Cover image courtesy of Ashlea Brennan
Group 2 beaten Feehan S. favourite Globe (NZ) (Charm Spirit {Ire}) is nearing a return to the races after winning his second jumpout at Cranbourne on Monday.
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Junior-trained gelding hasn’t raced since suffering cardiac arrhythmia and running a long last as a $3.20 chance in the Feehan in September last year.
The stable soon after made the decision to give him a good spell.
Prior to that, he’d won his first four starts, all by big margins, up to Benchmark 100 grade.
Globe won a jump out over the same 1000 metres course a week ago and on Monday he jumped to the front and was allowed to coast home an easy winner.
Co-trainer Mick Price is looking at the G3 Victoria H. next month as a return point for the 5-year-old and hopes to give him a look at the Caulfield circuit before then.
“He was good over 1000 metres. Plenty up his sleeve, Jai (McNeil) felt he had plenty more to give,” Price told Racing.com.
Globe | Image courtesy of Racing Photos
“He’s a pretty good horse. A bit hard to get a real gauge on his race type fitness. He had a long time out, he’s a bit round in condition, but did not have a blow, so I think he’ll be pretty right going into the Victoria Handicap after two trials.
“He’s a pretty good horse. A bit hard to get a real gauge on his race type fitness. He had a long time out, he’s a bit round in condition, but did not have a blow, so I think he’ll be pretty right going into the Victoria Handicap after two trials.” - Mick Price
Price said McNeil would be booked for the ride and he expects to receive 54kg.
After the Victoria Handicap Price will look to some interstate races and noted “he might end up in Brisbane.”
Rose returns with a bit of Grunt
Grunt (NZ) was in the Group 1 headlines at Rosehill on Saturday and at Cranbourne on Monday morning, another of his black type horses returned to the trials in very good order.
The Graeme Begg trained Miraval Rose, who is from the Zabeel (NZ) mare Gypsy Rose (Hard Spun {USA}), was a winner of the Listed Twilight Glow S. (1400 metres) at Caulfield last December. She had been the narrowest of seconds in the G3 Thoroughbred Club S. prior to that.
Miraval Rose | Image courtesy of The Image Is Everything
On Monday, Miraval Rose jumped to the front in her 800 metres heat and gave a good kick before fending off the late burst of her Group 1 winning stablemate Magic Time (Hellbent), who would have pleased connections in the way she charged at the line.
Magic Time had finished midfield in the G1 Newmarket H. two weeks ago, which was his first run since taking out the G1 Sir Rupert Clarke S. last year.
Grunt's 3-year-old son Veight gave the Yulong-based stallion his first G1 success when beating older horses in the George Ryder S. (1500 metres) at Rosehill.
Jumpout winners for Alabama Express, Kingman
Cranbourne hosted a number of 2-year-old heats on Monday, with a couple of unnamed runners making an impression.
An unnamed Kingman (GB) colt was a narrow winner of Heat 6 (800 metres) for Enver Jusofovic. He beat another unnamed youngster (Written Tycoon-Pizzazz) and Rich Dottie (Written Tycoon), who hit the line strongly late.
The Kingman colt had won an 800 metres jump out 13 days earlier over the same course. He is from the Frankel (GB) mare Omneeya (GB), who in turn is a daughter of South African G1 winner Amanee (Pivotal {GB}).
The colt is a $100,000 graduate of last year’s Inglis Classic Yearling Sale.
Kingman | Standing at Juddmonte
Heat 9 (650 metres) was won by the Alabama Express-Trinket Lady (Written Tycoon) filly.
Trained by Graeme Begg, this is the last foal from Trinket Lady. She was purchased out of last year’s Adelaide Magic Millions for $70,000. She looked the part in showing early speed, allowed to drift away from the leaders and be widest of all on the turn, before proving too strong in the straight.
Another 2-year-old trial winner this morning was the gelded Stormbourg (Strasbourg).
A debut winner at Ballarat before being unplaced behind Eneeza (Exceed And Excel) in the Listed Merson Cooper S. before a break, Stormbourg sat off the speed and was able to pick the leaders up to win with a bit up the sleeve.
