Speaker 1David Payne. Good morning to you, David. G'day, Luke. How are you? I'm super. How are things with you?
Speaker 2Yeah, can't complain, thank you.
Speaker 1That's good to hear, mate. You've got a runner at Canterbury today that was an emergency but is now in the field. Race 7, number 13, Sopico. What are you expecting there?
Speaker 2Yeah, he'll run very well. Yeah, you know, his last start he got held up. He couldn't get in the race, so don't go on that last run. Do a little bit of a mess up.
Speaker 1Okay. You sound slightly bullish. And he's outside the market at $31.
Speaker 2Well, he shouldn't be that, but expect a nice race from him.
Speaker 1Beautiful. There you go, punters. Something at odds to have a few bucks each way on. Race 7, number 13, Sopico. Third up, David, too. I like your horses when they just get into their prep a bit.
Speaker 2Yeah, no, look, he's well with his horse. You know, you've got to ride him quite, and sometimes that doesn't work. You know, you can't get runs. It always looks worse.
Speaker 1That's today at Canterbury. Before we get to the weekend coming up, the Ming Dynasty, you won that on Saturday with Persian Wonder. It must have been pleasing.
Speaker 2Yes. Well, he's always shown us he had ability. Actually, your wife rode him a few, and then a trial for him for me, and she was quite impressed with it.
Speaker 1Thanks for keeping her on. Jeez, any danger? Very difficult, man. That was a good ride by Ash on Saturday. Yeah. He had that pace, and he weaved through, so it was a good result. Are you going to push on to a spring champion or something,
Speaker 2or what do you think about this one? Yeah, well, he'll go to the gloaming first, and then that'll decide if he goes to the spring champion.
Speaker 1Yeah. Oh, I'm sure there'll be a sling for Alicia if he wins another big race, David, something. And on that group of horses, Stormy Marco was only first up. He finished second to you. Obviously, you had a little bit of a fitness edge on him, but I do think that you certainly had his measure on Saturday, so that must give you the confidence that he's up to the level, and you can continue to go forward with a bit of confidence.
Speaker 2Yeah, you know, look, he's always shown, Luke, you know, he ran second to the door south end in the, I think it was, well, it was a group race. Yeah. And he's always shown ability, but he's always been a little bit of a slow and mature, and I think now the pennies dropped, so I think he'll go forward.
Speaker 1Proxima Dea. I called her up at Gosford when she won. That made it two out of two, and then she went to a midway where they, they went hard, and she was just excellent winning that race. She's a real gutsy little thing. Not big, but got a bit of hard, and she's three out of three, so what's she up to?
Speaker 2She went to the paddock for 10 days, and she's back in work now, so she'll, her mission will be the gloaming spin champion, but the main one will be the Oaks. Yeah, okay.
Speaker 1She does look like she's got that cardiovascular system. When we saw her win that midway over 1800, you know, like she was barely three years old on her official birthday.
Speaker 2That's right,
Speaker 1and it's very difficult to beat old horses,
Speaker 2you know, especially over distance. And especially when you're a filly. Yeah, I know. Yeah, so it's all as well for the future for her.
Speaker 1She's in the same colours as Montefiglia. Yep, there we go. Don't tell me you've got another Montefiglia here, eh? That'd be all right. Well, she's unbeaten, but I don't know about being Montefiglia. Yeah, that's a big statement, but look, she's a stayer, you think? Yes. Well, her full sister won the Oaks,
Speaker 2a filly called Gypsy Goddess. Oh, right, okay.
Speaker 1And her name apparently in Latin is another goddess. Beautiful. Is she a pretty girl, like a goddess? She's quite, I noticed, like... Ugly, ugly. If she was human, you wouldn't be looking at her.
Speaker 2Is that right? Not much to look at. 3 a.m. at the nightclub, approximately.
Speaker 3Yeah, yeah, you'd have to have a few with you. That's good for you, David.
Speaker 1I love it. Well, it doesn't matter how they look when they're a racehorse. It's all about crossing that line first, and she knows how to do that. Let's have a look at the weekend. We've got... Oh, he's dropped out, has he? Okay. He's dropped out, so we'll get him back. Proxima Dea, Nath. That's your go. Proxima Dea. We've all been there.
