The Age
Oct 24th
David Hayes' Melbourne Cup hopeful Changingoftheguard is back on track for the big race with a troublesome foot abscess bursting following his latest workout.
The abscess on the four-year-old's near-hind leg burst just after he left the track and veterinarian Craig McKellar told Hayes it was now all systems go for Changingoftheguard.
Glen Boss made a special trip to Sandown to ride the horse in a gallop over 2000 metres and Hayes said he thought the exercise had helped resolve the issue with the abscess.
"I reckon the gallop has brought it on but what a tough horse he must be to have worked with it anyway," Hayes said.
Most of the gallop was run at even time with a 400-metre sprint in 26 seconds in the home straight.
Hayes said he would probably gallop the horse again on Monday morning depending on whether he could find a work partner.
Trainer Chris Waller was also on hand at Sandown today to watch his imported Cup hope Warringah gallop impressively with Munsef.
They ran 1600 metres in 1:55, sprinting home the final 600 in 37.5 seconds.
Warringah, ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, led out by eight lengths and Munsef, with his handler Dawn Oxley in the saddle, was ridden along to get on terms in the straight. The pair finished together.
McEvoy said Warringah was a nice-actioned horse and clean in the wind.
"He's the sort of horse who could sit up in the first five or six in a Melbourne Cup," he said.
Earlier, Kirklees and Basaltico worked separately but were not out to make any time, while Glyn Schofield rode his Melbourne Cup mount Mourilyan over 1600 metres at three-quarter pace.
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