Young Gets Double At Pinjarra At Long Odds
2YO Ronald Scott taking out the two-year-old maiden event. Photo credit- Photography by Jodie Hallows
Jocelyn Young wasn’t expecting a double on the card on Monday at Pinjarra, but it’s often the surprising wins that taste that much better, with Young’s new runner two-year-old Ronald Scott getting up at $101 odds at his first start for her stable.
“I didn’t expect him to go like that, he is well mannered but doesn’t really understand what it’s all about,”
“I’ve only had him since the 23rd of March, so still learning about him.” Young said.
Starting from barrier three in the 2YO Westbred maiden pace over the 1684m, Young went forward at the start, finding herself in the breeze with the three-start juvenile, and after settling outside the leader throughout, Ronald Scott was able to get on terms with the leader around 150m from home, going on to win by 7.6m in 1:57:0.
The win gave locally stood stallion Bonavista Bay his first winner in WA. Kevin Spurr of Spurrs Stud who stands Bonavista Bay in Wagin is a strong supporter of harness racing and managed to reap the rewards of Ronald Scott’s exuberant starting price.
“I was out spreading and I had a quick look before I jumped out to load, I didn’t even realise he was racing until it was a minute until start time,”
“I had one win at $127 and five places at $13.”
“He won like a very smart horse; I was screaming in my spreader. So good.” – Kevin Spurr
Ronald Scott’s impressive win in race two. Video- harness.org.au
The second leg of Young’s double came up in race seven when she was able to lead all the way on Adda Something in an impressive mile rate of 1:53:3 over the 1684m.
After coming out second best three times in a row, Chumani got the win at his fourth start in his new stable. Trained by Tracy Reay and driven by Chris Voak, the $1.45 favourite began off the 30m handicap and after stepping cleanly settled three back on the fence before facing the breeze with a lap to go, going on to win by 10.8m in 2:02:9 over the 2116m stand.
Local owners Geoff and Lee McLarty would have been celebrating when their home bred three-year-old Stromness claimed his maiden win at just his second start in a race, for trainer Stephen De Campo and reinsman Aiden De Campo in race three. After beginning from barrier eight, there was a tussle for the lead between Ya Bettor Followme and Dreams Of Valhalla, leaving Stromness three back on the pegs, with De Campo popping off with just over a lap to go, taking the lead 400m from home and going on to win by 3.7m in a mile rate of 1:56:6 over the 1684m sprint trip.
Ark Of Rock appreciate the reasonably quick back up from Thursday’s race at Wagin, making it two wins in just four days for Hayden Reeves and Dean Miller. The five-year-old hasn’t failed to salute the judge since entering Reeves’ stable just five starts ago, and after settling last in race four over the 2185m, flashed home to win by 2.4m at long odds in 1:58:6.
After a last start second at Wagin on Thursday, I Am Pink went one better at Pinjarra, leading all the way in race five for trainer Matt Scott and Shannon Suvaljko at just her second start for the new stable in 2:01:2 over the 2185m journey.
Bob Mellsop and Kyle Harper teamed up in race six, and at $1.55 odds, Beyond Bling pressed forward at release point and within 150m had found the front, going on to win by 11.8m in 1:58:6 for over the 2185m.
Acuto NZ broke a long draught between wins, bringing up his first win in WA and first win since July 2019. With a 21-start losing sequence, the seven-year-old started off the 10m handicap and after settling mid field on the rail, Symington was able to work his way into the race with 400m to, giving Chris Phatouros and Kyle Symington the win in race eight in a mile rate of 1:58:4 over the 2116m standing start.
Ashleigh Paikos