Genetic testing is set to play a big part in the shaping of Globe’s (NZ) (Charm Spirit) spring campaign, with the Caulfield Cup now an unlikely target for one of the feature’s early fancies.
Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr’s unbeaten galloper is currently on the fourth line of betting at $17 with Sportsbet but Price said recent testing meant the horse is unlikely to stretch out beyond 2000 metres this preparation.
“We actually did the DNA testing on him and he is going to peak somewhere around 2000 metres,” Price revealed.
“So I am not going to train him like a grinding stayer, which I don’t think he is, but he is definitely a 2000-metre horse with a turn of foot.
“He is a big, strong horse and if he can get a bit better in the head and a bit more seasoned, I would be a bit ambitious with him.”
Genetic testing played a key role in the success of Vow And Declare winning the Melbourne Cup in 2019. The tests, often analysed overseas, predict a horse’s optimum distance: CC for sprinters, CTs for middle distance and TT for staying horses.
In the son of Charm Spirit’s four starts to date, he has led and won from 1400 to 1800 metres.
Globe is a $24 chance with Sportsbet for the Cox Plate.
“He is an interesting horse, big, raw and untested,” Price said of the 17-hand galloper.
“I know he’s only had four starts and you probably should try him in handicaps and he will get some sort of go in handicaps but weight-for-age will be interesting for him.”
Price said no kick-off had been identified for Globe, who is currently in pre-training.
