Winning Horse: The Gauch (Aus)

4yoG Deep Field (Aus) - Household (USA)(Chester House (USA))

8 starts - 4 wins 3 seconds $121050

Other Wins

1st Bendigo Silk Day Spa (Bm70) 1100m (2020)

1st Mornington Denis Woolfe-Rmbl Invest.-Bm64 1200m (2020)

1st Traralgon The Doc Shop Mdn 1100m (2019)

Other Placings

2nd Bendigo The Metropolitan (Bm70) 1100m (2020)

2nd Sale Ladbrokes Odds Boost (Bm64) 1105m (2020)

2nd Kyneton Iron Jack Mdn Plate 1100m (2019) (Debut Run)

Race Result:

1st: The Gauch (Matthew Cartwright/Ciaron Maher & Dave Eustace) - $3F

2nd: Pintoff (Laura Lafferty/Richard Cully) - $4.20
3rd: Wilmot Pass (Brett Prebble/Anthony & Sam Freedman) - $15

Winning Time: 1:09.54 Last 600m: N/A

Margins: ½ Neck x 1¼L

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

Decision to geld worthwhile: “It has. He needed to have a long break at the end of last prep and there’s no need to remain a colt and he’s been gelded.

“He’s not the soundest horse so the team down at the beach have done a great job to get him here in great order. I thought he got a lovely ride.

“This time of year we’re keen to target the slightly lesser grade and hopefully he can do that and go through the grades. He’s a winner over 1200 metres as well but the 1100 fresh was perfect for him.

“Delighted for Alf Gauci, he’s stuck with the horse who he named. He’s a big supporter of the stable and the horse is at a bit of a crossroads. We said to stick with him, geld him and give him a nice break so it has paid off.”

On the ride: “Matthew is going great guns and does a lot of work for us. Really measured rider, very balanced. Uses the stick at the last moment and he’s very effective at the moment. He’ll continue to progress.”

Winning Jockey: Matthew Cartwright

“He won great. He jumped good, we had a beautiful spot and we were following the right horse. We got a good cart through and he dug deep and won well.

“I was always confident (he would catch Pintoff) if he let down like I thought he was going to, he was going to run it down.”