All-Star Mile contender Urban Ruler (Street Boss x Minnastar) could have two starts before the $5 million race at Flemington where he will be Queensland’s lone representative.<\/p>\n
He runs in Saturday’s Class Six Plate (1600m) at Doomben and trainer Chris Munce expects Urban Ruler to show improvement on his most recent start at Doomben where he was unplaced.<\/p>\n
The gelding is raced by a Shelley Hancox syndicate with 800 members who got behind the vote for the inaugural All-Star Mile on March 16 with 10 of the 14 runners chosen by the public.<\/p>\n
Despite Urban Ruler polling second with 8428 votes, some corporate bookmakers have indicated he could start as much as $501 but Munce believes he is a much better chance than that.<\/p>\n
“He has won at Flemington and the 1600 metres suits. We are not getting carried away but you get $90,000 for running 14th so why not run,” Munce said.<\/p>\n
“I expect him to go better on Saturday and we might even give him another run before the Mile. I will see after Saturday.”<\/p>\n
Munce said Urban Ruler had not liked being cluttered up inside horses at his last run and would be better placed at Eagle Farm.<\/p>\n
Urban Ruler won six races when trained in Victoria by Greg Eurell and has had two thirds from three starts since joining Munce.<\/p>\n
Bred by Ralph Johns, Urban Ruler was born at Amarina before being sold through their 2015 Inglis Classic draft. -AAP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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