Champion horse coach Chris Waller says By way of Sistina is all techniques go to Saturday’s Cox Plate regardless of her probabilities trying mighty grim 4 days earlier.
The mare put a scare by Moonee Valley’s $5m function race when she threw jockey James McDonald throughout trackwork in entrance of a giant crowd on Tuesday.
McDonald was unhurt however there have been speedy fears By way of Sistina could be scratched from the Cox Plate, given she ran three laps of the observe riderless after shedding the jockey.
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Yulong Investments racing supervisor Troy Stephens mentioned it was “not possible” she could be racing at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
James McDonald falls off By way of Sistina. Twitter
Waller needed to change her preparation and took the horse for a swim at St Kilda seashore, earlier than doing a canter round Flemington on Friday.
“I am a lot happier than I used to be on Tuesday morning,” Waller laughed.
“She’s had a superb week, easy as that. The exercise on Tuesday morning was going nicely till she parted with James.
“She recovered nicely, feed bin has been spectacular, she has licked it clear each evening and day… so she’s not struggling in any approach.
“This morning she had a really quiet canter right here at Flemington… she’s bouncing, she actually is.”
Bookmakers reacted to Tuesday’s incident by blowing out the percentages on By way of Sistina, however by Friday afternoon she had come again in to be a $4.20 likelihood, behind solely race favorite Prognosis out there.
In her previous three begins By way of Sistina has gained two Group 1 races – the Winx Stakes and the Turnbull – and has earned greater than $3.6m for connections throughout an 18-start profession.
Prognosis ($3) and Pleasure Of Jenni ($4) had been the one Cox Plate runners forward of By way of Sistina out there earlier than Tuesday’s incident.
Pleasure Of Jenni was on Friday rated a $4.50 likelihood behind the opposite two high contenders.
