Time for a top ride
UNDETERRED by another wide barrier, trainer Ben Smith is confident In Her Time will be more like Srikandi and Melito than Streama in the Tatts Tiara at Doomben on Saturday.
In Her Time is coming off a stellar run in the Stradbroke, where she was gunned down late by Impending after enduring a wide run throughout.
Josh Parr takes over from Dean Yendall and his task looks equally tough after In Her Time drew 16.
If the emergencies come out, she will jump from 13 – one worse than she did in the Stradbroke.
Smith just wants Parr to get the mare travelling sweetly and one silver lin- ing was that some other speed runners like Bonny O’Reilly and Egyptian Symbol drew outside her.
The question for punters is which precedent will In Her Time run to?
Since the Tiara was elevated to Group 1 status in 2007, there have been 11 fillies and mares that ran in it after finishing top five in the Stradbroke, with Nova Star, Absolut Glam, Melito and Srikandi all winning.
Equally though, there have been some flops, with Gold Edition, Beaded and Streama all beaten favourites in the Tiara after good Stradbroke placings.
“It was disappointing to get run down in the Stradbroke but she’s pulled up the best she’s ever done,” Smith said.