She's struggled to find form in recent runs, but Luke Price won't be surprised if he sees Tochi fend off a host of more-fancied rivals at Randwick on Saturday.
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The mare was set to line up on home turf last week before she was scratched when the Kembla Grange track was downgraded to a heavy (9) during the race meeting.
That left the Prices tossing up between a run in Friday's Tuross Cup and a trip to Sydney, a low weight and nice barrier leaving the pair to choose the 1800 metres BenchMark 78 contest at Randwick.
Tochi has received little fanfare from the punters, the five-year-old currently $17 odds. Despite the price, Luke is confident she will be in the mix in her first race since late May.
"We'll sit outside the leader, with no weight the race will be there for her and she won't be made to work.
"She's been out of form, but the blinkers go on and that will be key, so she'll run a cheeky race."
Stablemate Cuban Royale is also entered on Saturday, however it is likely he will be held back for a run on Randwick's Kensington on Wednesday.
While Tochi won't contest the Tuross Cup, the Prices will enter Accoy in the contest and they fancy their chances of taking out another country cup.
"Accoy has been ticking all the boxes. She hasn't won a race this prep but she's been very consistent so should run well and will be hard to beat."
In other stable news, Liveinthefastlane has been retired to commence her career as a broodmare while Count De Rupee and Verbek have been sent to the paddock for a spell.
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Cameron Mee
Sports reporter at the Canberra Times
Sports reporter at the Canberra Times