Speaker 3Adrian, chime in here. Oh, he's on the phone today. So that's good. We'll get him back up.
Speaker 1But I love this from Payne. He's hilarious. He's got a bit in him, hasn't he?
Speaker 3He does. He's got a good little joke in him, David. He's hilarious.
Speaker 1What about how I was, you know, I put the short ball into David. You know, Alicia trawled up that horse that won the Ming Dynasty on the weekend. What did happen there? I don't know. I don't know. Surely there'll be something. Try to find out the details. Indeed. But Persian wonder. On Saturday, it was an excellent winner. He's back. The phone just dropped out there, great man. But you're back with us, David? Yeah, I'm back, Luke.
Speaker 2Sorry about that. I don't know what happened.
Speaker 1No dramas. Let's have a look at Saturday. We'll move on to... Peter, firstly. Race two, number 10 in the midway. How's he going?
Speaker 2No, he's going well. I haven't seen the draws yet, so I can't... You've got seven, right? Barrier seven. Oh, well, he's fine. He'll be competitive. Yeah. His last run, I put a young kid on him, and it wasn't the kid's fault, just an experience. Yeah, okay. Yeah.
Speaker 1We'll have a look at the main race. I've got good news for you with the T-Rose barrier draws. Oh, I'm waiting. You've got barrier six with Bangkok Hottie, which is pretty good. And Christina, who you've accepted with as well, has got barrier one.
Speaker 2Gee, you know what? Have a look at her last three runs. She's been barrier one.
Speaker 1Can you believe that? The algorithm loves Christina.
Speaker 2It looks like it.
Speaker 1Yeah. One bandit. Barrier one. Can she measure up in this sort of grade, do you think?
Speaker 2Yeah, definitely. You know, just needs the right race for how it's run. You know, last time she got beat a nose for fourth. So she's up with those fillies. She's pretty tough.
Speaker 1And she's just got to have luck going her way. Okay. Moving to Bangkok Hottie, probably still your strongest seed in saying all that. She was excellent winning that furious stakes. And she can make her own luck. So I can tell you there's a field of 11. She's drawn six. A few of the other good chances. Chilly Girl's drawn two. What else have we got here? Striking Alibi's drawn five. It was third in that furious.
Speaker 2Yeah, that's a good run too. Yeah.
Speaker 1Chris Waller's got sequined there at $3 coming off a few wins. And Sing Your Song's drawn four. So the heavyweights and the better perceived chances look like they've drawn pretty well. How's your girl done since the furious?
Speaker 2No, she's very well. Very well, yeah. She's fit and well. And now she just needs some luck, yeah.
Speaker 1What about $1,400?
Speaker 2She'll love it. She'll lap it up. Yeah. Lap it up, yeah.
Speaker 1So we saw her go forward in the furious. Prior to that in the silver shadow, she was back from barrier 10. So she's drawn slightly better on Saturday. Do you like her forward or back? What do you think is her best?
Speaker 2No, she'll draw the midfield towards the rear. Yeah, she's got a very good turn of foot. So she can make it up quite quickly.
Speaker 1All right, terrific. And beyond Saturday, you just want to get through it with both of them. I know Bangkok Hottie's known for the Thousand Guineas and she's also there for the flight stake. So you've got two good options for her.
Speaker 2Yeah, we'll have a look. You know, once we get over Saturday, then we'll decide. But most probably all going well, we'll stay in Sydney.
Speaker 1And we remember what happened with Hottie. She didn't trial because she got loose, didn't she? Yeah, she wrapped it. That's right.
Speaker 2The day before she was supposed to trial, she threw the jockey off.
Speaker 1And she did a lap or two of the track. So you decided, well, that will do her.
Speaker 2Yeah, well, I didn't want to hurt her. You know, the next day, another trial.
Speaker 1Well, it seems like you pulled the right rein because she's come up really well. Yeah, well, anyway, we hope, Luke, that's the game. Yep. Appreciate your time, David. Good luck with them all. Thanks very much.
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