Who's Watching Lily? We are now after that trial.
Andy Gath's two-year-old Hes Watching filly has gone straight into the Trial File Blackbook after a scintillating performance at Melton on Tuesday.
Out of Melita Bromac, Whos Watching Lily raced "very fiercely early, pushed forward to find the lead at the 1100m and completely dominated her rivals".
Come the line she was almost 40 metres clear of her chasers, stopping the clock in a 1.57.8 mile rate and "appears to have a very promising future".
Full replay and more Blackbookers below, with the updated Blackbook at the bottom of the page.
SHEPPARTON 02/06
Trial 1: CHIRRIPO is an unraced filly by Always B Miki for trainer Laura Crossland. She recorded slow time but led throughout and jogged to the line to win comfortably. The David Aiken trained juveniles RAINBOW STORM and DOM DAN finished in second and third after being behind the leader and three back on the markers respectively. RAINBOW STORM will make his debut at Bendigo on Tuesday.
Mile Rate: - 2.5.0 Last Half: - 58.2 Margins: - 3m, 18m
Trial 2: - STILLSOUNDSLIKEALIE prepared for her first up performance at the Mooroopna @ Shepparton meeting on Sunday with a narrow but decisive trial success. She led out, took a trail at the 1800m mark and angled to the outside on the home turn. She was able to pick up over the latter stages and powered to the front close to the line. BINNO MAJOR finished second after settling three back on the markers and making a move at the 300m. The early leader SONIC EXPRESS held down third ahead of FLY BYE EDEN.
Mile Rate: - 2.3.7 Last Half: - 59.9 Margins: - Neck, 8m
Trial 3: - DEEWHY settled four back on the markers, came to the outside on the home turn and produced a barnstorming finish to score over stable mate HOUSTON STREET, which trailed the leader throughout. The two juvenile pacers defeated the trotters LEOTARDANDLACE (3 back markers), ARISTOTLE (early leader) and IVAR, which made an error at the start. DEEWHY will make his debut at Bendigo on Tuesday night and LEOTARDANDLACE and IVAR will also race on the same program. ARTISTOTLE will take his place in the Mooroopna Trotters Cup at Shepparton on Sunday.
Mile Rate: - 2.3.7 Last Half: - 59.9 Margins: - Neck, 8m
Trial 5: - RED FOURTEEN began quickly to lead then copped plenty of pressure from EL BOSTON before taking cover at the 1300m. He moved away from the inside at the 300m and was strong at the finish to get the prize. The most eye-catching performance out of the entire program was from DESSIE GEE. He was five back on the markers from the 1300m mark, was still last on the home turn and powered along the sprint lane under a hard hold to snare second position.
Mile Rate: - 2.3.4 Last Half: - 59.5 Margins: - 4m, Neck
BLACKBOOKER: - Dessie Gee
ARARAT 04/06
Trial 1: - LAZIO LASS is a chestnut mare by Live Or Die for trainer Jason Ainsworth and was able to win the opening trial by 80m over another qualifier in PENNY FROM HEAVEN (Well Said). The time was slow but she won by a huge margin and will make her debut at Bendigo on Tuesday night.
Mile Rate: - 2.5.9 Last Half: - 61.9 Margins: - 80m
Trial 2: - WILLS MAVERICK was able to defeat DAISY BOUCHEA and ONESTEP AHEAD. DAISY BOUCHEA was following up a Maryborough trial victory a week earlier and will be making her debut for trainer Jason Ainsworth at Ballarat this evening.
Mile Rate: - 2.13.3 Last Half: - 65.3 Margins: - 1m, 80m
TABCORP PARK, MELTON 06/06/22
Trial 1: - WYLDCAT is a juvenile trotter for trainer Jess Tubbs. He settled three back on the inside, angled wide on the track with 150m remaining and produced a big finish to down stable mate MIX IT UP, which attempted to lead throughout. The fourth placed trotter LAIR OF THE EAGLE made a few errors and raced greenly but showed enough promise to suggest he can win races once he learns a bit more about the racing caper.
Mile Rate: - 2.8.2 Last Half: - 62.69 Margins: - Neck, 3m
Trial 2: - BRUTALLY HANDSOME was able to produce a confidence building victory on his way to his first up performance at Ballarat this evening. He was out three horses wide early, angled onto the markers to be four back, came away from the inside at the 600m and sustained a strong run to win comfortably. ROLLWITHALADY settled in fifth before circling around the field from the 1700m to find the front at the 1400m and finished second with her stable mate STORM STRIDE being third after leading out before taking cover. STORM STRIDE returns from a break at Bendigo on Tuesday night.
Mile Rate: - 2.1.0 Last Half: - 59.05 Margins: - 5.5m, 10.5m
Trial 4: - WHOS WATCHING LILY is an Andy Gath trained filly by He’s Watching out of the former handy mare Melita Bromac NZ. She raced very fiercely early, pushed forward to find the lead at the 1100m and completely dominated her rivals to win by 39m in a mile rate of 1.57.8. She appears to have a very promising future. FIRST DANCE NZ led out, took cover and ended up being three back on the markers before moving into second late.
