Kasey Kent’s unraced youngster Spoonthemoon will need to get her manners in order, but Craig Rail has a good opinion of the unraced filly after her trial performance at Shepparton last week.
The daughter of Bettors Delight broke at the start, lost approximately 50m, tacked on mid-race and ran home strongly out wide on the track for fourth.
“It was a very good effort and she obviously has the ability to win races when she is able to mend her manners,” Rail said.
The filly is one of four additions to Rail’s Blackbook, which has been updated at the bottom of the page.
TRIAL REPORT
SHEPPARTON 28/10/21
Trial 1: - ASK NO QUESTIONS was fast out and was able to find the lead shortly after the start. He backed off the tempo mid-race and was able to hold off a determined challenge from LEXINGTON QUEEN, which settled in fifth and moved up without cover at the 800m. LEXINGTON QUEEN backed up four days later to finish second at Cobram. SUPER SERVICE has been racing well from the mobile start but he galloped away from behind the tapes in his trial. He lost approximately 25m early, settled in sixth position and moved into the one out and one back trail behind LEXINGTON QUEEN at the half mile marker. He held his ground in the straight to fill third position. GOOROC GAMBLER began quickly to lead momentarily, took a trail behind ASK NO QUESTIONS and waited for the sprint lane. He broke stride with 100m remaining and ended up in fourth position. CINKARI settled four back on the markers and finished fifth. The last trio all made errors and finished detached from the main group. CMON CARL LEE was three back on the markers, pulled hard and broke stride at the 500m. He is racing at Cobram on Monday. AVIMORE broke at the start and was tailed off throughout. TRANQUIL BILL (Danny Bouchea – Aldebaran Stiltz 2.7.9, $9,074) broke stride at the 1800m and galloped again at the 700m.
Mile Rate: - 2.8.4 Last Half: - 58.9 Margins: - 2m, 8m
Trial 2: - CHEEZ was five back on the markers, made a move at the 500m, gained a one out and one back trail and came out three horses wide on the home turn before sprinting home best to get the prize. He backed up to win at Cobram on Melbourne Cup Eve and he is competing on that track again on Monday. BET SHEZA LADY (Betting Line – She’s Got It All 1.58.6, $13,841) began quickly to lead early, took a trail and got shuffled to three back on the markers. She moved to the outside with 500m remaining and went down fighting. KELLYS DELIGHT settled in sixth, followed behind the eventual winner CHEEZ and ran into third albeit racing roughly over the concluding stages. SPOONTHEMOON (Bettors Delight – Stay And Play 1.55.5, $89,201) broke at the start, lost approximately 50m, tacked on mid-race and ran home strongly out wide on the track. It was a very good effort and she obviously has the ability to win races when she is able to mend her manners. ALL SO SASSY (Shadow Play – Sassy Seelster 2.4.6, $2,402) began quickly to lead, took a trail at the 1500m and finished fifth. MEMPHIS (Rock N Roll Heaven – Alina 1.55.8, $120,376) was driven aggressively to move forward and find the lead in the back straight on the first occasion then set up an even tempo but was run down over the latter stages. SAVERIO (Well Said – Harrys Joy) raced very fiercely in the early stages and ended up being four back on the markers. He dropped out from the 300m and was the last one to complete the course.
Mile Rate: - 2.1.7 Last Half: - 59.4 Margins: - Head, 5m
BLACKBOOKER: - Spoonthemoon
Trial 3: - LITTLE TEDEY settled four back on the inside, moved into the death seat at the 400m mark and was able to coast down to the line to win easily. It appeared as though he could have won by a lot further. LIFEINTHEBALANCE prepared for his first up effort at Cobram on Monday with a second placed effort. He settled three back on the inside, moved into the one out and one back trail and came out three horses wide with 300m remaining. ALDEBARAN YAHTZEE was able to roll to the front shortly after the start and ran along at an even tempo. She was headed on the home turn but was able to fight on over the latter stages to finish in third spot. HI HO KYVALLEY settled three back on the inside and finished fourth. KENYA KNOT (I’m Stately – Jades Pride) settled near the tail of the field, was checked at the 1800m and lost valuable ground. He was in sixth for most of the journey and was able to roll into fifth position in the final circuit. STARLIGHT RUBY trailed the leader and broke stride with 900m remaining, losing her chance to feature prominently. ABBIE (Majestic Son – Aldebaran Peggy) was checked and galloped with 1800m remaining so she had excuses. She has had an extensive trial campaign leading up to her debut at Cobram on Monday. OLLIE STARLIGHT (Noopy Kiosk – Yankee Blues 2.3.0, $32,763) settled in sixth position but broke stride at the 1800m mark and was tailed off for the remainder of the trial. DIDN’T MIDGE missed the start badly and was always further back then Walla Walla.
