Stradbroke on the radar for War Machine
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War Machine relished the solid tempo as he came from just off the speed at Caulfield on Saturday in comfortable fashion as he booked a trip to Queensland for the winter.
It was the New Zealand-bred four-year-old’s first victory from his new quarters with trainers Ben, Will and JD Hayes, after transferring from the stable of the late Michael Moroney and Glen Thompson.
Positioned in third throughout under Jamie Mott, War Machine enjoyed the speed set by eventual third-placegetter Oscar’s Fortune and surged to victory in the concluding stages as the $1.90 favourite with horse racing bookmakers.
“We were a little bit worried about that draw (barrier 10) as to where he would end up, but there were a couple of scratchings this morning, which gave us confidence to run and it just worked out perfectly,” Ben Hayes said.
“He was able to slot in, and Jamie Mott gave him an absolute ten out of ten ride and we’re just so fortunate to be given this horse to train and he’s been a pleasure.
“He’s been in the system nearly two weeks now and he’s been so straightforward and arrived to us in good condition.
“He’s an exciting horse heading up to Queensland now, where we will look at the BRC Sprint (Group 3, 1400m) in two weeks and hopefully he can get qualified to run in a Stradbroke (Group 1, 1400m).
“From what we’ve seen at home, is a high-quality horse that would be up there with some of our better horses in the yard. “
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