Melbourne on cards
TALENTED sprinter Music Addition is likely to have his next start in Melbourne following the gelding’s impressive win in an open handicap over 1220m in Launceston on Sunday.
The former Victorian arrived in Tasmania in April and proceeded to dominate in every race he contested, with this latest win his fourth from five starts for trainer Glenn Stevenson.
This latest assignment was clearly his biggest test in Tasmania, but he did it with ease, coming from midfield with stable apprentice Codi Jordan aboard to run down the inform Julius and won convincingly.
“I am thrilled with this win because he was up against a couple of very good gallopers and he appeared to do it comfortably,” Stevenson said.
“The plan was always to take him back to Melbourne and look for a suitable race and get Codi to ride him to take three kilograms off his back and after this win that now looks like being the plan.”
Julius led and travelled well to the home turn while Jaja Chaboogie that raced at the leader’s girth, moved up to challenge as did Music Addition that travelled threewide from the 400m mark.
Julius shrugged off the challenge from Jaja Chaboogie, but he had no answer to Music Addition that appeared a bit burly in the mounting yard, but his class gave him the edge.
“I must admit my horse looked a bit fat in the yard and Codi said he blew out 100 metres from the line, but he is tough and refused to give in.
“When I find the right race, I’ll take him to Melbourne, but it will only be for one start because I’d like to get him back home and set him for the Newmarket in late November.”
Stevenson’s talented mare Reward Achiever also shone on Sunday winning the Southern Cross Open Handicap over 1620 metres.
Reward Achiever ($3.50) was also ridden by Jordan who had the mare settled second behind outsider Off Peak (51) that set a cracking pace but was a spent force as she entered the home straight.
Jordan knew her main danger Tavirun ($2.20 fav) was back in the field along with this season’s Vamos Stakes winner Take the Sit ($5), so she sent Reward Achiever to the front and went for home, and it proved to be the winning move.
Miss Charlie Brown ($11) made a race of it over the final 100 metres as she ran home along the rails but when Jordan asked her charge for an extra effort she found to score by a half-length.
“I’d love to take Reward Achiever to Melbourne, but she is a bad traveller, so with nothing for her here in Tassie I’ll most likely tip her out and aim her at the Group 3 Vamos Stakes here in Launceston next February.” Jordan’s double clinched the state jockeys’ premiership with only one meeting remaining in the 2021-22 season. Jordan goes into next Sunday’s meeting at Elwick with an eight-win lead over Siggy Carr.