A half-sister to the Group 1-winning filly Just Hope has trialled up nicely for her debut at the races.
Letsgo Annabelle, who is out of the 2014 APG two-year-old winner Queen Of Pop, is being prepared by the Greg Fleming camp and impressed at Shepparton on February 2.
Harness Racing Victoria form guru Craig Rail spotted the trial performance and promptly placed the Well Said filly into his Blackbook.
Joining her in the Blackbook is Major Assassin and Hy Filante, with the updated list of horses to follow at the bottom of this week’s trial report.
TRIAL REPORT 204
SHEPPARTON 02/03/23
Trial 2: - HEATSEEKER prepared for his debut performance at Bendigo on Thursday night with a sound victory over FELLINI. He settled seventh on the markers, moved into the death seat at the 900m and went to the line with plenty in reserve. He did well to finish second behind a smart horse in Gawn at Bendigo so he is worth following. FELLINI raced without cover early and progressed forward to find the lead at the 1500m. She battled on well for second with CASSIOPEIA doing her best work late to fill third spot.
Mile Rate: - 2.2.0 Last Half: - 58.8 Margins: - 1m, 2m
Trial 3: - THE WOLF is on a tough mark considering she has a National Rating of 78 but she did deliver an impressive display. She settled down last of the four runners, came away from the inside at the 500m and hit the front on the home turn before drawing clear in the run to the judge. NOMORELYING began quickly to lead, took a trail at the bell and finished second with JACKSBOY (trailed leader, 3 back pegs) being third past the post. He never peeled to the outside at any stage. SHES A HOVERCRAFT ended up being three back on the markers early but wanted to race fiercely and circled around the field to find the lead at the bell. She tired late and failed to beat a runner to the line.
Mile Rate: - 1.59.6 Last Half: - 56.3 Margins: - 8m, 2m
Trial 5: - LETSGO ANNABELLE is a nicely bred filly that appears to be promising. She finished strongly from five back on the markers in a slick final half of 57.0 seconds to win impressively. Her stable mate MAURLEN BOY also produced a good effort to fill second spot. He was without cover early and progressed forward to find the lead at the 1700m before being run down late. HONEST HARRIETTE settled four back on the markers, poked through the middle approaching the home turn and was third across the line. She is competing at Wangaratta on Sunday night
Mile Rate: - 2.0.2 Last Half: - 57.0 Margins: - 1m, 2m
BLACKBOOKER: - LETSGO ANNABELLE
CRANBOURNE 03/03/23
Trial 1: - MISTA WALKER settled three back on the markers, came to the outside on the home turn and was able to defeat the early leader SPARKLING SUE comfortably. He has a low National Rating of 44 so he might be able to pick up a race in the near future. SPARKLING SUE wanted to pace roughly at various stages of the event and finished second. TRIAGE is out of the race winning American bred mare Waiting Room and finished third after trailing the leader and breaking stride on the home turn. MASTER REMI finished last of the four runners but chased hard after missing the start by 100m and wasn’t beaten by too far at the end.
Mile Rate: - 2.5.2 Last Half: - 61.2 Margins: - 14m, 4m
MARYBOROUGH 05/03/23
Trial 1: - BETTOR BE THE BOMB prepared for his effort in the Geelong Rocket tonight with a victory in the opening trial. He commenced from the second line, settled last of the three runners and came to the outside with 600m remaining. He produced a big finish to win nicely but he was clearly the class runner of the trial on assessments. DANCEFORME is resuming at Birchip on Sunday. She attempted to lead throughout and battled on okay for second with IMPRINCESSNATALIE being the last one to cross the line after trailing the leader throughout.
Mile Rate: - 2.4.4 Last Half: - 57.2 Margins: - 2m, 1m
Trial 4: - ALWAYS BE BLAKEY trailed the leader early then was shuffled to three back on the markers before starting his winning move at the 600m mark. SHES A TINY DANCER was three then four back on the markers before producing a big finish to run an eye-catching second. She is backing up at Melton tomorrow night and should run a good race at her debut. COBARGO WARLOCK finished in third after leading out, taking cover at the 900m and obtaining an inside run.
