Tuesday: Bendigo
Kilmore breeder, owner, and trainer Billy Milner combined with Pipers Creek reinsman Ben Xiriha to capture the 1650m Smartloans Bendigo Trotters Mobile with Astro, a 6-year-old gelded son of Love You and Auravale. Leading out from the pole before surrendering to Against The Bridle from outside the front line, Astro enjoyed the run of the race and used the sprint lane to record a 2.7m margin over the leader returning a mile rate of 1-58.7. Kellybush (three pegs from gate two) was third, 3m away.
Derrinal owner and trainer Glenn Bull’s horses are always hard to run down when they lead and that was the case in the 1650m Simonds Homes Bendigo Pace when 6-year-old Captaintreacherous-Vansumic gelding Treacheroustimes led throughout from the pole with very much in-form reinsman and neighbour AllandaleSean O’Sullivan in the sulky. Not panicking at any stage – although Bondi Prince outside him kept him honest – Treacheroustimes held a margin to the wire, scoring by 1.9m from Kimchi (one/two – three wide home turn) and Kyloan Queen (one/one) who was 2.9m away third. The mile rate 1-57.8.
Wednesday: Ballarat
Romsey’s Chris Svanosio continued his great run at Ballarat on Wednesday’s ten race program, landing a double. Patrick-Aldebaran Shelly’s gelding I Am Hellbound, a prohibitive $1.10 favourite, was successful in the 1710m Ferndale Australia 2-year-old Trotters Mobile and Bettors Delight-Georgia’s Belle colt, G B Brave the Beraldo Coffee 2-year-old Pace over 1710m. I Am Hellbound, driven by Chris, came from last off a three wide trail on the back of Vytis (one/one) in the last lap which led on turning to just get there by a head in a rate of 2-02.1. Ezra Kai which had raced exposed from the pole was third 19.3m away. G B Brave raced by a large team of stable clients made up for a most unlucky fourth at Echuca the week before by leading throughout with Ross Payne in the sulky to score easily by 4.8m in mole rate of 2-02 from Shot In The Dark (three pegs – one/one last lap) and Viva Storm (five pegs – outside winner at the bell) who was 2.1m away third.
Thursday: Charlton
Former Kilmore residents now based at Wahring, Rosie and son Kevin Weidebach snared the 2100m O’Connors Case Pace with 4-year-old He’s Watching-Mystery Moment’s gelding Binn Watching at odds of $41.00. Taken back to five pegs from gate six as The Regulator held the lead from the pole before relenting to Our Ultimate Bonny (gate four), Binn Watching was extricated to be three wide with a trail on the back of Razs Veyron in the last lap and although six wide in the straight, sprinted like a gazelle down the outside fence to gain the day by 1.8m over The Regulator along the sprint lane returning a mile rate of 2-01.7 in the wet conditions. Razs Veyron was third 2.7m back.
Saturday: Melton
4-year-old Father Patrick-Mason Magic’s mare Aldebaran Miley, bred by Duncan McPherson’s Aldebaran Lodge and raced by the team in partnership with Peter Svanosio and Elizabeth MacLean, was a huge winner of the Sulky.APP THE FUTURE OF FORM Trotters Mobile over 2240m giving Chris Svanosio’s stable a huge finale to week. Starting from the extreme draw, Chris wasted no time in sending the mare forward to race outside the leader and favourite Moonwalka from the pole. Striding clear prior to the home turn, Aldebaran Miley held a margin on turning to register a strong 2m victory over Kyvalley Amanda which had trailed the weakening leader, getting clear in plenty of time to challenge. Hadtobeharry (one/two) ran on late for third 13.2m away. The mile rate 1-58.9.
