Co-trainer Damien Moyle has mused that claiming might have been the smarter strategy for Czech Out at Morphettville this Saturday, but he and Gordon Richards are entrusting the ride to Taylor Johnstone.

Johnstone did not participate in Czech Out’s debut race but has been aboard for all eight starts since, including its three winning performances.

The horse has secured victory in its last two consecutive races, carrying 60kg and 60.5kg respectively. This weekend, the weight allocation rises to 62kg, with Moyle keen to maintain the established rider-horse connection.

“That (weight) is our only query, but he’s just been a bit quirky all prep and wanted to do it all differently,” Moyle said.

“One week he’s out the back getting scrubbed along the whole way, then the next week he’s up on the steel over-racing.

“We just thought the best thinking was the girl who knows him.

“Weight stops everything eventually, but I think he’s got a bit of class on them so we’ll just see how he goes.”

Czech Out is currently listed as the second favourite at $4.60, behind the Richard and Chantelle Jolly-prepared Arizona Dreamer ($2.80). Arizona Dreamer will commence from barrier four, with Czech Out set to jump from the second-widest position in the field of nine on Morphettville’s Parks track.

While its past two wins were achieved from barriers one and two, Moyle believes the horse will benefit from additional space from its wider draw.

“I reckon he’s come up the inside most of the time, but we reckon he might be even better coming down the outside,” Moyle noted.

“You’re just always worried at the Parks, if you’re a mile off them and they turn a fair bit in front.

“But I reckon with a bit of clear air the top of the straight, which he should get, he might be even better.”

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