Winning Horse: Skelm (AUS)

7yoG Animal Kingdom (USA) - Lajoie (Aus)(Spinning World (USA))

39 starts - 6 wins 4 seconds 7 thirds 5 fourths $452890

Black Type Placings

3rd LR Mornington Mornington Cup 2400m (2020)

Other Wins

1st Stony Creek Ladbrokes Stony Creek Cup 2100m (2021)

1st Caulfield Jason Caffyn (Bm70) 2000m (2020)

1st Sandown-Hillside Mrc 6 Month Membership (Bm64) 1800m (2019)

1st Sandown-Lakeside Ladbrokes (Bm64) 2100m (2019)

1st Sale Lakeside Club Mdn Plate 2219m (2019)

Race Result:

1st: Skelm (T Kelly/M Poy) - $4.80

2nd: High Emocean (Maher & Eustace/J Richards) - $4.20F
3rd: Future Score (M Cumani/D Yendall) - $8.00

Winning Time: 2:47.63 Last 600m: N/A

Margins: 3L x 4¼L

Winning Trainer: Terry Kelly

“He’s an unbelievable animal. What he’s done here today is way out of character.

“I don’t know how I’m going to answer to the stewards but I think the young fella, to his credit, has made avery wise decision when there was no pace on to let him roll and the horse was full of running in the end.

“It turned out to be a very good move.”

On engaging Michael Poy: “Besides his dad rode a hell of a lot of winners for me back in when we had a big team, I watch racing very closely and I think he’s got a head on his shoulders.

“He’s a thinker, a worker and I think he’s a good lad with a big future ahead of him.”

Winning Jockey: Michael Poy

“Wasn’t initially the plan to lead but credit to Mr Kelly and the team, they did give me instructions to be a bit more positive that what he’s usually been and where there was no speed I thought I’m going to take this up.

“The horse came under me good, they went very steady early and I ramped it up at the 800 (metre mark) and probably got a few of them off the bit.

“Credit to my horse. He was tough late and never felt like he was going to be beaten.”