Boss Confidence Works With Ocean Park

Saturday, 27 October 2012 07:00

Ocean Park gets level with All Too HardThe ever confident Glen Boss has been spruiking Ocean Park all Spring and today's win in the Sportingbet Cox Plate at Moonee Valley confirmed his confidence in the horse's ability.

"I pencilled this horse in after the Rosehill Guineas and said this is a star and I kept telling people that when this horse comes back next preparation you must watch because he is a serious racehorse."

"He should've won his last six races all at Group 1 level."

For Boss who has won Melbourne Cups and the Cox Plate on Makybe Diva, Ocean Park represents a new level of excellence.

"It feels like my greatest achievement in this sport so far", he said.

"I know I've done some wonderful things but I've been in this colt's corner the whole time and there's been doubters but I kept saying he is a winner."

"When you're in their corner the whole time and you keep telling everyone that this is the horse, everyone wants to pick you to pieces and find ways to get you beat."

Glen Boss on Ocean Park"He just wants to win, he just wants to beat whatever is in front of him."

Boss had a pre-race plan to settle Ocean Park back in the field, thinking that the three year olds would set a strong pace.

"The tempo was good but he blew the start for me a touch and I was always going to try to ride him back."

"I wanted to be the hunter today because when he is the hunted he is probably not as impressive so I thought I would do the stalking."

Given his race plan, Boss was not suprised when the John Hawkes trained All Too Hard skipped clear on the home turn. But knowing Ocean Park's ability Boss set out in pursuit with the entire Moonee Valley straight at his disposal to reel in the Caulfield Guineas winner.

"I got on the back of Green Moon but he looked like he wasn't going to take me anywhere so I got outside him and ripped past him and once he saw the bunny when he straightened up he just let go", Boss explained.

"Full credit to Johnny Hawkes' colt, he gave me a really good race and he was a really good horse on the day."

"My horse doesn't care what time they run, he doesn't care what's in front of him, he just wants to beat them and once he gets there he just switches off."