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Our Kobison ready to rumble in Shorts

Dylan Gibbons is looking forward to his first race day ride on promising sprinter Our Kobison.

Jockey : DYLAN GIBBONS.
Jockey : DYLAN GIBBONS. Picture: AAP Image

A slick race day exhibition gallop by Our Kobison has jockey Dylan Gibbons excited about his prospects as he prepares to take on some big-name sprinters in the Group Two The Shorts at Randwick.

Gibbons partnered the Angela Davies-trained gelding in a solo workout between races at Rosehill last Saturday and said if the horse brought that form to Saturday's 1100m contest, he would be competitive against a field headlined by Private Eye, Golden Slipper winner Lady Of Camelot and Concorde Stakes winner I Am Me.

"He felt terrific. He was in a great mindset, his manners were great, he relaxed beautifully and just lobbed along," Gibbons said.

"If I sent him a message and asked him to break another track record, he felt like he would have.

"He's got a bit of a step up now, but off his work and the way Ang has got him going, he's seems to be in great order.

"He looks a million bucks, feels a million bucks, he seems to be ticking all the boxes so now, let's see how he goes race day."

The five-year-old has built an outstanding record winning six of his 11 starts and placing in another four, including his most recent when runner-up to an explosive Joliestar in the Show County Quality (1200m).

Gibbons will be having his first race day ride on Our Kobison, who has drawn barrier five.

Davies prepares her small string from Gosford and says the track renovations there have made it tough to get him race day ready, prompting last weekend's excursion.

"We haven't got a track at Gosford (due to renovation), so it's been difficult to train him for these Group races," Davies said.

"I elected to come down to Rosehill, it's an hour and fifteen (minutes) both ways so he's had a nice day out.

"He's ready for The Shorts. You have got to aim high in this game."

One of the key Everest lead-ups, The Shorts has attracted a typically robust field with Stradbroke Handicap winner Stefi Magnetica to resume in the race, while Mumbai Muse is poised to back-up from her outstanding second to Sunshine In Paris in the Sheraco Stakes (1200m) last weekend.

Two horses, Classique Legend (2020) and Redzel (2017), have claimed The Shorts-Everest double.


Racing and Sports

Randwick

Saturday, 21st September 2024

9
ET

YARRAMAN PARK SHORTS (G2)

Age: 3yo and up Type: OPEN
5 ½ f TURF GOOD
9

(local)
AUD $1,002,000
5 ½ f GOOD

YARRAMAN PARK SHORTS (G2)

Age: 3yo and up Type: OPEN


FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 6. I AM ME (AUS) 6yo M
I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - MEFNOODA (AUS)
JAMES MCDONALD
CIARON MAHER
$2.6
55kg
Dynamic Syndications Racing, Sheikh M B K Al Maktoum, Mrs J M Crooks, B & K Ramsey Family, P J Woollett, G Rassos, R J Gall, R G Dawkins, A W Robertson, A Cranes, A Mitchell, Mrs M Joyce, M G Joyce, S B Troughton, D P Lacey, M J Millner, S Finnigan & A D Vella

Sales Information

2nd 3. STEFI MAGNETICA (AUS) 4yo M
ALL TOO HARD (AUS) - MID SUMMER MUSIC (AUS)
ZAC LLOYD
BJORN BAKER
$9
56kg
Ridgmont (Mgr: M Cunningham), K Salagic, Currie & Young Family Racing (Mgr: J D E Currie) & J Vitek

Sales Information

3rd 4. MAZU (AUS) 6yo G
MAURICE (JPN) - CHATELAINE (AUS)
JASON COLLETT
JOSEPH PRIDE
$13
56kg
Triple Crown Syndications, M De Stoop, D Da Silva, Mrs V B Mossman, M D Garreffa, R G Edge, Ms S P Hopkins, K F May, G B Clark, L Caminiti, Dr F McCourt, A J Prince, Dr M Healy & M L Spilstead

Sales Information

4th 9. DRAGONSTONE (AUS) 6yo G
MIKKI ISLE (JPN) - QUICK'S THE WORD (AUS)
REECE JONES
JOSEPH PRIDE
$31
55kg

Sales Information

5th 12. MUMBAI MUSE (AUS) 4yo M
ZOUSTAR (AUS) - MUMBAI ROCK (AUS)
TOMMY BERRY
MICHAEL FREEDMAN
$8.5
54kg

Sales Information

6th 1. PRIVATE EYE (AUS) 7yo G
AL MAHER (AUS) - CONFIDENTIAL QUEEN (AUS)
JAY FORD
JOSEPH PRIDE
$5
57kg

Sales Information

7th 7. LADY OF CAMELOT (AUS) 3yo F
WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - MISS DEBUTANTE (AUS)
TIM CLARK
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT
$13
55kg
8th 10. OUR KOBISON (AUS) 5yo G
KOBAYASHI (AUS) - ORNE RIVER (AUS)
DYLAN GIBBONS
ANGELA DAVIES
$14
55kg
9th 11. WAY TO THE STARS (AUS) 6yo G
REWARD FOR EFFORT (AUS) - WRITTENINTHESTARS (AUS)
RACHEL KING
MATTHEW SMITH
$61
55kg
10th 2. AFT CABIN (AUS) 5yo G
ASTERN (AUS) - SHELTERS (AUS)
KERRIN MCEVOY
JAMES CUMMINGS
$9.5
57kg
11th 8. COAL CRUSHER (AUS) 7yo G
TURFFONTEIN (AUS) - MEDIA ACADEMY (AUS)
REGAN BAYLISS
JOSEPH PRIDE
$41
55kg