Munce has Lucky shot at Derby

TRAINER Chris Munce’s confidence in three-year-old Lucky Jackson measuring up as a Queensland Derby horse was confirmed at the Sunshine Coast yesterday.

The Caloundra meeting had two races over 2200m and several trainers used them as lead-ups to possible Queensland Derby and Queensland Oaks starts.

The races produced two impressive winners in Lucky Jackson and Evolo ($3.20).

Lucky Jackson’s all-theway win boosted his prizemoney to $39,700 which should be enough to get him into the Derby over 2200m at Doomben on June 9.

“I have been saying for a while this bloke is a genuine stayer and I thought enough of him to take him to Sydney last campaign,” Munce said.

Evolo lifted his prizemoney to $33,300 and at this stage is on the fringe of getting a Derby start.

Gold Coast trainer Toby Edmonds is keen to run Evolo in the Derby but won’t rush the gelding who was having only his fourth start.

“I obviously have an opinion of him and he is a promising stayer,” Edmonds said. “If he comes up from this run we will head to the Grand Prix and then maybe the Derby.”