Chief Stipe Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan will have a large number of runners at Doomben on Saturday but much interest in his team will centre of the debut of two-year-old Knight Mariner (NZ) (Tavistock). The colt, who will be having his first start in the Madam Wu Two Year Old (1350m), has impressed in a recent trial. Knight Mariner was picked out of Riverrock Farm’s 2018 NZB Ready To Run Sale draft for $240,000 by Gollan’s bloodstock adviser John Foote, as a possible future stayer. He is bred to be a top-class stayer being by the sire of many Group One staying race winners in Tavistock and out of the staying bred mare Soltina (NZ) who is a half-sister to Group One winner Captivate. Gollan first trialled Knight Mariner in February when he ran second and then put him away to further mature. “He is a lovely big horse, but he isn’t the full package just yet,” Gollan said. “Knight Mariner is bred to be a good stayer and maybe he could be our Derby horse next year. But that is getting a long way in front of ourselves and let’s take things slowly. “Whatever he does on Saturday he will improve on. But I like giving these staying bred horses their first starts over a bit of ground late in the season.” Knight Mariner was second in handy time in a trial at Doomben two weeks ago when he hit the line hard. Jim Byrne, who rode him in the trial, will again have the mount on Saturday. -AAP View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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