Good Value A Stayer In The Making

Saturday, 10 November 2012 01:46

Good ValueA knee operation proved to be the key to turning around the form of Good Value, winner of the Momentum Energy Trophy at Flemington this afternoon.

Winning trainer Mick Kent explained:

"He is not a bad horse and I really rated him and he should've won the Winter Championship here last year."

"He was always just floating away at the end of his races and we found a bit of gravel in his knee and we cleaned it up and he is racing much better since that happened."

In today's race, Good Value ($10-$14) made a late run from well back in the field on the turn to touch out favourite Galah ($2.50-$3.20F) by a short half head with 1¼ lengths to third placed Strike The Stars ($9-$10).

Originally Luke Nolen was down to ride Good Value after Michael Walker won on him at Bendigo at his last run. Walker got the ride back after Nolen was suspended during the week.

Good Value with Michael Walker"I was very lucky because the horse won good last time and it was good to be back on him and he won good today", Walker said.

"He has had a knee problem and sometime he lays in but he was actually good today and he ran straight and true."

While today's race was for 0-95 class horses, with Good Value rated at 86 before the race, Kent thinks that he is up to stakes class.

"I think he has probably got a stakes race in him, he is a Listed race quality horse and he'd probably get the ten furlongs (2000m)."

"We'll just see whether we go to Sandown next week or whether we back off and go up to Sydney for a Listed race."

Good Value is by Face Value from Jeune's Heart by the staying influence Jeune.

Walker echoed Kent's feelings about Good Value getting a longer trip.

"If anything, the further the horse goes, the better he is going to get", he said.

Photos: Fiona Tomlin