Dubleanny Does It Again
- Saturday, 22 May 2010 06:39
Mick Price has an exciting mare in the making with Dubleanny who even surprised him with the way she extended her winning run with a super-charged last to first performance at Caulfield.
The three-year-old was caught flat-footed at the start of Saturday's Sportsbet.com.au Thing Handicap (1200m) but reeled off winning sectionals as she swooped around the field.
"It certainly wasn't our plan to be out the back," Price said.
"I was a little bit concerned early but she made a long sweeping run and had them covered.
"She had to do it a little bit hard but I'm really pleased with her."
Dubleanny has won four of her eight starts and made it three in a row after posting Flemington wins on Anzac Day and May 8.
On Saturday she made her winning move in the 200 metres between the 600m and 400m which she ran in 11.4 seconds and she was the only runner to break 23s for the last 400 metres, running 22.83s.
The Peter Moody-trained Doubtful Jack finished 1-1/4-lengths second and Miss Octopussy made up a lot of ground to finish third three-quarters of a length away.
Price said Dubleanny would return to Flemington for her next start in the Listed Creswick Stakes (1200m) on June 12 in the hope of landing her first feature win.
"She is just flying," Price said.
"She will go to the Creswick and then have a break because I think she will be a nice four-year-old mare."
Jockey Craig Newitt said it was hard to know the depth of Dubleanny's ability.
"I ride her 90 per cent of her work and keep saying to Mick every time I get off her that I can't believe how much she keeps improving," Newitt said.
"Today we wanted to be more positive with her but she didn't step away that well and we sat back.
"I knew you can sit wide here with cover and get a drag into it and that's what I did and she was too classy for them."
Price has had good success with sprinting mares in the past including most recently with Bel Mer and Velocitea who won the Group One Goodwood in Adelaide earlier this month.
Another mare in the stable making her mark is Royal Charades who returned from a spell to land Saturday's ALH Group Plate (1000m).
The winner of eight of her 16 starts, the Royal Academy mare was ridden by Glen Boss and charged through to score in a blanket finish by a half-neck, with less than a half-length separating the first six horses over the line.
Galbraith held on for second while Broken was just a nose way third.
Price said Royal Charades, who hadn't raced since failing at her two starts in the spring, needed soft tracks to do her best.
"You probably have to space her runs and be a bit careful with her as she is one of those Royal Academy mares that doesn't cop a lot of work," he said.
Pictures: Colin Bull
