Chris Munce is confident he can transfer his success as a jockey in the
Listed Caloundra Cup to another win in the race as a trainer.
CHRIS MUNCE - has taken like a duck to water to his career as a trainer
Munce, who retired as a jockey to take up training in January, will be chasing his first-black type win as a trainer in the
2400m Cup with Perplexity on Saturday.
He won the Cup three times as a jockey with Oompala (1994), Yammer (2000) and Brayroan (2014).
"There isn't really any trick to winning a Caloundra Cup. It is a genuine tough 2400 metres and horses which can't run the journey right out get found out," Munce said.
"The big long straight is uphill and it is a race for horses with the kilometres in their legs and the right attitude to racing."
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Recent Saturday wins at the Gold Coast & Doomben for Perplexity
He feels our
Dynamic Syndications runner
Perplexity is the right horse for the Cup because of the way he can race.
"This race has been in our mind all along so he has had a good build-up to the 2400 metres. He has had four runs at the 2200 metres in the lead-up and gone well each time," Munce said.
"I wouldn't say he is getting better but he is getting more confident. And don't forget he has won up to 2500 metres at Randwick," Munce said.
The former champion jockey is convinced
Perplexity should have won his last start when fourth in the Chairman's Handicap at the Gold Coast.
"The way the race was run didn't suit him and he got caught deep," Munce said.
"I have booked
Jeff Lloyd to ride him and he will make certain Perplexity is in a forward position this time."
Perplexity was Chris Munce's first Saturday winner as a trainer.
Munce came close to getting his first stakes winner when Wicked Intent ran second in the Group Two Champagne Classic on Saturday.
"Wicked Intent is pushing into the winter and I am sure we will be hard to beat in a few other stakes races," he said.