Mile Rate: - 2.3.0 Last Half: - 61.6 Margins: - 5m, 6m
Trial 4: NOMORELYING trailed the leader early then was three back on the markers from the 1400m and moved into the death seat at the bell. He hit the front at the 300m and sustained the run to defeat a strong field impressively. Considering he had the lowest National Rating of any other runner competing in the trial, it was a top performance. BRALLOS PASS was without cover for a lap before gaining a one out and one back trail at the bell. He tried hard in the straight and finished in second position. PATSBEACHSTORM settled four back on the markers, raced keenly and angled out wider on the track on the home turn. He produced a powerful finishing burst and wasn’t beaten by far on the post. SCORCHER led out then took a trail at the 1400m. He was held up for a run at a vital stage and worked home well via the sprint lane. It was a nice effort leading up to his first up performance at Melton on Saturday night. HURRICANE HALL was five back on the markers and moved into the running lane at the bell (1-2). He finished in fifth ahead of SHOSHONI BRAVE, which settled down in last position. MARAETAI was three back on the markers and dashed to the lead at the 1400m but couldn’t sustain the run and dropped out to finish at the tail of the field.
Mile Rate: - 1.57.6 Last Half: - 61.6 Margins: - 5m, 6m
Trial 5: - HIGH FLUX settled in fifth position, moved up without cover at the 1200m and worked to the front at the bell. He sustained his long run to win impressively. WEMADE FREO led out before taking a trail behind HIGH FLUX and moved away from the inside on the home turn. He tried hard in the straight and held onto second. CHINDORSCHA trailed the leader early, ended up being 3 back on the markers at the at the bell and made a move at the quarter pole. He battled away but found the first two across the line to be too good for him. The trotters KHEIRON and DYNAMIC LEGACY filled fourth and fifth positions. KHEIRON settled in sixth spot and DYANAMIC LEGACY was just ahead of him in the run. DESIRE TO LIVE settled three back on the inside and was under pressure from the bell. She was able to beat ASTRO to the line but that horse made an error with a lap remaining.
Mile Rate: - 2.3.1 Last Half: - 61.2 Margins: - 6m, 10m
Trial 6: - BEACH MEMORIES settled three back on the inside, moved into the running lane at the 900m (1-2) and made a move out three horses wide at the 600m mark. She produced a strong finish and was able to score softly. She has drawn on the pole position and appears to be a good chance in a heat of the Breeders Crown at Maryborough on Sunday. EL BOSTON began very quickly to find the lead and ran along at an even tempo. He was run down over the latter stages and ended up finishing second. GRINNING ASSASSIN put in a nice performance as a lead up to his effort at Cobram on Monday. He settled sixth on the markers, moved into the death seat at the 1100m and battled on well at the finish. KEKOA was without cover early but was able to angle onto the markers to be behind the leader with 1700m remaining. She finished fourth with COUNTRY MAJOR (Major Bronski – Mystic Bliss) being fifth and producing a good performance considering he hasn’t faced the starter as yet and he was taking on proven winners. He was fifth on the markers and moved into the one out and one back trail at the bell. WONGA LAKE trailed the leader early but lost her position mid-race race and ended up being in fourth at the 1300m mark. She finished ahead of ROCKNROLL CRUISER, which commenced from the second line and settled in seventh position. The trotter LETTUCE TROT made an error on the first turn and was tailed off throughout.
