Boom Victorian stayer Zac’s Entity has been creating headlines ever since a gobsmacking 15-length debut victory at Sandown Park on August 1, where he clocked a scorching 29.25sec.
Master trainer Kel Greenough wasted absolutely no time stepping Zac’s Entity up in distance and after just seven starts, only two over ‘700’, the long distance rookie finds himself favourite for Saturday night’s Group 1 TAB Topgun Stayers (725m) at The Meadows.
Zac’s Entity has vindicated Greenough’s judgement, winning his past three at Sandown (715m), Sale (650m) and The Meadows (725m) by a staggering cumulative margin of 29.65 lengths.
“He’s had clear runs, I guess,” said Greenough, who won the Topgun Sprint with Cindeen Shelby in 2009.
“He’s ticked most of the boxes but he’s still learning how to race.
“I thought it was pointless to keep running over ‘500’ where he was going to get knocked around, so he’s been learning on the job.
“You can’t doubt his ability but he hasn’t had to deal with a full field over ‘700’ yet, so Saturday night is going to be a totally different ball game.”
Zac’s Entity, a well-bred son of Fernando Bale and Zara’s Entity, which Greenough took to victory in the 2017 G3 Cranbourne Classic, rounded out his Topgun preparation last Saturday, once again in sensational fashion, breaking Sandown’s 595m track record in a 33.46sec trial.
However, Monday night’s box draw didn’t favour Zac’s Entity, which drew Box 8, but despite Greenough’s concerns about the outside alley, the budding superstar heads TAB’s market at $4.
“He’s good enough to win but he’s got to be a risk out there,” Greenough said.
“Jackie (wife) asked me what our worst box would be. I said eight and she said we’ve got it!