Mr Light Blue earned another shot at the Brisbane winter carnival following a hard fought win at Eagle Farm on Saturday.The four-year-old showed plenty of tenacity to fight off his rivals for a win over Interview in the Wallace Bishop Open Handicap.
Trainer Barry Baldwin has always had a big opinion of Mr Light Blue who was patiently ridden by Chris Munce for his first win less than 2000 metres
Mr Light Blue showed staying potential to win his maiden over 2000 metres on the cushion track at Caloundra in January last year before Baldwin elevated him to the winter three-year-old races following a 2150-metre win at Ipswich last May.
"He’ll start in a mile race in a couple of weeks and then we’ll go to the Hollindale"