Annabel Neasham is hopeful that last-start Group 1 winner Port Lockroy will finish his preparation on a high as he tackles the Group 2 Ingham (1600m).
The four-year-old, who claimed the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) three weeks ago in Perth, is now back on the east coast and faces a significant weight rise in the $2 million contest.
However, Neasham, who trains in partnership with Rob Archibald, believes the entire deserves his chance.
“He had to fly back into Melbourne because that was the only option,” Neasham told Sky Sports Radio.
“He had just under a week there to break up the trip, and he’s back in Sydney.
“He galloped on Tuesday, he’s very fit now so he doesn’t take much work. He won with 53 kilos on his back, and he’s carrying 58 on Saturday now he has that higher rating.
“He has confidence, and we think the mile is his sweet spot. It’d be a nice way to end the preparation if we could knock off another big race with him.”
Port Lockroy, rated $11 with horse racing bookmakers, is one of two horses in The Ingham for the stable and has a much easier draw in barrier three than stablemate Mighty Ulysses, who is set to jump from gate 20 in the capacity field of 24.
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