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Hannah English, Lucks In and Wayne Hancock after the Jim Lenihan Memorial triumph at Kumbia (Photo: Ross Stanley)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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March 11, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nanango trainer Glenn Richardson experienced a tense but satisfying finish at Chinchilla last Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

His charges Lucks In ($7) and Canid ($6), the first and third placegetters in the Warrego Water Services BM 50 Handicap (1400 m), were covered by just three parts of a length.<\/p>\n

With Hannah English concentrating on the Tooowoomba fixture, Victorian lass Samantha Noble handled the winner while Nathan Evans was aboard Canid.<\/p>\n

Both horses could be termed special cases.<\/p>\n

Lucks In delivered the goods when he was specifically bought to have a crack at the Jim Lenihan Memorial at Kumbia on Melbourne Cup day.<\/p>\n

The former member of Pat Sexton\u2019s Oakey team is raced by a syndicate that includes Jim\u2019s brother Brian, Richardson and his mother Glenda, Wayne Hancock (a working mate of Jim\u2019s) and English\u2019s grandmother Noelle Bartlett.<\/p>\n

Canid is an important booking for Hannah in the Des Moore Memorial (BM 45, 1200m) at Esk on Saturday.<\/p>\n

In April 2012, she joined Glenn, Marc Alexander and Gary McAuliffe when the group of Nanango friends shelled out a mere $400 for the unraced Elusive City gelding that has since returned its cost price 100 times over.<\/p>\n

English had to relinquish her interest when she became Richardson\u2019s licensed apprentice.<\/p>\n

It was a marvellous thrill for her when she saluted on her bay mate at Tara in October last year.<\/p>\n

After this single task at Esk, Hannah heads to Toowoomba for seven rides including Hidden Angel for Richardson in the last.<\/p>\n

Also at Esk, Hannah Phillips rides Lisa Fashionista and Alemana for her father Barry and Aiming Aim for the Weidemann. Then she’ll journey to Clifford Park for four more engagements.<\/p>\n

Likewise Tiffani Brooker, after her Esk work, goes to the Downs where her partners include the James Curtain trained The Equine Bolt.<\/p>\n

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Canid, pictured with Nathan Evans at Esk, returns to the Brisbane Valley course on Saturday
(Photo: Ross Stanley)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Colt Just Acted Naturally<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Alma Yulanda\u2019s recent victory at Cranbourne was unusually newsworthy. So too was her link to the fifth placed stablemate Gay Skier.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The now four year old mares gave birth to their respective foals Catchmeacab on September 21, 2013 and A Winter\u2019s Dream a day later.<\/p>\n

The ominously named Midnight Jumper was initially thought to be the culprit for the unplanned pregnancies.<\/p>\n

But it turned out the youthfully exuberant Racer\u2019s Edge colt Vee Eight Sixty (born 2010) was the guy that created an under-the-fence and under-the-radar access to the girls quarters.<\/p>\n

The matings happened when the fillies were away from their trainer Andrew Sawden\u2019s Victorian establishment.<\/p>\n

Their horse-breaker noticed they were seemingly and unexpectedly putting on weight.<\/p>\n

Vee Eight Sixty, a son of Why Won\u2019t She Work, has paid a penalty – he is now a gelding, but has scored twice at Queanbeyan.<\/p>\n

The juveniles Catchmeacab, who lodges with his mother at Sawden\u2019s, and A Winter\u2019s Dream are yet to race.<\/p>\n

Stallions have successfully returned to the track after stud work.<\/p>\n

Daybreak Lover and Innisfree are Stradbroke winning examples.<\/p>\n

Pregnant mares have also continued racing for a period.<\/p>\n

The breeding novelty outlined above is not likely to catch on.<\/p>\n

It will be interesting to see what heights the mares and their foals do scale.<\/p>\n