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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Dan Meagher is pondering a first-up Group One tilt with Singapore pin-ups Lim’s Kosciuszko (Kermadec) and Lim’s Saltoro (NZ) (Shamexpress). The gallopers, who boast 12 Gr.1 wins in Singapore between them, have returned with Meagher to Australia and are in work at his Pakenham base. Both are slated to trial at Caulfield on Thursday, after which the trainer will make a call about whether either horse travels to Adelaide for next month’s A$1 million Gr.1 Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville. A combination of the set-weights-and-penalties conditions of the race, as well as the way Singapore Gr.1 races are classed under Australian handicapping conditions, means both horses will likely carry between 55kg and 56kg. “The race I’m looking at is The Goodwood,” Meagher said. “Both horses, Lim’s Kosciuszko and Lim’s Saltoro, have had one trial each and they’ll have another trial at Caulfield on Thursday. “The plan is to have a third trial two-and-a-half weeks later and that fits in well because it’s 10 days before The Goodwood. “I’m under no illusions that I don’t know where they are going to fit in Australia and it’s going to be a pretty solid race, just looking at the futures markets. “I spoke to the handicapper and it was quite interesting – I know it’s Singapore form but Lim’s Kosciuszko did race internationally and he had an international rating but it looks like he’ll carry around 55.5kg, which isn’t too bad for a horse that’s won $4 million. “He’s won 10 Group One races in Singapore but they are classed as Listed races here, so I think he gets in really well. “Lim’s Saltoro is a multiple Gr.1 winner in Singapore as well but again, they are classed differently here so I think he gets in with about 55kg.” While both horses established themselves as the standout gallopers in their respective generations in Singapore, Meagher is happy to reserve judgement on how they will measure up in Australia until after their first racing campaigns. Trelawney Stud bred Lim’s Kosciuszko, now seven, won 10 Gr.1 races from 1200m to 2000m and was crowned Singapore’s Champion Racehorse on multiple occasions. Meagher is bullish that the younger Lim’s Saltoro, a five-year-old who won Singapore’s Triple Crown culminating in the Gr.1 Derby last year, still has some of his best racing ahead of him. “I might be aiming a bit high for their first starts but it does work in very well from a timing perspective,” he said. “I definitely think Saltoro has got the ability and he’s a progressive horse so I’ve got no doubt he can be a good horse here. “Twelve months ago, Kosciuszko would have been right in that Group level for sure but he’s a bit older now and he hasn’t raced for six months so I don’t know. “They don’t lose their ability, but you don’t get faster as you get older.” View the full article -
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Leonard Stewart celebrated a winning double on Sunday from the comforts of his home in Timaru, with Miss Miranda (NZ) (Time Test) and Vague (NZ) (Tobique) collecting each of the open handicaps at Ascot Park. The pair were Stewart’s only runners at the meeting, with Miss Miranda taking her place in the Editor’s Cut Sports Bar Handicap (1200m) off the back of a narrow defeat to Tikki at Gore last month. The daughter of Time Test showed her customary early speed, finding the lead under Samantha Wynne and running along at a strong tempo. Cruising into the home turn, it was going to take a big effort to run Miss Miranda down and her rivals were no match, the mare holding off the late-closing Industrialist and Rochello to win by three quarters of a length. “I think she was in the right place, in the right field, with the right rider,” Stewart said. “As long as the ground was reasonable, she was going to be tough. She can really run along and she does things right, and Sam seems to get along very well with her.” Bred by Daniel and Elias Nahkle, Miss Miranda has put together a tidy record, with four wins and four minor placings from 16 appearances for owners Hoofbeat Ltd. “We’re just going to let her cruise along and mature a bit more, I’ll try to pick out nice races for her,” Stewart said. “You go to Riccarton now and there are some very good horses up there.” Two races later, Stewart and Wynne were back in the winner’s circle with evergreen mare Vague, who caused an upset winning the Ascot Sports Bar Handicap (2225m) as an outsider of the field. The nine-year-old was coming off a sixth placing in the Wyndham Cup (2000m) and was initially taken back in Sunday’s contest, before Wynne found her position in the trail of Lovelock who had the field walking along the back stretch. The race turned into a sit and sprint as they approached the home corner and Vague swept into contention, fending off the challenge of race-favourite Complicate to draw clear in the closing stages by over two lengths. Once the tempo slowed, Stewart had been quietly confident that his mare would come right into play and he was rapt with the result. “I started to laugh and I thought Sam might’ve fallen off laughing when the pace slackened and she was able to give her that breather,” he said. “They were playing right into her hands. “She let the brakes go and once you turn for home with a bit of a break at Invercargill, they are hard to catch. “She’s not happy in very heavy ground, so we’ll just take it as the ground conditions suit going forward, with suitable racing.” A mare by Tobique, Vague is raced by Stewart’s granddaughter Lacy, who was on course at Ascot Park while the 92-year-old recovered from recent illness. “I’ve just come out of hospital the other day, so I’m watching from home,” he said. “The girls will have a nice drive home.” View the full article -
