Robbie Griffiths understands clearly that Legacy Bound excels at delivering victories.
Barrier seven is the starting position for Legacy Bound in Saturday’s Listed VRC Sprint Classic (1100m) on Flemington’s turf, where he looks to better his local record and claim triumph number five.
Having raced four times before at Flemington, the three-year-old Ole Kirk gelding notched two wins and a third, plus a fourth from the innermost barrier as the placegetters drew wider.
Three outings there – encompassing his pair of wins – spanned 1100m, with the third at 1200m coming in the Coolmore Stud Stakes in spring, trailing Tentyris and My Gladiola.
Those rivals launched their seasons in the Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington a month ago, occupying the quinella.
Saturday omits Tentyris, but includes My Gladiola, a rival Griffiths sees as potentially problematic.
“She had the upperhand in the Coolmore, but she came from off the speed and we did more work up the front, and she might be better than us, who knows,” Griffiths said.
“She was also fantastic in Lightning, and she gets the weight advantage on us here.
“Probably on facts and figures, she beats us, but it doesn’t always work out like that, as we all know, and he’s got a great win record.
“Whether that’s because he’s been in easier races than hers, who knows.”
Legacy Bound opened his campaign victorious over 1100m at Flemington March 7, with Griffiths confirming solid recovery.
“He certainly hasn’t gone backwards,” Griffiths said.
“He went into the race in good order. He won, he came out of it in good order.
“He’s gone forward, but he only does as much as he has to in training, so we just keep him ticking over, but he had a good gallop on Monday morning.
“The stats on his sectional times from his first-up indicated he would have run really well in the Newmarket, if that means anything.
“He’s a winner, he’s won down the straight a couple of times now and let’s hope we can do it again.”
Plans include heading to Adelaide for Group 1 The Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville in May with Legacy Bound, Griffiths indicated.
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