Beasley’s winning advice to Scott for Albury runner

Bundy Chaser, a son of the Armidale Stud resident stallion Alpine Eagle, had his first four starts on the Apple Isle with very little to show for it.

Fast forward to more recent times and Bundy Chaser is housed at Albury under the care of the prolific local trainer Donna Scott.

Bundy Chaser turned in a career best performance at his first run under the new management when finishing second at Wodonga on April 21.

Scott’s charge made his ‘home town’ debut three weeks later, this time clocking-in a fading sixth of 14 in an 1175m Maiden but with genuine excuses.

‘’He may have been a little bit disappointing but he didn’t have an ideal draw (14 of 14),’’ Scott said.

“He’s a ‘jump and run’ horse and had to do a little bit of work to come across and he just died a bit late on his run.

‘’So Danny suggested to put him in a 1400m and he might be able to get to the lead a bit easier and just run along there and pinch a win.’’

True to his word, Beasley is ‘sticking’ solid with Scott and Bundy Chaser when he lines-up in Monday’s The Essential Maiden Handicap (1400m) from barrier 8 before scratchings.

‘’I would have still preferred to have drawn in a fraction closer but it’s not as bad a draw as the other day,’’ says Scott.

‘’And in a 1400m here, you’ve got a bit of a run before you hit the corner so hopefully he can just do his thing.’’

Scott will combine with ‘Albury specialist’ Simon Miller in the Kiewa Valley Class Handicap (1500m) which shapes as another viable opportunity for Rapid Ruby to post an overdue third career win.

‘’Every time she goes around she has been in very winnable races and is never far off them,’’ Scott told the Daily Telegraph.

‘’She got a little bit wayward down the straight the other day (but) she has come through the run well.

‘’Mitch Beer’s got a couple in there and one of them is a last start winner so it is a good race but Rapid Ruby honestly deserves to get a win.’’