Greg Eurell’s gelding, Obvious, is poised to contest the Silver Bowl Final at Flemington this Saturday, seeking to replicate his recent success and secure back-to-back victories at the venue.
The son of Toronado will compete in the 1600-metre Silver Bowl Final, a race designated for three-year-old gallopers.
Obvious’s standing as a leading contender for the Silver Bowl was solidified after his win in a qualifying heat on June 20. This performance followed a second-place finish at Caulfield on May 30, results that brought Eurell significant relief given his horse’s prior form.
Obvious recorded last place finishes at Sandown on April 6 and again at Mornington twelve days later. Eurell attributes his gelding’s late-season revival to a spell and the use of a water walker at Monomeith Stud.
“It was hard to work it out, he led into those runs in his usual manner and then he just failed to fire a shot,” Eurell remarked.
“So we thought we’d give him a freshen up and send him down to Monomeith on the water walker.”
“Then we just brought him back in and we’re doing a bit with him, gave him a jumpout, the jumpout was good, so we thought, ‘oh well, we’ll go again.”
Obvious was defeated by three-quarters of a length at Caulfield by Clevor Trever, who is a key rival in this upcoming race. Several other runners in the Silver Bowl field were also among the beaten brigade in their last starts.
Although Obvious carried 52.5kg to victory at Flemington with the assistance of Luke Cartwright’s claim, he now steps up to 57.5kg in this Saturday’s non-claiming race, with Eurell choosing to maintain the winning rider.
“He gets a bit of a penalty weight-wise after the win, but I think he’s in great shape and the beauty of him is he can handle any surface.”
Obvious has drawn barrier seven in the thirteen-horse Silver Bowl Final and is currently sharing the second line of betting alongside Lucky Lucky Boom, behind favourite Clevor Trever.
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