The Robert and Luke Price trained Jamaea currently tops the betting boards at $5 in a wide open $2 million Magic Millions Three-Year-old Guineas which will be run at the Gold Coast on Saturday.
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The daughter of Headwater, who is already a two-time Group 2 winner having taken out both the Percy Sykes Stakes and the Furious Stakes, missed a scheduled run at Doomben when scratched from the Nudgee Stakes on New Yearâs day because of the heavy track, but co-trainer Luke Price is unfazed by that slight hiccup and was happy to report that Jamaea is in very good order.
âShe has settled in really well up here,â said Price, talking to Sky Racing after this morningâs barrier draw. âWe elected not to go to Doomben the other day. We left it until the last minute with all the rain.
âIt was the right decision I felt. I obviously would have preferred it if she had another run. I think it would have been more ideal, but my options werenât fantastic.
âWe could have gone to the Gosford Guineas. I just wasnât that keen around Gosford. I thought it would have been a waste of time. I thought we could achieve more just giving her a trial anyway.
âHer trial was sharp on Tuesday. She came through the trial really well.
âThe barrier looks idea. Tommy (Berry) has already been on the phone and he couldnât be any happier with the draw. Tommy has received a negative result from his Covid test which was my main concern probably ⌠but he was always confident he was going to be up here.
âHe loves the way Jamaea is going. He has obviously been on her back already a couple of times and he didnât want to get off her.
âShe had a good hit out this morning (Tuesday). I had to give her a good hit out because she will be going 1400m first up, so that is the big question mark ⌠can we have her fit enough for that?
âSheâs had three trials ⌠and she only had three weeks off though. She is not a very big filly, so she doesnât carry a great deal of condition anyway.
âItâs obviously up to the horse and Tommy now. You always need a bit of luck in your races but when youâve got T Berry on ⌠he knows the Gold Coast track and he is on the highest rated horse in the race ⌠it gives you a great deal of confidence.
âIâm happy with what I have done with her and Iâm happy she is going to run right up to her best.
âHopefully we havenât got to the bottom of her yet. I still think there is more to come ⌠and hopefully this is the start of it come this weekend.â
