Geejayhaitch Wins In The Wet
- Wednesday, 04 August 2010 03:53
In what can only be described as miserable conditions, the persistence of Geejayhaitch’s connections shone through as he won the $30,000 Grey Boots Handicap (3100m) at Sandown Lakeside this afternoon.
The Sandown Lakeside circuit has received 17.6mm of rain in the last week and light misty drizzle blew over the track as the horses entered the mounting yard.
Ridden by Glen Boss, Geejayhaitch settled in fourth position while tearaway leader Bratton led the field by at least ten lengths with 1200 metres to travel.
Ploughing through the Heavy (10) conditions, Geejayhaitch obtained the lead with ease shortly after straightening from Bratton and raced cleared to win convincingly.
Geejayhaitch ($2.30-$2.70-$2.50 fav) defeated Bratton ($21-$26-$21) by four lengths with Solar Reef ($9-$10) finishing third.
“He’s a great horse,” trainer Walter McShane said.
“Three years ago he broke both cannonbones here - they inserted five screws in his legs.
“He came back 18 months later and he fractured his pastern bone.
“I bought him an above ground water treadmill after his last accident and he spends every second day in that and I put it down to that why he’s here today,” he added.
Boasting a record of six wins and nine placings from 31 starts, Geejayhaitch has now surpassed the $100,000 prizemoney mark as a seven-year-old gelding.
Pictures: Colin Bull
