Instinction Not Heading For A Jumping Career
- Saturday, 13 October 2012 02:29
InstinctionGood looking grey Instinction won his third stakes race at Caulfield this afternoon, in spite of a lack lustre attempt at jumping as a change to his training regime.
Trainer Mick Price thought he would use the hurdles as a way of sparking up Instinction in his preparation for the BMW Weekend Hussler Stakes but the exercise misfired.
"We went to school him on Wednesday because he is an entire and that was a total failure but the horse wins and the trainer loses", Price said.
Relishing the lack of obstacles, Instinction settled in seventh place just off the speed being set by Dusty Star and Sea Lord.
On straightening, Nicholas Hall gave the well backed Instinction ($13-$9.50) clear running and he ran home strongly to win by three quarters of a length to Dusty Star ($13) with a head to fast finishing Veewap ($7.00-$6.50-$7.50).
InstinctionSmokin' Joey, the favourite at $4.60 after drifting from $3.70 was always in last place and appeared to pull up short in his action.
"Just watching the race to the first corner, they went hard and where he was was just beautiful and it couldn't have worked out better", was Price's observation.
He attributed Instinction's win to "the drop in grade and the way the race was run" but was unsure whether the application of winkers for the first time had any affect on his performance.
Price is now focussed on getting Instinction to extend his range beyond today's 1400 metres.
"He is a nice horse and hopefully he can get 1600 metres because it will open a few options up for him."
"You've got the Moonee Valley Schweppes Crystal Mile race and then you go to the Emirates (Stakes) don't you?"
"I'll get an opinion from Nick (Hall) but I think he will get a mile."
By Exceed and Excel from the Encosta de Lago mare Delago Mist, Instinction has previously won the Listed Hilton Hotels Stakes at Flemington and the Zeditave Stakes at Caulfield, making today's win his third at stakes level. The $72,000 first prize took the entire's earnings to nearly $270,000.
Photos: Quentin Lang
