Boundless To Peak In Cup
Friday, 17 October 2008:  | | Photo by Racing and Sports |
One would have thought the trainer would have her at her top for the recent Kelt Capital Stakes in New Zealand, being worth NZ$2 million, where she finished fourth behind another star Kiwi mare Princess Coup.
But McKee has been behind the eight-ball after her vaccination shots and while she ran well in the Kelt, she is now ready to hit her top.
In the Kelt, over the Cox Plate journey, the mare settled second and raced on the speed throughout before battling home well for fourth, beaten 1.6 lengths.
“I thought given the strength of the opposition her run was great,” McKee said. “She had a bit of a tricky barrier draw and I knew she needed another run to go on with the job.
“About 300m out she was running on empty so to be beaten just over a length behind Princess Coup I was more than happy with that run.”
McKee said because they made a late decision to go to Australia in the autumn, she had her inoculations a couple of weeks late.
Since then he has been pressed for time to spell the mare and get her back to peak fitness but is confident she will be on top of her game tomorrow.
The New Zealand Oaks winner made her Australian debut in the autumn in the AJC Oaks when runner-up.
Since then she has raced three times leading up to tomorrow's assignment.
Dwayne Dunn has the ride and the mare has 53.5kg and an ideal gate in barrier six, where she should be camped in the first half dozen.
Boundless is a $16.00 chance in the latest Sportingbet market.
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