Ric more than ready to ride Ric McMahon riding Longshoreman. Picture: Peter Wallis Source: The Courier-Mail EVEN if Better Than Ready is a withdrawal from today's Rosehill meeting, comeback hoop Ric McMahon has no qualms about giving up six rides at Doomben to stick with the exciting colt. He has the best turn of foot of any horse I've ridden. He goes from just poking along to picking up in a stride when you ask him to," McMahon said. He still has a lot more to give. One of the best things is that he's doing everything on raw ability at the moment. He had only just turned three when he won at Randwick. It's pretty exciting and hard to gauge just how much more improvement there is. Trainer Kelly Schweida has vowed not to run on a heavy track if Rosehill comes up that way this morning and will instead revert to plan B back at home next week. McMahon has been able to enjoy a relatively easy week, given his only ride is Better Than Ready with 59kg. He recently returned from six weeks out owing to a shoulder injury after falling from Olliedale at the Sunshine Coast on December 9. "The worst thing was that it was a pick-up ride for Glen Colless," McMahon said. I did my AC joint in the right shoulder but it's come back really good and hasn't given me any grief since. Desleigh Forster is keen to get a line on I'm Cool's potential when he clashes with Better Than Ready and other high quality three-year-olds Ichihara and Raceway today. "There was no suitable race for him in Queensland," Forster said.