| By Mark Ryan
MELBOURNE, Aug 26 AAP - Glen Boss has appealed a careless riding
suspension, paving the way for him to ride Valdemoro for the
first time in Saturday's Group Two Memsie Stakes at Caulfield.
The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board will hear Boss's
appeal on Monday.
Boss is appealing the decision of the stewards and the severity
of the 13-meeting penalty imposed upon him at Geelong on
Tuesday.
He was granted a stay of proceedings effective to midnight on
Sunday which allows him to ride the Tony Vasil-trained Valdemoro
who is one of his seven mounts at Caulfield.
The beautifully-bred Valdemoro is facing a rematch with Faint
Perfume who beat her into second place in two Group One races
last season.
The four-year-old, by Encosta De Lago from Elvstroem's Group One
Australasian Oaks-placed sister Hveger, was runner-up by a neck
to Faint Perfume in the VRC Oaks (2500m) at Flemington last
spring and a half-neck second to her in the Vinery Stud Stakes
(2000m) at Rosehill in the autumn.
She hasn't raced since her failure in the AJC Oaks (2400m) when
eighth to Once Were Wild at Randwick in April.
"I'm rapt to be on her because I saw her in the autumn and she
put in some outstanding performances," Boss said.
"She just didn't look furnished to me. She was a big, gangly,
immature three-year-old filly.
"I haven't laid eyes on her yet but I can only imagine that she
has grown into a nice mare.
"She's got great form when she's fresh and Tony's horses are
just flying at the minute.
"She's a very good ride in a good race."
Michelle Payne will have her first race ride aboard Faint
Perfume who hasn't raced since her second in the AJC Oaks when
unable to peg back the dashing frontrunner Once Were Wild.
The Shamardal mare is one of five runners representing master
trainer Bart Cummings in the 1400m Memsie along with reigning
Cox Plate winner So You Think (Steven Arnold), Sirmione (Mark
Zahra), Moatize (Chris Symons) and Brightnight (James Winks).
Shoot Out, the $2.60 favourite with TAB Sportsbet, has a race
fitness edge over his rivals who are all coming off breaks of 11
weeks or more except for Red Ruler who resumed with a heavy
track failure in New Zealand.
Shoot Out has won the Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) and the JJ
Liston Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield over the past month.
Horse of the Year fancy Typhoon Tracy is considered his main
danger at $3.10 with So You Think at $7.50, last year's
runner-up Whobegotyou at $8.50, Faint Perfume at $11, Zabrasive
at $14 and Valdemoro at $18.
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