Gailo Chop Back Home After Perth Group 1 Run

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Gailo Chop

After going close to ending his campaign with a Group One win in Perth, nine-year-old gelding Gailo Chop is back home in for some time in the paddock.

The multiple Group One winner Gailo Chop returned to racing this spring for his first campaign for trainer after a lengthy recuperation from a tendon injury.

While the gelding went winless in his six starts during his campaign he managed to place twice at Group One level.

He was only chased down late in the Group One Kingston Town Classic (1800m) at in Perth last Saturday, finishing a half-length second to three-year-old filly Kay Cee and Williams was rapt with his performance.

“He got back this morning and he looked terrific,” Williams said.

“We put him out in a paddock and he's actually in a paddock with (stablemate) .

“We're fortunate we've still got a bit of spring grass about so he'll probably have until early January out in the paddock.”

While Williams said he had not yet discussed plans for Gailo Chop with with 's but suggested he could be targeted towards a couple of feature races in later this season.

“I'm thinking along the lines of the and the Cup in Queensland would be good options for him, just having that little step back from the stronger Group One racing through the autumn,” the trainer said.

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