Cranbourne coach Trevor Andrews has no concern about I Am Struggle being engaged in a 1000m drag race with favorite Midwest in Saturday’s $175,000 Apache Cat Traditional.
“He’ll (Midwest) need to be in it for the lengthy haul, as a result of we’re,” Andrews stated.
“We’re there to be aggressive.”
I Am Struggle ($6) has received 4 of his previous six begins, together with three on the bounce, however stays double the value of Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained $2.90 TAB favorite Midwest.
Andrews credited I Am Struggle’s development from restricted a Benchmark 58 first-up win at Moe to being second favorite in an Open handicap dash six begins later to a shift to GPS monitoring know-how.
Having seen massive stables, together with the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace juggernaut, succeed with sports activities science prompted Andrews to delve into the info self-discipline.
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Andrews has reaped the rewards of his funding in racehorse coronary heart charge screens and fortnightly periods with private knowledge coach, offered by Arioneo, the maker of Equimetre.
“The place I used to be overtraining earlier than, probably under-training, now I do know precisely the place my horses are at,” Andrews stated.
“When he ran at The Valley (final begin) he was 4 weeks between runs and it was a reasonably sizzling discipline, I primarily based every part off the Equimetre.
“I do know he is match, I do know he is able to go, now whether or not he runs into one which’s higher than him (on Saturday), properly that is but to be decided.
“It isn’t going to make (horses) sooner, they’re what they’re, however what it (tracker) does do is let you know whether or not they’re prepared or not.”
Trevor Andrew with jockey Carleen Hefel after I Am Struggle’s win at The Valley. Image: Racing Photographs
I Am Struggle will probably be six weeks between runs Saturday because of a foot abscess, which emerged after his tender all-the-way 2¼-length 1200m romp at The Valley final begin.
The drop again in distance, the previous 5 begins all been at 1200m, shouldn’t be a problem both primarily based on I Am Struggle’s race sectionals and efficiency knowledge logs.
“Midwest goes to be the one to be careful for, however going over the occasions at The Valley he (I Am Struggle) would’ve been actually laborious to beat over 1000m the best way he ran 1200m,” Andrews stated.
“He continues to shock me with how explosive he is grow to be, simply getting higher and higher out of the gates and I feel it is actually laborious in the beginning for different horses to maintain up with him.
“He can pull these sharp sectionals early, and if one thing goes to problem we all know he can maintain it with out an excessive amount of of an issue.”
Jockey Carleen Hefel boasts an ideal (4/4) report aboard I Am Struggle.
“I am extraordinarily glad she stays on him, she simply will get together with him,” Andrews stated.
“The horse likes to be liked, he likes the love and she or he will get on and pats him and talks to him and she or he reaps the rewards by him working properly for her, he runs and runs and runs for her.”
