Melbourne Cup: Silent Achiever a Late Bloomer?
August 29th, 2013 by Pom de TurfSilent Achiever has been written out of the running for this weekend’s Memsie Stakes by her own trainer, Roger James – and assuming that he’s not just playing games with us, he’ll be looking for Silent Achiever to make some real ground up later in her preparations for the Melbourne Cup in November.
‘At her best she still couldn’t foot it with that lot,’ says James of a strong Memsie Stakes field, ‘she is not known at this distance at all.’ But he must have some confidence in the mare, as he has her well-placed in her preparations for the spring in Melbourne. ‘She is going to be placed to advantage in those races weight wise and will be better placed there than in weight-for-age.’ Silent Achiever stands at $67.00 on Sportsbet, and we’re left wondering if Roger James has put any money down. See more Melbourne Cup odds 2013 here…
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