Winning Horse: Paperboy (Aus)

6yoG Written Tycoon (Aus) - Blue Simone (Aus)(Dash For Cash (Aus))

29 starts - 5 wins 8 seconds 2 thirds 2 fourths $229490

Other Wins

1st Pakenham Sportsbet 3Wnc Podcast (Bm70) 1200m (2020)

1st Pakenham Swear Premier Yearlings (Bm78) 1200m (2020)

1st Pakenham Gg Engineering Hcp (C1) 1200m (2020)

1st Pakenham Synthetic Nine Mile Fresh Mdn Plate 1200m (2019)

Other Placings

2nd Caulfield Allan Wicks (Bm78) 1400m (2021)

2nd Pakenham Hyland Sportswear (Bm70) 1200m (2021)

2nd Caulfield Joe Brown (Bm70) 1100m (2020)

3rd Sandown-Hillside Clanbrooke Racing (Bm70) 1300m (2020)

2nd Pakenham Synthetic Cranbourne Hyundai (Bm70) 1200m (2020)

2nd Pakenham O'connor Premium Beef (Bm70) 1200m (2020)

3rd Cranbourne Obrien Real Estate (Bm64) 1000m (2020)

2nd Pakenham Synthetic Pakenham Produce/Saddlery Mdn 1100m (2019)

2nd Sale Carlton Draught Mdn Plate 1100m (2019)

2nd Pakenham Cardinia Shire Council Mdn 1000m (2019) (Debut Run)

Race Result:

1st: Paperboy (M Zahra/G Bedggood) - $9

2nd: Over The Sky (T Stockdale/M Price & M Kent Jnr) - $9.50
3rd: Show Some Decorum (M Cartwright/C Maher and D Eustace) - $21

Winning Time: 1:22.62 Last 600m: n/a

Margins: Short-Head x 2L

Winning Trainer: Gavin Bedggood

How did horse end up in your stable: “I got wind that he was coming up on the market and maybe being sold on-line and I jumped the gun and went and saw (former trainer) John (Price). They were kind enough to sell him to us and I’ve got some loyal clients that have backed me and some new clients that have jumped in on board and the rest is history.”

On last start: “He ran a great second to Excelida who backed it up with a place in a stakes race. I was confident and it was good to see him ping the gates today and put himself in a spot. I thought he would be midfield, or a bit worse, and it was a pretty easy watch, I thought.”

Mark Zahra taking the initiative: “I think so. There looked to be good tempo on paper and I thought he’d be midfield at best, but that’s why you put those jockeys on. You don’t have to tell them too much. They use their heads and take matters into their own hands.”

Where to now: “He’ll probably have a month between runs. I want to try and get him ready for that Country Mile Series with the final on All-Star Mile Day. We’ll map it out from here, but it takes a bit of pressure off my back getting a win straight off the bat and he’s picked up his purchase price straight away.”

Winning Jockey: Mark Zahra

Landing in the perfect spot: “He’s a horse that normally gets back, but he jumped so well and you don’t give away your spot if you can get there without spending any fuel. I travelled really good. I don’t think he’s been in front that far out so he did wobble about and the other guy didn’t like being in front so far out either. He worried it out of it.”

Whip to left hand: “He loomed up, Over The Sky, and I felt like I needed a head (to chase), so I switched it over and he gave me that head.”

Talent going forward: “He’s got a new trainer and a fresh start and it can help these, I know he’s only six, older horses a little bit. The way he won and where I lobbed, so why not.”