By Ray Hickson
Two milestones await trainer Angela Davies if her stable star Our Kobison can bounce back to his best in today’s Listed $200,000 Kia Canterbury Sprint (1200m).
Like a cricketer in the nervous 90s, the popular Gosford trainer has been stranded on 199 career wins since Alice Mae won back on December 7 though she’s only had four runners since.
Trainer Angela Davies.Credit: Getty Images
So a maiden stakes win with Our Kobison would make it that extra bit special.
Davies says the five-year-old let her down with his second-up fourth behind Iowna Merc at Randwick on December 21 but feels there may have been some reason to forgive.
He was due to run in the Razor Sharp second-up on The Ingham day, but a temperature forced Davies to go to Plan B.
“I was a little bit disappointed with him, I thought he would have let down a little bit better,” she said. “He wasn’t awful, but I expected him to go to town and just win the other day.
Kerrin McEvoy salutes on Our Kobison at Rosehill back in February.Credit: Getty
“I had him ready for the 1200m, and we had a bit of a hiccup, we bought him back to the 1100m, and maybe he was looking for a bit more. Hopefully, he can make amends for last start.”
Our Kobison set a track record for 1200m at Rosehill back in February and underlined his talent as he chased Joliestar home in the Group 3 Show County in August.
After tackling The Shorts, where he was beaten three lengths by I Am Me, Davies freshened Our Kobison, and he earned a pass mark for his second behind Eagle Nest on a soft 7 track in the Starlight Stakes.
Davies said on paper there should be no excuses for the gelding at Canterbury, and she hopes Jason Collett can make use of a favourable barrier to have him in a striking position.
“Someone is going to lead, it won’t be us, and we’ll be taking a sit second or third, I’d imagine, and I’d reckon the track will suit him,” she said.
“In all honesty I think we’ve found the right stakes race. They’re an even bunch and there’s a fair bit of exposed form.”
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