Caulfield Race Day – May 30th

Nick Johnstone Real Estate Handicap

(3YO Handicap - 1600m)

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Winning Horse: Right You Are (Aus)

3yoG So You Think (NZ) - Leica Ding (Aus)(Redding (NZ))

5 starts - 3 wins 1 second 1 third $112365

Other Wins

1st Werribee Spendthrift Australia (Bm64) 1410m (2020)

1st Sandown-Hillside Ladbrokes Back Yourself Mdn 1500m (2019)

Other Placings

2nd Pakenham Park Schweppes Mdn Plate 1400m (2019)

3rd Echuca Puntkings Mdn Plate 1412m (2019) (Debut Run)

Race Result:

1st: Right You Are (Damien Oliver/Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr) - $2.90F
2nd: Librate (Jamie Kah/Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr) - $8.50
3rd:
 Translator (Craig Williams/Nigel Blackiston) - $9.50

Winning Time: 1:38.07 Last 600m: N/A

Margins: Short Head x 1¼L

Winning Trainer: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr (Mick speaking)

“All my three drew good gates. I’m not sure what happened to Smoke Bomb. We thought he’d lead and there he was out the back last. I don’t know what happened there.

On the winner: “Good gate, nice ride, the best horse won. I think he’s a really interesting horse. He’ll get 2000 metres, no problem. He’s got a good set of lungs, always clean winded in trackwork. A lovely sound horse. He’s got a bit to learn but I think we’re just taking him through the grades to capitalise on these $100,000 races - make a horse out of him.

“Not sure what happens given that the spring is back a bit now whether he’ll be an early four-year-old but we’re going to play around with him. We’ve got the half-sister by Zoustar there so we’re a bit conscious of making some value for her in black type, but anyway, I think he’s got more improvement to come and I think he’s an interesting horse.

On another run at the mile before stepping up to 2000m: “I reckon. It’ll depend on the calendar but if there’s a nice three-year-old race there - be it at 2000m or a mile I don’t think it matters. He settles beautifully for 2000 metres and I think that’s when you’ll see the best part of him.

“The filly ran well (Librate), she ran well against the boys. I’ll find a fillies race for her. She went well for Jamie Kah. She’s another one in the same boat - a So You Think that will get 2000m. Hopefully the two of them don’t have to meet again for her sake but they’re both nice horses doing a good job.”

Winning Jockey: Damien Oliver

“He’s going along well. He’s a quirky bugger, he does a few little things wrong but he’s got nice ability there underneath it. This is a good time of year to have him in as a three-year-old before he’s got to tackle the older horses so I’d continue on with him. He’ll run a bit further, too.”