Winning Horse: Smokin’ Romans (Nz)

4yoG Ghibellines (Aus) - Inferno (NZ)(Yamanin Vital (NZ))

14 starts - 5 wins 3 seconds 1 third $184515

Other Wins

1st Sandown-Lakeside Mrc Membership Renewal (Bm84) 2100m (2021)

1st Pakenham Dalton Engineers (Bm64) 1600m (2021)

1st Ballarat Synthetic Hygain Winners Choice (Bm58) 1500m (2020)

1st Ballarat Synthetic Pipepro Direct. Drilling Mdn 1500m (2020) (Debut Run)

Other Placings

2nd Sandown-Lakeside Ladbroke It (Bm78) 2100m (2021)

3rd Sandown-Hillside Ladbrokes Bet Ticker (Bm70) 1600m (2021)

2nd Bendigo Apiam Animal Health (Bm70) 1600m (2021)

2nd Sandown-Lakeside Ladbrokes Split Multi (Bm64) 1600m (2021)

Race Result:

1st: Smokin’ Romans (Ciaron Maher & David Eustace/Jamie Kah) - $2.35 fav

2nd: Tavirun (Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young/Thomas Stockdale) - $26
3rd: Prince Alby (Charlotte Littlefield/Damien Thornton) - $61

Winning Time: 2:39.54 Last 600m: 36.48

Margins: 2L x Half-Neck

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

Impressive win: “He was. Jamie had to make a decision before the race whether we were going forward or back and I just thought they might have slowed up. He’s very fit and well, he’s in good form. It was his first try out there, but he’s a pretty stoutly-bred, Kiwi-bred horse. For the owners it’s good to get a win. I was a little nervous when Jamie was rounding the hometurn, but she was cool, calm and collected and got the job done.”

Winning Jockey: Jamie Kah

Handled the rise in trip: “He did. I still didn’t have a plan in the gates. I wanted to be handy, but I didn't want to do too much, but the race worked out lovely. He’s an ideal horse to ride because you can stop and start him and he comes back to you and relaxes. He gave me a lovely ride.”

What is pet distance: “He’ll stay all day. His attitude, he’ll come back to you and go when you ask him to and these sort of races, even 3000 (metres) around The Valley will suit him.”