Carnival Beckons For Conners' Bargain Colt
- Wednesday, 09 November 2011 05:20
Autumn plans for unbeaten Didntcostalot will become clearer after the colt makes his third and final appearance of his first campaign at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
The $3000 yearling purchase, who broke the 1100m track record on debut at Wyong last month, will shoot for his third straight win in Wednesday's Styletread.com.au Handicap (1100m).
"Whatever he does tomorrow he'll be going for a spell," trainer Marc Conners said.
"He's done a good job so far and we'll try to get him ready for some better races in the autumn.
"I think we'll sit down once this preparation is over and work out what races are best to target with him next time."
A speedy customer, Didntcostalot scooted around Wyong in a maiden on October 13 and posted a 5-1/2-length winning margin in course record time.
The son of young stallion Danerich got the job done again in his second start at the provincials, winning by 1-1/2-lengths over 1200m at Gosford carrying 58kg.
Jeff Penza has ridden Didntcostalot in his first two starts but Conners has opted for 3kg-claiming apprentice Ben Vassallo to offset the three-year-old's 59kg impost.
"I think he's really weighted up to his best and that weight was going to make it harder," Conners said.
"With that much weight I've tried to level it up a bit (with a claiming apprentice)."
With the colt's winning start to his career, connections of Didntcostalot have received some interest in the three-year-old.
"There's been a little bit of interest but nothing solid at this stage," Conners said.
Didntcostalot is one of six last start winners in the no-metropolitan win event and Conners is looking forward to the promising colt having his first crack at city racing.
"We're really happy with what he's done so far," the trainer said.
"I'll go in pretty confident. He's won two from two so it gives us every reason to be confident, but I'm sure there are probably three or four others that are confident as well."
Didntcostalot was installed the $4.80 second favourite with TAB Sportsbet on Tuesday behind the Chris Waller-trained True Tussock at $4.60.
Apprentice Sam Clipperton has been stood down from his three rides at Warwick Farm after being concussed in a mounting yard incident at Queanbeyan on Monday.
