Gai Waterhouse | Gai Waterhouse News 61854 Playing By The Rules

Emma Reeves aids us with programming and identifies who she thinks is the best placed horse each weekend.

Aloysius, Saturday 19th July, Flemington, Race 3:
Aloysius beat the older horses last time and now returns to three year old grade. They went very slowly, he dictated, and hit the line strongly, so everything did go perfectly to plan. Tim was adamant that had something come to him, Aloysius had more in the tank, so my only concern here is his lack of experience stepping up in grade against more seasoned horses. That said, he’s unexposed, so there’s potential for greater improvement than most of these, especially stepping up in trip on this expansive track third up. If he’s going to take the next step, I think he’s well placed to do it here.