Lees gives Lloyd Queen’s nod
TRAINER Kris Lees has called on premier jockey Jeff Lloyd as he continues his push into Queensland racing at Caloundra today.
Lees will have Doukhan in the Group Three Queen’s Cup ( 3200m), which doubles as this year’s Queensland Cup, where he will take on his recent Sydney conqueror Plot Twist.
Damian Browne rode a double for Lees at Doomben last Saturday but had a commitment to Kiwi stayer Megablast in the Cup. Lloyd who is already a clear winner in the Brisbane premiership is yet to win a Queen’s CupQueensland Cup.
Doukhan looks an ideal type for the Queen’s Cup after going down by a nose when second to Plot Twist in the Stayers’ Cup ( 3200m) at Randwick last month.
The nine- year- old, who has since run fourth in the Winter Cup at Rosehill, meets Plot Twist on the same weight terms as the Stayers’ Cup. He is raced by the Australian Bloodstock group who had a double with Princess Posh and Hallelujah Boy for Lees at Doomben last Saturday.
Doukhan hasn’t won since scoring at Randwick over 2400m and then Canterbury at 2700m last November.
Caloundra apprentice Stephanie Lacy can join a famous name if she wins the feature aboard Skytrek.
Michelle Payne, famous for being the only woman to win the Melbourne Cup, is also the first woman jockey to win the Queensland Cup.