BARRIERS HINDER QTIS BONUS HOPES FOR ROSS DOOMBEN
TRAINER Les Ross believes tricky barrier draws are the main stumbling blocks to him continuing his outstanding strike rate in QTIS bonus races at Doomben today.
QTIS bonus payments are paid to eligible Queenslandbred horses in two and threeyear-old races throughout the state.
Ross was second on the QTIS list last season with his horses picking up $140,000 in bonus payments and this season his youngsters have already earned about $50,000.
It is a great effort from Ross who rarely has horses in his stable who brought more than $20,000 at the yearling sales.
He has Defence Missile in the QTIS Three-Year-Old Handicap (1110m) and Concealed Dynamite in the QTIS Two-Year-Old Handicap (1200m) today.
Defence Missile was bought out of a paddock for $12,000 and has won $268,850 including $97,700 in QTIS money.
He won three QTIS races in a row last year and was an unlucky fifth behind Archer’s Paradox at the Sunshine Coast first-up.
Concealed Dynamite cost $6000 as a yearling and has run three minor placings and a fourth in four starts for $20,000.
“Defence Missile has the outside barrier which makes it very hard,” Ross said.
“Concealed Dynamite also has a tricky draw but she is honest and this race suits her.”