Madonna Vale a Maiden No More
37-start maiden Madonna Vale finally broke through for her first win at Pinjarra on Monday for trainer Brad Lynn and leading reinswoman Emily Suvaljko. The $1.95 favourite found herself three-back on the pegs from barrier one over the 2185m after being crossed soon after release point, but with 900m to go, Suvaljko pulled the Double-Westbred mare out to make her run, sailing home to win by a 23m in 1:59:9.
“She is honest, but I got her back because I want to breed with her and she is related to Philadelphia Man’s line,”
“Plus, she was a professional fourth and fifth place getter.” Lynn said.
With just the six horses starting in the maiden event, Brad Lynn managed to dominate the field with three runners engaged, with Poppy Sensation the runner-up and Iron Annie claiming fourth position in race three.
“As you know, anything that earns every week is great for us owner-trainers,”
Brad Lynn currently has 21 horses in work, including seven rising two-year-olds for next season of racing.
Lynn is expected to give Madonna Vale a few more starts before retiring her to the breeding barn. Brad currently stands local stallion Capricorn Commander, who has had eight starters for five winners and currently stands at Katrina Park for $1000.
Line The Starzzz continued her good form, making it two from two and yet to place further back than second at the four starts she has had for the in-form stable of Nathan Turvey. The $1.03 favourite started off the front-line marker over the 2116m standing start, and although a little slow off the mark, she stepped without fault and after briefly settling four back on the pegs, but with a lap and a half to go, Jnr put her in the moving line, reaching the lead with a lap to go, claiming the first on the card by 1.5m in a mile rate of 2:03:4.
Two-year-old Paul Edward saluted in race two for trainer David Thompson and driver Dylan Egerton-Green, bringing up his second career win in just 10 starts. The short-priced favourite settled in the one-one, making his run with 550m to go with an impressive turn of foot to win by 9.3m in 1:58:9 over the 2185m.
Emily Suvaljko walked away with a driving double on the card with Carabao taking out race four on the card for trainer Bryan Cousins at his first start back for the stable. Resuming after a short freshen up, the three-year-old led all the way in 1:57:6 over the 2185m trip, returning to the winner’s circle after his last win for Cousins in January before moving to the stables of Ross Olivieri.
Beaudacious won first up in WA after being purchased from NSW by the Lowings family in June, leading all the way in race five for trainer Simon Lowings and driver Mark Reed. The $3 favourite started from barrier one, holding on to the win by a half neck in 1:59:7 over the 1684m sprint trip.
Continuing their successful week in racing, Team Bond rounded out the meeting with a race-to-race double in races six and seven on the card. Race six saw three-year-old Jett Star NZ return to winning form, bringing up his sixth career victory in just nine starts after leading all the way in the penultimate in 1:58:1 over the 2185m journey, giving Ryan Warwick a consecutive driving double.
Starting off the 40m handicap in the last on the card, Double Up NZ made it seven in a row and eight wins from just the nine starts since making the move from New Zealand earlier this year. Settling three back on the pegs over the 2631m trip from the stand, the four-year-old found himself just one back with a lap to go with the leader retiring from the event at the bell, with Warwick pulling out with 200m to go to win by a half head over stable mate Howard Hughes NZ.
Ashleigh Paikos