Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted November 8, 2021 Journalists Share Posted November 8, 2021 With the stunning victory of Noverre in Saturday’s Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) you could be forgiven missing the gallant performance of runner-up Meritable (Snitzel). The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained colt has been a model of consistency in his five career starts, having finished second behind the talented Pareanui Bay in the Gr.2 James And Annie Sarten Memorial Stakes (1400m) and a close-up fourth in the Gr.2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m). Things didn’t go to plan at the start for the son of Snitzel, who was expected to be a pace-influence, with jockey Matthew Cameron reverting to plan B. “It was a super run, he’s a horse who normally goes forward, we kind of mucked-up the start a little bit,” Cameron said. “We were a bit slow so we went back, it was a moderate enough pace, they stacked up a bit before the turn and it got a bit messy. “I thought given where the favourite was (back last), we needed to get on that three-wide train and try and pocket them in as much as I could because I knew my horse would probably come up short at a mile. “The better horse on the day beat him but I’m very proud of him, he’s a lovely colt going forward.” Meritable is bred and raced by the China Horse Club and is likely to have a spell after the trip south. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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