Gai Waterhouse thinks English will win Saturday’s The Everest and declared barrier 12 “couldn’t be better” for her runner in the $10 million race.
Renowned for being confident, Waterhouse was her usual self yesterday when she told a media pack at her Randwick stables why English was the horse to beat in the inaugural running of The Everest.
“I think she will win and I will tell you why I think she will win,” Waterhouse said.
“She is feisty, she is tough and she has rolled up her sleeves for the day and we’ve got her ready.”
English drew the outside barrier in the 12-horse field on
Gai Waterhouse on English
Tuesday but Waterhouse feels the wide draw is an advantage.
“Barrier 12 couldn’t be better. I’m telling you because she will be out there and she will be able to make her own luck and that’s what you want in these races, because there will be a stack of speed inside her,” she said.
English is rated a $12 chance behind $4.80 favourite Vega Magic but Waterhouse feels she is peaking at the right time.
English scored a slashing second in the Group 2 Premiere Stakes (1200m) a fortnight ago and Waterhouse said she has continued to thrive since.
“She has come right at the right time and she has put on the body weight you want going into a major event,” Waterhouse said.
“You see her skin the way it gleams and the muscle tone on her and she would knock you over.”
Co-trainer Adrian Bott shares the same enthusiasm and feels English is primed to run a big race at Randwick.
“She is exactly where she needs to be and we have been confident in her preparation all the way through and we are really looking forward to Saturday,” Bott said.
The Everest concept has taken Sydney racing by storm to put the Harbour City in the forefront of Australian spring racing.
Melbourne has dominated spring for many years but Everest Day is now on the cusp of overshadowing Caulfield Guineas Day in Melbourne on Saturday.
Waterhouse is a big supporter of the Everest concept and insists it will grow.
“It is quite unbelievable,” she said. “It started in America and (Racing NSW chief ) Peter V’landys grabbed hold of the concept and has made it work.”
“She is feisty, she is tough and she has rolled up her sleeves for the day and we’ve got her ready.”
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