There was a lot to take in at Geelong on Tuesday with a succession of eye-catching trials earning acclaim.
Keayang Blue Jeans, La Perriere, Iron Love and All Cashed Up all went into the Trial File Blackbook with impressive Beckley Park performances.
The first trial was particularly eye-catching, with "some beautifully bred fillies" including trial winner Major Delight.
But it was the aforementioned Keayang Blue Jeans who was most notable, having ran an eye-catching third after being three back on the markers, raced greenly in the straight and finished hard on the back of the winner.
Scroll down the trial replay, with the Blackbook at the bottom of the page.
SHEPPARTON 14/04/22
Trial 2: - EL BOSTON began quickly and was able to find the lead shortly after the start. He ran along at a reasonable tempo and remained strong at the finish to score. He has drawn on the pole position at Shepparton on Tuesday night. MISSED THE TRUTH settled three back on the inside and moved into the breeze with 500m remaining. He battled on well and it was a good effort in view of his return to the track in the Mildura Guineas on Saturday night. GALACTIC GAL led out, took cover and finished in third. She backed up at Mildura on Tuesday night to win a heat of the Park Douglas Printing series and will take her place in the Final tomorrow evening.
Mile Rate: - 1.59.7 Last Half: - 58.6 Margins: - 6m, Head
Trial 4: - CLASSIC MIX UP has loads of ability but has done a lot wrong at her three starts to date. She was able to win her trial comfortably after settling in fifth position before moving around to find the lead with 1500m remaining. It shouldn’t be long before she breaks through for her maiden success and she will have another attempt at Shepparton on Tuesday night. INSIDE LEG led out, took a trail and chased hard for second. It was a handy performance and the fourth placed ROAM also caught the eyes after settling down in last position early.
Mile Rate: - 2.1.8 Last Half: - 57.7 Margins: - 5m, 15m
ARARAT 16/04/22
Trial 1: - IM PRINCESS BELLA produced a sizzling final half of 56.9 on her way to defeating ULTIMATE WON and GERRALE. She is a very speedy mare and is perfectly drawn at Mildura this evening so she should prove hard to beat.
Mile Rate: - 2.0.7 Last Half: - 56.9 Margins: - 5m, 8m
MILDURA 17/04/22
Trial 1: - BLUE CANNON has been performing very nicely at the trials and might be worth following. He is a gelding by Western Terror out of the former fast race mare Blue Seelster and he took out the opening trial comfortably after settling down in fourth position before commencing his winning move from the 800m.
Mile Rate: - 2.0.7 Last Half: - 59.3 Margins: - 8m, 6m
Trial 4: - CEMETERY BAY is a very honest performer for Ian and Mary Campbell. He led out, took a trail and made a move at the 400m when he defeated WILSHIRE BOULEVARD in fast time. He backed up on Tuesday night to finish second in a heat of the Tenderprint Australia Cup and has drawn barrier three for the Final. He is taking on a top field but he really tries hard in his races.
Mile Rate: - 1.58.6 Last Half: - 58.2 Margins: - 9m, 5m
MARYBOROUGH 17/04/22
Trial 1: - MADEEBA took out the open class trial by leading throughout. DISTRICT ATTORNEY was game in defeat after trailing the leader and coming to the outside with 400m remaining. He had the lowest National Rating in the field of five runners and went down by a narrow margin. He is first up since his second in the Tasmania Derby at Shepparton on Tuesday night.
Mile Rate: - 2.0.6 Last Half: - Not available Margins: - Neck, 8m (approximately)
Trial 3: - SWEET ANNIE MAY trailed the leader SWEET AMERICAN, came to the outside at the 400m and hung out on the home turn but regathered momentum to take out the trial. She hasn’t raced since February but she has won two of her four starts to date and looked pretty sharp in the run to the finish. SWEET AMERICAN NZ finished a close second and is now with trainer Kelvin Barker after previously being prepared by David Drury.
Mile Rate: - 2.1.0 Last Half: - 58.4 Margins: - Neck, 10m
Trial 5: - SER PATRICK led out then took a trail behind YOU REALLY GOT ME at the 1500m mark. He came to the outside on the home turn and found the line strongly to win with plenty in reserve. YOU REALLY GOT ME battled on well for second and the final quarter was a slick 28.4 seconds so both horses performed very nicely. YOU REALLY GOT ME had no luck at Melton on Thursday night and was doing his best work at the end.
