NO JOY AT KALGOORLIE THIS YEAR

Over the years I have enjoyed considerable success at Kalgoorlie. Unfortunately, this round has been fairly disappointing for this stable. We headed up for the Boulder Cup on Sunday and I had expected GLAMOURZON to run a mighty race. After enjoying a good run throughout,the mare failed to run on at the business end and finished well back. The mare did not appear to handle the firm track nor the high up front pressure of the race. She has pulled up well and should not take long to bounce back to her best.

Yesterday we took ROYALE HARVEST up for the HANNANS HANDICAP, a race I expected her to be the one to beat. Jason Whiting rode a superb race to get the mare into a perfect position after 200m and things were looking good. After going about 600m I was starting to get excited as she travelled strongly following the third favourite and eventual winner Keyton Grace, with the second favourite locked up on her inside. That is when the mare got badly galloped on behind, dragging down her hind quarters and effectively taking away any chance she had. Jason felt she was travelling well enough at the time to shake the life out of the race but never felt comfortable from then on.

The mare has arrived home a bit sore and sorry for herself but I am confident that with some chiropractic treatment she should not take long to pick herself up and get back to the winners list. She is a very smart mare who is capable of winning a nice race over the summer.

The winner of the HANNANS, Keyton Grace, was very impressive and has been a top class mare throughout her career. She thoroughly deserved her win and should hold her own when she heads East.