Lass Gets Opportunity At Sandown
- Friday, 18 June 2010 01:02
Mathew Ellerton believes the time is right for Clarion Lass to step up to Saturday city class.
Clarion Lass was a stylish winner at her last outing leading all the way to score by four lengths in a Seymour 1400m Maiden and Ellerton has kept much the same for Saturday's $70,000 Sampson Handicap (1400m).
"She thrived over the 1400m last start and Andrew (Mallyon) rode her a treat so we will stick with what works," said Ellerton.
Ellerton is hoping the lightly raced three-year-old has turned the corner after enduring a number of setbacks earlier in her career.
"She has always shown us something, we have had a lot of problems with her but we are on top of those now and hoping she can go on with it," he said.
"This time of year is her time and going around with 55kg in a race like this is her opportunity to win in town.
"If she happens to win on Saturday we will keep her going," he added.
Despite having saluted on a slow track Ellerton has some doubts as to how the daughter of Falvelon will handle the heavy Betfair Park surface.
"It is a different kind of heavy at Sandown," said Ellerton.
"She handled the slow track at Seymour but did have an easy run out in front, I'm not sure how she will handle Sandown heavy."
Clarion Lass has started just the five times for the one victory and has almost $10,000 in her purse.
Photo by Quentin Lang
