Gutsell has entire team for hometown meet

Wyndham trainer Ricky Gutsell will have his entire team at tomorrow’s Wyndham HRC meeting at the Young Quinn Raceway and uniquely, all four of his runners are out the same mare Insar.

Thirty four start maiden Baltic Star (Always B Miki) fronts up in the first.

“She keeps on finding an excuse. She’s got all the ability but it’s a matter of putting it together on race day which she hasn’t done. I’ve changed her training, wanting to spark her up. But you have to be careful because the breed if you spark them up can get erratic,” Gutsell said.

Still Rockin (A Rocknroll Dance) was solid at his last start but faces a higher grade of horse tomorrow in Race Three.

“It’s a big step up but in saying that if he manages to come out of the gate and roll along they’ll definitely know he’s in the race that’s for sure.”

Hacksaw Ridge (A Rocknroll Dance) and Insarchatwist (A Rocknroll Dance) round out Gutsell’s day in the last race.

Hacksaw Ridge chased hard at his last race at Winton, finishing a close second to Rock Band.

“It’s a nice field and if one off the front (Always Be Batman) comes off the gate and my horse gets a nice run on the rails he’ll be flashing home. He’s jumping out of his skin at the moment. He’s well.”

Insarchatwist battled at her last start but faces a slight drop in grade.

“She had to be scratched at her last start because she hurt herself. She went to the workouts the other day and finished her heat off quite nicely. If she can get a suck along from two on the second line and they go hard enough she should be running on.”

Gutsell rates Hacksaw Ridge as the stable’s best bet.

by Bruce Stewart, for Harnesslink