Moir Stakes Night – September 24th

Ladbrokes 55 Second Challenge Heat 1

(BM84 Handicap - 955m)

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Winning Horse: Curran (Aus) 

4yoG Night Of Thunder (Ire) - Tramell (Aus)(Street Cry (Ire))

9 starts - 4 wins 3 seconds $333740

Other Wins

1st Flemington Vrc Member William Capell Hcp 1100m (2021)

1st Caulfield The Di Beretta Hcp 1200m (2021)

1st Pakenham Drink. Driving. Apart Mdn 1000m (2021)

Other Placings

2nd Caulfield Darren Gauci Hcp 1200m (2021)

2nd Sandown-Lakeside Ladbrokes Easy Form Hcp (C1) 1200m (2021)

2nd Sandown-Lakeside Clanbrooke Racing (Bm64) 1200m (2021)

Race Result:

1st: Curran (Mathew Cartwright/Lyn Tolson & Leonie Proctor) - $2.60F

2nd: Yulong Command (Damian Lane/Anthony & Sam Freedman) - $3.60
3rd:
 Aquagirl (Brett Prebble/Phillip Stokes) - $19

Winning Time: 54.61  Last 600m: N/A

Margins:  Short Neck x 2½L

Winning Trainer: Lyn Tolson & Leonie Proctor (Leonie Proctor speaking)

Wasn’t aware of the 955 Challenge $55,000 bonus at season end: “I’m not worried about the time too much at the moment. I’ll have to fight over it with mum.

“Hopefully there’s a few wet nights to the end of the season.”

On the horse: “I’ve always been happy with him this preparation and it was a matter of going high or having just one trial into this. He’s prepped up really well so we thought we’d give it it a go.

“I did think they might be a little sharp for him but his work has been really good. He wasn’t going easy in the run but he picked up well.”

Jockey: “He’s got a lot of confidence in this horse and that takes them a long way.”

$600 purchase: “We knew he was coming up for sale and that he needed a throat operation.  We were happy to do that because we train at the beach. We got him very cheap.

“I would have gone a lot higher than $600, that’s for sure.”

Winning Jockey: Mathew Cartwright

Good ride: “It all worked out perfectly really. He jumped good and he's a horse that can sprint off a really good pace. The good pace helped him and he travelled into it. He dropped the bit early but i knew what i had underneath and he hit the line really strong”

955m a query: “It was a little query but he’s only had the one trial so I thought a little bit of freshness will help him and he’s got improvement there so it’s pretty exciting for the times ahead.”

Jockey/Horse Partnership: “I’ve ridden him every start and he’s been very good to me and my family, I can't thank the horse enough really.”