Jockey Luke Currie believes he’s rarely ridden a horse to a better second-place finish than Craig in his recent effort at Flemington.
Currie and Craig will have the opportunity to avenge that narrow defeat when they compete at Flemington on Saturday.
Trained by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, Craig was just edged out by Rise At Dawn, a rival again this Saturday, in a 1600-metre race on June 8.
“He just needs a bit of room this time, it’s the same sort of race,” Currie said.
“Hopefully he can jump away a little bit better.
“I thought if he could’ve jumped away last time he might have held a prominent spot and he would have won, I think, by panels.
“I don’t reckon I’ve ridden many (better seconds) and I actually thought he won on the day, so it was a bit disappointing when we came back to scale, but it was a huge run.”
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