{"id":238624,"date":"2019-07-01T11:36:10","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T01:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=238624"},"modified":"2020-07-19T14:10:17","modified_gmt":"2020-07-19T04:10:17","slug":"machu-picchu-so-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/07\/01\/machu-picchu-so-close\/","title":{"rendered":"Machu Picchu &#8230; So Close!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_238632\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-238632\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-238632\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190701gunsynd1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190701gunsynd1-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190701gunsynd1-1-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-238632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Machu Picchu (Hannah English, inside) went ever so close in the Battle Of The Bush Final at Eagle Farm on June on June 22 (Photo: Ross Stanley)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/gunsynds-gossip\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-69453\" title=\"Gunsynd's Gossip\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/gunsynds-gossip.jpg\" alt=\"Gunsynd's Gossip\" width=\"210\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/gunsynds-gossip.jpg 210w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/gunsynds-gossip-180x300.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><strong>July 1, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;She gave her all&#8221; was the theme expressed by connections after Machu Picchu\u2019s close fourth in the recent Battle of the Bush Final.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The $16 chance had led the way to within the shadows of the post at Eagle Farm (see video, below).<\/p>\n<p>In a desperate, late drive, she was nabbed by Hanover Square (Michael Cahill, $17), Deadly Choices (Blake Shinn, $3.30 favourite) and Marksfield (Gary Geran, $14).<\/p>\n<p>Trainer Brian Laherty and his son Darren were justifiably proud of their six-year-old\u2019s determined effort.<\/p>\n<p>Although the main prize of $72,500 proved to be narrowly elusive, $6250 was added to the bay\u2019s kitty.<\/p>\n<p>Hanover Square was a very recent newcomer to Bevan (Billy) Johnson\u2019s Miles based string, but no one would begrudge the horseman his success.<\/p>\n<p>His representatives travel far.<\/p>\n<p>During June, for example, his horses visited the winner\u2019s slots at Tambo, Barcaldine, Gayndah, Murwillumbah, Eagle Farm and Alpha.<\/p>\n<p>With a month to go for this season, Johnson tops the trainers\u2019 table for Queensland country meetings.<\/p>\n<p>His 336 runners have put together a 56-42-48 form line.<\/p>\n<p>The side, with a 16.7 per cent strike rate, has amassed almost $460,000 in prizemoney.<\/p>\n<p>Tanya Parry, the Julia Creek mentor, is in second place with a 366: 44-42-42, 12 per cent, $351,000 record.<\/p>\n<p>Nanango\u2019s Glenn Richardson, with a smaller operation, is currently seventh on the statewide list.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_238631\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-238631\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-238631\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190701gunsynd2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190701gunsynd2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190701gunsynd2-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-238631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bevan Johnson (left) with Hanover Square&#8217;s owners Jo Rayner and Leonard Mawn after their Eagle Farm triumph (Photo: Ross Stanley)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Eagle Farm Race 3 \u2013 Battle Of The Bush Final<br \/>\nHanover Square, trained by Bevan Johnson and ridden by Michael Cahill, came over the top to score the win in the BOTB final at big odds! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FLvbRHhkDy\">pic.twitter.com\/FLvbRHhkDy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky Racing (@SkyRacingAU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyRacingAU\/status\/1142257611946905606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * * <\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Calamity At Calliope<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Last Saturday\u2019s calendar was unusual: the Caloundra and Gold Coast programs were the only offerings below a line drawn just south of the Tropic of Capricorn.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The other fixtures were at Calliope, Alpha, Mackay, Laura and Mount Isa where a jockey shortage triggered seven extra scratchings.<\/p>\n<p>Only three events were decided at Calliope.<\/p>\n<p>Hannah English was beaten a nose on the Pat Sexton prepared Brutus in the opener.<\/p>\n<p>The Nanango apprentice was second again on Stella\u2019s Dream for Richardson in the third contest.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was then called off after Gemma Steele came down when pulling up on Party Pardee.<\/p>\n<p>Bystanders have indicated that a massive hole appeared in the middle of the track.<\/p>\n<p>Richardson, English and Hannah Phillips all had assignments in the two cancelled races.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * * <\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Bit And Bridles<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Arnwood, the promising Better Than Ready juvenile prepared by <strong>Glenn Richardson<\/strong>, registered an easy first up victory at Roma a week ago. The $1.50 favourite, conceding seven kilogram to the runner-up Boom Or Bust, deservedly picked up the $7800 first prize and a $3500 QTIS bonus in the Roma Gas Supplies Rugby Slipper (1000m).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Staunch South Burnett form followers with long memories would have backed winners of opposite ilk at Toowoomba on Sunday. Colpo Di Tamburo, successful in a <strong>Nanango Maiden<\/strong> at Easter last year and Choppa, another recent Lee Park winner, prevailed at <strong>Clifford Park<\/strong>, starting at $81 and $2.25 respectively.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>South Burnett teams get the chance to travel just a short distance on Saturday with <strong>Wondai\u2019s Winter Brights<\/strong> race day providing a range of racing options. The nearest opposing non-TAB card will be on the grass at Warra.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>QTIS bonuses<\/strong> are attached to the Maiden Plate (1000m). At the other end of the class scale, the proven sprinters are catered for with an open handicap over the metric five furlongs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>There will be more about <strong>Wondai&#8217;s Winter Race Meeting<\/strong> sponsored by the Duff family and Wondai Electrical Services in my next Gunsynd&#8217;s Gossip column later this week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/gunsynds-gossip\/\">Read more Gunsynd\u2019s Gossip columns<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;She gave her all&#8221; was the theme expressed by connections after Machu Picchu\u2019s close fourth in the recent Battle of the Bush Final.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":238632,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[564,3,58,6],"tags":[1136],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Machu Picchu ... 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