Glen Boss wins the Doomben 10,000 on Srikandi. Source: Jonathon Searle / News Corp Australia
CHAMPION jockey Glen Boss and trainer Ciaron Maher aren't fazed by easing favourite Srikandi's barrier draw of 17 in Saturday's Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm.
Bookmakers reacted to the ugly draw by rolling Srikandi out with TAB easing the Victorian trained filly from $4 to $5.
Adelaide three-year-old gelding Hucklebuck firmed from $7 into $5 to be an equal favourite with Srikandi after drawing barrier one.
Boss said he wasn't concerned by the barrier and denied that he jumped off Rebel Dane to ride Srikandi.
He said Srikandi had enough early acceleration to put herself in the race and could handle any track conditions _ all ticks in the box.
"She will lob in the first four," he said.
Maker said when the emergencies were included that Srikandi would start from barrier 13.
Although Srikandi has led in her three Queensland wins, Maher said she didn't have to do that.
"She has enough early speed to overcome it. Whether we take advantage of that we'll do our form and take it from there," Maher said.
Boss believes the step up to open company and not the barrier was his biggest concern.
"I believe the market reacted too strongly to her winning last start and pushed her into favouritism against horses like Hucklebuck, Red Tracer and Rebel Dane and even John O'Shea's horse Knoydart that went super last start.
"I think they are overreacted to her because she is winning but you have to have a look at what she is beating and she is not beating much, but she is beating them easy."
Boss said he'd have no problems getting down to the 51kg weight and predicted the filly would finish either one, two or three.
"Whether she wins or not, I can't see her finishing any worse than third," he said.
Boss said he had a good feeling about riding Srikandi after her last win but wanted to study the weights first.
"I gave them the heads up and I'm very open about what I do," he said.
"The Srikandi people didn't know who I'd be riding and I kept them in the lurch too because I wanted to see the weights and they had no problems."
Boss said there was some confusion when the weight cames out but Gary Portelli had already booked Berry.
"I wish them all the best," he said.
"It doesn't last forever and I wasn't jumping off. I didn't jump off and I gave them 10 days' notice."
Boss said he had been loyal and had paid $600 for airfares to fly to Brisbane to ride Rebel Dane in work.
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