Randwick-based conditioner John O’Shea has been in solid form of present with eight winners (16%) and a further 15 placings (46%) from his past 50 runners, and he had no less than 16 gallopers going around in his home track trials this morning.
One of the headline acts was Everest fourth place getter Lost And Running (NZ) (Per Incanto) who was too strong in the Group trial over 900m on the course proper.
The Per Incanto gelding settled midfield in running before letting down nicely out wide to overcome Godolphin’s Group Two winner Arcaded (Street Boss) with Group One winner Shout The Bar (Not A Single Doubt) back in third.
O’Shea was pleased with the hit-out and believes last year’s The Hunter winner was on track for another handy campaign.
“We’re more than happy with the way he’s going,” O’Shea told SEN’s Andrew Bensley.
“He learned so much last preparation just in terms of his overall execution, he’s been very good.
“It was reflected again this morning so we’ll look to give him another trial and then we’ll possibly kick him off in the Southern Cross (at Randwick on February 12).”
