The trainer of the Cox Plate favourite says his horse will not be fully fit for the race on Saturday, putting the blame on insufficient facilities at Werribee where internationals are required to quarantine.
Romantic Warrior has had two looks around Moonee Valley with jockey James McDonald.“I can’t say I’m happy, but this is the only facilities I can use,” Shum said.
“I think he’d be better . We can only hand walk for 30 minutes before we put the saddle on, we could have had a walking machine for 15 minutes, that would have been a better warm-up for him.Shum was honest leading into the Turnbull Stakes that Romantic Warrior was only 80-85 per cent fit heading into that race, having. He finished fourth behind Gold Trip in the Turnbull Stakes as a short-priced favourite.
“The Werribee Racing Club have done an excellent job providing two training tracks in great condition for our visiting international horses,” a Racing Victoria spokesperson said.
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