November 3, 2016
If you can’t go to Flemington, then Kumbia’s definitely the next best place to be on Melbourne Cup Day.
Even the weather on Tuesday was reminiscent of Melbourne’s “four seasons in one day” … hot, then overcast and breezy plus a light shower.
And the fashions on parade would not have looked out of place down south.
Prizes were awarded in the categories of Classical Best Dressed Lady (12 entries), Unique Styling (9 entries) and Best Dressed Gentleman (9 entries).
The cheers for the entrants as they marched along the catwalk were louder than the yelling trackside.
On the track, the entries were equally classy although the meeting suffered from a number of scratchings.
Local trainer James Curtain would have gone home happy after his “The Equine Bolt” took out Race 2 by a head from fellow local runner “Churchill Dawn”.
Trainer Krystle Johnston would have been feeling more frustrated. At one stage her Craiglea Stud at Kenilworth had seven runners listed but she went home with just two third places.
Unfortunately there were only four starts in the main race of the day, the Huston Motors Kumbia Cup.
The lead swapped several times ahead of the main turn before Charge Missile and Sun Will Shine battled it out to the line.
* * *
Results
Race 1 – Class B Handicap (900m)
1. Cash’s Reject (1) – Leeanne McCoy
2. Penny A Pitch (4) – Shaun Bayliss
3. Mollara (3) – Hannah English
Time: 0:50.90
Margins: 2 lengths x 3/4 length
Race 2 – Joyce And Boy Reed Memorial Maiden Plate (1000m)
1. The Equine Bolt (4) – Lee Attard
2. Churchill Dawn (6) – Melody O’Brien
3. Markover (3) – Gary Geran
Time: 0:56.90
Margins: Head x 4 1/4 lengths
Race 3 – Jim Lenihan Memorial BenchMark 60 Handicap (1000m)
1. Chilldown (7) – Leeanne McCoy
2. Canid (5) – Hannah English
3. Craiglea Ghetto (6) – Melody O’Brien
Time: 0:56.76
Margins: 1 1/4 lengths x 1 3/4 lengths
Race 4 – Rob Stewart Memorial QTIS Class 1 Handicap (1200m)
1. Kavalong (1) – Gary Geran
2. Snake Attack (5) – Les Tilley
3. Craiglea Pistol (2) – Melody O’Brien
Time: 1:08.60
Margins: 2 lengths x 2 1/4 lengths
Race 5 – Huston Motors Kumbia Cup Open Handicap (1200m)
1. Charge Missile (1) – Louise Dillon
2. Sun Will Shine (3) – Nathan Evans
3. Winner Wimmer (7) – Shaun Bayliss
Time: 1:08.00
Margins: 1/2 length x 6 lengths
Jockeys – Best Results
- Leanne McCoy – 1 win, 1 place
- Gary Geran – 1 win, 1 place
- Melody O’Brien – 4 places
- Hannah English – 2 places
Lucky Numbers
- 1 – 3 wins
- 2 – 1 place
- 3 – 3 places
- 4 – 1 win, 1 place
- 5 – 2 places
- 6 – 2 places
- 7 – 1 win, 1 place
