TRAINER Mick Burles confirmed today that his stable star The Cleaner had travelled well on the Spirit of Tasmania and was in top shape to tackle the Group 1 Australian Cup over 2000m at Flemington tomorrow.
The Cleaner is coming off a first-up second to star Tasmanian three-year-old Admiral in the weight-for-age Listed $100,000 George Adams Plate over 1600 metres in Launceston just over two weeks ago.
The Cleaner settled into his yard at Pine Lodge in Melbourne and is champing at the bit to get amongst it in one of Australia’s most prestigious weight-for-age middle distance events.
Listen to what Mick Burles had to say about how the horse travelled and his expectations in tomorrow’s race.