Winning Horse: Umgawa (Aus)

3yoG Shamus Award (Aus) - Express Central (Aus)(Undoubtedly (Aus))

10 starts - 2 wins 4 seconds 1 fourth $255525

Other Wins

1st Geelong Atc Insurance Solutions Mdn 1147m (2021)

Other Placings

2nd Flemington Furphy Refreshing Ale (Bm70) 1400m (2022)

2nd Flemington Lexus Holiday Plate (Bm70) 1200m (2021)

2nd Caulfield Neds Vobis Gold Ingot 1400m (2021)

2nd Bendigo The Big Screen Company Mdn 1000m (2021)

Race Result:

1st: Umgawa (Damien Oliver/Leon & Troy Corstens) - $6

2nd: Chateau Nue (Damian Lane/Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr.) - $6
3rd: Pounding (Luke Nolen/Peter Moody) - $3.50 fav

Winning Time: 1:36.37 Last 600m: N/A

Margins: Long Head x 1/2L

Winning Trainer: Leon & Troy Corstens (Dom Sutton speaking)

Troy absent, at Nathan Bennett’s 40th birthday.

Make of effort out to the mile: “He was super today. He’s been really consistent all preparation. He’s been a little unlucky not to have won one already. He was matching it with the big boys in the C S Hayes last start and he wasn’t disgraced and dropping back in grade was a big positive.”

Good addition to the program: “A horse like him, it’s a perfect example. He’s in that sort of in between grade, slightly below those top flighters, yet competitive at the same time.

“It’s great for the owners to have a chance at good prize money. Troy picked this race out a while ago and it’s nice the plan came off.”

Winning Jockey: Damien Oliver

First ride on him: “It’s only in the last six to 10 months that I’ve been riding for Troy and Ethan (Brown) had a an existing relationship with this horse and he stayed with him. I trialled him the other day and he was really sharp and I thought a mile might test him a little bit, but all credit to them, they got him here in the right race, a restricted race, and I think that helped him get the mile. He’s always been a little promising horse and I think they’re going to have a lot of fun with him.”

Bumping duel on turn: “He’s not the biggest horse and I was hoping he would squeeze his way out and fortunately he was able to do it. I think he needed that sort of run to win at the mile and it worked out well.”