AFTER THE LAST

THE WIN

LIGHTLY raced Toowoomba five-year-old DISTRICT made light of his 59kg to sink resuming short-price favourite Bella Occhi with a smart victory for trainer Richie Stephenson and jockey Kenji Yoshida in the Class 3 Handicap (870m).

THE TRAINER

BEN CURRIE’S call to back ultra-consistent mare Isn’t She Elegant up from her Sunday Clifford Park victory six days earlier proved on the money when she delivered for favourite backers with a carboncopy victory in the Benchmark 70 Handicap.

THE RIDER

NORTHERN NSW apprentice LEAH KILNER continues to impress in her regular Clifford Park visits and was back in the winner’s stall aboard Mr Chow and Isn’t She Elegant for trainer Ben Currie while fellow claimer MICHAEL SCHRAPEL made the most of his opportunity for the Tony Sears stable with success aboard Bonsho.

FROM THE STAND

Race 1: Here there was specking for By The Law at 31. The winner in Splash Of Cristal was backed off course and the money came back to the track. The official fluctuations were 8 into 4.80. Bookies on course went off with a $500 bet at 6. Bookies started off on the

wrong leg.

Race 2: Bookies could not lay the favourite in Show ‘em at any price and were 2.80 on a 2.50 call with no takers. Noble Billy saw a phone bet of $1000 each-way at 4. Then the Currie Army stepped into Mr Chow 4.20 into start 3.10 and paid well unders on the tote. There was a cash bet of $1000 at 3.40 on the way in to give bookies another bad result.

Race 3: Bookies got to lay most of the runners here. Raise A Toast was easy to lay at 5.5. The bookies had to go to 3.8 to lay Rock Garden. Wiccan Rede saw a bet of $1000 each-way at 4.4. The winner in Dancing Angel had a few small bets at 41 and bookies were back in the game. Race 4: I’m Antman saw good money at 7. The bookies favourite was Clear Sailing with a bet of $2000 at 3.20. This left bookies to cheer home Escapado and after his win bookies were back in front.

Race 5: Punters only wanted the one runner here in Bonsho. There were good cash bets at 2.80 and one phone bet of

$2000 at 2.90. This was the worst result of the night for bookies.

Race 6: There was early specking for Mishani Seeka at 19 while The Real Boss was hard to lay. The phone money was on Bella Occhi at 1.60. The winner District saw small bets at 4.20 and bookies were back in front again.

Race 7: Punters had it down to the two runners in Wow Factor and Isn’t She Elegant. The price on Isn’t She Elegant went off at 2.40 and a phone bet of $1500 at 2.20 gave bookies a losing race to finish on.