Bjorn Baker has confirmed that three-time winner Point And Shoot will line up in Saturday’s Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington.
The three-year-old has impressed in recent outings, winning his past two races at Randwick in restricted company, and Baker believes he is now ready for a step up in class.
“I’m looking forward to getting down there,” Baker told Racing.com.
“His last couple of runs have definitely been exciting. He’s a horse that has always shown a lot, so he deserves his chance. I think he’s a show.
“I am yet to confirm but I think Damian Lane is likely to ride.”
The decision to head south was cemented by Point And Shoot’s last-start win in Benchmark 78 company over 1600m, where he defeated stablemate Puntin, a previously unbeaten runner.
“I had the second horse (Puntin) in the last race too and he’s actually a promising horse,” Baker said.
“He went into that race unbeaten and had no weight and gave a bit of a kick, so I think that form will hold up more so than some people might expect.
“He’s (Point And Shoot) a horse we’ve always thought a lot of. We thought enough of him to run him in the Queensland Sires’ Produce and he drew the wide gate and then was hampered by bad tracks in his two-year-old year.”
Now with conditions in his favour, Baker is optimistic that Point And Shoot can make his mark in Saturday’s Group 1 contest.
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