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Chris Waller will saddle up a three pronged attack in Saturday's Group 1 George Main Stakes at Randwick with punters now set with the tough task of splitting them.
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Stable stars Shoot Out, Danleigh and Rangirangdoo will all contest Saturday's Group 1 George Main Stakes (1600m) with each sitting high up in market order for the feature event.
According to the market Shoot Out spearheads the Waller attack narrowly favoured over Danleigh and Rangirangdoo.
Stable Representative Liam Prior believes each of the trio take different positives into the event with the stable looking forward to playing their strong hand.
“We've got the big guns in and we are really looking forward to getting back to Randwick on Saturday with some healthy chances in the feature races,” Prior said.
“You can make a serious case for all three horses.”
Shoot Out commences a spring campaign after three trials in readiness for this, looking particularly sharp during his latest hitout at Randwick over 1200m on Sep 10.
“Chris has done as much as he can on the training tracks with him,” Prior said.
“He is going to derive improvement from the race. He has had three trials but he will improve with the run. Moving forward there is certainly going to be improvement there.
“On current credentials Shoot Out would probably be the pick of the three provided he was forward enough to win first up over a mile.”
Waller warhorses Danleigh and Rangirangdoo have returned this spring in tremendous order.
Danleigh was most convincing last start in winning the Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) while Rangirangdoo was gallant under a 61.5kg impost to finish fourth in the Group 3 Tramway Handicap (1400m).
“Danleigh and Rangirangdoo have had the benefit of having runs under their belt going into this,” Prior said.
Waller possesses a similarly strong attack in the Group 2 Hill Stakes (2000m) which consists of Class Is Class, Permit, Stout Hearted and The Verminator.
Class Is Class is currently the favourite amongst the Chris Waller-trained quartet at $6 with TAB Sportsbet where Permit sits equal third in market order at $7.
The Dansili gelding caught the eye last start with a strong second in the Listed Premier's Cup (1800m) behind Glencadam Gold.
“He [Permit] showed in the autumn what he was capable of,” Prior said.
“Up to weight for age conditions is going to be a big step up for him but the race will top him off nicely ahead of the Metropolitan.”
