Chris Waller’s luck with barriers in the Golden Slipper has not carried over to the Group 1 The Galaxy, where his only entrant, Generosity, is set to depart from the outermost position.
With first reserve Catch The Glory as the sole horse allocated a wider post, Generosity is slated to begin from gate 14 on the outside should the backups not gain entry.
Six among the last 20 victors of The Galaxy (1100m) have come from double-digit starting positions, though just one, Russian Revolution back in 2017, managed success from barrier 14.
Generosity benefits from the ride of top jockey James McDonald, entering Saturday’s premier sprint on the back of a victory, having narrowly defeated last season’s Golden Slipper champion Marhoona upon return in the Challenge Stakes (1000m).
The five-year-old was sent off at $10 that afternoon, slipping past many bettors’ radars, yet Waller expressed no shock at the outcome.
“No. We picked the race and then chose not to run in other races, so it was good to see the result,” Waller said.
“She has promised a good win. She has been unlucky in some good races, so when she got out in clear air, it was good to see her do it.”
Her initial campaigns occurred in Perth, where Generosity earned a placing in the 2025 The Quokka (1200m) prior to confirming her class with a strong-finishing fifth in the Group 1 The Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville during May.
After moving to Waller’s stable, she held her own when trailing Lady Shenandoah in the Concorde Stakes (1000m) last September, then ran placements behind elite sprinters Joliestar and Briasa in The Shorts (1100m) while finishing just two lengths shy of Rothfire in the Sydney Stakes (1200m).
A Listed class competitor stretching to 1400m, Generosity’s sharpness at sprint distances has prompted Waller to reconsider her ideal trip.
“When we got her, we thought, we’ll pick out a 1300 or 1400 metre ‘good race’,” Waller said.
“But she has actually been quite sharp.”
Past T J Smith Stakes winner Briasa is gearing up for an eagerly awaited comeback in the Galaxy, having notched a pair of sharp trial successes lately.
With an excellent fresh record, Briasa shoulders 58.5kg and a win would mark him as the heaviest-packed horse to prevail in the last 20 years, surpassing Eduardo (2021) and Temple Of Boom (2012), both at 57kg, as the only ones above 55.5kg in that span.
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