Edmonds eyes Derby if Evolo’s form holds

THREE trainers including Gold Coaster Toby Edmonds will be hoping form from a recent midweek meeting holds up as they chase places for their horses in the Queensland Derby.

The Edmonds-trained Evolo, Chris Munce’s Lucky Jackson and Richard Collett’s Time Lord were all impressive winners at the Sunshine Coast meeting on May 15.

They will clash in the Group 3 Grand Prix Stakes (2200m) at Doomben tomorrow, which will probably determine whether they make the field for the $600,000 Queensland Derby (2200m) on June 9.

The current order of entry released this week has Lucky Jackson, Evolo and Time Lord well down the list.

However, in reality a win or placing at Doomben tomorrow would see them in the Derby field.

Brisbane-based Munce summed up the situation when he said Lucky Jackson was a genuine stayer.

“I would love to run him in the Derby because one thing is he will stay all day,” Munce said.

Edmonds believes Evolo is a stayer of the future and is also keen to get a Derby run.

“He has only had four runs but keeps improving,” Edmonds said.

Collett has booked multiple Group 1-winning jockey Damian Browne for Time Lord.

The likely Derby favourite, the Kerry Parker-trained Dark Dream, will have his final hitout for the Group 1 race in the Grand Prix Stakes.