Mile Rate: - 2.0.1 Last Half: - 59.4 Margins: - 1m, 5m
Trial 7: - REPELLING led out then took a trail at the 1800m mark. He was three back on the inside with 1400m remaining but came to the outside half way down the back straight on the final occasion and produced a strong finish to get the money. ALFRESCO (Western Terror – Cold Outside 2.0.6, $6,013) settled fifth on the markers and used the sprint lane. He finished solidly to grab second position and it was an eye-catching performance. SHIREEN (Western Terror – Melisandre 1.56.5, $9,493) gained a one out and one back trail, switched to fourth on the markers then moved into the one out and one back trail again at the 400m before battling on quite well for third. SPORTY LEO settled in sixth position and came out wider on the track on the home turn. He made some ground in the straight to finish fourth and followed with a third placed effort at Cobram four days later. DALLAS MIKI was three back on the markers but was racing very fiercely and made an early move. He found the front with 1400m remaining and ran along at a rapid rate but couldn’t sustain the run. LIKEAVEEEIGHT was without cover early, found the lead at the 1800m and trail the leader from the 1400m. He finished sixth ahead of CHANERO (Lombo Pocket Watch – Alcolism 1.58.0, $26,553), which was last of the seven runners throughout.
Mile Rate: - 2.2.2 Last Half: - 60.5 Margins: - 2m, Neck
CRANBOURNE 30/10/21
Trial 1: - IM ARTS BETTORSECRET began very quickly to lead clearly, raced keenly and established a good lead in the early and middle stages. He remained strong at the finish and scored comfortably. WRITTEN COURAGE settled third on the markers, moved away from the pegs at the 600m to work into second and remained in second position for the remainder of the journey. SMILEFORAWHILE trailed the leader, wanted to hang in and continued to lose ground in the final circuit.
Mile Rate: - 2.1.3 Last Half: - 58.9 Margins: - 20m, 100m (approximately)
Trial 2: - EAGLE WATCH began very quickly to find the lead and dashed home in a slick final 800m to win by a large margin. It was a very impressive performance by the former New Zealander but he does have a National Rating of 66. ONEHANDONEBOUNCE was three back on the markers and moved to the outside at the quarter pole. He was able to pick up second over SOCIAL WRITER, which trailed the leader throughout.
Mile Rate: - 2.4.3 Last Half: - 57.3 Margins: - 30m, 12m
BENDIGO 31/10/21
Trial 1: - BLITZER I HOPE (Blitzthemcalder – Uncertain Temper) trailed the leader and moved off the markers on the home turn. She was driven very hard in the run to the finish and responded in the final 50m to get the prize. ALLENS DELIGHT scrambled and galloped momentarily from the standing start but was able to hold the lead from the pole position. He set up a very slow tempo and was run down over the final stages.
Mile Rate: - 2.16.2 Last Half: - 63.1 Margin: - 3m
Trial 2: - QUICK WITTED began quickly and was able to find the lead around the first corner. He set up a very slow tempo then kicked on well enough over the concluding stages to get the judge’s decision. WAIKARE MAXWELL (Sebastian K – Waikare Patricia 1.59.9, $149,071) settled in fifth position before moving to the outside with 600m remaining. He battled on strongly over the final stages and missed out by a narrow margin. WILLASTON BAY (Conch Deville – Page Miss Glory 2.7.5, $10,845) settled three back on the inside and finished in third position with MY VELVET (Skyvalley – Apollorita 2.0.7, $36,413) being in fourth after trailing the leader throughout. INSPIRE (Angus Hall – Amelia Darling 1.59.1, $74,703) began quickly and was going to find the lead but broke stride 100m after the start. He was very wide on the track but was able to angle across to race without cover. He broke stride again at the 1300m mark and ended up at the tail of the field. He did make ground in the final stages and showed some ability so he should keep improving. ARCHAIC (Andover Hall – Closetomyheart 2.4.2, $18,040) was four back on the markers for the majority of the journey and ended up being the last one across the line.
Mile Rate: - 2.14.4 Last Half: - 63.2 Margins: - Head, 10m
Trial 3: - HUMBLE LADD showed brilliant gate speed and dashed across from a wide draw to find the lead shortly after the start. He backed off the tempo mid-race and dashed home in a quick final quarter of 28.4 seconds to score without being extended. RULES DON’T APPLY settled four back on the markers, moved into breeze at the 600m and finished determinedly for second. CHRISTMAS BABE began very quickly to try and lead but couldn’t go with HUMBLE LADD in the early stages. She trailed the leader and battled on fairly well over the final 200m. VINCENT KAI settled three back on the inside and finished in fourth position. NEXTA NUNN broke at the start and was tailed off throughout. SMART CHA CHA also missed away from the mobile start and was never a chance.
