Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted 6 hours ago Journalists Share Posted 6 hours ago Jaylah Kennedy guides Marble Arch to win at Flemington. Photo: Bruno Cannatelli In-form mare Marble Arch narrowly prevailed at Flemington on Saturday, with the daughter of Per Incanto recording her third victory of the preparation. The five-year-old was well-ridden by apprentice Jaylah Kennedy, who showed good initiative to push forward and sit outside the leader after it became apparent the small field was devoid of tempo. With a weight advantage, the Ben, Will and JD Hayes-trained mare narrowly defeated Wings Of Song and Munhamek in a time of 1:39.89. “Jaylah tried to take a sit early but then she made the right decision and rolled forward. It ended up being a slowly run race and a sprint home,” Ben Hayes said. “Luckily, with the light weight, she was tough and she has been like that the last couple of runs, she has been really tough every time. And Jaylah has got a great record on her now. Full credit to the horse and Jaylah.” Runner-up in the Listed Lord Stakes (1600m) two starts back, Hayes was non-committal on another black-type assignment this campaign. “We will see how she pulls up, she has been up a long time,” he said. “She has done a great job this preparation already. She is black-type placed and there are lots of nice options coming up. We will probably look to keep her either at 1400m or a mile again.” Kennedy’s two-kilo claim was an assist and the apprentice rider had full confidence in Marble Arch’s turn of foot. “She was really well placed with the lightweight and she’s most definitely up to stakes-class this mare,” Kennedy said. “Drawing (barrier) six of six, I wasn’t too happy about it but if there was going to be good speed I would have been happy to take a sit. “She was a little bit awkward away but she was really good into stride. I took my time to get outside the leader and I knew I was on the right horse. “She is probably better being ridden a bit further back and chasing something down but today she was just too good.” Horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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