Bold Comic set for a big three-year-old season

By Glenn Davis

A North Queensland winter carnival campaign remains up in the air for talented youngster Bold Comic despite his commanding win at Townsville on Saturday.

Ridden by Ryan Wiggins, Bold Comic strolled to a decisive two length win over the Graeme Green-trained Shamedy in the $100,000 QTIS 2YO Classic at Cluden Park.

It was the second time in as many starts Bold Comic has proved his superiority over Shamedy who went down to him in their previous clash at Rockhampton last month.

The win took the son of Whittington’s record to three wins from four starts and added to the dilemma for trainer Garnett Taylor.

Taylor is undecided whether Bold Comic will return to the north for the winter or head to the spelling barn to prepare for his three-year-old season.

A veteran of more than 30 years of training, Taylor favours spelling Bold Comic but is yet to make a final decision.

“It’s been a big trip for him to go from Caloundra to Townsville and back,” Taylor said.

“It’s 16 hours up and 16 hours back with stop overs at Rockhampton.

“I’ve always liked this horse and I was confident he would win from the time I loaded him on a float to Townsville.

“He’s only had four starts for three wins and he hasn’t put a foot wrong.”

Taylor believes Bold Comic could stretch out in distance to 1600 metres and is a future Saturday city winner.

“He’s a really nice horse and is definitely a Saturday horse in town once he matures," he said. 

“I’m not sure if he’d measure up to the bigger races during the winter carnival in Brisbane next year but in the back of my mind, I’d like to aim him for the Sunshine Coast Guineas.”

Taylor just failed to win the Sunshine Coast Guineas in 2018 with Bold Assassin, who finished second to Kiwi sprinter The Bostonian.

Taylor rated Bold Assassin as one of the best sprinter’s he’s trained during his long career.

Bold Assassin was raced by breeder Graham Cleary who also bred and races Bold Comic.

“Graham races all the horses he breeds and raced Bold Comic’s mother Showellen, who I trained for a short while,” Taylor said.