Group One Kennedy Oaks hopeful Verry Elleegant
Bruno Cannatelli
Trainer Darren Weir is hopeful Kiwi filly Verry Elleegant can settle better in Thursday’s Gr.1 Kennedy Oaks (2500m) at Flemington to give her every chance to win the three-year-old feature.
“She doesn’t help herself,” Weir said following the filly’s fifth placing in Saturday’s Gr.2 Wakeful Stakes (2000m).
“She gallops with a high head-carriage, which makes it very hard on herself and hard for the jockey.
“I thought it was still a good enough run to push on to the Oaks on Thursday, so hopefully she has a good four days and races a bit more tractably in the Oaks.”