Nature Strip Works For Waller

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Brilliant sprinter Nature Strip had his first workout for his new trainer Chris Waller at Moonee Valley on Monday with a return to racing at Caulfield on Saturday now on his agenda.

Waller entered Nature Strip for Saturday’s G3 Rubiton Stakes after the weekend transfer of the 4YO from his former trainer Darren Weir.

Nature Strip was set to resume at Caulfield last Saturday before stewards ordered his scratching from the WJ Adams Stakes in the wake of the show cause notice served on Weir.

Waller is the fifth trainer to prepare Nature Strip, who has won eight of his 12 starts.

Nature Strip was among a big list of horses to work at Moonee Valley on Monday where the markers were out 14 metres.

With Damian Lane in the saddle he set the time standard in the soft conditions, dashing over 800m in 50.4 seconds with his final 400m in 23.49 the fastest of the morning.

Waller is also the new trainer of classy 3YO Ringerdingding, winner of the G2 Sandown Guineas in November when trained by Weir.

Other ex-Weir gallopers Night's Watch and Age Of Fire also appeared at Moonee Valley on Monday following their transfer to Ciaron Maher and David Eustace.

They were also timed over 800m in 53.08 seconds, taking 24.79 seconds for their last 400m as they prepare to resume in Saturday’s T.S. Carlyon Cup (1600m) at Caulfield.

Maher said the pair had come to him in “outstanding condition” and reported that they had adapted well to their new stables.

Stable Transfers from Darren Weir:-

KRIS LESS: Brave Smash

CHRIS WALLER: Ringerdingding; Nature Strip; Hulk; Yes Yes Yes

CIARON MAHER/DAVID EUSTACE: Voodoo Lad; Extra Brut; Night’s Watch; Age Of Fire; Land Of Plenty; Monarch Court;

PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN: Holy Freeze

DAVID HAYES/BEN HAYES/TOM DABERNIG: Amphitrite, Hawkshot; Chauffeur

LEON & TROY CORSTENS: Bellaria

PATRICK PAYNE: Banacheck; Invincible Amici; Nussink

MICK PRICE: Boomstock

MATT CUMANI: Declares War

ARCHIE ALEXANDER: Gallic Chieftain

MAT ELLERTON/SIMON ZAHRA: River Mist; River Jewel

PHILLIP STOKES: Mr Quickie; Ghilemear; All Too Huiying; Indiscretion; Not A Single Woman; Camp View

MARK O’DONNELL: Ozi Choice

MITCHELL FREEDMAN: Amerock; Signature Street>/b>