Tony Gollan mare Floozie primed to cap dream campaign in Group 1 Tatt's Tiara
Gollan is an astute judge with his horses and it's not too often he raises the bar so dramatically as he has with Floozie, who has won four in a row for him since coming to Queensland from her previous trainers in Victoria.
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Floozie was privately purchased by Yarraman Park Stud from her previous owners and when Gollan got her, he earmarked the Listed Silk Stocking on the Gold Coast as her number one winter carnival goal.
But with that in the bag, as well as three other races including the Group 2 Dane Ripper Stakes last start, Gollan is now shooting for the stars with four-year-old Floozie.
Gollan returned to Australia on Monday from a trip to Royal Ascot and, in his time away, Floozie's Tatt's Tiara bid at Eagle Farm on Saturday had often been on his mind.
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'I went away last week, but I was itching to get back for this Tatt's Tiara meeting,' Gollan said.
'I really like this mare and she has come such a long way for us in such a short time, I really think she is a terrific chance.
'I had a plan to get black type for her during the carnival, I thought the Silk Stocking was the option that I really needed to target.
'That's why I did what I did to get her to that race third-up.
'But since then, we have really dared to dream.
'She was really good the other day and I felt there was still some good improvement in her.
'She has won at track and the trip and she has drawn to get a really nice run again.
'I wouldn't swap her for any other horse in the race, she is as good a chance as any.'
Champion trainer Gollan feels like it has already been his best season but a win in the Tatt's Tiara, which would be his third Group 1 of the season following two from Antino, would be the cherry on top.
Gollan believes the last Group 1 of the season has several chances, but unlike most years it doesn't have a mare which had come off a flashing light run in the Stradbroke Handicap.
'It's always a good race which has three or four chances in it,' Gollan said.
'The only difference this year is that you normally see a mare which has run really close-up in a Stradbroke, but it's devoid of that this year.
'So you would think form coming through the races we have come through is the right form.
'This would be my best season so far, but this would be a crowning moment.
'Angela (Jones) has been on the horse the whole way for me and has never put a foot wrong.
'She has always stuck to the plan and as the horse has built in confidence and built in form, the horse and rider combination has really continued to grow.'
Floozie has drawn barrier nine and is a $4.40 chance on TAB fixed odds to score the final Group 1 of the racing season.
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