The Ciaron Maher-trained Another Wil has stamped himself as the one to beat in the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) according to horse racing bookmakers, firming into $6.00, and is the current favourite after dismantling his rivals in the final race at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon.
The son of Street Boss had it all to do turning for home, sitting on the three-wide line throughout under Jamie Kah, still proving far too strong for BM100 company as he powered through the line to score by a half-neck.
It couldn’t have been a more impressive performance by the five-year-old gelding, with Ciaron Maher suggesting Another Wil has come on nicely after a disappointing effort in the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) in the autumn.
“He went forward in a Donny (Doncaster) and he’s mentally still fairly immature,” said Maher.
“I’d say all the speed mappers probably had him forward today but I just didn’t want to send him forward for the future and make him one dimensional, he was already revved up, you can see he’s fairly busy.
“He’s still relatively untapped where the ceiling is with him, he’s a big strong horse, got a beautiful action, very clean winded and Jamie (Kah) seems to suit him very well.”
When asked if the Toorak would be a possible target, Maher suggested the $1 million feature could be the logical path.
“At his rating, that race would certainly be attractive, and he seems to like Caulfield as well.”
The 2024 Toorak Handicap (1600m) is set to be run on October 12, with Another Wil currently the $6.00 favourite, while Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) winner Pinstriped is on the second line of betting at $8.00.
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