You are telling me what I already know Slim..I have followed the horse since 2017 and follow Aussie racing do you?
Hills opened him at 12/1 back in Feb because they were convinced he will run in the Platinum.
They laid him at 8/1 last month. They fkced up because his trainer intends to run him in the Kings Stand and the Platinum if he hacks up in the former.
I'd love to see you try and get a 3 or 4 figure bet now anywhere at 6/1 for the King Stand.
As for Hills they are avoiding taking any more money for him by cutting him to 4/1.
Stable companion Home Affairs could also turn out for both races but that would mean James McDonald giving up the ride on Nature strip
He has ridden the horse more than 25 times and as Home Affairs has already been sold at an agreed stud price running in the King Stand is less important
either way Jamie Kay looks certain to ride Nature Strip in at least one of the races.
All said and done the trainer wont make up his mind until he arrives in the UK at the end of the month and sees how both have settled in.
As far as Golden Pal goes he is one scary dude. Nature Strip usually travels well then quickens entering the final furlong but this monster
Golden Pal takes off like an Elon Musk rocket and doesn't stop. It is sure to be a cracker
Probably the smart bet is to Dutch them.....100 quid wins you 140 quid
One of them is going to win the King Stand I'd bet my
wife on it