Trentham Results (Race 3)

Saturday, 16th July 2016

3
13:24
(local)

Anuka Smoker Wellington Hrdl

WT: 65kg Type: HDLE
NZD $75,000
3400m TURF HEAVY
3
13:24
(local)
NZD $75,000
3400m HEAVY

Anuka Smoker Wellington Hrdl

WT: 65kg Type: HDLE

Wee Biskit defended her Premier Hurdle (3400m) win here last year and won just as easily with carrying just half a kilo more clearly a huge help. The mare sat last then improved wide to get handy at the 800m before moving up to lead turning for home. She swam clear in the mud to win by seven lengths in 4:20.98. and it is worth noting last year she clocked 4:31.36 (over sixty lengths slower). It was her sixth win in thirty-eight starts and they have all come on slow or heavy footing. Mahanadi covered extra ground in the running and got handy before drifting across the top only to get his second wind and get home strongly for second. He ran second in this race last year and third the prior year. Just Got Home ran on well from the back as usual to get third under 69kg. He won this race in 2014 under 65kg. Just Ishi ran a cheeky race until the run home while Thatz David after being headed across the top after leading plugged back on the inner over the final stages albeit distantly. The rest were beaten out of sight or lost their rider or fell or were pulled up. Wee Biskit was a weight special and she can go for the threepeat next year with the lack of many out and out stamina wet track hurdlers around at the moment. The same usual suspects do seem to keep appearing in the big race results and have done over a few years now.