Barely two minutes later it had already dropped to 73. Immediately on being ungeared and entering the wash bay at Lincoln Farms’ barn, it registered 79.

One of the reasons for the horse’s rare motor was again evident after the workout when Green used his heart monitor to check Copy That’s recovery rate. “There are a few who are just as fast as Copy That but they can’t carry their speed as far. He’ll be ready.”Ĭopy That’s opening race will be the A$150,000 Ballarat Cup (2710m) on January 21 before his main mission, the A$500,000 Hunter Cup (2760m) at Melton on February 4.Īndrew Drake sets a solid pace on Copy That.Trainer Ray Green, overseeing the workout despite still recovering from surgery after being kicked in the stomach on November 21, said Old Town Road would be a worthy rival in both races, acknowledging the up-and-comer’s speed. “He won’t need much more in Aussie that’s for sure. “I clocked him over his last mile and a half in 3:04 and didn’t really do much on him up the straight, just pulled the plugs and chirped him along. “He felt good,” said Drake who will be in charge of Copy That on his Melbourne campaign.

Old Town Road, outer, and Copy That sprint up the home straight today.The pair went head to head down the home straight, with Old Town Road holding a neck margin at the line.īut Drake said he never put any pressure on Copy That who closed in the slick sectionals of 55.2 for the 800 and 25.6 for the 400, for an overall time of 3:11.2, a mile rate of 2:03. Taken straight to the front from gate release by Andrew Drake, Copy That set a solid tempo, with Old Town Road and Zachary Butcher hard on his tail.

The pair, denied a start at Cambridge on Saturday night when Harness Racing New Zealand scrubbed the $25,000 Cliff Thomas Memorial feature because only four horses entered, was given a strong workout over 2500 metres. Copy That will be joined on his flight to Melbourne on Wednesday by Old Town Road after the two horses trialled in great style at Pukekohe today.

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