Thompson looking for More Prophets in Brisbane

Posted by RS NewsWire at 2:28pm on May 28th
MORE PROPHETS. Picture: Steve Hart

Connections of last start stakes winner More Prophets hope to continue making the most of her second chance at a racing career with a Group 1 target next on the radar.

Trainer John Thompson confirmed the mare would be aimed towards the Tattersall's Tiara (1400m) at the back-end of the Brisbane winter carnival after doing well during a recent freshen-up.

"She will go towards the Group One, but she will go to the Dane Ripper (Stakes) first," Thompson said.

"She had two weeks out, she came in (Friday) and she looks terrific.

"She's going well. That's obviously another step up but mares in form, when they're running well, they're running well."

More Prophets was plagued by wide barriers during the autumn carnival in Sydney and when she finally came up with a low draw in the Group 3 Dark Jewel Classic (1400m) at Scone she bungled the start.

But the six-year-old had the class to overcome it, angling to the outside in the straight and rushing home to land an overdue black-type win.

It was a sweet victory for connections as More Prophets was retired to stud in the spring, only getting a second shot on the racetrack after failing to get into foal to Pierro.

The Dane Ripper Stakes (1300m) is at Eagle Farm on June 10 with the $700,000 Tattersall's Tiara (1400m) two weeks later.

Thompson was in the winner's stall at Randwick on Saturday with the progressive Crafty Eagle taking out the Midway Handicap (1200m), the three-year-old downing the older horses to land his third win in six starts.

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