Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted 3 hours ago Journalists Share Posted 3 hours ago Inkaruna ridden by Daniel Moor wins the Chairman’s Stakes at Sandown Lakeside Racecourse. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Inkaruna and Sword Of Legacy (+260) have fought out a very tight finish in the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes at Sandown on Saturday afternoon, with the former getting her nose down on the line to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. The Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained filly became the fifth debutant since 2011 to claim the Chairman’s Stakes. The daughter of I Am Invincible had only been seen at the jumpouts early in her career; however, she was well backed with horse racing bookmakers, jumping at +600 on the fourth line of betting. No Limitation (+2500) jumped smartly to find the front and lead from Hot Sea (+290) and Forceofone (+400) throughout the 1000m journey, while the eventual winner and runner-up settled behind the speed influences with cover. Turning for home, the leader gave a strong kick with 400m to go, but Daniel Moor took his filly back to the inside rail, and Damian Lane chose to run home down the outside on Sword Of Legacy. The top two paired off with 100m to go to fight out the finish, and with both runners putting in a big dive on the winning post, it was Inkaruna who found the line first to take out the Group 3 contest. Click here for full Sandown race replays. Sam Freedman spoke about the victory post-race. “Obviously Craig (Williams) was engaged for the ride, and he is very unwell, so thoughts with Craig as he has been sick for a few days,” Freedman said when explaining the late jockey change on Inkaruna. “Daniel (Moor) had a sit on her at the jumpout, so again reward for a bit of hard work, and he picked up the ride. “Nice filly. She has progressed all the way through. “This filly went through the sales at Magic Millions, and we really liked her, but we didn’t quite have the budget to purchase her, so we sucked up to Luke and a few others and tried to get her in the stable. “To be a stakes winner on debut, it’s a great effort. “We thought we’d run second, so it’s nice that we won. “I don’t really love the Chairman’s into the Blue Diamond set up being 1000 (metres) to 1200 (metres), so we will have a chat with the team and see what we do.” Daniel Moor was very happy to pick up the ride, although he nearly missed the call from the stable this morning. “Yeah, I nearly missed it (phone call). I had a ute full of horse feed, and we were up working,” Moor explained. “I’d had a bit to do with her in the past, and she was well worth rushing to get here for. “It is very difficult coming into two-year-old season; you ride a lot of two-year-olds and sort out which ones you like and which ones Craig Williams and Blake Shinn don’t wanna ride. “She was super professional from the get-go, even from her first one (jumpout) and Mornington to her second one at the (Caulfield) Heath. “To her credit, she was ready to go and she found the line well.” Horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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