Trainer Will Freedman has acknowledged that Cold Brew often displays wayward tendencies during his races, yet he continues to win in spite of them.
“I don’t know if the penny will ever drop with him, it certainly hasn’t dropped yet,” Freedman said. “But he obviously has good ability and he should be hard to beat again on Saturday.”
Cold Brew is scheduled to compete in Saturday’s Robrick Lodge Eremein Handicap (1600m) at Royal Randwick, with the gelding aiming for his fifth win in his last six starts.
Freedman, who trains in partnership with his father, Richard, had also entered Cold Brew for the Midway race. However, the gelding was burdened with 63kg and drew barrier 13.
Consequently, Cold Brew will be given his opportunity in the Eremein, where he carries 60kg and has drawn gate seven, with top jockey Chad Schofield engaged for the ride.
“Will Stanley did a really good job to win on Cold Brew in the Rosehill Midway last start but he is not an apprentice’s horse because he’s not easy to ride,” Freedman stated.
“He’s trained on well, he loves wet tracks and he should get an heavier enough track for him on Saturday.”
Cold Brew achieved three consecutive victories to conclude his campaign last winter. Subsequently, his ownership changed, with Freedman recommending the Mustr Racing micro-syndication group purchase the gelding.
However, Freedman admitted to becoming concerned that he had given the new owners “a bum steer” when Cold Brew’s return to racing was delayed for 10 months and his trial form earlier in this preparation was poor.
“I convinced them (Mustr Racing) to buy Cold Brew but before he trialled last time in work, he was a bit sore and we had to turn him out again,” the trainer revealed.
“Then we finally got him back into work, he was trialling miserably. I was worried about how the horse was going but it is amazing how they know the difference between trials and races.
“Cold Brew came out and ran really well first-up then he won last start. There are not many horses that can win four from five.”
The Freedman stable also has the under-rated mare Horizons lining up in the Asahi Super Dry Handicap (1800m).
Horizons, campaigned by Dean and Adam Watt’s Dynamic Syndications, is coming off a solid third place finish over the Randwick 1800m course behind Alice Mae, and Freedman believes she is well-positioned to perform on Saturday.
“I think we have struck the right race for Horizons,” Freedman commented.
“With the rail out (9m), this mare is a natural on-pace runner so if she can find the lead and get her own way in front, she will be hard to run down. “She got taken on last start and it just told the last 50m but with that run under her belt and staying at 1800m, she should prove hard to beat.”
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