Gollan’s oldies to the fore

TRAINER Tony Gollan will have several promising young horses at Eagle Farm today but will be hoping to produce a rare double with two of his old stagers.

Gollan has a sixth Brisbane metropolitan trainers title safely in his care and is chasing his 12th feature race win of the season with Silvera (Tattersall’s Mile) and High Wind (Des Lambert Memorial).

Silvera and High Wind are three-quarter brothers, bred and raced by one of Gollan’s biggest owners, Linda Huddy.

It is rare for close relatives to score a double at a city meeting but Silvera and High Wind have genuine claims.

Linda and her husband Graham Huddy bought Pentamerous after they won an Australian Derby with the mare’s son Shoot Out.

High Wind is a full brother to Shoot Out as both are by High Chaparral.

Pentamerous, who is based at the Huddy’s Peachester Lodge north of Brisbane, has also produced the stakes winning mare I’m A Princess.

The Huddys also have two daughters of Pentamerous by Ferocity who they sent to High Chapparal.

One of those mares, Silver Tiara, has produced Silvera who won the Morphettville Guineas when trained by Tony McEvoy.

Gollan has nine runners today including the promising Knight Mariner (QTIS 2YO) and filly Hollaback Girl (QTIS 3YO).

Knight Mariner rattled home late to finish third at Doomben at his first race start two weeks ago. “He is bred to be a nice stayer and I am looking forward to getting him out to 1500 metres,” Gollan said.