Mile Rate: - 2.9.9 Last Half: - 58.1 Margins: - 2m, 20m
Trial 4: - MISSED THE TRUTH (Somebeachsomewhere – Lies 1.58.0, $22,587) settled down last of the four runners, gained a one out and one back trail at the 600m and came out three horses wide at the 400m. He sprinted quickly and was able to win by a large margin. HEY KIRKY (Sportswriter – Kirks Reward) settled three back on the inside, came out wide on the home turn and made late ground for second. DANCIN DOLLY (Somebeachsomewhere – Highview Ember 1.53.3, $122,798) trailed the leader, came to the outside at the 700m tried hard over the latter stages. HIGH SOCIETY CHIC (Four Starzzz Shark – Shes High Maintenance) finished last of the four runners after working to the front at the 1700m mark and setting up a slow tempo.
Mile Rate: - 2.7.6 Last Half: - 58.2 Margins: - 10m, 3m
Trial 5: - PAS GUARANTEE settled fifth on the markers, gained a one out and one back trail at the bell and came to the outside on the home turn. He got home best to get the prize and continued his good trial form. THE EGG COUNTER settled three back on the inside on the inside, pulled hard and moved up without cover at the bell. She battled on well at the finish and held down second. She returns from a spell in a heat of the Breeders Crown at Maryborough on Sunday. PUZZLE PIECE settled sixth on the inside and picked up ground late to gain third position. ROCKNFURY (Rock N Roll Heaven – Boadiceas Fury 1.54.0, $44,015) settled four back on the inside and remained in fourth at the finish. She is racing in a heat of the Breeders Crown on debut at Maryborough on Sunday. JAIMEE (Captaintreacherous – Ponder Girl 1.52.9, $84,320) began quickly and was two metres in front, couldn’t get across to the markers and raced roughly on the first turn then ended up behind the leader. He raced greenly over the concluding stages and just held his ground in the final 100m of the event. GUARANTEED SECRET began quickly to find the lead, but raced fiercely and faded over the final stages.
Mile Rate: - 2.0.1 Last Half: - 59.1 Margins: - 4m, 5m
Trial 6: - MALAKIE raced roughly at the start and ended up being four back on the markers, moved into the one out and one back trail at the 900m mark, hit the front and was still pulling hard across the line so she won the trial with ease. AUSTRALIANA settled five back on the markers, angled into the running lane (1-2) at the 900m and finished off well. MISS TYLER settled three back on the markers and moved into the death seat at the 900m. She battled on fairly well to be in third across the line. MISTER CRACKER trailed the leader throughout and finished in fourth position. SPEEDIE EADIE dropped back to last in the early stages and was always in the second half of the field. TERROR OFA SAINT (Western Terror – Saint Grace 1.59.8, $14,356) began very quickly and was able to get across to find the lead in the early stages. He set up a reasonable tempo but faded over the latter stages.
Mile Rate: - 2.2.1 Last Half: - 58.9 Margins: - 6m, Nose
BLACKBOOKER: - Malakie
Trial 7: - CRACKER MISS trailed the leader, used the sprint lane and accelerated beautifully to get up and win. TIGER BAND WAGON settled fourth on the inside, moved into the one out and one back trail at the bell and came out three horses wide at the 300m. It was a good performance and a very nice lead up to his effort at Terang on Tuesday night. PRAY TELL was caught wide in the early stages, dropped back to a rearward position, moved into the death seat again at the bell but raced fiercely. She battled on fairly well over the concluding stages to finish third. CONFUSE ME began very quickly to find the lead and was run down in the home straight. MALAVA MISS (Shadow Play – Western Art 2.3.4, $2,255) was the last horse across the line after settling three back on the markers shortly after the start.
Mile Rate: - 2.0.8 Last Half: - 57.4 Margins: - 1m, 8m
Trial 8: - HARTS LAST began quickly and was able to dash across to find the lead shortly after the start. She set up an even speed throughout and was strong at the finish, winning by just over a length. KHAKI NUI was last to begin and moved into the one out and one back trail at the 800m mark. He got up to second at the 400m, dropped in behind the winner and never peeled to the outside at any stage in the home straight. LOVEN LAUGHTER was five back on the markers, moved into the death seat at the half mile marker and gained cover when leaving the back straight. She battled on quite well for third. KIDWITHAGRIN finished fourth after trailing the leader throughout. LETTUCEVENTILATE was three back on the markers and ended up being in fifth position with NOBLE JULIA (4 back on the markers) failing to finish after pulling hard throughout.
