Trial Review - Foxton 9 April
FOXTON TRIALS 09/04 (Soft 5)
Heat 1 – 2YO – Catchweight – 850m (51.86)
1st – 2y g DAMAS trained by C Myers
2nd – 2y f KAPALUA trained by Benner & Wynyard
3rd – 2y c ROAR OF THE JUNGLE trained by K Pertab
Summary: “Winner DAMAS continues his strong trial form, fit and ready to return to the races, liked the finish of KAPALUA, she was green in first trial, improved after a break but no match for the winner here.”
Horse To Follow: 2y f KAPALUA
Heat 2 – 2YO – Catchweight – 850m (52.41)
1st – 2y c HAYMANS trained by K Pertab
2nd – 2y g UP THE CREEK trained by H Auret
3rd – 2y g SCANDALIZE trained by M Eales
Summary: “Competitive trial, 1st and 2nd duelled up the straight, Contributer colt HAYMANS too strong late, slower time for this trial.”
Horses To Follow: No standout
Heat 3 –MDN – Catchweight – 850m (54.00)
1st – 3y g BANNEN trained by K Pertab
2nd – 4y m BOCOTE trained by C Cole
3rd – 4y m CHEVEUX trained by L Latta
Summary: “Pedestrian tempo through the mid-stages resulted in a sit/sprint home hence the very slow time recorded, hard to recommend.”
Horse To Follow: No standout
Heat 4 – OPEN – Catchweight – 1000m (1.05.05)
1st – 8y g MANOLO trained by S Nickalls
2nd – 5y g REIGN IT IN trained by R Bergerson
3rd – 7y m IVY DAZZLER trained by I Kelly
Summary: “Big trial win from MANOLO ridden cold and swept home out wide defeating REIGN IT IN who also went nicely. MANOLO did similar in his last campaign leading in and ran two great races before tapering off, follow him early in the prep.”
Horse To Follow: 8y g MANOLO & 5y g REIGN IT IN
Heat 5 –OPEN – Catchweight – 1000m (1.01.21)
1st – 4y g AMEND trained by I Kelly
2nd – 6y g KICK ON trained by K Myers
3rd – 5y g TEXTBOOK trained by L Pickford
Summary: “AMEND is a talented horse, run high-rating races already in his career, two sound trial wins and ready to go, carried his head high in this heat and was ridden out to score from the race-fit KICK ON.”
Horse To Follow: 4y g AMEND
Heat 6 –MDN– Catchweight – 1000m (1.02.30)
1st – 3y g GOLD CURRENCY trained by K Pertab
2nd – 3y f IT’S LOLA trained by I Kelly
3rd – 3y f CHELSEA ROSE trained by L Latta
Summary: “1st & 2nd battled out the finish, big gap to 3rd and 4th, loved the work of CRY BABY still a maiden after 7 starts, showed glimpses, her action in this trial was very good and following her progress.”
Horse To Follow: 5y m CRY BABY
Heat 7 –MDN – Catchweight – 1000m (1.01.47)
1st – 3y f SPRING MOON trained by J Rathbone
2nd – 3y f ONE SPLIT SECOND trained by L Elliot
3rd – 4y m DIMITRA trained by C Cole
Summary: “No vision available on the website for this heat.”
Horse To Follow:
Heat 8 –OPEN– Catchweight – 1200m (1.16.74)
1st – 5y m WANNABE ‘N’ VEGAS trained by K Myers
2nd – 5y g FABIAN HAWK trained by P Didham
3rd – 6y g LURID trained by L Latta
Summary: “Nice trial win by WANNABE N VEGAS, only a small mare, she won fresh up last time after a similar good trial, FABIAN HAWK wasn’t asked to extend travelled sweetly on a long rein.”
Horse To Follow: 5y m WANNABE N VEGAS & 5y g FABIAN HAWK
Heat 9 –MDN – Catchweight – 1200m (1.16.60)
1st – 3y f BESPOKE trained by J Rathbone
2nd – 4y g MIDASWELLJACK trained by Fannin & Schofer
3rd – 3y g TIME TRAVELLER trained by K Pertab
Summary: “MIDASWELLJACK showed good fight when challenged by the winner BESPOKE, both efforts had merit.”
Horse To Follow: No standout
Heat 10 –OPEN– Catchweight – 1400m (1.27.42)
1st – 8y g SEMPER MAGICO trained by M Oulaghan
2nd – 6y g JESKO trained by Fannin & Schofer
3rd – 6y g OXYGEN trained by Fannin & Schofer
Summary: “SEMPER MAGICO bounced back from the disappointing effort last start and looked good in his action getting home for an easy win in the small field, as he was expected to do.”
Horse To Follow: 8y g SEMPER MAGICO
Heat 11 – OPEN – Catchweight – 1600m (1.50.91)
1st – 6y g ALJAY trained by K Myers
2nd – 7y g BERRY THE CASH trained by M Oualaghan
3rd – 9y g INTERLLECTUS trained by K Myers
Summary: “ALJAY a sharp performer, he was dialled in and chased the line, 2nd horse went nicely BERRY THE CASH preparing for the jumps.
Horse To Follow: 6y g ALJAY & 7y g BERRY THE CASH
Heat 12 – MDN– Catchweight – 1600m (1.42.41)
1st – 5y g HOME RULE trained by K Myers
2nd – 4y m ELSA STREET trained by B Thurlow
3rd – 4y g WINEWOMENANDSONG trained by K Myers
Summary: “HOME RULE was given a solid trial ridden along throughout and won as expected, nothing else made an impression.”
Horse To Follow: No standout