Last Mile: - 2.3.5 Last Half: - 60.9 Margins: - 3m, head
Trial 5: - MISSMALACHITE prepared for her effort at Birchip on Sunday with a bold victory over IM PRINCESS BELLA. She raced without cover early, found the front at the 1500m, took cover shortly afterwards and came to the outside with 500m remaining. She recorded reasonable time and looms as a good winning chance on Sunday. IM PRINCESS BELLA led out, took a trail at the 1500m, ended up being three back on the markers and gained a one out and one back trail on the home turn. She finished ahead of BLACKMIRRA, which finished off well from last of the six runners.
Mile Rate: - 2.2.8 Last Half: - 58.6 Margins: - 5m, head
Trial 6: - CENTURION DREAM wrapped up her preparation for the first juvenile trotting event of the season at Bendigo on Thursday with a convincing win over COURAGES LAW. Most of the field broke stride but CENTURION DREAM stepped away well to trail the leader and finished off best to win clearly. She backed up to win nicely on debut so she appears to have a promising future. COURAGES LAW attempted to lead throughout and finished second with the pair being well clear of LADY MADGE LEWIS, which resumes from a break in the Mallee Bull Cup at Birchip on Sunday.
Mile Rate: - 2.10.1 Last Half: - 61.7 Margins: - 6m, 30m
KYABRAM 05/03/23
Trial 1: - The Simon Turnbull prepared mare UNFORBIDDEN was able to take out the trial at Kyabram. She is yet to make her debut but won by a comfortable margin over MANDS PEARL, which finished sixth at her only start to date. SANCTURY ROAD finished third and the trotter BACARDI WOOD finished in fourth position.
Mile Rate: - 2.9.8 Last Half: - 61.9 Margins: - 3m, 1m
STAWELL 06/03/23
Trial 1: - TE KUITY KITTY is an unraced daughter of Great Success and defeated LOOKAT SPUNKY TROT, which hasn’t raced since a second at Menangle in May 2021.
Mile Rate: - 2.13.5 Last Half: - 66.5 Margin: - 147m
Trial 2: - KEAYANG SPEAK broke stride and was stood down at his latest race track performance. He was able to win in slow time over IM LADY ZOE, which is an unraced mare by Betterthancheddar, with BEHOLD and ROCK CLASSIC being the last pair across the line.
Mile Rate: - 2.10.6 Last Half: - 61.8 Margins: - 1.5m, 7.5m
BENDIGO 06/03/23
Trial 2: - MENEWA trailed the leader, eased to the outside with 500m remaining and was able to finish off best to win with something in reserve. He has a National Rating of 55 and the pair of horses he defeated are rated in the sixties so it was a solid display. BENJI HALL came from three back on the markers and finished second with the early leader GIL FAVOR NZ being last of the three runners to cross the line.
Mile Rate: - 2.5.9 Last Half: - 60.1 Margins: - 3m, 9m
Trial 4: - DESTINY STRIDE continued her very solid trial form with an easy victory over her stable mates INDI AIR TONIGHT and VIVACIOUS STRIDE. She trailed behind the leader INDI AIR TONIGHT, came to the outside at the 500m and forged clear at the end to win comfortably.
Mile Rate: - 2.3.2 Last Half: - 59.0 Margins: - 10m, 5m
Trial 5: - OURMATEMENKO NZ hasn’t raced since November but he showed promise at his first season of racing with a win and a second to his credit. JOE GOT ROLLED began quickly to lead, took cover at the 1800m behind OURMATEMENKO NZ and tried hard for second but was no match for the winner. CHEEKY EAGLE was five back on the inside, got held up for a run at a vital stage and finished nicely via the sprint lane to snare third position.
Mile Rate: - 2.4.3 Last Half: - 57.8 Margins: - 2m, 10m
Trial 7: - MAJOR ASSASSIN last raced in Victoria back in February 2022 and has been competing in Tasmania. He was one of the most impressive trial winners of the night as he led all of the way and trounced his rivals at the end, recording reasonable time in the process. He only has a National Rating of 49 so he is worth following. THE KEW LEGEND prepared for his effort at Birchip on Sunday with a second placed effort. He trailed the leader, raced keenly and battled on well over the latter stages to fill second spot. EMRITES settled six back on the inside, moved into the death seat at the 700m and battled on well for third. WRITE ABOUT ANGUS NZ was four back on the inside, moved into the running lane (1-2) and came out wider on the track approaching the home turn. He was doing his best work late and finished fourth. He galloped away and lost his chance at Bendigo on Thursday.
