Gai hot to trot but Kiwis set to challenge for Derby
Gai Waterhouse trainer of 'Pierro' addresses the crowd. What has happened to the good staying three-year-olds from the spring? Doctor Doom, winner of the Spring Champion Stakes, had his Australian Derby bid aborted following woeful runs in the Randwick and Rosehill Guineas ; Darci Be Good has been so-so and was entitled to do better than fifth in last weekend’s Tulloch Stakes after a gun run; Victoria Derby hero Sangster is out of form; AAMI Vase winner Manawanui is in the spelling paddock and horses like Induna and Sabrage , who looked certain to deliver in the autumn, haven’t. Overall, the three-year-olds who had good spring form over a distance have struggled to recapture it in the autumn.