Young galloper not in doghouse after escape

THELWELL won’t be in the doghouse if he doesn’t win Saturday’s Group 2 Spirit Of Boom Classic at Eagle Farm as trainer Sharryn Livingstone has her hands full keeping the popular horse in his stable as it is.

The two-year-old rose to fame as the horse that sits like a dog in his box and went on to run second to boom filly Coolangatta on Boxing Day in the Group 3 BJ Mclachlan Stakes but Livingstone said the horse she labels a “terror” has a mind of his own.

Stabled at Livingstone’s Kurwongbah property north of Brisbane, Thelwell recently led the neighbourhood on a bizarre chase after he broke free of his box.

“He is too smart for his own good,” Livingstone laughs.

“On Easter Sunday he opened two gates and let himself out, he was running riot around the neighbourhood.

“In the end, he came back and dad caught him.

Livingstone said she will get a guide of where her pride and joy is at following Saturday’s clash with the likes of Capital Tower and Exo Lady.

“I will be happy if he’s in the top half of the field, within a few lengths of them,” she said.