Winning Horse: Playoffs (Nz)

5yoG Tavistock (NZ) - Lazaan (NZ)(Zabeel (NZ))

18 starts - 5 wins 2 seconds 2 thirds 4 fourths $281060

Other Wins

1st Moonee Valley Ladbroke It Grand Classic-Bm80 2500m (2021)

1st Pakenham Middy's Data/Electrical (Bm64) 1600m (2020)

1st Sandown-Hillside Le Pine Funerals (Bm64) 1600m (2020)

1st Terang Ridley Agriproducts Mdn Plate 1400m (2020)

Other Placings

3rd Moonee Valley Quest Moonee Valley (Bm70) 2500m (2021)

2nd Flemington Welcome 2021 (Bm70) 2000m (2021)

2nd Caulfield Neds Split Multis (Bm70) 2000m (2020)

3rd Warrnambool Murrihy Demolitions (Bm64) 1700m (2020)

Race Result:

1st: Playoffs (M Cartwright/C Maher & D Eustace) - $11

2nd: Unique Artist (Z Spain/P Stokes) - $3.40 fav
3rd: Somerset Maugham (D Lane/D O’Brien) - $5

Winning Time: 2:02.43 Last 600m: n/a

Margins: Short-Head x 3/4L

Winning Trainer: Ciaron Maher and David Eustace (Ciaron speaking)

Typical New Zealand stayer: “He’s by Tavistock out of a Zabeel mare and I was saying how much he has furnish for an older horse since last prep. He looks fantastic in the skin. He put the writing on the wall first-up and Matty Cartwright is riding with his tail up. He had a great run last week and that was a beautiful ride. He just relaxed and rode like a senior jockey. He waited to get out, didn’t panic and got the bob on the line. It was beautiful.”

What’s next: “He’ll keep bobbing through the grades. He’s a gelding that is still furnishing and I reckon he’ll do better next year. He’s a progressive horse that is just starting to come to hand.”

On Enthaar in Adams Stakes: “She is fairly black and white. She got beaten in three-year-old company to start off last time and does improve a bit. She is a little bit tricky and that is why we have spaced her runs. She seems to have pulled-up alright and I think it was just a bit of freshness. She was in the death, I suppose you would call it, it’s a very awkward position to be in and finish off. I haven’t lost faith in her, but she was disappointing today.”

Winning Jockey: Matthew Cartwright

Bided time: “He seemed to jump really well but there was a little bit of pace. I came back to the fence and let him travel and he got a lovely run. He was breathing well and although he dropped the bit early, he was really strong late. The inside horse kicked back and I didn’t know if I had actually won. He was going to win comfortably until that horse kicked back. He’s going really well.”

On recent form: “I’ve been getting really good support and off the spring I was riding in a lot of stakes races, riding with the bigger and better jockeys. I think that’s improved me a lot and I’ve brought that into summer and hopefully I can keep the support going. It’s going really well and I think that’s the major improvement.”