Boss fined $1000 over protest outburst

Glen Boss copped a $1000 fine after describing the result of the protest which saw him lose the G3 Up And Coming S. on Superium (Verrazano {USA}) as a 'joke'.

Boss was unhappy that Superium, which had edged out True Detective (Shamus Award) on the line, had the race taken off him for drifting out in the final 50m. The veteran jockey felt he had taken the right measures to prevent his horse causing more interference.

“So I should have just ridden my horse out to the line, should I?” Boss questioned. “It’s a joke.”

Boss was recalled to explain his comments further and was charged with improper conduct. He admitted guilt and was handed a $1000 fine.

Undeterred by the disappointment of Superium's defeat, trainer Joseph Pride will still target the G1 Golden Rose.

Winning trainer Chris Waller won't set the sights that high with True Detective.

“He’s still very green,” Waller said.

“He’ll eventually end up racing with blinkers on. He’s not quite ready for them yet. He does a few things wrong, gets a bit keen. He’ll furnish into a decent horse.”

Berry, King outed

Tommy Berry and Rachel King both had winning days spoiled by careless riding suspensions at Randwick on Saturday.

King was given a 6-meeting ban after pleading guilty to causing interference in the G1 Winx S., and added to an earlier suspension, will be sidelined from next Saturday until September 15.

Berry was suspended for four meetings for his winning ride on Mizzy (Zoustar), allowing her to shift in near the 200m in the G3 Toy Show Quality, but the ban will not begin until Monday week and will not cause him to miss any feature races.

Group 1 an aim for Deprive

A shot at the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke S. could be on the agenda for Deprive (Denman), who claimed a narrow win in the G3 Show County Quality S. on Saturday.

Deprive just edged out Trope (More Than Ready {USA}) in a photo finish which took several minutes to resolve and having now gone back-to-back in terms of stakes successes, trainer James Cummings was happy to look at raising the bar.

“It is good to get that run out of the way. He produced a couple of really solid and impressive performances in the winter. Now in August he can still be holding on," he said.

“He’s still winning at Randwick - he’s five from five there. We’re tempted to try him in something in Melbourne like the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes.”

Assertive Approach all the way

Promising sprinter Assertive Approach (Akeed Mofeed {GB}) collected a second stakes win in his five-start career when he led for every step of the 1000m of Saturday’s Listed Seppelt Wines Carlyon S. at Moonee Valley.

The winner of the Listed Lightning S. in Adelaide two starts ago, Assertive Approach did a few things wrong when a beaten favourite at Flemington earlier this month.

He did everything right on Saturday, charging out of the starting gates and dominating the race from the front. Bons Away (Bon Hoffa) came from the back with a strong challenge in the straight, but Assertive Approach held on to win by a half-neck.

“He’s done a great job,” jockey Dwayne Dunn said. “That wind is very strong down the chute, and he was punching into it. He showed nice acceleration in the straight and got the job done. He’s still only a little kid, but he’s doing the right things.”

Assertive Approach has now had five starts for four wins and a second placing. The G1 Moir S. is a possible spring target, but co-trainer Wayne Hawkes said nothing has yet been confirmed.

“He’s just a baby and still learning what it’s all about,” he said. “He’ll be some horse this time next year.

“We’ll just let him do the talking this spring, it’s only his second preparation. We’ll just look after him and take it run by run. He’s got the greatest attitude, this horse, and now he’s a dual stakes winner.

“The Akeed Mofeeds just keep on winning, and they’re real trainers’ horses – great to have in the stable.”

Makybe Diva next for Mystic Journey

Trainer Adam Trinder has confirmed Mystic Journey (Needs Further) will bypass the G1 Memsie S. and head to the G1 Makybe Diva S. at Flemington on September 14.

Mystic Journey has the G1 Cox Plate on her radar, and Trinder will give her a four-week break into her next assignment after her win in the G2 PB Lawrence S. last time out.

"She’s come through that run in really good order,’’ Trinder said.

"I’m happy with her presentation. She’s slipped back into her routine here in Tasmania. She’s been really good in her appetite and lovely and full about herself."

"That being said, she won’t take her opportunity in the Memsie next Saturday."

"I just feel that, moving forward, she is better off going straight to the 1600 metres of the Makybe Diva at Flemington."

"That will just give her a good foundation. There are options to shorten up her preparation post that run but just at the start of the preparation and having missed the Bletchingly and changing plans to go to the Lawrence, I feel she is better placed with a month between runs out to the mile."

"We’ll just let her float along down here in Tasmania with no fanfare. She enjoys the quiet environment down here.’’

James Cummings has confirmed the two horses that trailed Mystic Journey home in the All-Star Mile in the autumn, Hartnell (GB) (Authorized {Ire}) and Alizee (Sepoy), would contest the G1 Memsie S.

Back in a Flash impresses

An effortless win at Ellerslie on Saturday has put Back in a Flash (NZ) (Ekraar {USA}) on a black-type path.

The 5-year-old breezed past her five rivals in the last 300m of Saturday’s Rating 82 sprint, cruising to victory by three and a half lengths.

Back in a Flash has now won six of her 12 starts, and she will now be given the chance to improve on her previous best performance in a stakes race – a fast-finishing fourth, only 1.8 lengths from the winner, in the G3 Rotorua S. in May.

“We thought she was quite forward today,” co-trainer Gavin Opie said. “Despite having a break, she had plenty of residual fitness under her belt.

“We knew the track would be testing, which made the race more like 1400m, which was also in her favour.

“I did have a slight concern when she seemed to be struggling a little on the point of the home turn, but we know she normally hits a flat spot in her races, so that was it.

“Once Jasmine (Fawcett) got her balanced and let her go, she just swept past them and did it pretty comfortably with petrol left in the tank.

“We weren’t too sure what our next move would be until after today, so now she has won, it gives us a little more certainty.

“That should take her out of the Rating 82 grade, so we will be back here in a fortnight for an open 1400m.

“Safely through that, we are looking at the G3 Taranaki Breeders’ S. at Hawera in early October to see if we can get some black-type for her.

“That would be a great thrill for her owners, Grant and Joanne Kingsford, although today will be special as it’s Grant’s birthday. She delivered a birthday present last year when she won at New Plymouth on the same day, so to do it two years in a row is quite special.”