Winning Horse: All Of Brighton (Aus)

3yoG Needs Further (Aus) - Arapeho (Aus)(Telesto (USA))

3 starts - 2 wins 1 second $44060

Other Wins

1st Benalla O'halloran's Garage Doors Mdn 1112m (2021)

Other Placings

2nd Echuca Tac Be Races Ready Mdn Plate 1000m (2020) (Debut Run)

Race Result:

1st: All Of Brighton (J McNeil/P Payne) - $7.50

2nd: Dark Horse (D Oliver/T Dabernig & B Hayes) - $6.50
3rd: Squami (H Coffey/M Ellerton & S Zahra) - $12

Winning Time: 58.37 Last 600m: 33.99

Margins: Neck x 1¾L

** AFTER RACE 2 - CITY 12 POINTS ….. COUNTRY 11 POINTS

Winning Trainer: Patrick Payne

Winning Jockey: Jye McNeil

“Gave me a really nice experience. A lovely feel over the concluding stages. He was going a little bit keen to the start so I just took him along nice and quietly. He was very well behaved in the gates.

“He didn’t have the speed early but I gave him the time and chance to travel onto the back of them and thankfully I had a nice horse underneath me in the final stages.”

On the track: “There’s a little bit of kickback. Obviously the water hasn’t had a lot of time to soak in so they’re really getting into the top of it. I don’t think it’s a complete Heavy 9 but if feels more like a summer wet track to me. It doesn't really feel bottomless like it can be. I thought the track is in good condition for now.

“(Metro jockeys) have put our nose in front.”

City Coach - Denis Pagan - folded formguide in hand: ”I’ve sat down and got Deane Lester’s mail and he’s right on the ball for me. How could I go wrong? First two winners, Jye’s got up for me. Damien just got into second place and it was a Powerplay for Kevin’s team and we (still) got more points so that was a real win.”

Sheedy commented that Country are good and will hit back, Pagan replied “if you are really good people will tell you, you don’t need to tell them.”