Mile Rate: - 2.0.5 Last Half: - 60.2 Margins: - 4m, 8m
Trial 9: - AJAY BREEZY ROSE has recently returned from a successful Queensland campaign and is racing at Melton tomorrow night. She was able to lead throughout and recorded handy time. SPORTS MENTAL trailed the leader and moved to the outside at the 600m. He tried hard over the concluding stages and finished in second position. He is also returning from a Queensland campaign against a strong field at Melton tomorrow night. GLENS OF TEKOA settled last of the four runners, moved to the outside at the 300m and made ground for third. He returns from a spell at Cobram on Monday. PLAYING THE ACE was last of the four runners after settling three back on the markers and yielding ground late.
Mile Rate: - 1.59.0 Last Half: - 58.1 Margins: - 2m, 5m
ECHUCA 31/10/21
Trial 1: - CHEROKEE JAC (American Ideal – Little Red Cloud 1.52.0, $170,042) was without cover early, eased to be four back on the markers, came to the outside at the quarter pole and finished quickly to win the opening trial. SUMBEACH ART trailed the leader and moved to the outside on the home turn. He kicked on solidly and missed out by a narrow margin. NO BLING (Bling It On – Nuclear Reality 1.54.6, $46,981) began quickly to lead and was always nicely clear of his rivals until the final quarter of the race. He was run down over the latter stages but didn’t shirk the task in the straight and held down third. SARGEANT MAJOR settled three back on the inside and finished fourth with UNFORBIDDEN (Roll With Joe – The Mistral) being the last one home after settling down at the rear of the field.
Mile Rate: - 2.7.0 Last Half: - 60.0 Margins: - 1m, 1m
Trial 2: - PIRATESOF ZANZIBAR showed brilliant gate speed to lead from a wide draw. He backed off the speed mid-race and had a good kick left in the run to the finish. HIDDEN RUMOUR settled three back on the markers, moved to the outside at the 400m mark and worked home well for second. KAIWAKA WARRIOR (Union Guy – Blissfull Lombo) was four back on the inside, was held up for a run at a vital stage then finished off strongly over the final 100m to finish in third position. DESIRE TO LIVE finished fourth after trailing the leader throughout. HINT OF COURAGE (Courage Under Fire – Hint of Gold 2.1.9, $18,993) was last for the duration after restraining at the start from a wide alley.
Mile Rate: - 2.7.4 Last Half: - 62.0 Margins: - 6m, 3m
Trial 3: - MILLOO GUNSLINGER (Western Terror – Cross The Line) trailed the leader, moved to the outside in the home straight and finished off strongly to score. OUR ART CHRISTIAN began very quickly to lead and fought on strongly over the latter stages to go down by a narrow margin. CRYSTAL FLAME was three back on the markers, came to the outside on the home turn and was running home nicely despite hanging in under pressure. PRINCESS POWER raced roughly in the score up, lost 15m, settled at the tail of the field and moved up without cover from the 1700m. She tired over the latter stages and was the last one to complete the course.
Mile Rate: - 2.6.1 Last Half: - 62.0 Margins: - 1m, 1m
TERANG 01/11/21
Trial 1: - DUBLIN CHUBB led and set up a hectic tempo before tiring into a distant sixth at Maryborough and was stood down to trial. He was able to take out the opening trial at Terang from ALDEBARAN KIRI, which is backing up at Melton tomorrow night. LOTAMUSCLE also prepared for his effort at Melton tomorrow night with his trial third and he was placed in handy time. ISITMEANDYOU (Love You – Wannabeamaori) is trained by Matthew Craven and met a strong field of proven winners so she did a good job to finish in fourth. MANGANA JOE was stood down to trial after galloping at his latest attempt and finished fifth. HAUTACAM (Muscle Hill – Glenferrie Dash 2.3.7, $24,837) is making her debut at Maryborough on Sunday and took on a strong field in preparation for that performance. FREMARKSKUZO finished seventh ahead of ALEPPO TE AMO and SUNNY SPIDER.
