Andrew Forsman’s mare Positivity will look to make her presence felt on the middle day of the Caulfield Cup Carnival on Wednesday, taking on the feature Group 3 Coongy Cup (2000m).
A placegetter in the G1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at three, Positivity joined Forsman’s Flemington-based stable on a permanent basis during her previous campaign and took on serious Victorian company, winning the G3 Naturalism Stakes (2000m) before contesting the Melbourne Cup (3200m), where she finished back in the 23-horse field.
The daughter of Almanzor resumed in a competitive G3 Sandown Stakes (1500m) last month and found the likes of Transatlantic and Evaporate too sharp, with that pair going on to finish one-two in the G1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) last Saturday.
Up to her favoured middle-distance trip, Forsman is confident that she can be more prominent in the running and, hopefully, the finish.
“She’s going great, I know the form doesn’t read that way, but her sectionals were very good last start, it was just too short for her,” he said. “She was always going to get back and they would be too sharp, but it was a warm-up run to have her ready for this.
“She’s operated really well second-up before at the 2000 (metres) at Caulfield and I think it’s the right sort of race, she’s well-weighted and finally drawn a reasonable barrier. I think she’s got the ability to put herself in the first three or four in the run and I think she can run a good race.”
Positivity will be ridden by in-form hoop Ben Allen, carrying 56.5kg.
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