Marthaguy Picnic Races - June 29
Following washouts over recent years, the Marthaguy Picnic Race Club bounced back with big fields at Quambone on Saturday, June 29 including in the feature race won by Distinctive Glory.
Chookster led the 10 horse line up by five lengths in the 1400 metres O’Brien Winter Partners Marthaguy Picnic Cup with the Krissie Simpkins-trained Distinctive Glory travelling midfield. Close to home, Distinctive Glory (Eloise Drews, $6) reeled in Chookster (Deborah Barton, $6) and won by a half-length with Dynastic (Arthur Pollock, $12) a similar margin back in third place.
The first leg of a winning double for Muswellbrook trainer Krissie Simpkins was Wabrami ridden by Todd Bailey in the 1100 metres GrainCorp Community Foundation Maiden Plate. Handy to the early leader Release The Spirit, Wabrami ($5) took control to score by over five lengths from stablemate Autumn Leaf (Eloise Drews, $8) and Cranberries (Leandro Ribeiro, $1.90 favourite).
Dubbo trainer Connie Greig also had a winning double with Belle O’Ballee and Real Salty, both being ridden by Leandro Ribeiro. Coming from the middle of the pack, Belle O’Ballee ($4) scraped home by a short half head from the leader Bupkis (Ricky Blewitt, $6) with Foxstorm (Zara Lewis, $7) finishing third in the 1200 metres QUBE Logistics Class Three Trophy Handicap. Real Salty ($3) edged out the leader Redline (Zara Lewis, $2.80) with Banjo Shark (Emily Harrison, $7) third in the 800 metres Quambone Community and Elwyn Andrews Memorial Class Three Trophy Handicap.
Riding for his mother, Scone trainer Nikki Pollock, 19-year-old Arthur Pollock won the 1400 metres Earth N Beauty Class One Trophy Handicap on Yarraville. Continuing his great start to riding on the Picnic circuit, Arthur Pollock brought Yarraville ($4.20) from fourth to beat the leader Intense (Zara Lewis, $8) and Deelbreaka (Ricky Blewitt, $1.60 favourite).
The Sydney-based first-season rider Izzy Neale continues to impress, and it was another good ride when she had the Michael Plummer, Narromine-trained Northern Excel ($4.60) parked behind the leaders before finishing best to beat Yet Tobe A Cod (Zara Lewis, $4.40) and The Drafter (Ricky Blewitt, $5) in the 1100 metres Dubbo City and Gilgandra Toyota Class B Handicap.
