AFTER THE LAST
THE WIN
SPIRIT’S CHOICE looked on paper to be one of the meeting’s class runners and she backed up that rating with a polished performance to take out the QTIS Three-Year-Old Benchmark 65 for trainer Matt Kropp and jockey Rebecca Goldsbury.
THE TRAINER
SPLITZ continued a magic day for TONY GOLLAN when he added to the Eagle Farm trainer’s recent good Clifford Park strike rate with an overdue win in the Class 2. Gollan earlier scored four Doomben victories including the Group 3 George Moore with I’m A Rippa.
THE RIDER
SUPPORTERS of Colpi Di Tamburo and Von Richter might like to add SHANNON APTHORPE and SKYE BOGENHUBER to their Christmas card list after they produced dashing rides to help the pair land the cash.
FROM THE STAND
Race 1: Tisani Magic was easy to lay at $3.4; there was specking for Haiku’s Way at $9. The winner in Colpo Di Tamburo (pictured with trainer Lee Roche) started $101 with no takers.
Race 2: There was good each way money for The Launcher at $5.50 and Our Gracious Dane saw money at $26. The QOP got the winner Splitz to $1.90 and the phone calls came with one bet of $2000 at $1.90 and on-track cash bets also to give the bookies a bad result. Race 3: Dreamscope saw small money at $6. Mishani Rainman was hard to lay and the bookies went $1.90 for no real money. The connections of Dream Of Ascot put their money on at $s8. The winner in Okanagan Miss at $4.40 into $4.20 gave the bookies a small win.
Race 4: Pure Pulse was hard to lay and the bookies were $6 with no real takers. There was good money for Fish Burger on track at $51, then the money went on off track to see the price tumble into $18 at one stage of betting. The winner in Spirit’s Choice saw money at $2.40 and one good phone bet of $1200 at $2.30.
Race 5: As has been the trend for some time, the Benchmark 70s have become quiet betting races. The bookie went $2 to lay Red Prince. Occhilupo saw small money eachway at $9. The winner in Von Richter saw small money at $4.60. Race 6: The favourite in Winter Sonata was easy to lay at $2.20. Art Form was backed each-way at $9. The winner in Dinisty was backed at $6 and the bookies got a small result.
Race 7: It was a very topsyturvey betting race. There was good early money for Sizzling Sun at $4.80 into $3.20 on the QOP. There was fair money fair money for the favourite in Jackson Storm at $2.30. Camboomya saw each-way money at $19. The winner in Sizzling Sun then drifted back out to start $5. Overall the bookies went home as small winners.