McKay confident Birdy can trot her way to maiden victory

[Wandering Eyes]

by Mike Love

Russley trainer Laura McKay will be hoping her charge Birdy ($1.85FF) brings their manners in race one the Seahorse Supplements Trot over 2000m at Addington today with driver Blair Orange. 

The four year old Royal Aspirations mare will be having start three in her career, and trainer McKay says she has learnt a lot with each outing to date.

“She’s come through that last run really well. She seems pretty bright,” said McKay. 
 
“She just has to trot the whole way.”

After a faultless debut running second being the talented Snooowgood, Birdy then backed up with a fourth after making a mistake at the beginning of the race. 

“We’d rather draw a bit wider, but her manners are usually pretty good. I have faith that she’ll go away.” 

If Birdy does things right, McKay is confident she will be hard to beat.

“She’s good enough to do work if she has to, she has some speed to, she’s pretty versatile.”

“I’d just like to see her trot away and then I think she’ll be pretty hard to beat.” 

While McKay will be chasing her fourth win of the season in what has already become her most successful with limited starters, driver Blair Orange will be looking to extend his lead in the driving premiership. Already sitting on 106 wins, 35 wins ahead of Tim Williams, Orange looks the driver to follow for the day with seven strong drives throughout the card;

Race 1 – Birdy ($1.85FF)
Race 2 – Archer ($4.60FF)
Race 4 – Mode ($2.70FF)
Race 5 – Kalatra ($4.80FF)
Race 6 – Captain Joan ($4.80FF)
Race 7 – Aldebaran Crystal ($4.80FF)
Race 8 – Miracle Memphis ($4.40FF)

The eight race card gets underway at 1:13pm.

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