HE MIGHT not have the budget of Sydney’s bigger stables, but Bede Murray will head to Saturday’s $250,000 Inglis Classic (1200m) at Royal Randwick with more contenders than any other trainer.
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Murray has Rafha’s Choice, Flash Fibian and Can’t Find Snippy all running in the two-year-old sprint, which is made up of horses purchased at the Inglis Sales in the past 12-months.
“Over 600 horses were sold at those sales so to have three of them in this race is pleasing,” Murray said.
“We don’t play a lot of money for them so we happy to have them there.”
Rafha’s Choice is Murray’s leading contender.
The colt, which was purchased for $60,000, finished seventh in the Inglis Nursery last month after stringing two victories together to begin his career.
He is listed as a $9 fixed odds hope with the TAB.
"I would say the market has it right,” Murray said.
"Rafha’s Choice has some form. He come up good after that last Inglis run.
“He drew barrier 18 that day and we gave him a few weeks off after it. He got away from us a little bit while he was so he could be a touch underdone, but hopefully he is up to it.”
Flash Fibian ($51) and Can’t Find Snippy ($81) are both considered outsiders.
Both are second-up after making their last starts at Canberra on January 22.
“They haven’t gone too bad,” Murray said.
"Can’t Find Snippy well [when finishing second] and Flash Fibian got in a bad patch of the track. I would hope his run [on Saturday] better side.”
