Frankel Colt Ready To Shine At Randwick

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Chris Waller

Responsible for producing Frankel's first Australian juvenile stakes winner, Chris Waller will try to add to the stallion's two-year-old at with .

The Waller-trained got Frankel on the board with her Sweet Embrace Stakes victory during the autumn, going on to finish fifth in the .

While better known for producing later maturing horses, Finche and his other Australian black-type winners, Frankel is showing his locally born progeny also have some versatility.

Yangtze Rapids will his first win in the @Arrowfield Handicap (1400m) on Saturday after a closing debut third to favourite Acrophobic at Warwick Farm last month.

Jockey Hugh Bowman expects the colt to follow a path typical of the Frankel progeny and improve with maturity but says he has enough raw ability to rise to the occasion at Randwick.

Bowman had a close-up view of Yangtze Rapids on Tuesday when he rode the youngster's galloping partner and rival Achiever in a workout.

“I actually rode the stablemate on Tuesday morning, they worked together and they worked pretty evenly,” Bowman said.

“Both went to the line hard-held and I couldn't say which one worked better but I've got a nice feeling about this Frankel colt.

“He is still a bit raw but he is a very strong horse, he's not lacking physically.”

The two-year-old racing in Sydney continues to be strong with fewer youngsters making the annual pilgrimage to due to the state's reduced carnival offering as a result of the pandemic.

Yangtze Rapids is a $7.50 chance in a race which has listed six of the 10 runners at single-figure odds.

Achiever, to be ridden by , is also in commission at $9.

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