Nigel Tiley believes I Am Invincible four year-old The Justice League can
realise his full potential this preparation.
The Pukekohe trainer produced the talented gelding to knock out his Boxing Day
rivals at Ellerslie and he now has his sights firmly set on a Trentham feature.
"I've got him in the Thorndon at Wellington, we're going to have a crack at some
decent races with him," Tiley said.
"I've always thought that he was a very good horse."
The Justice League won the Gr.2 Wellington Guineas at Trentham last season
before he crossed the Tasman to join Darren Weir's stable. However, he failed
to fire in two starts, both at Caulfield.
"He just didn't come up in Australia so we made the call to bring him back,"
Tiley said.
While The Justice League has yet to race beyond a mile, he is expected to cope
with more ground.
"He's in the Herbie Dyke Stakes as well and I'm convinced that he will get 2000
metres," Tiley said.
Meanwhile, summer conditions aren't going to trouble stablemate Megablast,
according to a pair of senior jockeys who have ridden the smart stayer in his
last two starts.
The lightly-raced five-year-old has won six of his 16 starts with all his
successes so far posted on rain-affected going.
"Both Mark Du Plessis and Kelly McCulloch have told me that he's got the action
of a good track horse," trainer Nigel Tiley said.
Du Plessis rode Megablast when they finished fourth in last month's Gr.3
Counties Cup and McCulloch guided him into third in the Gr.3 Waikato Cup.
"He slipped when he jumped out at Te Rapa and gave himself a black eye, I think
he banged it on his knee and he had decent old shiner for a few days," Tiley
said. "He's a really progressive horse."
Megablast will make his next appearance the Gr.3 Laser Plumbing Te Puke City of
Auckland Cup at Ellerslie on New Year's Day.
"All going well we'll go to the Avondale Cup after that and then on to the
Auckland Cup," Tiley said. – NZ Racing Desk.