The spring of the punter’s warnings continues at Alexandra Park tonight and this time the flashing light sits atop speed sensation Old Town Road.
The hype horse of last spring went on to show his open class worth at the New Zealand Cup carnival and finish second on the $1 million Race by Grins but hasn’t raced since finishing fifth in the Auckland Cup in May.
With many of our best pacers returning later in the year because they are now expected to race through until May they are tending to be vulnerable to fitter rivals who have been out and about earlier trying to get money before the big boys divide up the major races.
That has seen the trainers of horses like Copy That, Self Assured, Akuta, Don’t Stop Dreaming and even exceptional trotter Muscle Mountain warn punters they were vulnerable fresh-up and true to their words they have all been beaten by fitter rivals in the last month.
Trainer John Dickie expects that could happen again when Old Town Road contests the Kerry Hoggard Memorial at Alexandra Park tonight.