Melbourne Column by George Lucas
Victoria's star 2yo filly of last season Pasadena Girl resumes in the Atlantic Jewel Stakes, 1200m. Ticking over nicely in work at Caulfield and looks forward enough to run well here. Tuesday morning...
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Top class 3yo Savabeel gelding Basset resumes for the Peter Moody stable in the TROA Jockey's Trust Plate, 1100m. Unlucky in Group 1 company at his second outing, finishing 5th to Press Statement in...
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Sensational return to racing by Pasadena Girl in the Atlantic Jewel Stakes. Had to spot them too big a margin on the turn, she finished the race off beautifully and was only 1.5L off Stay With Me in...
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Acid test for the Ciaron Maher trained excitement machine Petit Filous. She'll face the starter in the City Jeep Moir Stakes, 1000m. Answered every challenge to date with ease and looks every bit a...
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Pasadena Girl looked a good thing beaten last start as far as I'm concerned. Never saw daylight and got shuffled back as Miss Gunpowder got away with murder up on the pace. A real forgive run. She'll...
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Highly rated 4yo Fastnet Rock mare Lumosty resumes in the Caulfield Sprint, 1000m. She was outstanding last prep when winning her first two runs back from a spell in devastating fashion. She's been...
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The Robert Smerdon trained My Poppette looks ready to fire on all cylinders this time out. She'll line up in the Alliance Fillies Classic, 1600m at Group 2 level on Cox Plate day. 3 runs for new...
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Basset ran his heart out in the Caulfield Guineas, when beaten 2.75L behind top class 3yo colt Press Statement. Always a big ask when stepping up from 1100m to a mile second up. Now that he's had that...
View ArticleMelbourne Column by George Lucas 19/11/15
Solid run last start by Ungrateful Ellen, finishing 4th behind Lucia Valentina in the Matriarch Stakes, 2000m. She'll step up to 2200m here in the Ballarat Cup, a race i suspect trainer Robert Smerdon...
View ArticleMelbourne Column by George Lucas 26/11/15
Nice run last start by the Peter Moody trained Imperial Lass in the Matriarch Stakes, finishing 4.05L off Lucia Valentina. She'll step up to 2500m in the Slickpix Hcp. Her only other start over the...
View ArticleMelbourne Column by George Lucas 03/12/15
Was quite taken by the debut performance of the Clinton McDonald trained Love Days. She trounced her rivals by 7L, never off the bit once. Ordinarily it would be hard to get excited about a lowly...
View ArticleMelbourne Column by George Lucas 10/12/15
Just an average run from Red Bomber when resuming in November at Ballarat over 1200m. Steps up to 1400m at Flemingon in the Building Engineering Trophy, where is record is 3 from 3 at the journey....
View ArticleMelbourne Column by George Lucas 17/12/15
Really like the way Love Days stuck to her task second up at Moonee Valley, making it 2 from 2 for the Clinton Mc Donald stable. She'll be out to capture the treble in the Beachside Hcp, 1200m. Stable...
View ArticleMelbourne Column by George Lucas 23/12/15
Robert Smerdon will saddle up highly promising 4yo entire Warrior King in the Cape Grim Beef Hcp, 1800m. Ticking over nicely on the training track and shouldn't have any problem with the rise in...
View ArticleMelbourne Column by George Lucas 14/01/16
Pink Perfection was too good for them when resuming recently over 1100m in BM90 company. Looks to have come back in excellent order this prep and is a live winning hope in the Tauto Hcp, 1000m. Just a...
View ArticleMelbourne Column by George Lucas 18/02/16
The Japan Racing Association Trophy looks a nice race on paper for the Peter Moody trained Pemberley. Last start winner at Flemington over 1800m, should be ideally suited to the rise in distance here...
View ArticleMelbourne Column by George Lucas 03/03/16
Spreadeagled continues to answer every challenge asked of him to date. Rises in class again, this time he'll face BM90 opposition in the Antler Luggage Trophy, 1800m. Rock hard fit and won't have any...
View ArticleMelbourne Column by George Lucas 10/03/16
Noble Protector resumes in the Schweppervescence Trophy, 1600m Group 3 for the fillies and mares. Trialed well against a bunch of plodders late Feb, finishing a fast closing 2nd. Trialed during the...
View ArticleMelbourne Column by George Lucas 17/03/16
The Mick Price trained Tarzino will head up to Sydney to contest the Rosehill Guineas, en route to the A.J.C Derby next month. He's come back in outstanding order this time in and he'll be hard to...
View ArticleMelbourne Column by George Lucas 23/03/16
Star 3yo filly Petits Filous resumes her prep in the Jack Elliot Hcp, 1100m. Ciaron Maher has super Saturday at Randwick in mind for this top class daughter of Street Boss. Her trials have been...
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