Chinny Boom set to conquer the mountain in Toowoomba.

She’s Rockhampton racing’s Queen but Chinny Boom just may be crowned the King Of The Mountain next week after being named as a runner in the Darling Downs slot race.

The $750,000 Mort & Co King Of The Mountain (1200m) will be raced on Friday at Clifford Park.

Bloodstock agent Jim Clarke helped facilitate the slots for the Clinton Taylor-trained Chinny Boom, who will run for broodmare operator Mitch Cunningham, the founding director of Ridgmont Farm at Segenhoe in the NSW Hunter Valley. Ridgmont is the manifestation of the Cunningham family’s collective love for thoroughbred breeding and racing, and it would give them great pride to win Toowoomba’s feature race.

“We were looking for someone to run in our slot and when Chinny Boom became available, we jumped at it,” Cunningham said. “Chinny Boom is a stakes winner at Eagle Farm over 1200m. She’s got the form and the credentials to be in a race like the King Of The Mountain up to her ears. “We were struggling for a little while to identify the right horse for our slot. When we realised she was available, we thought she’d be a strong candidate in this race.” Cunningham said he was highly impressed by Chinny Boom’s return to racing after a five-month break in her strong-finishing second to the Tony Gollan-trained Liquor in last Saturday’s $125,000 Military Rose (1100m) on the Gold Coast at the QTIS Jewel day.

“I thought her last run had a lot of merit to it,” Cunningham said. “She actually looked the winner, so it seems like she’s come back well.”

RJC CEO David Aldred.

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