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Chris Waller will saddle the three horses at the top of the Expressway Stakes betting.
Less than a length separated stablemates Joliestar, Angel Capital and Lady Shenandoah when they collided at The Everest, and ahead of their Expressway Stakes showdown, trainer Chris Waller is struggling to separate them.
“Joliestar has come back really well. James (McDonald) has followed her through a few pieces and her trials and was very happy,” Waller said.
“I don’t know where the ceiling is at Angel Capital, but he’s very, very good. That’s what we’ll find out about him.”
As for Lady Shenandoah, Waller agrees she may be the forgotten horse after a mixed spring.
“Bad luck, I think. She wasn’t lucky (last campaign),” he said.
While Joliestar and Lady Shenandoah have both proven themselves at the highest level, Angel Capital is still knocking on the Group 1 door.
He had no luck in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) and encountered a Jimmysstar out of the sky when second in the CF Orr Stakes (1400m) to complete his spring preparation.
However, Waller is convinced we have not yet seen the best of the four-year-old, who he considers a Group 1 winner.
“It’s that simple,” he said.
“He seems equally effective left-handed or right-handed. He’ll be ready to start fresh. He’s a big, strong horse, a real horse.”
Waller is keen to see the three sprinters clash again at the next start and is keeping his options open for the trio, although he is leaning towards a Newmarket Handicap (1200m) raid with Angel Capital, while the horse who won that race 12 months ago, Joliestar, is more likely to remain in Sydney for the Canterbury Stakes (1300m).
Pre-post markets had Joliestar top pick Thursday at $2.60 for the Expressway Stakes (1200M), ahead of Lady Shenandoah ($3.40) and Angel Capital ($4).
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