Mile Rate: - 2.3.5 Last Half: - 58.7 Margins: - 1m, 8m
GEELONG 19/04/22
Trial 1: - There were some beautifully bred fillies in the opening trial with MAJOR DELIGHT (Art Major – Lady Euthenia 1.53.3, $461,285) defeating SHES THE CAPTAIN (Captaintreacherous – Speak No Evil 1.50.9, $354,300) with KEAYANG BLUE JEANS (Sweet Lou – The Heat Is On 1.59.1, $13,185) being in third. NANCY KAY (Sportswriter – Sandy Kay 1.56.2, $48,950) was fourth ahead of YARECKON IM SWEET, which was the only horse in the event to have raced previously. MAJOR DELIGHT led out, took a trail and came to the outside at the 300m to win nicely from her stable SHES THE CAPTAIN, which set the tempo. KEAYANG BLUE JEANS ran an eye-catching third after being three back on the markers, racing greenly in the straight and finishing hard on the back of the winner. There should be several future winners coming out of this trial.
Mile Rate: - 1.59.8 Last Half: - 57.8 Margins: - 3m, 1m
BLACKBOOKER: - Keayang Blue Jeans
Trial 2: - LA PERRIERE (Used To Be – Im Ready Set 1.56.6, $69,031) settled in fourth position, worked to the front with 1100m remaining and kept on rolling to demolish her rivals by 60m! She is beautifully bred and obviously has a promising future.
Mile Rate: - 2.8.6 Last Half: - 58.4 Margins: - 60m, 10m
BLACKBOOKER: - La Perriere
Trial 4: - It was an outstanding trial for the Emma Stewart trained quintet and all of the horses performed up to expectations. The champion mare LADIES IN RED took out the trial after leading out then taking cover. She fired along the sprint lane to win impressively. ACT NOW settled four back on the inside, moved away from the markers at the 400m and missed out narrowly. TOUGH TILLY pulled hard when three back on the markers, was held up for a run at a vital stage and finished fast. BEACH MUSIC progressed forward to find the lead at the 1700m and JOANNA was last throughout but wasn’t beaten by far.
Mile Rate: - 1.59.7 Last Half: - 55.5 Margins: - Head, 3m
Trial 5: - KINGS GUARD continued his good trial form with an effortless win after working to the front at the 1600m. His stable mate IRON LOVE produced an eye-catching performance in second position after settling five back on the markers and finishing fast via the sprint lane.
Mile Rate: - 2.5.1 Last Half: - 60.5 Margins: - 5m, Nose
BLACKBOOKER: - Iron Love
Trial 6: - PLAYING UP settled four back on the inside and moved into the death at the 800m. She went to the line with plenty in reserve and should go well the next time she steps out onto the track. PETILLANTE was six back on the markers, moved into the running lane at the 800m (1-2) and came out three horses wide from the 500m. She finished second ahead of KEAYANG KAMIKAZE, which trailed the leader, was held up for a run at a vital stage and finished off quickly late.
Mile Rate: - 2.0.3 Last Half: - 57.3 Margins: - 2m, 1m
Trial 7: - ALL CASHED UP was a very impressive winner of the seventh trial. He led throughout and blasted home in a sizzling final half of 56.7 seconds to record a runaway victory over the smart trotter ULTIMATE STRIDE, which lost no admirers with a handy finishing second after he settled in fourth position early.
Mile Rate: - 2.1.0 Last Half: - 56.7 Margins: - 15m, 10m
BLACKBOOKER: - All Cashed Up
Trial 9: - It was another strong trial to wrap up the program with TUPPENCE leading out, taking a trail and firing along the sprint lane to score. ENCIPHER came from three back on the markers and also sprinted quickly via the sprint lane. BEYOND DELIGHT settled in fifth before coming to the outside at the 600m and finished a close third. BLITZERN was fourth after working to the front at the 1700m with SHEFFIELD SPARKY being a close up fifth after coming from last in a slick final quarter of 27.1 seconds! MORVAH was last of the six to complete the course.
Mile Rate: - 1.58.0 Last Half: - 54.7 Margins: - Head, ½ head
