With the $10 million upgrades finishing on schedule the Toowoomba Turf Club will be presenting their amazing new cushion track with an action packed program under lights this Saturday.
IASbet’s bookmaker Mark Read identifies the inaugural $150,000 2009 Weetwood Handicap as the pick of the card, stating that the field is arguably one of the best assembled in Queensland this year.
“The pace will be strong from the outset as Wasted Emotions ($3.80) will be pressured at the front by Danzylum ($16.00) and Vocalic ($34.00),” said Read.
“My tip, and I feel strongly about this one, is Voice Commander ($4.80) ridden by the inform Tye Angland. The gelding has been racing very well lately without race patterns and conditions suiting him. He trains on a similar surface in Canberra, and, all factors considered, this event looks to be the ideal race for him.”
Although he has a poor draw at 13 he has the speed to overcome the gate and will be up there come the end of the race.
Voice Commander had a troubled race at a recent run at the Sunshine Coast but he still passed about seven horses and ran home so you can trust that the horse has returned to some former glory if he gets a good run at it.
It could possibly be Voice Commander’s final run in Queensland this year with trainer Nick Olive undecided about his future past the Weetwood Handicap. “He might have one or two starts in the early spring, probably in Melbourne, and then we’ll turn him out and bring him back for the Magic Millions in January.”
Olive also isn’t worried about Voice Commander handling the newly made cushion track under lights and said “I don’t think it will be a problem. I know it’s a bit of a different surface but he’s worked on the Acton track at Canberra his whole career so I don’t think the track will worry him at all.”
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