McDonald on Barbie

BRISBANE trainer Tony Gollan was quick to book James McDonald to replace the injured Blake Shinn on Outback Barbie in Saturday’s Silver Shadow Stakes at Randwick.

Outback Barbie was a stakes winner at the Brisbane summer carnival and finished third in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic at the Gold Coast in January.

The filly won a trial at Doomben three weeks ago and Gollan elected to head straight to Sydney for the Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m).

Gollan booked Shinn last week but the jockey is out for at least three months with a serious neck injury after a fall in a barrier trial on Monday.

“It was unfortunate for Blake and I was looking forward to him riding for us,” Gollan said.