Five-year-old Armbro Variable/My Fashion Plate gelding Uptight continued on his winning spree in bringing up a hat-trick by effortlessly taking the Barastoc Trotters Handicap for T0 or better class over 2180 metres at his home track Dalvui Raceway, Terang on Tuesday.
Trained locally by Mattie Craven, Uptight driven by the stable’s Chris Svanosio began safely from outside the 20-metre mark and immediately went forward to arrest the lead away from Im Notta Trotter in the back straight on the first occasion.
Given an easy time at the head of affairs, Uptight was joined by Shes Excited approaching the home turn which had moved from three back in the running line to face the breeze at the bell.
With Svanosio sitting as quiet as a church mouse, Uptight cruised to the wire unextended to register a six metre victory in advance of Shes Excited, with Im Notta Trotter holding down third. The mile rate a comfortable 2-07.1.
Raced by a large syndicate including Caduceus Club and Victoria Harness Racing Sports Club President Emmy Mazzetti, brothers Darren and Brett Carroll, C. Nott, Mitch Sidebottom and P. Svanosio along with Terang residents Clare Payne and Michael Reicha.
Border hopping Glencoe (Mt Gambier) trainer Barry Finnis and reinsman son Jayson scored an impressive victory with Village Jolt/Jamaka Run gelding Jumping Jolt in the Terang Co-Op 3-Y-0 Pace over 1680 metres in a rate of 1-59.7.
A winner at Port Pirie on August 1, Jumping Jolt hadn’t started since, settling three back in the moving line from outside the front line.
Sent forward in the last lap to join the pacemaker Dougs Limousine on the final bend, Jumping Jolt had 3.1 metres to spare on the wire over Dougs Limousine and first starter Champagne Taste (one/one last lap).
Burrumbeet trainer Michael Stanley presently laid up with a broken leg, snared the Terang Veterinary Clinic Pace for C1 class over 2150 metres with ex-Kiwi Changeover/Super Telf 4-Y-0 gelding Big Spending Telf who showed great promise in his first campaign since crossing the Tasman.
Driven by youthful Glen Park reinsman Zac Steenhuis, Big Spending Telf was driven forward out of the gate from barrier four to park outside Smokin Fields inside him.
Surging to the front at the bell, Big Spending Telf safely held his rivals at bay to score by 2.6 metres from Amaury which switched down to be three back the markers on the home turn from a long way back and Sentimental Hope along the sprint lane after being driven a treat by Keiran O’Keeffe spending most of the race handy in the running line from gate two on the second row. The mile rate 2-00.5.
Hopetoun Park trainer Ross Sugars’ seven year old gelding Jeans Mattjesty (Royal Mattjesty/Jeans Gift) landed the Morsbearings Pace for C4 & C5 class with son Greg Sugars aboard, while daughter Kylie trained and drove 4-Y-0 Four Starzzz Shark/Bruijn) gelding Rollon Jack to victory in the Dalvue Motel Pace for C0 class over 2180 metres.
Jeans Mattjesty faced the open from the bell in defeating Le Premiere and Djibouti in 2-00.3, with Rollon Jack using the sprint lane off the back of the leader Wotplanetrufrom to gain the day over Bad Billy and the pacemaker in 2-02.4.
Burrumbeet’s Ashleigh Herbertson loves going to Terang and made the trip worthwhile when 5-Y-0 Metropolitan/GirlInterrupted gelding Metroincharge saluted the judge in the Mortlake Vererinary Clinic Pace for C1 class over 1680 metres.
With Glen Craven in the sulky, Metroincharge came from near last to swamp his rivals in accounting for Mayorofshinetown and Gnotul in a rate of 1-58.
Anakie trainer Tim Bolitho combined with Ararat’s Mick Bellman to capture the Restrepo @ Goodtime Lodge Pace for C0 class over 2180 metres with All Eyes And Ears, a 4-Y-0 daughter of Modern Art and Goldtown Dancer in 2-04.8, leading all of the way from gate five to score from Nymeria and Dorothy Hester.
Emma Stewart used the services of local Jason Lee to land the Greavey’s Fruit, Veg & Flowers Pace for C2 & C3 class over 2180 metres with 5-Y-0 major In Art/Laughing Meadow gelding Major Laugh, leading most of the way in defeating Lynden Abbey and Saxon Warrior in 2-02.9.
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