Mile Rate: - 2.1.3 Last Half: - 58.5 Margins: - 9m, 4m
BLACKBOOKER: - Major Assassin
Trial 9: - JOHN JAMES PRESTON NZ has plenty of ability but he hasn’t been on his best behaviour since coming from New Zealand considering he has been a late scratching at the start a few times and he galloped at his only Australian start back in September. He has performed extremely well at the trials several times and Monday night was no exception. He was out of position at the start, settled four back on the inside, moved off the pegs at the 500m and sprinted brilliantly to win easily. ROLL WITH RON settled three back on the markers and finished in second position. He backed up with a fourth placed effort behind Major Watson at Bendigo on Thursday night.
Mile Rate: - 2.1.6 Last Half: - 60.1 Margins: - 12m, 14m
TABCORP PARK, MELTON 07/03/23
Trial 3: - HY FILANTE had one start for trainer Adam Kelly back in July. He has since joined trainer Sonya Smith and he impressed in his trial victory. He settled last of the seven runners, moved into the one out and one back trail before being left without cover then switched to the markers to be three back at the 1100m. He was held up for a run at a vital stage but finished fast through the middle to win nicely. ARENDELLE trailed the leader early and ended up being four back on the markers mid-race before working home quite nicely for second. HAY THERE JOE led out, took a trail at the 1100m and came to the outside with 300m remaining to finish in third position.
Mile Rate: - 2.3.5 Last Half: - 59.98 Margins: - 3.5m, 1.5m
BLACKBOOKER: - Hy Filante
Trial 5: - TANGO TARA NZ was clearly the class runner of the trial and was able to score comfortably. He led out, took a trail behind his stable mate PULL THE OTHER LEG NZ and drew clear via the sprint lane over the concluding stages. PULL THE OTHER LEG NZ battled on reasonably well for second and GIVEITATRY worked home well from four back on the markers to finish third. He is resuming from a spell at Melton tomorrow night but is poorly drawn.
Mile Rate: - 1.59.5 Last Half: - 57.69 Margins: - 3m, head
Trial 6: - OVER THE ODDS NZ began quickly and was without cover early, progressed forward to find the lead and was able to hold off the challengers to win. He hasn’t had much luck at the races recently and is capable of improving on his numerical form at Geelong this evening. SWEET ANNIE MAY began quickly to lead, took cover behind OVER THE ODDS NZ and made a move from the quarter pole. She tried hard in the straight but couldn’t peg back OVER THE ODDS NZ over the concluding stages. AMERICAN HAMMER NZ settled three back on the markers, moved through to trail the leader at the 400m and used the sprint lane to finish third.
Mile Rate: - 2.1.6 Last Half: - 57.6 Margins: - 1/2neck, 4m
BALLARAT 07/03/23
Trials 1-3: - Trainer Emma Stewart dominated the juvenile events having provided first and second in the opening two trials. RENEWAL trailed the leader, angled wide on the home turn and finished fast to win the opening event from TOUGH SHAZ, which settled last of the three runners. WAR DAN BUDDY led throughout to win trial two on the card from PERPETUITY, which sat in the trail for the majority of the journey. Stewart also provided the winner of the third trial, TIMMY RICTOR which is a very promising pacer and powered to victory against the older horses. He settled four back on the inside, angled out three horses wide on the home turn and produced a big finishing burst.
Trial 5: - IDLE TIMES gained a nice run in the leading role and dashed home in a slick final half 55.8 seconds to win over his stable mate SOLESSEO MATUCA, which sat in the trail until angling to the outside with 150m remaining. Both horses are competing at Melton tomorrow night. MONSIEUR DELACOUR remained last of the three runners throughout.
Mile Rate: - 2.3.2 Last Half: - 55.8 Margins: - 2m, 8m