Mile Rate: - 2.1.9 Last Half: - 59.4 Margins: - 1.5m, 6.5m
Trial 2: - CODE BAILEY hasn’t raced since a sixth in the Blacks A Fake FFA at Melton in June. He competed in the 2020 Miracle Mile so he is an outstanding individual and he dashed home in slick final sectionals to get the prize. JILLIBY BANDIT also boasts a very good record and was placed in the 2019 Len Smith Mile. He hasn’t raced since January 2020, where unplaced in the Casey Classic but he was able to finish a narrow second in the trial. DEMON DELIGHT hasn’t raced since winning the Melton Plate in 2020. He finished last of the three runners in what was a small field of outstanding quality.
Mile Rate: - 2.2.4 Last Half: - 57.0 Margins: - ½ neck, 3m
Trial 3: - DREAM THE DREAM is racing in a heat of the Breeders Crown this evening, where she is taking on a quality field at her first run since June. She prepared for her first up effort with a narrow victory in reasonable time. KEAYANG WASABI (Art Major – Ima Spicey Lombo 1.55.1, $483,686) is a nicely bred colt for trainer Margaret Lee and was beaten by a narrow margin. THE SPORTZ STAR was the class runner of the trial having a National Rating of 60 and finished in third position. KEAYANG DOMINO only had the one start in April before having a break. He finished in fourth and was ahead of VILLAGE LOVER, VAPAR FORTUNE (Used To Me – Pocket of Fortune 2.1.8, $36,703) and GOODTIME SHADY was the last one across the line.
Mile Rate: - 2.0.2 Last Half: - 59.0 Margins: - Head, 3m
KILMORE 03/11/21
Trial 1: - BERATINI trailed the leader and moved to the outside with 300m remaining. He finished off strongly and was able to get up and win by a comfortable margin. MISS VENOM began quickly and was able to establish a clear lead. She was gunned down in the run to the finish but beat the remainder of the field by a large margin. KARAKA OF A TOOTH broke stride at the start and was tailed off in the early stages. He was able to tack onto the group and ran home well out wide late for a distant third. ASTRO finished fourth after settling four back on the markers. ARCHAIC (Andover Hall – Closetomyheart 2.4.2, $18,040) settled one position ahead of ASTRO and was the last one to complete the course. FRANKY THE FRENCHMAN (Used To Me – Estee Poppy) was on his worst behaviour in the score up, gave away a big start and was retired out of the trial.
Mile Rate: - 2.6.9 Last Half: - 62.7 Margins: - 10m, 40m
Trial 2: - NORMANDY BELLE settled sixth on the inside, moved into the running lane (1-2) and came out three horses wide at the 500m before producing a strong finishing burst. She was able to get the prize from TIPSY TURVY, which trailed the leader, moved to the lead at the 1500m, broke stride at the 1100m and ended up being in the one out and one back trail. BULLION HARRY was five back on the markers, came away from the inside at the 400m and was wide on the home turn. He was able to work into third without being pushed. EVAS IMAGE settled three back on the inside and finished ahead of the early leader LION HEART with ALDEBARAN YAHTZEE being the last one to finish after settling down in fourth and moving up without cover from the bell.
Mile Rate: - 2.6.0 Last Half: - 59.6 Margins: - 4m, 4m
Trial 3: - TANGOINGWITHSIERRA was an impressive winner of the third event. She showed gate speed and was able angle across onto the markers to be in third position in the early stages, dropped back to fourth shortly afterwards and produced a big finish out wide on the track. MARAETAI settled four back on the inside, dashed around to find the lead at the 1400m and was run down over the latter stages. OUR ROAD TO MECCA settled sixth on the inside and made ground late to fill third spot. SHOSHONE BRAVE was fifth on the inside and was doing his best work over the latter stages. MAJOR EXCLUSIVE yielded ground after leading out then taking cover and CALAQUENDI ended up being three back on the markers before trying to make a run from the 500m mark but failed to extend.
