John Dunn admits he and Triple G probably can’t beat hot favourite Don’t Stop Dreaming in tonight’s $150,000 Sires’ Stakes Final, but he has a plan to try.
Don’t Stop Dreaming dominated many of tonight’s rivals in a heat of this series last Friday and moved into red-hot territory when rival Merlin was scratched from tonight’s 1980m race with a hoof abscess.
That leaves horses such as Sooner The Better (1), Sinbad (5) and Triple G (3) as the most likely dangers to the favourite, and Dunn says while it is tempting to try to lead then hand to Don’t Stop Dreaming with the aim of running second, that isn’t his instinct.
“I don’t know whether we can beat the favourite but I like to go forward and not hand up,” says Dunn.
“I don’t think I can beat Sooner The Better off the gate but I’d be keen to go forward and try and get the lead off Sooner The Better and if I was able to do that I’d stay there.