01 August 2019 | Tim Walker
MAJOR TROJAN SOLID ON RETURN AS BULL SET TO BYPASS INTERS
JULY 29, 2019
HARNESS
Prominent owner Glen Moore has labelled WA Derby winner Major Trojan’s return to racing in the Chandon Pace (2130m) on Friday night as “exciting”, as the three-year-old gears up for a busy spring and summer campaign.
Major Trojan was able to get to the lead comfortably from barrier two in the $30,000 event and was simply too classy for his rivals in the 4.2m win.
Moore said he had some concerns how the Art Major colt would return to racing at Gloucester Park, but left feeling bullish at what lay in wait.
“His last win was in the Derby, then you spell them and hope they come back,” Moore told TABradio.
“It was an ideal opportunity first-up for him drawn there.
“Clearly he’s racing older horses, but he handled it very well.
“He was pretty well unextended in running home in 56 and his last quarter was 27.5.
“It’s onwards and upwards the way he’s going.”
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Friday night’s win took Major Trojan’s record to five wins from 11 starts and has won three in a row.
Moore said the Golden Nugget loomed as a long-term goal for Major Trojan and indicated the next few months were crucial in his development.
“He’s growing all the time,” he said.
“He’s heading towards the four-year-old classics like the Golden Nugget in December.
“We want to try and teach him to race because he’s only had 11 race starts.
“The more we get into him the better.”
While Major Trojan was impressive in his return to the track, it was another frustrating night for last year’s WA Derby winner King Of Swing.
King Of Swing finished at the tail of the field in the Direct Trades Supply Pace (2130m) behind Thereugo.
Moore indicated the four-year-old would likely head to the paddock and added there wasn’t anything glaringly wrong with him.
Meanwhile, Moore all but ruled out an Inter Dominion campaign in New Zealand later this year for star pacer Chicago Bull.
The gelding was unplaced at his most recent start on June 28, which bought to a close his first campaign in WA since he won in New Zealand last October.
Moore said the six-year-old was now unlikely to return to New Zealand for the time honoured series.
“(Gary Hall) Junior wasn’t happy with how he felt the other day,” he said.
“His form prior to that alluded to the fact he was going to be approaching his best again.
“There’s a couple of little niggles where we’re inclined to stop with him now and give him a little break.
“Not in black and white yet (but) we probably won’t proceed with the Inter Dominion at this point.”
Tim Walker
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