Megatic In Blazing Form
- Thursday, 19 November 2009 07:30
The nuggetty son of Danetime worked the place down at Ascot on Tuesday morning, before the Breakfast With The Stars promotion and that work has Beckett, along with race rider Paddy Carbery bubbling over with confidence.
"Paddy told me after the work-out that Megatic had performed better on Tuesday then he did in his three year old days when he won the Guineas and the Kingston Town Stakes." Becket said.
"He worked strongly over 1000 metres and had a good blow after the gallop. His bumpers were as clean as a whistle."
"By the time the stars worked at Ascot, he had eaten up and was taking a nap is his paddock."
When quizzed about his sub-standard performance in the Lee Steere Stakes, Beckett offered the following reasons.
"Paddy blamed pilot error. He believes he should have ridden the horse more aggressively and possibly tried to take up the early position of the winner Idyllic Prince."
"Forget the run, was the advice from Paddy."
"I would have liked a better barrier and the weight is a concern, but that is what we have to deal with and the horse could not be in better form heading into the race."
While upbeat about the facts that an eastern states trained galloper has not won the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) this decade, the weight carrying record of top weights is not good either.
The metric weight carrying record for the Railway Stakes is 55.5 kg, shared by El Presidente (07) and Better Loosen Up (89).
"These ratings make it hard for him, but he has been carrying 60 kg in handicaps and still winning." Beckett added.
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