Lady to score at Greyville

The 2015/16 season is all over and we have started the beginning again. Sean Tarry had the Champion Trainer’s title wrapped up for the second successive year.

Now he has to start all over again and during a period with no Graded races up for grabs, could get a small boost in Race 5 at Greyville today, a MR 86 Handicap for fillies and mares over 1600m.

Racing is on the Polytrack and he saddles three runners who look set to fight out the finish. Top of the handicap is Lady Of Kildare. She has raced eight times at the course for four wins and two places, with three of those victories coming over 1600m.

She was supported at long odds last time and raced clear to beat Enchanted Silk by 1.75 lengths.

Apprentice Lyle Hewitson takes the ride and based on her winning time of 94.49sec, Lady Of Kildare should win again.

Chennai Babe is Tarry’s second runner and last time she finished 4.05 lengths behind Lady Of Kildare. With apprentice Diego de Gouveia claiming 4kg, she is now 5kg better off. That might not be enough to reverse the placings but should get a lot closer.At the bottom of the handicap with just 52.5kg to carry is Wandie’s who has won her last three starts – two of them on the Polytrack - but at a lower level. She just got up last time and it will be interesting to see whether the 1.5kg penalty “does her in”.