He was late drifter in the market and it took him a long time to wind up, but in what proved a perfectly-timed run Gayna Williams' gelding We Can't Be Beaten hit the line beautifully to pick up his second career win at Towac Park on Monday afternoon.
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Resuming from a 27-week spell, We Can't Be Beaten jumped from barrier three at $4 odds in the Buckley's Carpet Court Class 1 Handicap, the 1280-metre run far shorter than the longer trips he's had in the past.
In fact his first and last win came over 1600 but that came in what Williams called a somewhat "unsettled" preparation and after the drop proved no hindrance the Mudgee trainer said she will look to step him out further again.
He'll lengthen but he won't quicken and he does have an amazing stride.
- Gayna Williams, on We Can't Be Beaten
"There wasn't quite enough speed for him (last prep) and he was over-racing a bit so we'll gradually step him up this time and see if he can settle a little bit more," Williams said after her charge saluted by a length.
"He's a lot more settled this prep than he has been before, he did (get a good barrier draw) and he was well-ridden by Grant Buckley. He was sharp enough, I thought in his trial (at Mudgee on September 19) he looked a touch rusty but that's just him.
"He's green (and) he's taken a while to put things together but he goes well, he's a very nice horse in the making."
With Grant Buckley on board We Can't Be Beaten always looked a chance and found a lane through the middle of the pack as he hit the straight, the big question was whether he'd be able to reel in pace-setter Audio Bay.
Audio Bay, trained by Orange's Alison Smith, looked every bit a start-to-finish winner as they turned for home but faded in the final 100, eventually running fifth.
Buckley was looming prior to that but once We Can't Be Beaten finally hit his stride, he pulled away from the chasing Destiny Ambush ($31) and Get Up Alby ($5) in second and third, respectively.
"He'll lengthen but he won't quicken and he does have an amazing stride, he found the line really well," Williams said, with Buckley echoing that.
"Watching his tapes he doesn't seem the kind of horse that can sit and sprint so that's why I got on my bike a little early, balanced up and he hit the line really well. It was quite impressive," Buckley said.
Williams' win came in the second of Racing Orange's seven-race Welcome Back to Towac program, after Clare Cunningham's $2.30 favourite Maibeasy saluted in the first.