2YO racing in NZ this season with a game win in the Grp 1 Manawatu Produce Stakes at Awapuni. Anabandana had to battle the length of the home stretch to haul in the pace setting Antonio Lombardo in the 1400m feature. Anabandana has been sensational for trainer Don Sellwood and Hamilton owner Chris Grace scoring four wins and two minor placings from six starts.