{"id":193240,"date":"2017-10-19T19:05:52","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T09:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=193240"},"modified":"2020-08-12T11:50:57","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T01:50:57","slug":"fascinating-fare-for-wondais-cup-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2017\/10\/19\/fascinating-fare-for-wondais-cup-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Fascinating Fare For Wondai’s Cup Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FLASHBACK: Second was daylight … favourite Fasta Than Light, ridden by Wayne O’Connell, won the Wondai Cup by a hefty six and three-quarter lengths in 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Gunsynd's<\/a>October 19, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

Patrons who are loyal to the locals will have plenty of choice on Saturday – the South Burnett Race Club’s Caulfield Cup meeting has been supported by no less than eight Burnett stables.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the Generation Funerals Maiden Plate (1100m, 1:35pm), Tom Moloney provides the topweight Danish Diction (Hannah Phillips) and the fit Churchill Downs mare Churchill Dawn.<\/p>\n

The lightly raced grand-daughter of Street Cry has sand placings to her credit at Wondai and Gympie.<\/p>\n

Peter Blackwell, meanwhile, will saddle up Navillus Dolly, a Strategic mare who debuted with a tidy fifth at Gayndah last Saturday.<\/p>\n

Lindsay Anderson’s newcomer Smart Venture is worth checking out – her seven outings to date in New South Wales have been fruitless.<\/p>\n

However this company is much weaker, she will have worked around the Wondai circuit and, at two, was beaten less than seven lengths in a Rosehill Maiden on a soft track.<\/p>\n

That race winner was Foxplay, the Group One grey that Winx only just nabbed in the Warwick Stakes in August.<\/p>\n

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Anderson’s Glenthorn Avenue (Gemma Steele) will have admirers in the Seiler Earthmoving Open Handicap (1100m).<\/strong><\/p>\n

The veteran, with a Wondai record of 10:3-3-2, meets Jeb’s Boy, his recent Gympie nemesis, better at the weights. The Bel Esprit gelding is likely to tackle the Gympie Cup on Cox Plate day.<\/p>\n

Fab’s Cowboy, handicapped to lump 64.5 kilograms, hasn’t raced since failing in the $101,000 Townsville Cup in July.<\/p>\n

The widely travelled member of Bevan Johnson’s team is very much at home on non-turf tracks.<\/p>\n

Although the Glenn Richardson trained Flying Charger has a 00073 form line, the efforts have been better than the statistics suggest.<\/p>\n

The Snitzel gelding has yet to run at Wondai.<\/p>\n

And while Kristen Wenck’s charge Nug’s Pocket has a weight disadvantage to overcome, the Sequalo chestnut’s five home track assignments have produced five placings.<\/p>\n

If eight had accepted for the event, it could have been worth an each way bet.<\/p>\n

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The Monica Ryan QTIS BM 55 Handicap (1100m) has proved popular and will be a great contest. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The full field and three emergencies include five district gallopers.<\/p>\n

Topping the list is the course specialist I Am McLovin (Alannah Badger). Glenn Richardson now puts the polish on the former James Curtain string member.<\/p>\n

The Murtajill bay has registered four victories and a second placing from six tasks at Wondai.<\/p>\n

Badger was aboard for the win there in July and the six-year-old is well drawn at gate two.<\/p>\n

Liverpool Jane, Lindsay Anderson’s smart lodger that is unbeaten at Wondai, has to concede more weight to I Am McLovin on Saturday than when they filled the exacta at Gympie last month.<\/p>\n

Nug’s Pocket is the third reserve while Richardson’s other hopeful, Luck’s In, has been placed twice at Wondai.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, the Barry Phillips prepared Chestnut Valley (Hannah Phillips) and six other aspirants are untried on the track.<\/p>\n

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In the Summit Financial Services Class B (1465m), Hannah Phillips’ claim could be vital: her mount National Jewel has never been asked to cope with 60 kilograms.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The former Victorian collected four prizemoney cheques before joining Tony Williams at Wondai.<\/p>\n

She hasn’t stepped out for two months so it would be wise to check her out in the birdcage.<\/p>\n

Neville O’ Toole (Star of Bethlehem) and Kristen Wenck (Ascot Bound) round out a busy day for Burnett yards.<\/p>\n

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The parade out for the finale, the Roy and Glenis Radunz Wondai Cup (BM 65, 1465m) will be led by the 2015 Cup hero, Fasta Than Light. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Pat Duff trained chestnut by Hidden Dragon makes strong appeal again and bookmakers will take no chances.<\/p>\n

Of the remaining quintet, Kuramos, with a maiden success, is the only one with a useful experience at the course.<\/p>\n

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George Moore and Tulloch after their 1961 Brisbane Cup triumph at Eagle Farm (Photo: Pascoe Family Collection)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Timely Tribute To Tulloch<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This Saturday marks the 60th anniversary of one of the most powerful displays by a Caulfield Cup winner.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Back in 1957, Tulloch, with Neville Sellwood in the pigskin, devastated his rivals in a contemptuous manner in a world class time for twelve furlongs.<\/p>\n

Controversy followed when the colt was withdrawn from the Melbourne Cup because his elderly owner Evelyn Haley was opposed to running springtime three-year-olds over two miles.<\/p>\n

Tulloch thrashed Prince Darius, the eventual Cup runner-up, by eight lengths in the Victoria Derby before easily downing Sailor’s Guide in the C.B.Fisher Plate a week later.<\/p>\n

Trainer Tommy Smith promptly sent his little star to Queensland and he made short work of the Queensland Derby at 16\/1 on.<\/p>\n

His spring campaign consisted of eight unblemished appearances that embraced three Derbies, the Rosehill and the Caulfield Guineas and three features for all-ages.<\/p>\n

At last, a book has been published about the Australian Hall of Fame inductee.<\/p>\n

Former Melbourne journalist Ken Linnett has meticulously researched the bay stallion’s life, and has unearthed some fascinating insights in ‘Tulloch: The extraordinary life and times of a true champion’.<\/p>\n

Pleasingly, this Slattery Media Group publication covers the horse’s multiple trips to Brisbane.<\/p>\n

The day the son of Khorrasan claimed the 1961 Brisbane Cup (and victory number 36) at his 53rd and final start has a niche spot in this state’s thoroughbred history.<\/p>\n

The author and Tulloch’s first strapper Lem Bann will speak at a Queensland launch on November 1.<\/p>\n

Enquiries about this free event can be directed to Dymocks Bookshop in Albert Street, Brisbane.<\/p>\n

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Bits And Bridles<\/strong><\/h2>\n