Dreamscope returns from Hong Kong with Gold Coast placing
FOUR-year-old gelding Dreamscope was a well-backed commodity at Gold Coast on Saturday, but it had to settle for a narrow second placing.
The Bryan and Daniel Guy-trained son of Dreamscape produced an encouraging effort behind Exceed All Odds in its first run since injuring itself in a race at Sha Tin on March 28, 2016.
Originally with Guy Racing, the then juvenile won a trial and was sold to Hong Kong interests, but leg problems forced Dreamscope back to Australia and the future looks bright.
“We originally had the horse before he went to Hong Kong,” co-trainer Daniel Guy told HorseBetting.com.au. “He went there and got an injury, so they sent him back and we’ve got him now.
“He won a trial, we originally bought him as a yearling – I can’t remember for how much money, around the $20-$30,000 mark, but he wasn’t an expensive yearling.”
Many punters that took the $2.80 at Ladbrokes.com.au thought Dreamscope had got the bob in close to the line, but if jockey Matthew McGuren hadn’t have got his whip stuck, it might have been a different story.
“The rider is quite filthy on himself. The whip got caught in the rein and he couldn’t get at him,” Guy described. “He said all he needed was a hit around the backside and he wins and all he could do was tap him on the shoulder. All he needed was one to keep his mind on the job.
Guy also put the narrow defeat down to the length of time it has been off the track and also the lack of barrier trials leading into Saturday’s fresh up run.
“We’ve had so much rain we haven’t been able to have any barrier trials – that’s probably seen him out in the end as well,” Guy said.
Both Dreamscope and Exceed All Odds cleared out the rest of the field, which is always an encouraging sign moving forward on a track which the four-year-old wasn’t accustomed to.
“They’ve won by a hell of a long way,” Guy said. “The track is soft 6, just a winters track, but I don’t think that’s why he was beaten today.
“Just that he’s first up after such a long time and what the rider said.
“I think it was a good effort and we’re pleased with how he went.”
Guy doesn’t have any plans of grandeur with Dreamscope, but believes it will win its maiden soon and progress nicely.
“He’ll win a maiden, he showed that before he left and his legs look good now, so we’ll keep progressing with him and see how he does.”