Exactly what happened to Harryโs Evidence while he was out spelling is something co-trainer Gerald Ryan would love to know because the four-year-old has come back a different horse.
Ryan said the change in attitude heโs displayed this time gives him confidence the gelding can back up an impressive first-up win when he runs in the Aubrey Brown Lawyers Handicap (1200m) at Gosford on Wednesday.
Trainer Gerald Ryan.Credit: Getty Images
โHeโs always shown good ability but he just kept doing things wrong,โ Ryan said.
โWe gave him three months spell and he came back and all of a sudden he decided to do everything right.
โBefore he used to be really hard to work and train, heโd pull to hard and want to run through the bridle and not settle.
โThis time heโs been really settled, weโve been able to train him quieter and heโd finish off better.โ
Harryโs Evidence had a mixed first preparation which returned two-second placings from four starts.
On the back of a couple of strong trials he was sent out $1.40 and easily accounted for five rivals on his return at Wyong on January 25.
Ryan, who co-trains with Sterling Alexiou, said that win is a lot more reflective of the horseโs talent and would like to see him steered home by Andrew Adkins in a similar fashion.
