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Tiger Of Malay will be out to deliver Golden Slipper-winning trainers Michael and Richard Freedman another juvenile feature.
A change of fortune at the barrier draw could be the impetus Tiger Of Malay needs to rediscover his best form in the BRC Sires' Produce Stakes at Eagle Farm.
The Pago Pago Stakes placegetter has had no luck with gates this preparation, drawing eight of nine when down the track in the ATC Sires' Produce Stakes at Randwick and eight of 10 in the Champagne Classic at Doomben where he finished fifth.
Co-trainer Michael Freedman saw merit in that performance, given the youngster was trapped wide throughout, and from barrier seven of 17 in Saturday's 1400m assignment, he is hoping the breaks finally favour Tiger Of Malay.
"He sat three and four deep and it was no fault of Nash (Rawiller), it was just the way things panned out, but he never got on the track," Freedman said.
"I thought he toughed it out pretty well under the circumstances.
"Saturday is probably the best barrier he has drawn this entire preparation. He has just been plagued by bad barriers."
With original rider Mark Zahra now not making the trip to Queensland due to the COVID-19 situation in Victoria, Craig Williams will partner Tiger Of Malay for the first time.
Like his Golden Slipper-winning stablemate Stay Inside, the colt is by freshman sire Extreme Choice and he is a $19 chance for the Group 2 feature.
Unbeaten Queensland youngster Prince Of Boom holds market sway at $4.20 and will be bidding to become the first local to capture the BRC Sires' Produce Stakes since Sizzling in 2012.
A change of fortune at the barrier draw could be the impetus Tiger Of Malay needs to rediscover his best form in the BRC Sires' Produce Stakes at Eagle Farm.
The Pago Pago Stakes placegetter has had no luck with gates this preparation, drawing eight of nine when down the track in the ATC Sires' Produce Stakes at Randwick and eight of 10 in the Champagne Classic at Doomben where he finished fifth.
Co-trainer Michael Freedman saw merit in that performance, given the youngster was trapped wide throughout, and from barrier seven of 17 in Saturday's 1400m assignment, he is hoping the breaks finally favour Tiger Of Malay.
"He sat three and four deep and it was no fault of Nash (Rawiller), it was just the way things panned out, but he never got on the track," Freedman said.
"I thought he toughed it out pretty well under the circumstances.
"Saturday is probably the best barrier he has drawn this entire preparation. He has just been plagued by bad barriers."
With original rider Mark Zahra now not making the trip to Queensland due to the COVID-19 situation in Victoria, Craig Williams will partner Tiger Of Malay for the first time.
Like his Golden Slipper-winning stablemate Stay Inside, the colt is by freshman sire Extreme Choice and he is a $19 chance for the Group 2 feature.
Unbeaten Queensland youngster Prince Of Boom holds market sway at $4.20 and will be bidding to become the first local to capture the BRC Sires' Produce Stakes since Sizzling in 2012.
