‘Speed Gifted’ will attempt to emulate last years AJC Metropolitan handicap triumph when he steps out in Saturday’s Group 1 the BMW at Rosehill.
Speed Gifted won the Group 1 Metropolitan in Sydney the last time he stepped up to the BMW’s distance of 2400m and will be greeted with similar heavy track conditions on Saturday.
Jockey Glen Boss believes that Saturday’s track conditions will go a long way to determining the Lee Freedman trained gelding’s chances stating,
“On a firm track he’s not the same and won’t be at home but if he gets a surface to his liking I imagine he could win the race”.
Boss has won The BMW aboard ‘Makybe Diva’ in 2005 and on ‘Eremein’ in 2006, but is wary of five-time Group One-winning warhorse ‘Theseo’. His only hope is the Gai Waterhouse-trained runner is not as strong at 2400m as he is at the mile.
“Theseo is obviously the measuring stick but I would say this horse (Speed Gifted) is going to be more at home over the mile and a half than Theseo,” Boss said.
Speed Gifted is currently rated at $5.00 for the Group 1 event.
Written by Isaac Chaplin
