No Excuse Needed Mounts Two Pronged Attack on Guineas
2 September 2011
The G1 sire No Excuse Needed mounts a two pronged attack in the Listed Wanganui Guineas (1340m) this Saturday.
The sire’s first chance is Snow Excuse, who will jump from barrier 10 with Michael Coleman in the irons.
Trained by Ralph Manning, Snow Excuse ran away with the Listed Levin Stakes (1200m) at his last start.
No Excuse Needed’s second chance is Evan and JJ Rayner trained galloper, Taurus.
Taurus will be piloted from gate 4 by Hayden Tinsley and is recommended to the task with a last start maiden winon August 20.
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