Mile Rate: - 1.57.8 Last Half: - 58.96 Margins: - 39m, 3.5m
BLACKBOOKER: - Whos Watching Lily
Trial 7: - The classy mare NORQUAY hasn’t raced since February but appeared to be sharp in her effortless victory over ROBBINMEMATES, which was in the trail behind her throughout. CONSTANTINOPLE was last of three runners throughout but was never extended at any stage.
Mile Rate: - 2.4.3 Last Half: - 60.00 Margins: - 3m, Neck
Trial 8: - DUFFY HOLLOW NZ is a former New Zealand pacer, which joins trainer Peter Thompson. He was one out and one back early, got left stranded without cover at the 1700m, gained a trail behind the leader at the 1500m and came to the outside on the home turn before running away to win comfortably at the finish. GILTY BY THE BEACH produced a good performance to run second after finishing strongly from last and PRIDDY SUBLIME ran into a distance third. Both GILTY BY THE BEACH and PRIDDY SUBLIME are resuming from a break at Bendigo on Tuesday night.
Mile Rate: - 2.0.9 Last Half: - 59.52 Margins: - 7m, 16.5m
Trial 9: - SANDAY was able to lead throughout and win the open class trial. He backed off the tempo mid-race and had a good kick left at the finish, running home his last quarter in a slick mile rate of 27.17 seconds. DON’T HOLD BACK settled four back on the markers, moved into the death seat at the 400m and tried hard for second with THE PANTHEIST being third after trailing the leader and going to the line hard held. DIAMONDS N CASH NZ (3 back pegs) was last of the four runners to complete the course.
Mile Rate: - 2.3.9 Last Half: - 56.35 Margins: - 3m, ½ neck
Trial 10: - KNIGHTS TEMPLAR continued his very good trial form with a brilliant victory over SHE WILL ROCK. He settled six back on the markers, moved into the running lane at the 1300m and produced a dynamic finishing burst. SHE WILL ROCK battled on well for second after trying to lead throughout and EAGLE ROCK NZ came from three back on the markers to finish in third. MIRUKU ran fourth after moving into the death seat at the 1300m mark.
Mile Rate: - 2.2.2 Last Half: - 56.10 Margins: - 9m, 1.5m
BENDIGO 06/06/22
Trial 3: - GOJOE settled three back on the inside, moved through to trail the leader at the 400m and moved away from the inside on the home turn. He finished off best to win narrowly and gained plenty of confidence leading up to his Kilmore victory on Thursday night. MON BEL ANGE began quickly to find the lead and ran along at a genuine tempo. She finished second and was well clear of LINXX, which trailed the leader and moved to the outside at the quarter pole.
Mile Rate: - 2.0.9 Last Half: - 58.3 Margins: - Head, 16m
Trial 4: - MALAVA MISS settled four back on the inside, moved into the death seat at the 500m and battled on strongly to win by a comfortable margin. MISS TYLER settled three back on the inside, angled onto the back of MALAVA MISS on the home turn and went to the line under a strong hold. Both horses backed up at Kilmore on Thursday night and were unplaced.
Mile Rate: - 2.1.3 Last Half: - 59.7 Margins: - 6m, 8m
Trial 5: - KHAKI NUI NZ was able to dash to the lead in the early stages, pulled hard and hung out occasionally but was too good for his rivals and won easily. It would have given him a confidence boost for his effort at Melton tomorrow night. BENTLEIGH was three back on the markers, came to the outside at the 500m mark and chased valiantly. DIGYOURHEELSIN continued her good run of form by coming from last to fill third position and was never pushed at any stage of the event. She backed up at Kilmore on Thursday night and attempted to lead throughout but yielded late after copping plenty of pressure in the middle stages.
Mile Rate: - 2.0.3 Last Half: - 57.2 Margins: - 5m, 20m
Trial 8: - HUMBLE LADD NZ won the trial for the open class trotters. He took the trail behind WELL DEFINED, waited for the passing lane and showed terrific acceleration to win with ease. WELL DEFINED finished second and ZAREM was last of the trio throughout.
Mile Rate: - 2.0.7 Last Half: - 58.7 Margins: - 2m, 12m
BALLARAT 07/06/22
Trial 2: - HESTHEONETOWATCH might live up to his namesake for his debut effort at Bendigo on Tuesday night. He showed plenty of potential by leading throughout and recording a slick final half of 57.4 seconds to get the prize. The field remained in exactly the same order from the start to the finish with CRIMES OF A LADY sitting in the trail to be second with FIRST RESPONDER being in third.
Mile Rate: - 2.1.2 Last Half: - 57.4 Margins: - 2m, 2m
BLACKBOOKER: - Hestheonetowatch
Trial 3: - STRUVE was able to win the trial but he was entitled to be the winner considering he is a proven metropolitan performer and he was taking on the maiden class. It was a very good performance by his stable mate BREEZIN, which is due to make his debut at Bendigo on Tuesday night. He trailed STRUVE throughout and picked up ground in the run to the judge so he will be almighty hard to beat against the maiden class on Tuesday night.
Mile Rate: - 2.0.0 Last Half: - 57.5 Margins: - 1m, 5m
BLACKBOOKER: - Breezin
