Wednesday's Strathalbyn Races Report
- Thursday, 15 April 2010 09:57
The bookend victories of Sandhill Lad and Bandit Country gave their local trainers Barry Dunn and Phillip Cole a winner apiece at Strathalbyn on Wednesday.
Barry Dunn was the first to meet with success when the apprentice Amy Herrmann guided Sandhill Lad $7 was the head winner of the opening event of 2050 metres.
Being out of a Snippets mare Snip the Budget Sandhill Lad was well placed and presented his sire Blevic with the first of a treble of wins on the day. Sandhill Lad beat the Bart Merrall mentored Paul Gatt steered Grasping $4.20 while the $1.70 favourite Mavross was a farther four and three quarter lengths away third for David Jolly and Chad Lever.
Reserving his best efforts for his home track and recording his third win from sixteen starts Bandit Country gave his trainer Phillip Cole and rider Damien Robinson a two and a quarter length win in the final event of 1350 metres.
Staring at $21 the five year old Terrific gelding from the Delargo mare Dingley Del, Bandit Country came from the rear of the field to beat the Barbra Geracitano trained apprentice Felicity Ives ridden Snapertude $7. Scene In Pink $4.20 was another nose away third for Simon Casey and Simon Price.
Apprentice Claudia Lions brought up the first of successive race wins when the Barry Brook mentored Yesquire $16 was the one length winner of race seven which was run over 2050 metres.
From the Nassipour matron Snazzy Nazzy and fathered by the English bred sire Jeune, Yesquire started well and, gaining the lead early in the distance event, went on to beat the Shane Oxlade cared for Justin Potter steered Daydream Charlie $4.80. Another Strathalbyn prepared runner Tolderol Teaparty $5 was a farther four lengths away filling the minor placing for Greg Lesnikowski and Paul Gatt.
Claudia Lions brought up her double when the Jim Smith trained Exalted Beauty $71 was the short neck victor of the 1600 metre eighth event giving her sire Blevic a siring treble for the day.
Exalted Beauty is from Exalted Miss, a Keepers mare, and was worse than mid field for the greater part of the journey and then stormed home over the latter stages to defeat the $3.50 public choice Nothing Shall Pass for Strathalbyn based horse carer Peter Moody and apprentice Kate Dyson.
Another two and three quarter lengths away third was the $13 chance Portrait Dane for Liz Garrick and Tamara Zanker.
Goolwa based mentor David Jolly combined with jockey Paul Gatt in the four length win of Budriguez in the 1200 metre second race.
Starting the $1.40 pubic elect and being out of the St. Covet matron Deni and fathered Al Maher Budriguez led all the way and beat Tasteofenergy $15 for mentor John Croucher and rider Todd Pannell. Starting at $12 Daniym was a farther one and a quarter lengths away filling the minor placing for Gary Searle and Simon Price.
Supporters of favourites had their second collect in a row when the David Balfour prepared Wayne Kerford mount Generous Beau $1.40 was the three length winner of the third event which was contested over 1200 metres.
Sired by the American imported stallion Lion Heart from the Generous dam Kayzarana, Generous Beau was well back in the early stages before thundering home to beat the John Dunn prepared Simon Price steered Our Denstination $31. Another long head away filling the third placing was Sparking Apache for Joe Lockyer and Dominic Tourneur.
The sire Blevic brought up the middle pin of his treble when his four year old daughter She’s Bossy was the long head winner of race four which was run over 1600 metres.
Starting the $3.50 favourite and being out of the Salieri mare Ammaretto ‘n’ Ice the Bill Bogarts trained Ben Claridge ridden She’s Bossy, whose win was her first from sixteen starts, was well placed and beat the Daniel Clarken supplied Adrian Patterson ridden Ness $7.
Chavelli $21 was another two and a quarter lengths away third for Katherine Duffie and Tamara Zanker.
A veteran of forty five starts and chalking up her fourth win Race Memory $3.50 gave mentor Ken Sweeney and jockey Clare Lindop a half length win in the fifth race which was contested over 1200 metres.
Being out of the Snippets mare Recollection and sired by Racer’s Edge, Race Memory led from the gates before settling into third and was then able to muster enough speed to power home to defeat the Stuart Dodd prepared apprentice Libby Hopwood ridden Grand Title $8. The combination of Simon Casey and Simon Price supplied Uma Wave, the $3.10 punter’s choice, who was a farther half neck away third.
Owned by veterinary surgeon Dr Toby Ryan and prepared by his wife Lisa, Clay Paver $9 was the nose winner of the 1200 metre sixth event.
Having the services of Tarama Zanker the Court of Jewels sired Clay Paver, from the Devaraja mare Ginger Raja, came from last to win in a breath taking finish beating the Matthew Neilson mount, the Peter Macdonald trained Barter Time $13. A length away third was the $6 chance Darakan for Matthew Seyers and Damien Robinson.
