{"id":206412,"date":"2018-04-16T16:24:58","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T06:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=206412"},"modified":"2020-08-05T11:39:45","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T01:39:45","slug":"gympie-gold-proves-elusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2018\/04\/16\/gympie-gold-proves-elusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Gympie Gold Proves Elusive"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lindsay Anderson with his valiant mare Liverpool Jane (Photo: Ross Stanley)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Gunsynd's<\/a>April 16, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Burnett competitors collected silver and bronze at Gympie last Saturday, but a victory was twice a touch away.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lindsay Anderson\u2019s charge Liverpool Jane (Gemma Steele, $3.50 favourite) went close.<\/p>\n

The gutsy chestnut, carrying a hefty 64 kilograms, was narrowly beaten by the Bundaberg galloper Emperor Maximilian (Cecily Eaton, $6) in the McIntosh Meats BM 60 (1030m).<\/p>\n

Scarlet\u2019s Choice (Jason Missen, $5), another Wondai candidate that was saddled up by Neville O\u2019Toole, claimed the minor prize.<\/p>\n

By the way, Liverpool Jane\u2019s three wins last spring were accomplished toting 64.5, 63.5 and 62.5 kilograms<\/p>\n

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Endless Don, pictured at Nanango with Hannah Phillips on top, just missed out at Gympie
(Photo: Ross Stanley)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Will He Be Lucky?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Stewart Barr is certainly hoping he can chalk up his first home track triumph at Wondai on Anzac Day.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Surely he can be more fortunate than he was in the Tyre Power QTIS Maiden at Gympie.<\/p>\n

Barry Gill\u2019s Magestical Maiden (Jason Hoopert, $1.55) scored decisively with Barr\u2019s trio of Willybelucky, Heirsroc and Somethingreat filling second, third and fourth spots at the end of the 1470 metre journey.<\/p>\n

It was a case of further frustration for the Barr team in the finale, the $10,000 Ray Groom Plumbing 100 Club BM 60 (1600m) when Endless Don (Gregory Hayes, $5) was nosed out by Te Rangi (Jason Hoopert, $5).<\/p>\n

Nanango conditioner Glenn Richardson also picked up a rattle of silver with Destiny\u2019s Mate (Hannah English $3.30 favourite) winding up as runner-up in the Maiden Plate (850m).<\/p>\n

Nominations close on Thursday for next Wednesday\u2019s appetising South Burnett Race Club card.<\/p>\n

It is the Wondai Diggers\u2019 Cup day with a Poppies and Pearls theme.<\/p>\n

The Open Handicap (1100m) should prove tempting to any connections of horses that need to tick off the five non-TAB starts requirement for the Battle Of The Bush Series.<\/p>\n

The Benchmark 55 Handicap over 850 metres, boosted by lucrative QTIS bonuses, should be a very popular offering.<\/p>\n

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Winx’s Early Spins<\/strong><\/h2>\n

With 25 successive wins to her credit now, Winx has matched Black Caviar\u2019s extraordinary sequence.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Street Cry mare will not eclipse other feats achieved by Bel Esprit\u2019s unbeaten daughter.<\/p>\n

The current darling is now very unlikely to win outside this country and she has suffered defeat six times.<\/p>\n

It is worth revisiting Winx\u2019s first ten outings before she started her unbroken sweep in the Sunshine Coast Guineas for Larry Cassidy on May 16, 2015.<\/p>\n

The present superstar had very few blemishes.<\/p>\n

After saluting both times she was produced as a June juvenile, she was set three tasks in the spring of her second season.<\/p>\n

The bay took out the Furious Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) on a Heavy 8 at Randwick prior to beating all bar First Seal in both the Tea Rose (Gr 2,1400m) and the Flight Stakes (Gr 1,1600m) at the same track.<\/p>\n

Winx missed a place for the first time when resuming with a seventh in the Light Fingers Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) in February 2015.<\/p>\n

A fifth in the Surround Stakes preceded a victory as a $2.45 pop against the boys in the Phar Lap Stakes at Rosehill.<\/p>\n

Her final hit-out before Sydney\u2019s Oaks resulted in a fifth placing in the Vinery, two lengths astern of Fenway.<\/p>\n

She went out at $2.80 with Joao Moreira as pilot in the Randwick classic but had to be content with the runner-up slot behind Gust Of Wind.<\/p>\n

Then Vegas Showgirl\u2019s foal began conjuring her magic spell, and Hugh Bowman has rarely had to use his leather wand.<\/p>\n

Jason Collett, her jockey for her two-year-old appearances, James McDonald (Theo Marks Quality) and Tommy Berry (Phar Lap Stakes) are the other three of a total of five hoops to relish the thrill of prevailing on Winx.<\/p>\n