Ada boy Tom Ryan ... Legend Westsouthwest proves best in Australian Hurdle Irish jockey Tom Ryan and trainer Robert Smerdon made it back-to-back wins in the Australian Hurdles when Westsouthwest proved the best in the 132nd running of the event at Sportingbet Park - Sandown Lakeside on Wednesday. With just four runners the $100,000 event did not excite as a betting medium but there was a degree of spectacle coming to the last jump with the odds-on favourite Montgomery jumping 1-1/4 lengths clear of Westsouthwest. Ryan had saved something on the second favourite however and Westsouthwest ($2.45) had the better flat speed on the run in, going on to defeat the Colin and Cindy Alderson-trainedMontgomery ($1.80 fav) by 1-1/4 lengths with Dubhdara ($11) from the Brent Scott yard, another 10 lengths back in third. A five-year-old by Darci Brahma, Westsouthwest has been mixing his racing, taking his maiden hurdle at Casterton on July 7 and then racing twice on the flat. At his last start he beat one horse home in a benchmark78 handicap over 1800 metres at Sandown on August 21. "He really enjoyed the surface today and he gave me a good ride the whole way,” Ryan said. "He made one little mistake four out but otherwise he was good. I was feeling confident coming to the last and he jumped that well and then found something for me on the run in. "It was a good win and it is great to win this race in consecutive years and for Robert Smerdon.” Sandown-Lakeside - Wednesday, 28 August 2013 Track:Dead(4) Race 2 The Australian Hrdl 3400m Time: 3:55.87.(0:37.94 (600m) Hurdle Prizemoney: $100,000 - 1st: $61,750 2nd: $19,000 3rd: $8,550. 1 Westsouthwest (NZ) R W Smerdon T Ryan $2.50 64.0 5g Darci Brahma (NZ) x Southern Sunset (GB) (Polish Precedent (USA)) Lot 181 2010 NZB NZ Premier Yearling Sale $210,000 Vendor: The Oaks Stud Buyer: M G PRICE RACING & BREEDING PT 2 1.3 Montgomery (NZ) C and C Alderson G Bedggood $1.80 64.0 8g Montjeu (IRE) x All Zalute (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ)) Lot 494 2007 NZB NZ Select Yearling Sale $45,000 3 10.0 Dubhdara (NZ) Brett Scott R E Eynon $11 64.0 10g Shinko King (IRE) x Margarita (NZ) (Dance Floor (USA)) Not Offered 4 Affinis T M Carson Lee Horner $21 64.0 Your best betting options - $250 Bonus Bet with Sportsbet - the biggest bookie.
Posted on: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 16:05:10 +0000
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