Doubtful Jack Gives Taylor A Flying Start
- Saturday, 05 June 2010 02:44
Taylor Lovelock-Wiggins has saluted at Flemington for the first time in his short career, scoring on the Peter Moody trained Doubtful Jack, in the $75,000 Brian Beattie Handicap (1400m).
Doubtful Jack ($3.20,$3.50,$3.80) worked hard from an outside gate but apprentice Lovelock-Wiggins showed astute judgement easing to sit outside the leader Beyond Pardon ($3.20,$4.20,$4) who continued to work hard to hold the rail.
Turning for the run home Doubtful Jack rolled out to the better going and in the blink of an eye put pay to the opposition, going on to score by more than four lengths from the eye catching State Grade ($12,$21) with Beyond Pardon weakening for third a length away.
It was the second four length victory for Doubtful Jack from just three runs this preparation and according to Lovelock-Wiggins there is plenty of improvement to come.
"He is quite immature still but he has got a lot of ability, and it's raw," said Lovelock-Wiggins following the win.
"It was a very, very good win."
Lovelock-Wiggins rode perfectly to his new masters instructions sitting on the top-weights girth throughout, but admits it is something he has to do on a more consistent basis to make it in Victoria.
"Peter believed we would get the sit outside the leader, we had a lovely run and we just put pay to them when he balanced up," said Lovelock-Wiggins.
"I'm with the right stable for the winners to keep coming and if my riding improves I might stay here," he added with a wry smile.
The win takes Doubtful Jack's career earnings to almost $200,000 from just the ten starts and brings up his fourth win.
Photo by Fiona Tomlin
