MOCCASIN BEND TO MISS KINGSTON TOWN

Saturday's impressive W.A.Guineas winner MOCCASIN BEND will not be a starter in this years KINGSTON TOWN STAKES. This morning I took the filly down to Amelia Park where she can have a well earned rest before we decide which way we will head with her.

I had a good long think about whether or not to go again with her and have decided that she has done enough. The filly is starting to show a bit of wear and tear from her long preparation and although I may have gone again had the race been this weekend I felt that a three week gap was not in her best interest.

The filly has had a seven run campaign which is a bit more than I would normally do with a young filly however her races were well spaced and she did have a four week gap between her fourth and fifth run. I sent the filly out of the stables for about ten days during that break where she was able to get her mind freshened up. This seemed to work wonders as she was able to win the Belgravia Stakes after only one solid gallop.

Her second up run showed that she had felt her first up run however her work going into The Guineas could not be faulted. The filly has done well since Saturday and looked happy enough in herself however this years Kingston Town is shaping as a tough race. A lot tougher than last years when we had no eastern states visitors due to E.I.

MOCCASIN BEND will either be back for a crack at the Champion Fillies Stakes or we may leave her a bit longer and have a look at the ROMA CUP and BELMONT SPRINT with her.