Like star Shark, this colt has an X-factor
EXPENSIVE Gold Coast colt Xerri has a bit to live up to when he makes his debut at Eagle Farm tomorrow.
Co-trainers Toby and Trent Edmonds have backed their good opinion of Xerri by accepting with him in the $125,000 QTIS Two-YearOld Handicap (1000m).
There is a restriction on the number of runners from the 1000m starting point at Eagle Farm with only 10 allowed.
However, field which youngsters
Uncle Frank. it is a quality includes boom Rothfire and
Toby Edmonds said Xerri should not be out of place in the field of experienced twoyear-olds.
“He is named after the boom Cronulla rugby league player Bronson Xerri,” Edmonds
said. “If our Xerri is half as good a horse as he is a footballer we might have something.”
Xerri cost $410,000 at the Magic Millions Yearling Sales last year which is hardly surprising because he is by champion sire Snitzel out of the mare Sempre Libera.
He comes from the same family as Golden Slipper winner Merlene and VRC Oaks winner Dear Demi.
“His trial win at the Gold
Coast was good and he has the right bloodlines,” Edmonds said.
Xerri is entered for both the Group 1 Golden Slipper and Group 1 Sires Produce during the Sydney autumn.
Edmonds will not consider a Sydney trip for Xerri until after tomorrow’s race.
Bronson Xerri made his NRL debut for the Cronulla Sharks last season and is being tipped as a future State of Origin player.
IF OUR XERRI IS HALF AS GOOD A HORSE AS HE IS A FOOTBALLER WE MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING
CO-TRAINER TOBY EDMONDS