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Liverpool Jane and trainer Lindsay Anderson are heading to Caloundra on Sunday (Photo: Ross Stanley)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Gunsynd's<\/a>September 2, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

In recent weeks, South Burnett interests have kept the scoreboard ticking over, and this weekend will see the district’s representatives scattered far and wide.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Saturday, Nanango apprentices Hannah English and Hannah Phillips will don silk at Toowoomba.<\/p>\n

The former, with five wins to her credit during the past three weeks, has engagements for trainers Patrick Sexton and Bob Mahon, while the latter is seeking a hat-trick for her father Barry with Orleans and also has bookings for the stables of Tony Webb and Bradley Hudson.<\/p>\n

English’s master Glenn Richardson is aiming high with Prime Target.<\/p>\n

The Oratorio gelding he races with Peter Jackson and his family is taking on the Programmed Services Class 6 Plate (1110m), the fifth on the card at Doomben.<\/p>\n

The now seven-year-old, with just eleven outings to date, is a definite chance.<\/p>\n

This is particularly so if he reproduces the Sydney sprint form that landed back-to-back Canterbury victories in February 2016.<\/p>\n

The bay then had a long lay off and Richardson did tremendously well to score with him first-up in an Ipswich Class 3 Handicap on 26 July.<\/p>\n

There was no disgrace next time out on August 23 at Class 5 level when the grandson of Red Ransom was a length and a half adrift of the winner Gracida in fourth berth at Caloundra.<\/p>\n

Prime Target, undoubtedly improved by those two recent chores, is ideally drawn at gate two. Brad Stewart is the pilot.<\/p>\n

Richardson has also accepted with I Am McLovin (Paul Hamblin) and Sparkling Gift (Gemma Steele) at Bundaberg.<\/p>\n

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The in-form Hannah English with her father Frank and her grandmother Noelle Bartlett (Photo: Ross Stanley)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Sunday at Caloundra, Lindsay Anderson saddles up Liverpool Jane (Hannah English) in the opening event, the Caloundra RSL Class 3 (1000m) and Glenthorn Avenue (Gemma Steele) in the Butler McDermott Lawyers BM 75 (1400m). <\/strong><\/p>\n

English also partners Stratalena for Scott Pedron and Excellent Spirit for Pat Duff while Ric McMahon will be in the irons on Pedron’s other aspirant Fort Myer in the Class 2 sprint.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, two other well known faces in these parts – namely jockeys Jason Hoopert and Pietro Romeo – have certainly spread their wings of late.<\/p>\n

“Hoops” rode at Beetoota last Saturday and is ticking off a bucket list item by competing at Birdsville’s current two day carnival.<\/p>\n

Romeo, having plied his trade at the likes of Camooweal, Cunnamulla, Muttaburra and Corfield, is in the mix at Emerald this Saturday.<\/p>\n

By the way, Hannah English and Hannah Phillips journeyed to Cairns for the first day of the famous “Cairns Amateurs” on Friday.<\/p>\n

They both picked up a placing from just two rides apiece.<\/p>\n

No doubt they relished the experience.<\/p>\n

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Is Honesty The Best Policy?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Melbourne’s reigning premier jockey Craig Williams really found himself in a pickle a few minutes before the field for the P.B. Lawrence Stakes was due to be despatched at Caulfield a fortnight ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He was decked out in the Goldolphin colours on the favourite Hartnell when he realised he had the wrong vest on.<\/p>\n

The story goes that he took off a heavier garment so he could weigh out for the following race and forgot to make the all important change back.<\/p>\n

In desperation, he commandeered some items from the farrier’s kit bag to compensate for the shortfall.<\/p>\n

Hartnell saluted.<\/p>\n

Williams, who was found to be 1.3 kilograms overweight courtesy of the added ballast in his boots, was issued with a $1,000 fine for that problem and another $1,000 for altering equipment without stewards’ permission.<\/p>\n

In this case, the jockey’s return was certainly worth more than the momentary monetary pain.<\/p>\n

For wealthy jockeys, such a fine is akin to a mosquito bite.<\/p>\n

An alternative strategy for Williams would have been to inform the starter of his dilemma and let the stewards decide on the matter.<\/p>\n

They may have opted to quickly ferry the correct vest out to the barrier – that exercise may have taken less time than it does to replate a runner behind the gates or to recapture a runaway.<\/p>\n

Should the deception have attracted a sharper hit? Obviously it would have if Hartnell was narrowly beaten and Williams had to weigh in.<\/p>\n

Did the episode bring racing into disrepute?<\/p>\n

I wonder what impressionable rookie riders made of this example of expediency!<\/p>\n

There has been no reference to the issue on Williams’ personal website and he is riding Bezel, Trekking and Tally for Godolphin at The Heath this Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Reminder:<\/strong> The added treat at Nanango’s meeting in a fortnight’s time is the chance to win a night’s stay at the Sofitel Hotel Noosa and dinner at Noosa Beach House. The prize comes courtesy of the Nanango bookmakers. The draw will be made from a barrel holding losing tickets with a minimum stake of five dollars.<\/p>\n