Friday Fall Out: Gloucester Park August 3
4 August, 2018
Harness
Trainer Mike Reed’s star three-year-old filly Our Angel Of Harlem looks set to embark on her east coast mission in good form, following her win in the Gloucester Park – Entertainment With Horsepower Pace (2130m).
Reed is aiming the filly towards the Breeders’ Cup Three-Year-Old Fillies Final (2240m) at Melton later this month.
After settling midfield in the early part of the race, driver Mark Reed moved the filly up three-wide to settle outside the leader Amelias Courage.
Our Angel Of Harlem was then too powerful for her rivals in the home straight going on to win by more than four metres over Veiled Secret and Liberty Rose.
Earlier in the night, driver Nathan Turvey recorded a race-to-race double, when enigmatic pacer Robert The Bruce justified his short price favouritism to take out the Book Your Next Conference At Gloucester Park Pace (2130m).
Robert The Bruce was able to hold the lead from barrier one and was never troubled throughout, going on to win by 12 metres.
Turvey was then able to upstage the short price favourite Motu Premier in the next race when teaming up with the Kristy Elson-trained Ideal Tyson.
Ideal Tyson was three-wide for most of the last lap, but dug deep for Turvey to score by a half-head to Vampiro and Motu Premier.
The feature event of the night was the Kerry Clarke Westbred Four and Five-Year-Old Final (2130m), which was taken out by the Michael Brennan-trained Kasey John.
Driver Chris Voak had to be patient with Kasey John, who was tucked away three pairs back on the fence.
When Voak was able to get off the fence, Kasey John exploded over the top of his rivals to win by almost two metres.
Another driver to record a double on the evening was Aldo Cortopassi, who won the first and last race on the program.
Cortopassi had little issue finding the front on Major Pocket in the opening event of the night and was able to control the race throughout.
The four-year-old then had to see off a late charge from The Freedom Fighter to win by a head.
Bee Seventeen was well backed into $1.30 in the final event on the program, and Cortopassi didn’t let the punters down, recording a comfortable win in the TABtouch Three-Year-Old Westbred Pace (2130m).
There were no uncomfortable moments for Cortopassi on this occasion, as Bee Seventeen enjoyed a comfortable run in front and went on to score by nine metres.
Tim Walker
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