“He got a bit of fitness, he travelled good and finished off all right,” Ryan said Just Party’s trial. “And he’s trained on well since. He’s just had the one trial, a jump out and a couple of nice gallops. I didn’t want to trial him too much because 1200 is a tad short for him, and he’s fit enough. If you keep trialling him, he’s going to be looking for further.”
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Gatsby’s ($3.10), Public Attention ($4.40), Linebacker ($4.60), Mayfair ($5.50) and Snow In May ($7.50), which are all resuming, were the leading chances for the Eskimo Prince.
John O’Shea and Tom Charlton-trained Snow In May and Linebacker have drawn well in three and four.
“Hopefully they haven’t used up their barrier luck for when we really want it,” Charlton said. “But they should fall into a good position from the gates. Both will appreciate getting over further, but they have been sharp enough in their trials to be competitive on Saturday, with improvement to come.”
In the $2 million Inglis Millennium, O’Shea and Charlton have Artistic Venture ($34) from gate nine. The filly was fourth behind Within The Law in the Inglis Nursery at her only start.
“It’s a perfect barrier for her,” Charlton said. “She raced well on debut and should be still improving. She’s got a bit to find on the best form in the race, but it’s not out of the realms of possibility.”
Also in the Millennium, Ryan and Alexiou have Sanctified ($61), which was a distant third to Golden Slipper favourite Wodeton at his only start.
“I would have expected a little bit more first up,” Ryan said. “He was a little bit green and he wanted to shift away from horses, but he was OK and he’s come on from it.”
