By Tim O’Connor (HRV)<\/p>\n
He may only be here in Australia because some of his compatriots aren\u2019t, but New Zealander Majestic Man showed he will be a major player in all the upcoming squaregaiting features with a second victory in the TAB V L Dullard Trotters Cup at Tabcorp Park Melton last Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Trainer Merv Williamson recently stated he was only sending the eight-year-old overseas due to the absence of Kiwi big guns like Sundees Son, Bolt For Brilliance and Muscle Mountain, and the trip has returned instant dividends.<\/p>\n
After initially being held out for the lead by Sundons Courage, Williamson\u2019s son Brad continued to pour the pressure on and eventually found the top with Majestic Man down the back straight the first time. And that\u2019s where he stayed, fending off all the challengers in the run home to score by just under 3m over Queen Elida, with Just Believe (Tubbs\/Sugars) getting third on protest from Sundons Courage for interference near the line.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis last run at Cambridge (NZ) – it was okay. He won, but he didn\u2019t feel as though he was on top of his game,\u201d Brad said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving missed a couple of races in Auckland that they didn\u2019t hold, he might have just needed that run a little bit.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s certainly bounced off that run at Cambridge, come here a better horse and raced well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Majestic Man\u2019s next major target is this Friday night\u2019s Woodlands Stud Great Southern Star, an event he contested in 2020, 2021 and 2022.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019ll go there and then whether he goes to the Knight Pistol or the Grand Prix, I\u2019m not too sure. We\u2019ll just go race-by-race and let Dad assess how he thinks the horse is,\u201d Brad said.<\/p>\n
\u201cNight one has been a success, so hopefully with the big one this week he can get a bit of luck with draws and what have you and put his best foot forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
Majestic Man has now won 24 of 84 career starts for prizemoney in excess of $750,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Tim O’Connor (HRV) He may only be here in Australia because some of his compatriots aren\u2019t, but New Zealander Majestic Man showed he will be a major player in all the upcoming squaregaiting features with a second victory in the TAB V L Dullard Trotters Cup at Tabcorp Park Melton last Saturday night. Trainer […]<\/p>\n