Boom Youngster To Make Metropolitan Debut

DENICE Warren makes the long haul from Goulburn to Wentworth Park on Saturday night with the unbeaten Gold Force not sure what the outcome will be.

Gold Force (Aussie Infrared-Silver Scissors) is unbeaten in three starts at Goulburn, running 24.29 against gale-force winds on November 8 at his most recent outing.

He has drawn box three in a 520m 5^th Grade at Wentworth Park and comes up against in-form youngster Mr Nicko drawn in the four.

FIELDS AND FORM WENTWORTH PARK SATURDAY NIGHT

"It will be a learning curve for both me and the dog," admitted Denice.

"He slipped off the water mark some time ago at Wenty and went 14.88 which is flying.

"More recently he had a post-to-post and went good, but his first trial out of the boxes he got off at the first turn, and he did the same in his second trial there on Monday night.

"You could see he was feeling his way around that first turn."

Gold Force is 39.5kgs.

"I've spoken to Mick (his owner Mick Boots) and we have decided there is one way for him to learn to handle the track and that's by putting him around there in races," Denice added.

"He's got to become accustomed to it.

"Mick and I discussed keeping him to the big one-turn tracks, like Bulli, for a while but the decision was made to go to Wenty.

“There is a lot of hype around this dog."

Mick Boots, a major owner in harness racing, owns superstar pacer Swayzee, winner of 25 races and $1.7 million in prize mon.

On November 12, Swayzee won his second NZ Cup.