Chief Stipe Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Melbourne stayer Vengeur Masque has settled in well at Ballymore’s Matamata base ahead of Saturday’s Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup. The seven-year-old Irish-bred landed on Sunday and co-trainer Pam Gerard reports that he has taken little time to settle into his new surroundings. “He was a little keen in his first morning at the track yesterday but he’s far more relaxed looking at the way he got through easy work this morning,” Gerard told www.theinformant.co.nz. “The main thing is that he’s right on his tucker and seems to be in a good place. “He’s even put on three kilos since he arrived, so we’ll just monitor him over the next day or two and decide whether he needs any stronger work before the weekend.” Gerard is relying largely on her Flemington-based training partner Mike Moroney for fine-tuning purposes, but shares his confidence that the last-start Moonee Valley winner is on target. “He had a decent hitout before hopping on the plane and Mike said he thought he was spot-on,” she added. “He’s got the form on the board and now we’re looking forward to the weekend.” Vengeur Masque, a son of noted European staying sire Monsun, will carry 57 kilos in the Auckland Cup – equal topweight with leading local stayer Charles Road – and will be ridden by Opie Bosson. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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