Williams secures another key Karaka booking

[Wandering Eyes]

Craig Williams will ride progressive mare Knobelas (NZ) (Belardo) for Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr in New Zealand this Saturday.

The star jockey is already booked to ride Alabama Lass in the Group 1 Sistema Railway (1200 metres) at Ellerslie.

The Price-Kent stable will be hoping for a bit more luck with the daughter of Belardo after a horror watch at Flemington last start.

But that luckless run certainly hasn’t discouraged punters, with Knobelas backed into favouritism at the weekend for the Aotearoa Classic (1600 metres) at the Karaka Millions meeting.

At the time of writing, Knobelas was rated a $4.50 chance with Ladbrokes.

“I see she is favourite, at the moment,” Kent Jnr told The Verdict podcast on Monday.

“She is very progressive.

“She’s still looking for an out from last weekend – that was a tragedy.”

Kent Jnr said the OTI galloper had arrived safe and sound across the Tasman.

They’re now hoping for a bit more luck at the barrier draw.

“She’s drawn barrier one, her last two starts, which is less than ideal,” 

“She just wants a bit of room.

“Hopefully, we draw well.

“She has arrived, I can confirm her bloods are great and she’s lovely and sound, bright and eating.”

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