Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted December 3 Journalists Share Posted December 3 Future History. (Photo by Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) Ciaron Maher is aiming for his first Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m) victory on Saturday with the in-form Future History. A Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) runner last spring, Future History has shown his best form this spring over shorter distances. After being narrowly beaten in the Group 3 Naturalism Stakes (2000m), he claimed victory in the Group 3 JRA Cup (2000m) and most recently finished a courageous fourth in last month’s Group 1 Champions Stakes (2000m) behind Via Sistina. It was that performance in the Champions Stakes that gives Maher confidence that the seven-year-old is the right horse to land the Ballarat feature. “He ran a personal best last start and he trialled really well,” Maher told Racing.com. “He’s been in consistent form all prep and probably that was a peak run last start. It was a little bit of a throw at the stumps, and he came up very well.” Maher now views the 2000-metre distance as a more suitable range for Future History than the longer distances he had previously contested, as evidenced by his 13th in the Group 1 Metropolitan (2400m) in October, which remains his only finish outside the top four this campaign. Horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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