Mile Rate: - 2.0.2 Last Half: - 57.2 Margins: - 6m, 8m
BLACKBOOKER: - Tangoingwithsierra
Trial 4: - OUR ARABELLA settled three back on the markers, came out wide on the home turn and finished fast to get up and win easily. CHINDORSCHA began quickly to lead, took a trail and moved away from the inside at the 300m to try and sprint with OUR ARABELLA. She couldn’t match the winners speed but she beat the remainder of the field by a comfortable margin. PRELIMINARY trailed the leader, worked to the front at the 1500m and battled on fairly well for third. SUZIE QUE TIKI (Rock N Roll Heaven – Alissa Tiki) was fourth across the line after being five back on the markers throughout. I HOPE ICAN followed behind SUZIE QUE TIKI all of the way and beat home STUNIN WARRIOR (Stunin Cullen – Lady Fashion), which settled at the rear of the field and PRIDE OF MARY (4 back markers) was the last one to greet the judge.
Mile Rate: - 2.6.0 Last Half: - 60.3 Margins: - 10m, 6m
Trial 5: - NONPARIEL (Always B Miki – Arms Of An Angel 1.49.5, $221,866) began quickly to lead, took a trail and was able to weave a passage in the concluding stages to get up and take the prize. She is nicely bred and appears to be improving every time she steps out onto the track. RED HOT ASSASSIN (Four Starzzz Shark – Sweet Barney 1.59.8, $24,530) was three back on the inside, moved away from the markers at the 400m mark and finished in second position. OUR TRUE COLOURS (Betting Line – Lauper 1.57.2, $40,638) was four back on the pegs and ran home well through the middle late to fill third spot. PRINCE SAHARA settled down last, moved away from the inside at the 700m and was picking up ground late despite only beating one runner to the line. ALBALOU (Sweet Lou – Albietta 1.59.0, $26,253) began quickly and was without cover momentarily before pushing forward to find the lead on the first turn. She was collared on the home turn and finished last of the five runners.
Mile Rate: - 2.4.9 Last Half: - 59.2 Margins: - 2m, 2m
Trial 6: - MAJESTICAL BELLE trailed the leader, used the sprint lane and finished off strongly to get the prize. HAVE NO FEAR settled last of the three runners, came to the outside on the home turn and worked into second without being extended. WATTS UP MAJESTIC began quickly to lead, appeared to have a reasonable run throughout but hung out on the home turn then galloped under pressure with 50m remaining hence finished last of the trio.
Mile Rate: - 2.3.7 Last Half: - 59.6 Margins: - 1m, 5m
Trial 7: - KNIGHTS TEMPLAR trailed the leader, moved off the markers on the turn and produced a strong finish to swoop to the lead over the final stages to take out the trial. SATCHMO STRIKES showed very good gate speed and recorded quick final sectionals but found KNIGHTS TEMPLAR to be too quick on the day. WATTLEBANK FLYER was in third for the duration of the trial and PRIVATE EYE was the last one home after settling in last position and racing roughly over the concluding stages.
Mile Rate: - 2.3.0 Last Half: - 56.4 Margins: - 2m, 10m
BLACKBOOKER: - Knights Templar
Trial 8: - BUTTERCUP trailed the leader and moved to the outside with 600m remaining. She was able to grind out a victory from SHAZZAS HIGHLIGHT, which gained a one out and one back trail before coming out three horses wide at the 500m mark. BINDI BEACH was the fastest to begin and attempted to lead throughout. She finished third with REBEL FANTASY being in last position for the entire trip.
Mile Rate: - Not Given Last Half: - Not Given Margins: - 2m, 1m (approximately)
Trial 9: - STAR ON BROADWAY (Rock N Roll Heaven – Broadway Play 1.57.3, $173,744) began fast to find the lead and completely dominated her rivals to win easily. She has had numerous trials recently and she seems to be getting better every time she steps out onto the track. ELENNA settled last of the five runners, moved off the markers with 500m remaining and finished off quite well for a distant second. DARKIES LAST (Hurrikane Kingcole – Lil Safe) was three back on the inside, broke stride on the home turn and finished a distant third. BEAU HART was four back on the inside and beat home IDYLLIC PRINCESS, which was restrained to last after being without cover early and DEVIL OF A SMILE was the last horse to complete the course after showing gate speed but galloping at the 1200m mark.
Mile Rate: - 2.5.2 Last Half: - 59.3 Margins: - 10m, 15m
