Classy Code in Royal Valley Work Out
- Wednesday, 28 August 2002 00:00
Multiple Group Two winner Royal Code looks on
track to feature in some of the spring carnival features after a stylish exhibition gallop
between races at Moonee Valley in Melbourne this afternoon.A son of King’s Theatre, Royal Code and Brett Prebble got the better of Unbridled Smile after that horse was sent out with an early advantage.
Royal Code’s trainer David Hall said the gelding could clash with the brilliant colt Bel Esprit in the Group One Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley, a track at which he’s won two Group events.
He will also be aimed toward the Bobbie Lewis
Quality and a start in that race will depend how the handicapper treats him at the
weights.
Part owned by well known Port Lincoln tuna fisherman Tony Santic, the man behind the Smytzer horses, Royal Code is a Group One placegetter and was switched to David Hall’s stable after an impressive first up win for his father Joe in Adelaide.
It was a big day for Joe in South Australia as a gelding he trains, Chading scored a thrilling win in the listed Balaklava Cup. Joe was not at the track, he is still laid up after a recent knee operation.
PICS - Quentin Lang.