Trout’s no fish out of water in Super League
........................................................................ D McMenamin (3) 136 (59) F O’Brien 5 11-6 (BF) ............................... P Brennan 104 (181)CLongsdon611-5 .................. BHughes 140
(23) Stuart Edmunds 8 11-5 ..... C Gethings 140 (200) Emma Lavelle 7 11-4 .................... A Wedge 144
(252) Olly Murphy 5 11-4 (D) ....... R Johnson 131 (42) G Hanmer 8 11-0 ............................ H Brooke 89 (34) E Williams 7 10-11 (D3) .... Isabel Williams (5) 137 (17) J Moffatt 9 10-5 .............................. C Bewley 138 BETTING: 7-2 Presence Of Mind, 4 Ask Paddington, 6 Storm Goddess, 13-2 Flashing Glance, 15-2 Cervaro Mix, 10 Elysees, 12 The Steward, Theclockisticking, 14 Others.
5-4 Prominent main group, close up 4th, left in narrow 2nd turning in, ridden between last 2, stayed on to lead approaching last, drew clear flat, won at Catterick 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Jan beating Tango Boy by 6l, 6 ran. 9-4 Prominent, led before 3 out, clear when veered left last, veered right flat, stayed on, won at
Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Aug beating Cousin Oscar by 10l, 11 ran. 7-2 Raced keenly, tracked leaders on inside, led going well after 3 out, clear next, easily, won at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Mar beating Trapper Peak by 8l, 12 ran. 14-1 Tracked leader, slow 4 out, led before 2 out, headed after 2nd last, kept on strongly, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Beyond The Clouds at Uttoxeter 2m hcp hdl (2) gd in Aug.
6-1 Held up in rear, headway before 2 out, went 2nd last, no impression on winner, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Highly Prized at Southwell 2m hcp hdl (2) gd in Jul. 7-2fav Chased leaders, lost place 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 11, 27l behind Dear Sire at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gd in Jul. 17-2 Led until after 2nd, led 6th, headed 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 8th of 13, 44l behind Fleeting Visit at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs in Aug. 11-4 Chased leader, led 3 out, ridden and headed last, lost 2nd 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Beeno at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Aug.
25-1 Chased leaders, weakened soon after 3 out, 13th of 17, 18l behind Downtown Getaway at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Feb.
13-2 Held up last, outpaced and struggling before 2 out, never a factor, 5th of 7, 18l behind Tel’art at Stratford 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Aug. 33-1 Always towards rear, ridden and weakened after 4 out, pulled up before next, in a race won by Bon Retour at Galway 2m 5f hcp hdl in Jul, 14 ran.
WITH the odds stacked against them, Giants suffered their heaviest defeat of the season on Friday night, going down 54-6 to defending champions St Helens.
With just 16 fit players, 17 if you include the stint Kenny Edwards put his body through, then victory was always unlikely against a strong Saints team.
But what can we learn from Friday’s defeat and what can fans look forward to in the weeks to come?
Friday showed, his raw talent could lead him to the very top of the game.