By Jonny Turner
Brookies Player gets the perfect chance to break back into the winner’s circle at Ascot Park on Wednesday.
The six-year-old plummets down in grade into a very winnable race for trainers Ross and Chris Wilson in Race 3, Selling Call Craig At Harcourts Mobile Pace (4.37pm).
To take advantage of it, Brookies Player must turn around a run of being out of the money since September of last year.
The nine race winner and $1.60 favourite looks a big chance of doing just that given the pacer drops from taking on country cups classes to taking on lower-grade opposition on Wednesday.
But it is another factor that Chris Wilson thinks will be a big help as Brookies Player attempts to bounce back to form.
“He has been racing in harder fields and hopefully he can make the most of it on Wednesday,” Wilson said.
“Having just eight horses in it should be a big help.”
“He hasn’t been in the money since September but in a lot of those runs he has been getting too far back and running on.”
“It hasn’t helped being in big fields a lot of the time.”
“But with only the eight of them this week, hopefully he will be able to get a lot handier.”
While the numbers in his form line may not look too flash, Brookies Player hasn’t lost any of his talent judging by his recent work.
“He has worked pretty good this week,” Wilson said.
“There is nothing wrong with him at all, he is looking good and he is fit and healthy.”
Brookies Player clashes with his stablemate from the Wilson stable in Robyns Hustler.
After a run of tough draws, barrier 1 didn’t pan out too well for the pacer in his last start at Winton.
“He was just about last on the turn last start.”
“If he got a handy enough run without doing any work, I wouldn’t rule him out of running a place.”
The Wilson stable also starts Robyns Art at Ascot Park on Wednesday.