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A technical video fault meant very few got to see Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) jumpout at Flemington last Friday morning, but co-trainer Will Hayes was happy to confirm the 800-metre test was a worthy exercise with a view to racing in Hong Kong later this month. “We’re really happy,” Hayes said at Caulfield on Saturday. “It was just a shame there was a technical fault in the trial so no one else got to see it. “It was a classic first trial (800m) for us. Craig (Williams) just fell on his neck and was beautiful in behind and just worked through his gears to the line and finished second. We were really happy how he came out of it. “He’ll have a second, more serious trial next Friday, and then off the back of that we’ll assess if we are going to go to Hong Kong, but that is still the plan.” Mr Brightside is entered for the Gr.1 Champions Mile at Sha Tin on April 27, which looms as a big day for the Hayes family. On the same card, the Hayes boys’ father David will saddle the world’s best sprinter Ka Ying Rising (NZ) (Shamexpress), who last month made it 11 wins in a row in Hong Kong. Hayes said if Mr Brightside comes through his next jumpout in the same order, he will be on the plane to Hong Kong just three days later. “We’d fly out Monday after the Friday trial,” he explained. “Everything is all organised to go. “Dad’s got Ka Ying Rising aimed at the 1200 (Chairman’s Sprint Prize). If everything goes to plan, it should be a good Sunday dinner.” View the full article -
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The team review Day One of the Championships where the Kiwi’s were again to the fore. Plus, we review the domestic action and look forward to Awapuni returning. Weigh In, April 6 View the full article -
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Talented galloper Duncan Creek (NZ) (Super Easy) showed his prowess over ground at Wanganui on Saturday, giving Patrick Campbell the confidence to press on to the Listed Valley D’Vine Restaurant Hawke’s Bay Cup (2200m) in a weeks’ time. A previous winner over 1200m and 1400m, Duncan Creek looked right at home last start in his first attempt over the middle-distance trip, finishing third behind Orlov and Tshiebwe. Stepping back to Rating 75 company, he was allocated the 61kg topweight, with two kilograms of relief courtesy of Jim Chung’s claim. Contesting the Palamountains Nutrition (2050m), the quirky gelding was up to his usual tricks in the gates, kicking out and was fortunate to still get away on even terms with the remainder of the field. Ears pricked, he went straight to the lead and settled in a comfortable rhythm ahead of Lincoln Star. The challengers began to swarm at the top of the straight, but Duncan Creek had plenty left to offer, holding off Lincoln Star at the post to score by three quarters of a length. Campbell was rapt with the performance, despite the pre-race antics which he has come to expect from his charge. “It was only his second start beyond a mile and he went very well at his first attempt, also at Wanganui, but he over-raced a bit in the early running,” Campbell said. “Yesterday, there didn’t appear to be a lot of speed in the race other than himself, so we elected to let him bowl along. “It was pleasing the way that he ran the distance out and the way he settled in front, so hopefully that turns his outlook around because he’s been a bit wayward all the way through. “He’s done that at virtually every race start, there’s always some sort of procedure in the gates. I think it was on cup day at Trentham, he actually reared in the gates which he’d never done before and missed the start by about six lengths. “Other than that, he just kicks out, it’s his game and it’s a very bad habit that he’s got. Unfortunately, we haven’t been able to rectify that.” After pulling up well, the son of Super Easy is likely to make the journey from Hastings to Trentham next Saturday, with the $120,000 feature in his sights. “It’s probably a bridge too far, but he’s come through the race overnight very well and he’s out in the paddock, so he’ll freshen up nicely,” Campbell said. “All going well, we’ll certainly look towards the Hawke’s Bay Cup next week. “The race would be much better suited to this horse run at Otaki over 2100, instead of Wellington over 2200, but we’re playing musical chairs with where meetings are held at the moment. “The fact that he’s stepped up over ground and handled it so well, he’s earned the right to be in it, so we’ll give it our best shot.” The Wanganui success boosted Duncan Creek’s earnings above $216,000, with four wins and 12 minor placings from 42 starts. Bred and raced by Alex Smith, Duncan Creek is out of a King’s Chapel mare Classic Blonde. View the full article
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