Racing: Bowman pleased after riding Mic Mac in work

SYDNEY - Top jockey Hugh Bowman has given Victorian galloper Mic Mac a glowing assessment ahead of Saturday's All Aged Stakes after partnering the 4-year-old in a workout at Warwick Farm yesterday.

Bowman rode the Greg Eurell-trained galloper for the first time in the TJ Smith Stakes on April 10 and believes that experience is a great benefit heading into the 1400m weight-for-age contest at Randwick.

Mic Mac finished third to Melito in the TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) at his first start since early November.

He is unbeaten in two second-up runs and is also unbeaten at 1400m.

"I'm rapt with him," Bowman said, after riding the gelding in a 1200m gallop on the course proper.

"He worked with Glowlamp and he felt great. I was thrilled with his first-up run and I learned a bit about the horse.

"He just wanted to lay in a bit and if I had ridden him before I probably would have come to the outside of Wanted.

"I think he'll really appreciate the step up to 1400m this week, he's a horse who probably wants a bit of room and I'm pretty confident."

Eurell was at Warwick Farm to see his newest stable star prepare for the All Aged and said the multiple stakeswinner was on target to try to claim his first group one victory on Saturday.

"He's come through his first-up run in the TJ exceptionally well so we haven't missed a beat so far," the Victorian horseman said.

"He didn't break any speed records this morning but he didn't have to, he's pretty right and it was just a matter of topping him up fitness-wise.

"I thought his run first-up was exceptionally good."

- AAP