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News.com.au
04-07-2025
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Tony Gollan filly Formula Rossa makes late winter carnival return in Bruce McLachlan Classic QTIS 2YO Handicap at Sunshine Coast
Formula Rossa was beaten out of sight when last seen in the Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic, but Tony Gollan is looking forward to her return on Saturday as he eyes her off as a potential summer carnival contender. The two-year-old filly didn't beat a runner home in the Magic Millions in January when she finished almost 19 lengths off the winner O'Ole in the $3m scamper. Gollan believes she is far better than that and had simply come to the end of her campaign, opting to give filly who cost $340,000 as a yearling a long break rather than bring her back for prime-time winter carnival action. She will be back at the races for the last meeting of the winter carnival when resuming in the Bruce McLachlan Classic QTIS 2YO Handicap (1000m) at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday. There has been some betting support and she is a $10 chance to resume a winner. 'I'm happy with her, she has run well at this track and trip before,' Gollan said. 'She had just come to the end of Christmas campaign in the Magic Millions. 'So I just gave her a good break, I wasn't interested in the early part of the winter with her as I just wanted to take my time with her. 'This is the right sort of time to kick her off. 'She is a nice enough filly, she is still furnishing. 'I think she will have a light sort of preparation this time, with a view towards the summer carnival.' Gollan will also have fast filly Lucky Lass ($15) in the same race and said her racing pattern could be her best attribute. The champion trainer has a big team of runners on the Sunshine Coast, including Felix The Scat who is a $15 chance in the $300,000 Caloundra Cup (2400m). Felix The Scat went for home and looked the winner in the Ipswich Cup, only to be nabbed in the final strides by roughie Flash Aah who will also now contest the Caloundra Cup. 'He probably got there a bit early the other day and he just sort of waited for that other horse to get to him,' Gollan said. 'But I thought his run was easily as good as the other two placegetters. 'It's just a matter of whether that is the right form or whether there is other form that is the right form. 'But Felix is probably at the top of his powers this weekend.' Meanwhile, punters who know Gollan has a happy habit of getting the best out of new acquisitions to his stable should keep a watch on Sunset Dreaming who is a $19 chance in the Listed Glasshouse Handicap (1400m). The former Tony and Calvin McEvoy trained mare will be having her second run for Gollan, having finished sixth behind Kin in the Gai Waterhouse Classic where she was beaten just over two lengths. 'I haven't had her long, but I do like her and I think she has made good headway,' Gollan said. 'She was really good in the Gai Waterhouse Classic and she should be better this weekend. 'The 1400 (m) will suit her better but the only negative is that this is a better race. 'She is a knockabout chance with a light weight on her back. 'I would love to see what she does in the next 12 months, she is destined to win Stakes races.'
News.com.au
22-05-2025
- Sport
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Trainer Louise White chasing another upset result with Financially Famous in $1m Magic Millions National 2YO Classic
Louise White is hoping for a more sedate journey to the Gold Coast on Friday for the $1m Magic Millions 2YO Classic over 1000m. The Sunshine Coast trainer will run Financially Famous in the rich sprint rice. White vividly recalls the helter skelter of the filly's maiden win at Eagle Farm at $41 odds on March 15 when, just minutes later, she was whisked away in a helicopter to fly to the Glitter Strip for the $2m QTIS Jewel Day. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Several jockeys and trainers were forced to split their commitments in Brisbane and the Gold Coast on a 'Super Saturday' featuring 21 metropolitan races due to a major rescheduling following the devastating effects of ex-cyclone Alfred. It meant jockeys such as Sam Collett and Nikita Beriman had just minutes to grab their riding gear and jump in a helicopter bound for the Gold Coast. 'I hadn't been in a helicopter for ages and I hate the drive to the Gold Coast so that was the best trip, the best possible way of getting to the Gold Coast,' White said. 'The jockeys in that race, Nikita Beriman and Sam Collett, they were riding in the first at the Gold Coast. 'They literally got off their horses in Financially Famous' race, ran to the jockeys' room, got their bags and ran out with all their boots and gear still on. 'I literally won and off I went straight away. 'Hopefully it's a nice, easy trip to the Gold Coast this time and not one of those nightmare three-and-a-half trips on a Friday afternoon.' • Derby 'carrot' for filly's prospective new owners $81 roughie Financially Famous will be up against tenacious filly Dragonne Rouge, who is undefeated from three races, including last start in the Listed Calaway Gal Stakes (1200m), for Group 1-winning trainer Shaun Dwyer. The Liam Birchley-trained filly Amosu will also be tough to beat with champion jockey Craig Williams on board. White said Financially Famous' victory at Eagle Farm didn't shock her, given the initial target for the filly was the $1m Group 2 Percy Sykes Stakes (1200m) at Randwick last month. 'She's only a little horse but she has a lot of attitude,' White said of the filly she bought for just $40,000. 'Everything she's done from the get-go, she's taken that extra step. She's always given us a good feeling. 'That first-up win (at Eagle Farm) wasn't a massive surprise. 'You can look at the odds and everything but she was nominated for the Percy Sykes Stakes, she was paid up for that.' • Doomben Cup runner-by-runner analysis and tips Financially Famous was scratched from the Percy Sykes after battling on a heavy track in the Pat O'Shea Plate (1200m) in Toowoomba in late March before being freshened for her latest mission on Friday night in the hunt for the $600,000 cheque for the winner. Eagle Farm trainer Chris Anderson was delighted to draw barrier three for his filly Get Ready Lass on Friday night. 'She's had four starts and drawn the widest gate on three occasions and the second-widest in the other race,' Anderson said. 'She's only a little but she's got a huge heart. Every time she rides she puts in and that's all you can ask. 'Robbie Dolan will ride on Friday so hopefully Irish eyes are smiling on us.'
