Honeymoon can wait as Everything looks rosy for Matt
MATT McGillivray put his honeymoon on hold and short-circuited recommended recovery time so he could ride Shesees Everything in the Legacy Fillies and Mares Classic at Doomben tomorrow.
McGillivray recently married his longtime partner Aimee after this year welcoming their son Max to the family.
The wedding coincided with McGillivray spending time on the sidelines after fracturing a rib in a race fall at the Beaudesert meeting on October 23.
“We’ve had to set aside the honeymoon for the moment and besides, I’m pretty sure after being at home those couple of weeks Aimee was keen to get me out of the door,” McGillivray said.
“I just sat on the couch for three weeks and did nothing.”
McGillivray returned to riding with three mounts at Doomben last Saturday and also rode a couple each at Caloundra (Sunday) and Ipswich (Wednesday).
“The doctors originally said the injury would need six weeks but I was desperate to get back and ride Shesees Everything in this race, so I came back early,” he said.
“She’s an exciting horse. I’m glad I got back a week earlier to get back into the swing of things and get the fitness up.
“Hopefully we can have a bit of luck and she can win on Saturday.
“The rain we’ve had will definitely help, as she really loves it with a bit of sting out of the track.”
Shesees Everything, which McGillivray won on at Doomben in June and August, is rated a $4.80 chance with Ladbrokes behind Plucky Girl ($3.80) and Stella Victoria ($4.40).
Sydney trainer Gerald Ryan scratched talented mare Problem Solver and will instead run her at Rosehill.
Problem Solver will then head to Wyong before running at Doomben on December 29 ahead of the Magic Millions Fillies and Mares race on the Gold Coast on January 12.