

“If I take something to the Sapphire Coast with no form they start unders but in town they dismiss them a bit and we get overs.”īrock Ryan’s suspension means he won’t be able to try and complete a hat-trick of wins on the Rubick five-year-old but Jess Taylor won’t let anyone down. Some of these horses are at ridiculous prices, especially when the markets open. “My owners love it because they always get overs in town. “He’s always a good price even though the form around him is quite strong,” Bateup said. He won at the midweeks as a $9.50 chance two runs back then scored as a $11 hope last start. S7s3Uwf2XOĪnd when the fields come out on Wednesday and The Guru’s price goes up, punters should probably grab a bit of it because he’ll be good value.

Jockey Brock Ryan and trainer team up with The Guru. He’s won his past two in town and is still only a Benchmark 67.” “I’ve been able to beat the handicapper a bit.

“He’s such an honest horse and he rarely runs a bad race and he gives the owners a great thrill,” Bateup said. If he does win he will take his earnings past the $287,000 mark – not bad for a horse that cost $50,000. He doesn’t really like the real heavy tracks.” I’ve just kept him ticking over with a bit of swimming and pace work and he’s well. “He’s come through his last win very well. “I haven’t done it before at city level and it would be good to do,” Bateup said. The Guru can do that for her in a 2000m event this weekend. Kembla Grange trainer Theresa Bateup will try and create her own piece of history this Saturday at Rosehill by training The Guru to another victory.īateup, who had a winning double at The Gong meeting two Saturdays ago, hasn’t won three races in a row with the same horse in town before.
