Co-trainer Trent Busuttin says \u201cit\u2019s all systems go\u201d for JJ Atkins favourite Blind Raise to head to Brisbane after the unbeaten youngster won a right-handed jumpout at Cranbourne on Monday.<\/p>\n
Blind Raise<\/a> is the $4.50 favourite in early betting on next month\u2019s Group 1 JJ Atkins (1600m)<\/a> after impressing with soft wins over 1400m at Sandown<\/a> and Flemington<\/a> at his only two runs to date.<\/p>\n Busuttin and co-trainer Natalie Young<\/a> will give the son of Ace High his first test in Queensland in Saturday week\u2019s Group 2 BRC Sires\u2019 Produce Stakes (1400m)<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 PUNT LIKE A PRO<\/a>: Become a Racenet iQ member<\/a> and get expert tips \u2013 with fully transparent return on investment statistics \u2013 from Racenet\u2019s team of professional punters at our Pro Tips<\/a> section. SUBSCRIBE NOW<\/a>!<\/p>\n Craig Williams<\/a> rode Blind Raise in his reverse-way jumpout in which the gelding defeated three rivals in difficult heavy conditions at the Cranbourne<\/a> Training Complex.<\/p>\n Busuttin said Blind Raise would be on a flight to Brisbane on Tuesday, which would give him ample time to settle into the warmer climate before his first northern assignment.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s the only flight going up so we\u2019ll just get him up there and get some sun on him,\u201d Busuttin said.<\/p>\n \u201cIf there was a plane going up the Tuesday before the race, he\u2019d be on that, but the flight is 10 hours instead of being a 30-hour float trip.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Richard Callander: Booooo \u2013 Waller\u2019s the toast of the town<\/a><\/p>\n Blind Raise will go into the BRC Sires\u2019 Produce Stakes a month after his dominant win in the Listed Anzac Day Stakes<\/a> at Flemington.<\/p>\n Busuttin said two-year-old was an unflappable character that had thrived since his latest success.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a very unassuming horse. He\u2019s very quiet natured,\u201d Busuttin said.<\/p>\n \u201cHe eats, sleeps and works. <\/p>\n \u201cHe galloped really well last Tuesday.<\/p>\n \u201cHe worked up with the horse that won at Pakenham, Obambulate<\/a>, who is a reasonable level.<\/p>\n \u201cWe couldn\u2019t be happier with him.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 \u2018He\u2019s airborne\u2019: Half Yours primed for Pride Of Jenni rematch<\/a><\/p>\n The BRC Sires\u2019s Produce Stakes has been a tough race for Victorian-trained horses with the Peter Moody<\/a>-trained Masked Assassin the last winner from the southern state in 2007.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Busuttin said returning sprinter Prince Tycoon<\/a> would not head to Brisbane despite his first-up win at Bendigo<\/a>.<\/p>\n Prince Tycoon ran second in a $1 million race at the Gold Coast<\/a> at only his second start last year but the son of Written Tycoon went winless during the spring carnival.<\/p>\n The three-year-old bounced back with a first-up win over 1100m earlier this month but Busuttin said the son of Written Tycoon would remain in Melbourne.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are some three-year-old races at Flemington that are worth $150,000 at the end of the month for him,\u201d Busuttin said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe just want him to get some confidence back.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no need for him to go up to Brisbane yet.\u201d<\/p>\n Originally published as Trainer confirms \u2018all systems go\u2019 for Blind Raise\u2019s Group 1 JJ Atkins campaign in Brisbane<\/a><\/p>\n