“He’s only a little fellow, but he’s got a big heart and tries hard. We’ve given him a bit of time between runs and he worked super the other morning."
“It was a really good win at Ellerslie, he seems to have continued to go in that same positive direction since the race as well, which is encouraging.”
The Pam Gerard and Mike Moroney-trained Pericles who stole the limelight on Saturday with an eye-catching victory in the Listed SKYCITY Horizon Uncle Remus Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie.
An easy win in Saturday’s Gr.3 Toyota Forklifts Frank Packer Plateat Randwick has gone some way towards turning the autumn around for Osipenko, whose connections are still wondering what might have been in last month’s Gr.1 Randwick Guineas.
The Andrew Forsman-trained Mr Maestro turned in another strong performance when second to the impressive Pericles in the Gr.2 Autumn Classic (1800m) at Sandown on Saturday.
