AFTER THE LAST
THE WIN
SOGNI proved her Clifford Park maiden win a week earlier was no fluke when she vindicated the decision of trainer Dale Groves to back her up in Saturday’s Class 1 Handicap for a successive victories.
THE TRAINER
TONY GOLLAN supporters had a picnic when the premier Eagle Farm trainer returned to his old stomping ground to reel off wins with All Pluck, Rabbiosa and Perudo who scored a sharp debut win in the TwoYear-Old Maiden Plate, running class record time.
THE RIDER
SKYE BOGENHUBER converted her attractive book of rides into a winning night with victories aboard All Pluck, Rabbiosa and Sogni. Rabbiosa was singled out by punters as one of the night’s safest bets but Bogenhuber was forced to work overtime to get the mare home in a close Maiden Plate finish. But it wasn’t all good news for Bogenhuber who picked up a riding suspension along with Kenji Yoshida and apprentice Adin Thompson.
FROM THE STAND
Race 1: Here the punters only wanted the one runner, in the favourite and winner Kopella. $2.50 was freely bet early and there was one phone bet of $1000 at the $2.50. The money came late on the QOP and the totes paid well unders.
Race 2: The favourite in Supersonic Boom was hard to lay. Top Luck was the punters choice, $5 into $4.60. The winner in Spirit’s Pride was unwanted and gave the bookies something to buy supper with.
Race 3: A good betting race
where bookies got to lay most of the runners. Show ‘Em was backed from $4 into $3.70 with some nice cash bets taken. That’s Ma Boy carried eachway bets at $7. There was rough specking for Casse Bleu at $101. The winner in All Pluck was $3.70 to $3.40 on the QOP and no money came back to the track.
Race 4: There was strong money for Dreamtimer, with one cash bet of $1000 at $3. The second favourite Wall Street Tycoon was impossible to lay and the bookies were $3 at jump time with no takers. The connections backed Kibbit Raheeb at $23. The winner in Sogni was a bad result for one bookie who took the brunt at $8.
Race 5: There was small money for Seamagic at $3 and rough specking for Brazen Choice at $41. The winner in Rabbiosa was the most heavily backed horse all night and backed from $2.50 into start at $2.05. There was a phone bet of $1500 at $2.30 to give bookies a bad result.
Race 6: The connections lined up to back Raingurl which was backed as if there was no settling. The winner in Perudo was backed at $1.50 with small cash bets on track. The bookies were paying out when they turned for home.
Race 7: A quiet betting race with no real money for any horse other than the winner in Tisani Magic. There was one phone bet of $1000 at $2.25.
Race 8: A slow betting race to finish off on. There was some specking on Snap On at $18. The connections were on Let’s Boom at $4. The winner Vanzant was officially $3 in to $2.8 and no takers.