Barrier trial Greyville poly 1000m 30/11/2018 1st trial
1st Vinson (Lembethe/Rivalland A 59kg draw 8) Showed good natural speed throughout under a tight hold, although the time was slow. 62.31 seconds.
2nd 5,50 Meeraas (Ferraris -1.5 kg/Tarry A 59kg draw 3) Has some substance and the action of one who would need a lot further, as the pedigree suggests. Was just held together throughout. 63.2 seconds.
3rd 5,55 Sacred Journey (De Melo/Drier S 59kg draw 6) Showed some early zip and a nice action but was kept on a tight hold in the straight. 63.21 seconds.
4th 5,60 Born To Perform (Kennedy/Bosch SP 60kg draw 5) This unraced four-year-old gelding is by Silvano out of the great VDJ winner Dancer’s Daughter. She looks like his mother, being a powerfully built grey, and stayed on in eyecatching fashion without being asked any questions although he will obviously appreciate further 63.22
5th 6,85 Letaba (Dillon/Humby A 59kg draw 2) Started slowly but then showed some natural pace and a fair action, although was green and just held together. 63.41 seconds
6th 7,35 The Kid (Brown/L Crawford 59kg draw 1) Was green and held together but did not keep up with the others in the straight. 63.5 seconds
7th 7,65 Mr Fitz (Samuel/Humby A 59kg draw 4) This nice sized Bold Silvano colt is a half-brother to the eight-time winner Sovereign Reign and displayed a fair action while just being held together. 63.550
8th 8,35 Whiskey Road (Wright/Freedman S 59kg draw 9) This tall unraced gelding by Master Of My Fate is still unfurnished and has plenty of scope. His Lundy’s Liability dam was a four-time winning sprinter who was twice Listed place but he has the action of one who is looking for further. 63.66 seconds
9th 8,75 Kildonan Princess (Sakayi -2.5 kg/Lunn S 58kgdraw 7) She was a touch slowly away and then showed some pace but was green and in the straight was just held together so gave nothing away. 63.73 seconds
10th 16,00 Valkyrie Silk (Mohapi/N Kotzen A 58kg draw 10) This Silvano filly needs further on pedigree and after being slowly away was outpaced throughout. 64.91 seconds
By David Thiselton
