After Storm Boy was defeated by less than a length in Saturday’s Group 1 Golden Rose (1400m), Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott along with Coolmore connections have made the decision to drop back in trip, announcing plans to run in The Everest (1200m) on October 19.
The original plans had been to step up to the mile in the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m), however, based on Saturday’s performance, Gai Waterhouse confirmed that reverting in trip should be ideal for the Justify colt.
“We’ve had long discussions and he will go to the Everest and bring him back in distance,” said Waterhouse speaking with Racing.com at Flemington trackwork.
“He came out of it super (Golden Rose). Not one horse that led won on Saturday, it was a swoopers track. I thought he was enormously courageous.
“His two dominant wins have been when he’s been three weeks apart.
“Adam Hyeronimus also made the comment, maybe he is just a colt who needs that little bit of time between runs, it might suit him better.”
Storm Boy is now one of seven confirmed runners for the Everest and is a $13.00 chance with horse racing bookmakers. Meanwhile, he’s on the third line of betting at $6.00 for the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) at Flemington on November 2.
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