DESTROID AT LAST

DESTROID breaks his maiden status at Northam yesterday with Jason Whiting on board. The runner up Cold Command ridden by stable apprentice Andrew Castle gave us the quinella in the event.( Photo courtesy Hollands Photographics)

Consistent galloper DESTROID finally put things together yesterday to record what ended up being a fairly soft win and what we hope may be the first of many wins.

The lightly raced four year old has run some nice races in his past two preparations without being able to get over the line. In fairness to him, he has been a bit of a slow maturing horse who has taken time to toughen up enough to be able to work through and carry his few minor ailments. Now that he has realised that there was no greater effort required for him to win instead of running second or third, I hope he can go on with it over the next few months.

Last year I was confident that this horse would win more races during the season than my beloved football team the mighty West Coast Eagles. It was a bit of a barb at some of his co-owners who are all prominent members of the coaching staff with the team. Although I ended up as the loser of the challenge I am not confident enough to make the same prediction this season!

Although the horse only won a Northam maiden yesterday, his good form throughout this campaign suggests that he should be able to bring that form to town and be prominent in mid week races over the next few months.