Forster Pockets Holiday Money
- Saturday, 27 August 2011 04:30
Trainer Desleigh Forster collected travelling expenses for an overseas holiday when promising three-year-old Easy Running scored an easy win at Doomben.
Easy Running, ridden by Damian Browne, made amends for his last-start defeat at Eagle Farm with a commanding 2-1/4-length victory over Aquatorial in Saturday's Iceworks Restaurant, Bar & Lounge Handicap (1200m).
The Alan Bailey-trained March To Victory was a half-length away third.
Forster begins a two-week holiday on Tuesday and was thrilled to see the son of Easy Rocking win for the third time in his seven-start career.
"I'm going on holidays on Tuesday and it's a timely win," Forster said.
"I've going to Hong Kong and Macau for a few days then I'm off to Dubai."
Forster is unsure of Easy Running's immediate plans in her absence but connections, which include former bookmaker Doug Forbes, are keen to set him for the $1 million Magic Millions Guineas (1400m) at the Gold Coast in January.
"I'm not sure what's going to happen to him while I'm away and I'll sit down with his owners and have chat about things," Forster said.
Easy Running was a $16,000 buy at the QTIS600 sale and has now earned more than $138,000 in prizemoney.
"He's turned out to be a rather cheap buy now," Forster said.
Forster was always confident Easy Running could win despite finishing seventh to Availability over 1000 metres at Eagle Farm two weeks ago.
"He won first-up at the Gold Coast and he probably should be unbeaten this campaign," Forster said.
"He was terribly unlucky last run.
"His rider got a little lost and rode him too patiently and then he copped a lot of interference."
Forster believes Easy Running has the scope to run 1600 metres despite his small stature.
"His biggest problem is that he's only tiny and is about 15 hands," she said.
"But he's a nice little horse and I'm sure he'll get 1600 metres."
The $3.40 favourite Availability was the big disappointment, fading to finish fourth after leading comfortably entering the straight.
Trainer Rob Heathcote was considering a Sydney trip with the son of Exceed And Excel but a trip away now looks forlorn following the gelding's defeat.
