The Listed Armacup 3YO Stakes (1500m) is becoming a reliable springboard to bigger and better things for Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott, and that trend looks likely to continue after a smart win by Checkmate at Ellerslie on Saturday.
“It was just a long, slow, steady build-up to give her confidence and she’s repaid us. In saying that, they’ve got to have ability to do that as well.”
“They are a really good bunch of people to work with. Entain is exciting because they are fresh and new, and there are a lot of young guys in there that want to do the right thing by racing."
Wexford Stables may be without their defending champion in Saturday’s Gr.2 Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate (1200m), but a returning Group One winner in Waitak will be out to retain the title for Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott.
