Winning Horse: Jamarra (Aus)

2yoC Duporth (Aus) - Miss Cacciatore (Aus)(Snitzel (Aus))

8 starts - 2 wins 3 seconds 1 third $116850

Other Wins

1st Bendigo Smartline Bendigo Mdn Plate 1000m (2021)

Other Placings

2nd Caulfield Bert Bryant Hcp 1200m (2022)

2nd Sandown-Hillside Ladbroke It Hcp 1300m (2022)

3rd Flemington Resimax Rapid Racing 21/1 2Yo 1100m (2022)

2nd Caulfield Frank O'brien Hcp 1200m (2021)

Race Result:

1st: Jamarra (John Allen/Ciaron Maher & David Eustace) - $2.50 fav

2nd: Yellow Sam (Damien Oliver/Lindsey Smith) - $3.60
3rd: Dashing (Linda Meech/Aaron Purcell) - $10

Winning Time: 1:15.82 Last 600m: NA

Margins: Nose x Short Neck

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

On his first win of the Carnival: “We needed to find a winner so we had to have an early night and thankfully we’ve kicked off the day the right way.”

On the horse: “He’s been a good little purchase. He was only $30,000. Our racing manager Simon McCartin has got a share in him as well, with a few of his mates. He’s been fantastic.

“He looked like he had a bit on Lindsey Smith’s horse (Yellow Sam) but he still had a bit of a think about it so I’m glad I had the shades (blinkers) on and Johnny (Allen) on to lift him.”

“Experience and fitness (were important) and I just thought the addition of the blinkers would definitely help.”

Winning Jockey: John Allen

“He obviously had the experience on the board. He loomed up as if he was probably going to win a bit easier and to the runner-up’s credit he really dug deep late and I thought he nearly might have got back at me on the line but luckily enough we had our head down.”