15 September 2022 | Ashleigh Paikos
“Sometimes change is as good as a holiday.”
The change in stable for Nomorecheeseplease proved to be quite fruitful for connections, with the six-year-old getting the win in race four for Brad Lynn and Mitchell Miller after a string of unplaced runs.
Starting from barrier four on Monday at Pinjarra Paceway over the 1684m sprint trip, the $81 shot was able to tough it out in the breeze and still finish it off strong, going on to win impressively by 3.8m over the short-priced favourite in a winning mile rate of 1:57:3.
“It was a big surprise, we were not confident,”
“I took him for a few weeks for Russell Eddy, to try to work him out,”
“Different environment and change as he was bred at Russell’s and has been there forever.” Trainer Brad Lynn said.
There were nine races on the card on Monday, with Gary Hall Jnr claiming driving honours with a treble on the day. The day kicked off with a win for the leading driver, with Beefour Bacardi taking out the trotters’ event over the 2185m mobile start, with the extremely well performed six-year-old working his way to the front, bringing up his 15th win in the state from just 20 starts for the Michael Young stable.
Beefour Bacardi now heads to the stables of Emma Stewart where his connections hope to contend the 2022 Trotters Inter Dominion Championship, which kicks off in Victoria in November.
John Graham prepared Tommy Carta for the win in race two, with Emily Suvaljko getting the winning steer. After settling behind the leader soon after release point, Suvaljko was able to make full use of the sprint lane to win 2YO event, going on to win by 6.4m in 1:59:0 over the 2185m journey, giving the gelding his first win on debut.
Luke Attack brought up Gary Hall Jnr’s second win in the cart, with the David Simmonds trained three-year-old making it two in a row for his stable, resuming last week after 10 months away from the track, managing to run down the leader to claim a narrow victory in race three over the 2185m, in a mile rate of 2:02:4.
William Gees Legacy NZ brought up his second win in WA since making his way over from New Zealand just five starts ago, giving Bob Mellsop and Dylan Egerton-Green the win in race five. After beginning from barrier one, he wasn’t the cleanest away from the mobile, and after getting crossed at release point, settled three back on the pegs over the 2185m journey. After angling his way off the fence with 400m to go, Egerton-Green went wide, with the three-year-old rocketing home, going on to win comfortably by 3.5m in 1:58:3.
Seven No Trumps led all the way in race six for trainer Peter Tilbrook, giving Gary Hall Jnr the final instalment of his driving treble on the card. Starting from barrier one over the 2185m, he was uncontested for the lead, going on to win by 2.7m in 2:01:8.
The connections of Aussie Scooter were on course on Monday, with the four-year-old bringing up his second win in just six days for the Greg and Skye Bond stable. After working his way to the breeze, he proved too strong for his rivals, going on to win by a half head in 2:00:2 over the 2185m trip for driver Ryan Warwick.
In form driver/trainer Jocelyn Young took out race eight with her runner Adda Something returning to the winner’s circle after getting close in her last few starts. Leading all the way from barrier one over the 2185m journey, Young managed to kick away to win by 8.5m in 2:00:0, bringing up the four-year-old’s 10th career win in just 40 starts.
The $1.55 favourite Dance Steps NZ broke through for her maiden win in the last on the card, with the three-year-old returning from a 14-month let up for the Barry Howlett stable. Driven by Chris Lewis, she was crossed soon after release point, but with 300m to go and on the final turn, Lewis was able to make his way off the pegs, going to the line ears pricked with a 1.1m margin in 2:02:6.
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