Bart All Set For Weekend Comeback

The admirable Black Heart Bart (Aus) (Blackfriars {Aus}) is reported in good shape ahead of his return in this weekend's G1 Goodwood H. at Morphettville on Saturday. The 6-year-old is chasing his third Group 1 in a row and was last seen narrowly beating stable mate Tosen Stardom (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) in the G1 Futurity S. at Caulfield Feb. 25. “He's terrific,” Darren Weir's foreman Jarrod McLean told Racing And Sports. “Obviously he's had the freshen-up since his couple of Group One wins at Caulfield. He trialled last Monday at Ballarat and then he galloped really well at Warrnambool on Friday morning. Brad Rawiller rode him and I probably haven't seen him as happy with him after getting off the horse,” McLean added. Black Heart Bart claimed his maiden Group 1 in the Goodwood last year on his fourth start for Darren Weir and he has since gone on to add a further four top level events to his resume. Shedding some light on what he thinks makes Black Heart Bart such a rare beast and so consistent at the highest level McLean offered, “He's a sound horse and he eats everything you put in front of him. The more you feed him, the more you work him and that's why he's a good horse because he just comes up every time. He's certainly the best horse I've ever dealt with.”