Price Is Right For Queensland Cup Hopeful

INFRARED Lad stares down Victorian star Blazing Cartier in a heat of the Queensland Cup tonight at Albion Park for trainer Joanne Price.

TOUGH as teak and in-form stayer Infrared Lad will stare down visiting Victorian star Blazing Cartier in a heat of the Group 1 Queensland Cup (710m) at Albion Park tonight with owner-trainer Joanne Price confident her dog will be hard to toss.

Blazing Cartier, from the Robbie Britton kennel, is odds-on favourite after winning three of her past four in Melbourne but she comes to Albion Park with a failure at the track at her only race there early in the New Year.

Infrared Lad, on the other hand, is “jumping out of his skin” according to Price.

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“Only a few weeks ago he ran a PB over 710m at Albion Park,” she said. “And, he's got the fitness behind him now with a few solid runs over the distance.

“If he can jump and lead he will be hard to beat.”

Price, like most form students and trainers, has been aware of the “hit and miss” box manners for most greyhounds under the new “covid safe” starting box procedure.

“The staggered boxing of dogs does not help with their box manners in some cases,” said Joanne. “They can be a bit hit and miss, depending on what box they are drawn.”

Infrared Lad is a four-year-old veteran of 92 starts. He has won 23 and been placed 25 times for $173,000. He has twice won the Winter Chase at Albion Park, once over 710m and a few weeks ago over 600m.

“He is going great still and most of the litter are as well,” said Joanne. 

Littermate Infrared Star resumed at Albion Park on Monday night to win a 395m graded race in a scorching 22.60.

He had injured a back muscle and needed six months off the racing scene.

Price reports she has just bought a straw to Bella Infrared, sire of Infrared Lad, and will use it on smart race bitch Crazy Vixon (by Westmead Osprey-Vixon Lass) a half-sister to Infrared Lad.

“She is two weeks into her pregnancy to Fernando Bale, but when she comes on next time, we have the straw to Bella Infrared there to use on her,” said Joanne.

 

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