Warrnambool Carnival Day 2 – May 5th

Warrnambool City Volkswagen BM70 Handicap

(BM70 Handicap - 1400m)

Post Race Details & Comments

Winning Horse: Corner Pocket (AUS)

4yoG Toronado (Ire) - Baize (Aus)(Commands (Aus))

6 starts - 4 wins 1 second 1 third $86408

Other Wins

1st Ballarat Hygain Winners Choice (Bm70) 1200m (2021)

1st Moonee Valley Mvrc Corporate Membership (C1) 1200m (2020)

1st Hamilton Bet365 Odds Drift Protect. Mdn 1200m (2020)

Race Result:

1st: Corner Pocket (L Smith/D Bates) - $7

2nd: Knock Knock (P Preusker/D Holland) - $10
3rd: Wish I Might (D Bowman/M Julius) - $101

Winning Time: 1:25.20  Last 600m: N/A

Margins: Short Neck x 3¾L

Winning Trainer: Lindsey Smith

“Just looking at the day, we planned to go forward and get a head start on the favourite (Nikau Spur). Declan rode him perfectly. Good courageous horse. He’s taken a long time to mature but any horse to win four straight is a good effort and I think that was quite a strong race.

“He’ll go to town especially midweek now. He puts himself on pace, especially days like today. The favourite, we got him struggling at the 600 (metre mark) which is always handy.”

Winning Jockey: Declan Bates

“He needed to be tough. He’s a real legend of a horse. So straightforward to ride. He begins well and he puts himself where you want him. That leader dropped off a bit sooner than I wanted and just left me in front a long way out but I had a very willing partner and he was just too good.

“Since I’ve been on him he’d been going alright so I’m happy to stay on board.”