Savrajette adds to knack
MICHAEL Trinder has long been regarded as a master horseman who has a knack of being able to win with horses that have failed elsewhere.
On his home track in Devonport yesterday Trinder delivered another masterful training feat when Savrajette scored an impressive win in a strong Class 2 handicap over 1350m at her third start for the master trainer.
Savrajette missed the start as a result of her banging her head on the starting gate, but as Trinder pointed out postrace it may have played a role in her win.
Apprentice Sherry Barr settled the former Bill Ryantrained mare near the rear of the field while Ariconte set a solid tempo clear of Chelsarli and Dalehill, which raced three-wide without cover to the home turn.
When the leaders started to tire in the home straight Banca Dream issued his challenge and was being hailed the winner until Savrajette unleashed her sprint and powered home to score by more than a length from Banca Dream with Life’s Quest a half-length away third.
“When this horse came to me it had had about 12 months in the paddock so maybe that was all it needed,” Trinder said.
“She had won a race over 2000m when trained by Bill Ryan who is an astute trainer and a very good friend of mine.
“I’m sure this was pretty much a case of the horse res- ponding to a different environment and given the way she won today there might be another win in her.”
Trinder secured a training double when his seven-yearold Spihro (Lonhro-Spire) outgunned a handy field to take out a benchmark 68 handicap over 1880m. Spihro settled second behind rank outsider Hawthorn, which eventually rolled to the front after over racing in the early stages.
It’s A Battle and Spihro forged to the lead at the top of the home straight and battled it out to the line with Spihro scoring by a half-head with the favourite Golden Kiss a length away third. Spihro has an outstanding record on the Devonport synthetic track, this latest win his fifth from seven tries. SPREYTON trainer David Miller enjoyed a lot of success with his mare Darcanell, which won two Listed races at two and at three she won the Strutt Stakes and Tasmanian Oaks, also Listed events over 2100m.
Yesterday Darcanell’s twoyear-old daughter Overplay scored a narrow but impressive maiden win against older and more experienced horses.
Overplay is by boom sire Written Tycoon and could be the best the mare has produced.
“That was only her second start and while she won narrowly she was strong on the line,” Miller said.
Overplay settled third on the rails behind the leaders and while she appeared to be under a bit of pressure at the top of the home straight, the filly found another gear over the concluding stages to defeat the favourite Zero Point by a halfhead with Valerius third.