Spending extended periods with Mark Walker’s Cranbourne operation has only heightened the stable’s appreciation for Geegees Mistruth.

Last spring, the Tasmanian-bred four-year-old moved from Stuart Gandy’s yard to join Walker.

Having secured six wins from 15 starts, Geegees Mistruth is still seeking her first mainland victory, with the Walker team optimistic about the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) on Caulfield’s Saturday card.

Assistant-trainer Ben Gleeson indicated the preparation focused on maintaining freshness for the mare in this race.

Gleeson highlighted how the reduced field suits Geegees Mistruth perfectly.

The mare notched placings in all three of her outings for the Walker stable.

She opened her recent preparation third over 1000m at Caulfield on January 24 before resuming jump-outs with a win on February 9.

“She trialled up impressively and we’ve intentionally gone a month between runs, second-up, which her record is two wins, two seconds,” Gleeson said.

“She flies with that little bit of freshness in her.

“She couldn’t have trialled any better and her gallop on Tuesday was excellent.

“The less than capacity field suits as she can find trouble in the run, but the extra 100 metres is good and hopefully those gaps come easier for her.”

Gleeson noted Geegees Mistruth’s training challenges, but emphasized improving control as time progresses in the stable.

“We’ve tried a few different things with her training, and we think that it’s working,” Gleeson said.

“She’s a trick to train, but we love her, and we think we’ve got the best of her now and hopefully on Saturday she shows it.”

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