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After a long-term plan delivered their greatest victory on Saturday, trainers Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou hope a short-term program can produce another rich win at Randwick when former Hong Kong prospect Matias competes in the $3 million Big Dance (1600m) on Tuesday.
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Matias → deliver → Tuesday
The Rosehill stable claimed the $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) on Saturday when Skyhook nosed out Decorum in the feature for four-year-olds, capping a four-run campaign which also included wins in the group 2 Theo Marks and Shannon Stakes.
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which → claim → group
The son of Written Tycoon, now destined for a career at stud with a group 1 on his resume, will go for a spell and likely return in the Apollo Stakes (1400m) at Randwick in February.
“He was only ever going to have four runs, and it was a tough run,” Ryan said.
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Ryan → destine → runs
“He’s had a great campaign and since Christmas Eve last year, he’s had only a spell of 18 days, and that was after Queensland.
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that → have → Queensland
“He’s won group races as a two, three and four-year-old, so he’s done well.
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he → win → old
He and Beiwacht are only colts to run in the Golden Slipper, Golden Rose and Golden Eagle.
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He → run → Slipper
And we’ve raced Beiwacht five times, and the Golden Rose is the only time he’s beaten us.
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he → race → us
They can add a Big Dance to their achievements when Matias jumps from gate one with 53 kilograms and Reece Jones aboard on Tuesday.
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Matias → add → Tuesday
A $14 TAB chance, the four-year-old Snitzel gelding earned a spot in the race with second in the wildcard race on October 17 at Randwick.
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gelding → earn → Randwick
That came after the group 3 winner at 1800m and 2000m returned with fourth in the Cameron Handicap (1500m) at Newcastle.
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winner → come → Newcastle
“First up, he probably lacked a bit of fitness,” Ryan said.
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Ryan → lack → fitness
“Then the other day, he was perhaps looking for a tad further, but I do know since he raced then his coat has come right through.
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coat → look → ?
I reckon fitness-wise he’s improved; it’s just whether they are going to be sharp for him over 1600m or not.”
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they → reckon → m
Matias was on his way to Hong Kong following his Frank Packer Plate win in April before failing a vet check.
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Matias → follow → check
Races like the Sydney Gold Cup (2000m) last Saturday loomed as targets in this preparation before he was set on the Big Dance path.
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he → loom → path
“It probably wasn’t until three weeks before Newcastle,” Ryan said of the Big Dance plan.
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Ryan → say → plan
“We were looking at where we were going to start him, and we thought, I wonder if we could get him into the Big Dance qualifier?
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we → look → qualifier
You had to run in a qualifying race to run in the wildcard, so went that way.
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You → have → wildcard
“There looks to be great speed in the race; it will be a good-run race.
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it → look → race
I’ve got about six horses going forward.
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horses → get → ?
“I don’t think he will be able to take advantage of gate one, I reckon he will be about halfway back or worse.”
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he → think → gate
Ciaron Maher-trained Gringotts was a $3.50 favourite to win a third consecutive Big Dance.
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Gringotts → train → Dance
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