Friday’s twilight fixture kicked off after 3pm with the Hahn Super Dry Handicap. Tracey Frizzell and apprentice Talia Maor drew first blood with local mare Landmark Lady who stormed home to beat the speedy Outside Influence. Favourite The Menace powered home after a tardy getaway to finish third and is definitely a horse to follow. Unfortunately pace-maker Racoff sustained a serious injury and has been retired from racing.
The XXXX Gold Maiden held a capacity field of fourteen and the pace was on from the start. The Steve Wolfe trained Street Darling came with a well-timed run to defeat Wing Star and Royal Wing was a length away third. David Chipman gave the Great Southern visitor the perfect ride and held on to win by a neck. Aint No Angel was well backed into favourite with bookmakers but only beat one opponent home and was beaten more than twelve lengths.
The Emu Draft Handicap was over 1400m and former leading rider Rod Kirkup prepared the winner. Miss Alonso settled well back but weaved a passage in the home straight to defeat Damon’s Halo by a half head. Cyclonic Force rattled home from a rearward position to finish third and should be winning soon. The likes of Kimberleys and Keys To Windsor looked disappointing on face value while Mr Magnificent could be forgiven after coursing wide thoughout.
The Tooheys Extra Dry Handicap provided Brendan Corver’s stable-star Just Sue with another impressive and powerful victory. The mare settled near the rear for in-form apprentice Andrew Castle and began to build her momentum from the 500m mark. She surged down the centre of the track to win by a neat length over The Gift who performed well after a surprise first up win. Key’s Ace was ridden forward and showed determination to hold on for third. Just Sue has now won four in a row and trainer Brendan Corver declared on radio that he intends to have a tilt at the cup with her come season’s end.
The Swan Draught Sprint only held a field of six but was made interesting by the difference in weights. Ears Loppy, a galloper known for taking a run to find his best, sailed down the outside with just 51kg on his back to claim victory over King Of The Stalls. There was a 7kg pull in the weights and the outsider was able to hold the lead and on the line win by half a length. Pace-maker He’s Smokin’ held on for third position.
The Hahn Premium Light Handicap provided apprentice Andrew Castle with a riding treble. He gave Stormy Express the ideal run in transit and defeated 3/1 favourite Arcade Attraction by half a length. San Supremo finished third ahead of Put Option and apprentices filled 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th. On Saturday at Ascot Andrew Castle had one ride for one win. Street Value returned $18.70 on tote and it’s fair to say Castle’s 3kg claim isn’t going to last long.
The next meeting scheduled at the Esperance Bay Turf Club is this coming Saturday with the first race set down for around 2pm. Horses to follow ; The Menace, Wing Star, Cyclonic Force, Just Sue, Ears Loppy and Put Option.
- Ryan Levitzke
just to let you know racoff has torned both sides of her suspentory and will be sent to bearcat in the coming breeding season. gates racing and owners would like to thank all those who helped with racoff.
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