Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted 6 hours ago Journalists Share Posted 6 hours ago Gr.1 Victoria Derby (2500m) runner-up Scary (NZ) (Shocking) is building up nicely towards his return to the races next month. The Emma-Lee and David Browne-trained colt jumped out at Pakenham last Tuesday, when he had Jack Virgona in the saddle. “We’re really happy with him,” said Emma-Lee Browne. “He just had a quiet jumpout the other day, we were going to wait another week but then they put it on the course proper, so I just got Jack to take him along quietly. “He’s ridden him before in a jumpout previously and he was really impressed with him, he said he’s really grown up mentally, which is quite good. “We’ve been really, really happy with him.” Browne has identified February 15 at Flemington as the likely date for Scary’s first run in 2025. “He’ll have another jumpout, we’ll probably look at kicking him off in the C.S. Hayes (Gr.3, 1400m),” she said. “It’s probably a bit sharp for him first-up but he’s got quite a high rating now, so it’s a logical place to kick off.” A convincing maiden winner at Sale in September, Scary produced his best performance to date in the Victoria Derby, beating all bar Goldrush Guru (American Pharoah), and Browne said that it’s likely that he’ll be at his best once again over longer distances. “The further you go, the better he’s going to be,” she said. “We’ll look forward to getting him up over ground.” Scary is at $15 in Sportsbet’s market for the Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) on April 5, should he head in that direction. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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