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Salander Set For Another Success

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In for galloper Salander can bring up another win in today's final race at Canberra – the Elrington Lawyers Handicap (race 8).

Salander's trainer Peter Wiggins<br>Photo by Racing and Sports
Salander's trainer Peter Wiggins
Photo by Racing and Sports

The locally trained galloper has been in good form this campaign and in this Benchmark 60 over 1750m should prove hardest to beat again on the Acton track.

The mare, a lightly raced four year old by Moscow Ballet, broke through for her maiden win here over a mile at her fourth run from a spell, going back from a wide gate and storming home to score.

She was then disappointing at 2000m here so went for a break.

Resuming here over 1000m she settled well back over the short journey but motored home to finish runner up, beaten three quarters of a length.

Next start was over 1200m and she again got back before making good ground, running on into second but was no match for Mynames'sjames.

Up to 1400m last time, though, she settled closer in the run from the inside gate before edging into the clear in the straight and running on to score a half length win.

All her recent runs have been on the turf here but on the Acton track she has placed at her only try.

She is fitter again, is a fourth up winner already and does look as though the longer journey will suit.

Salander keeps winding up which is a plus on this surface and should be hard to hold out again.

Another local Prince Warrior can bounce back from an unplaced run last time and will take catching.

The gelding was a winner fresh then n thereabouts at his next two before a disappointing effort three back.

Two starts back he led throughout to score a strong Class 3 win at Queanbeyan before tackling a mile at Wagga in a Benchmark 65.

There he led until into the straight and was still there to the furlong but was swamped late, finishing ninth and beaten 4.2 lengths.

The gelding is a winner here on the Acton track and with the claim and the inside draw looks to set give a big sight again.

Mr Zip doesn't win out of turn but is a fairly consistent type who is rarely far away.

Fresh up he was fourth here over 1300m on the turf, boxing on well to finish only a length form the winner in fourth place.

He was then runner up at Goulburn over 1400m when racing just off the speed and working home well to go down by a head.

His winning range is a mile to 2000m so is suited by the longer trip and with a good draw here should be prominent throughout.

Monte Ichiban drops in grade after finishing seventh at Mudgee in open class last time.

He has a good record here at the journey and can improve sharply.

Prestidigitate wasn't far away last time and is worth including in the multiples.


Racing and Sports

Canberra Acton

Friday, 11th May 2012

8
16:30
(local)

Elrington Lawyers (Bm60)

WT: 54.0kg Type: BM60
AUD $14,000
1750m ALL WEATHER STANDARD
8
16:30
(local)
AUD $14,000
1750m STANDARD

Elrington Lawyers (Bm60)

WT: 54.0kg Type: BM60
FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 4. SALANDER (AUS) 4yo M
MOSCOW BALLET (IRE) - SALAMMBO (AUS)
NICK SOUQUET
P L WIGGINS
$3.5
56.5kg
Ms S M Lovelock, Westbourne Syndicate (Mgr: C M Miller) & Let It Roll Syndicate (Mgr: P A O'Brien)
2nd 1. MONTE ICHIBAN (AUS) 7yo G
FUSAICHI PEGASUS (USA) - PURLING (AUS)
JON GRISEDALE
VIC BATES
$9
60kg
V W & Mrs Y D Bates

Sales Information

3rd 8. SENOR DASH (AUS) 4yo G
DASH FOR CASH (AUS) - EL SENORITA (NZ)
RICHARD BENSLEY
K J CALLAUGHAN
$8
55.5kg
Mrs L A E Levis, Estate Of The Late J A Allen, C J Holdsworth, L M Holdsworth, Mrs M A Holdsworth, P J Galvin & Estate Of The Late C A Galvin

Sales Information

4th 2. PRINCE WARRIOR (AUS) 4yo G
LION HEART (USA) - MEDICEAN (AUS)
LESTER GRACE
MATTHEW DALE
$6.5
56.5kg

Sales Information

5th 9. HAPPY TIME (AUS) 4yo G
FOREPLAY (AUS) - FABLED (NZ)
JEFF PENZA
GRATZ VELLA
$12
54kg

Sales Information

6th 3. PRESTIDIGITATE (AUS) 5yo G
MAGIC ALBERT (AUS) - WATCH ME DANZ (AUS)
KEVIN SWEENEY
LISA COHEN & OLDRICH JIRICKA
$5
57kg
7th 5. SMOKIN' HENRY (AUS) 5yo G
MR. HENRYSEE (USA) - THURIBLE (NZ)
ANDREW BLOOMFIELD
MICHAEL J MURPHY
$11
56.5kg
8th 7. PAKAWAKA (AUS) 6yo M
SHOW A HEART (AUS) - BEATYA (NZ)
SHAUN GUYMER
GRAEME SPACKMAN
$10
55.5kg
9th 6. MR ZIP (AUS) 7yo G
SPINNING WORLD (USA) - GAY ZIP (AUS)
BRENDAN WARD
NICK OLIVE
$7.5
55.5kg
10th 10. BALTIC STAR (AUS) 5yo G
OCTAGONAL (NZ) - STAY LUCKY (AUS)
GRANT BUCKLEY
TERRY ROBINSON
$26
54kg

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