Seattle Boom easy on firm Flemington surface

Brad Waters - Thursday August 10

Likely track conditions are the reason for Seattle Boom's drift in the early betting on Saturday's Charles White Handicap (1000m) at Flemington.

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Trainer Andrew Noblet would welcome a bit of rain on the Flemington turf for Saturday.

Seattle Boom opened as short as $8 in the early betting on the last race of the Flemington meeting but the winner of three of seven starts is trading as long as $12 on Thursday afternoon.

The Flemington surface was rated a good (3) on Thursday with windy and mild conditions likely to keep the track firm, which trainer Andrew Noblet said would not suit Seattle Boom.

Seattle Boom is also an acceptor for a race on the wet Bendigo circuit on Sunday but the fact the gelding is second emergency means Noblet has to wait until Saturday morning to decide the son of Snitzel's next assignment.

"We'd want to get some rain to run at Flemington but they've had plenty of rain up there at Bendigo so it just depends on how it pans out in the next couple of days," Noblet said.

"He might not run at all. He might run next week so we'll just see how we go.

"We'll make up our mind race morning and have a look at whether we run at Flemington, go on Sunday or leave it and run next week."

Noblet said the five-year-old has had his share of feet issues, which has led to the preference for tracks with give in them but the sprinter has pleased his trainer with his performances this time in.

Seattle Boom raced on the speed in an easy first-up win in Adelaide before circumstances went against him in a midfield finish at the windswept Caulfield meeting on July 29.

"A horse kicked up inside him and kept him three-deep the whole way with the wind blowing into his face," Noblet said. "He didn't do a bad job and it was better than it looked in the results.

"He's had a couple of problems but he's got ability."

Luke Currie will ride Seattle Boom again if he runs at Flemington.
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