Class drop could land breakthrough win for Front Money

By Glenn Davis

Co-trainer Bryan Guy is hopeful a drop in class and a favourable barrier can end a frustrating run of placings for former Sydneysider Front Money at Doomben on Wednesday.

Front Money is yet to win in five starts for Guy - who trains in partnership with son Daniel - but gets her chance for a Brisbane breakthrough in the Class 2 Plate over 1200 metres.

The rising five-year-old was previously trained in Sydney by the Hawkes family of John and his two sons Michael and Wayne, and won two of her eight starts before being sent to Queensland.

The daughter of Charge Forward has never missed a place for Team Guy and is coming off a last start second against her own sex in a 1200-metre Class 3 at Doomben last month.

“She’s been very consistent and raced in harder company at her past two starts,” Guy said.

“She only just got beaten last time off a wide barrier and she’s got a kilo less tomorrow.”

Front Money – a Mark Du Plessis mount - tried valiantly to lead all the way last start when edged out in a photo by the Matt Dunn-trained Shanjomi who has won three of her only four starts.

The Guy stable will also saddle up topweight Frustrated, who jumps from barrier one with three-kilogram apprentice Sheridan Tomlinson in the saddle.

Frustrated was originally trained in Sydney before being sold to Hong Kong where he won two races at Happy Valley.

“He wasn’t rated good enough for Hong Kong so he was sent back here to continue his career,” Guy said.

“He hasn’t raced for a while but he’s drawn a good alley again.”

Frustrated is a rising six-year-old son of All Too Hard and was beaten less than three lengths last start when sixth to Sidekiss in a 1200-metre Benchmark race at the Gold Coast in late May.

Now owned by Daniel Guy, Frustrated also is looking for his first stable win after being placed three times in 10 starts for the Gold Coast stable.

“It’s been a while between runs for him but he’s been freshened up and should run well,” Guy said.

“Of the two, Front Money is our best chance.”

The Rob Heathcote-trained Kiandra Gold will be stepping out of his grade but looks a serious threat following his impressive maiden win over 1200 metres at the Gold Coast on June 30.

Kiandra races in the same colours as Heathcote’s former top sprinter Pinch River who won twice at Listed level in the Dalrello Stakes in 2014 and Bribie Handicap in 2016.

Neal and Angie Duncan, who hail from Bega in southern NSW, named the three-year-old after a village in the Snowy mountains.