Even Battle Field for the Final Leg of the Masters
1 December, 2016
Thoroughbred
After a massive two weekends of Group 1 racing the Ascot Masters Series is drawing to a close with the $1million Group 1 Peters Investments – Kingston Town Classic on Saturday.
Scales Of Justice won the $1million Railway Stakes and Takedown took out the $1million Winterbottom Stakes.
Neville Parnham, who is chasing his third Kingston Town Stakes success after Playing God won in 2010-2011, will saddle Bass Strait.
“He (Bass Straight) has really turned a corner and he’s decided this it’s his time of the year,” Parnham told Tabradio’s The Sports Daily.
“He’s been working exceptionally well and it’s expected that he’ll come out and do his best again.
“Kawi has the record with five group ones and it’s the kind of distance it’s suited at so it’s probably the one to beat.
“I though Good Project’s run was good the other day, there might be a little question mark on the distance, but he’ll be right in the mix of it.
“He or She has got the class and has shown that in the past
“Ihtsahymn is a previous winner of this race.
“He looks like he’s really bounced back, Fred’s got him going really well and he wouldn’t be without a chance.
“It may not necessarily be a front runner’s day on this particular weekend, hopefully it’s not and it’s a fair playing field and if that’s the case horses like Disposition who is a really good horse and Perfect Reflection who won the race last year will be right in the mix with it.”
Disposition, who finished 11th in the Railway, had the fastest final 600m of the 16 horse field.
Perfect Reflection is currently the favourite on TABtouch at $4.00.
Kingston Town Classic veteran jockey, Shaun O’Donnell, who has won the race twice previously believes the feature will stay in local hands.
“I’d have to go with the Railway winner (Scales of Justice),” O’Donnell said on the Sport’s Daily.
“I know he has to come up to weight-for-age, but a lot of horses that go good in the Railway perform well in the Kingston Town.
“It looks like he’ll lead and get no trouble in front, he’s hard to toss when he’s right.”
With such a competitive field of horses the Kingston Town that’s set to be run at 5pm on Saturday is not one to be missed.
Rebecca Shanks