BARRIER TRIAL 1000m 06/04/2018
1st Farland (Schwarz/Campbell 2yog A 57kg) draw 6. This imposing unraced Querari gelding has plenty of scope and showed a fair action. He had early pace and then stayed on without being asked a lot so this was a promising trial. 60.34 seconds
2nd 0,05 lengths Queen’s Plain (Ferraris -4 kg/Howells 3yof A 58kg) draw 2. This Dynasty filly won easily on debut over 1400m last August but her next three runs were disappointing. Returning from a two month layoff here she looked well. She didn’t display the biggest stride but digs the toe in and moved up well under the hands in the straight. 60.35 seconds
3rd 1,3 lengths Cabo Da Cruz (IRE) (Delpech/Drier 3yoc S 59kg) draw 1. This unraced Irish-bred Cape Cross colt is six months younger than his contemporaries. He is well put together and displayed a rangy action so will need further. He was green and stayed on well in the straight without being asked to do a lot. 60.58 seconds
4th 1,8 lengths Fitzwilliam (Ngwane/Kannemeyer 2yoc a 57kg) draw 5. This unraced Dynsty colt is nicely put together. He stumbled shortly after the start but thereafter caught the eye with a lovely action without being put under pressure. 60.67 seconds
5th 4,3 lengths Small Town Dude (Lembethe/Miller 2yog A 57kg) draw 8. This unraced A P Arrow gelding is still gangly. He showed some pace to go second but he couldn’t go with the winner and thereafter had to be driven and given a couple of backhanders to keep up. 61.14 seconds
6th 7,3 lengths French Legion (Gates -4 kg/Wright 3yoc S 59kg) draw 4. This unraced Brave Tin Soldier colt is a rangy sort with plenty of scope. He displayed a nice action but will need further. 61.71 seconds
7th 10,3 lengths Moonquest (Ntuli/Roberts 2yog A 57kg) draw 7. This unraced Crusade gelding is quite tall and has some scope. He over raced for a stride or two when being restrained after the start and then lost touch with the others and came home in his own time. 62.3 seconds
8th 15,3 lengths The North Face (Bantam -2.5 kg/Howells 3yog A 59kg) draw 3. This Mogok gelding won sixth time out when stepped up to 1400m in December. He was up in the vanguard early in this trial but thereafter was steadily geared down. 63.29 seconds.
By David Thiselton
