10,000 is Her Time to Shine

[Wandering Eyes]

Having come of age in the last 12 months, 5-year-old mare In Her Time (Aus) (Time Thief {Aus}) heads to Saturday’s G1 Doomben 10,000 off the back of a third in the G1 TJ Smith S. (1200m) when beaten four lengths by Trapeze Artist (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}), with Redzel (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}), who she will meet here, two lengths ahead of her in second.

In the top three on seven occasions from nine attempts at the distance, the Ben Smith-trained mare should be able to take up a position from barrier eight, and with Corey Brown in the saddle, In Her Time will be charging late and looking to improve on her fifth 12 months prior.

Winning his first Group 1 in this event last year, the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Redzel has continued to perform at the elite level, not finishing outside of the top two since that elite level victory.

Victorious over In Her Time in last year’s Stradbroke, Godolphin’s Impending (Aus) (Lonhro {Aus}) is set to head to the stallion barn after this campaign and if his first-up win in the G2 Victory S. is anything to go by, then the 4-year-old has returned in fantastic order, and while he has gone winless second up in all four starts, he looks ready to run a great race.

Gallant in defeat behind Trapeze Artist in the G1 All Aged S. (1400m), Le Romain (Aus) (Hard Spun) had accepted for the 10,000 as well as a race at Scone the day prior, but connections have confirmed the Group 1 winner will head to Saturday’s race, and on that fact alone, he can’t be discounted in the quality field.

Always running on, the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained English (Aus) (Encosta de Lago {Aus}) appears to have come through her winless Autumn campaign and after an impressive trial on May 1, where she defeated Redzel and Spieth (NZ) (Thorn Park {Aus}), both whom she will meet here, it would be great for owners Newhaven Park to have the mare achieve another Group 1 victory before retiring to stud.

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