THE first Mansfield meeting for the year was off to a flying start with an excellent track and storm clouds avoiding the racecourse for the well supported race program with plenty of familiar names among the winners.
Mansfield District Racing Club (MDRC) president Leanne Backwell was pleased with the calibre of horses and riders as well as the condition of the track.
“Fortunately, the weather held off to see six highly contested races,” Ms Backwell said.
The first race of the day the Maiden Plate was a popular win with Rob Kirkpatrick riding Class Above in only her second start following previous start at Tumut in NSW.
Her owners couple Mary and Frank Amalfi from Albury were thrilled with the win as was Wangaratta trainer Craig Weeding.
Latest Stories
One of the most sought-after trophies of the day was race five, the Mansfield Power Ag Cup.
A superb ride by Leigh Taylor saw the distinctive grey mare Lika Mosh owned by D. Foster cross the finish line in first place.
Race presentation MC Craig Willis interviewed the winning jockey who was suddenly overcome with emotion at the win.
The grateful jockey expressed his thanks to everyone.
“We drew a wide barrier… about mid track we were where we wanted to be,” said Foster about his second winning ride of the day.
Final Results
R1 Foodworks Maiden Plate1600m
1st 10. Class Above (10) 3yo (F), T: Craig Weeding, J: Rob Kirkpatrick (63kg)
2nd 2. Librarchy's Dancer (7) 5yo (G), T: L & S Hope J: Shaun Cooper (67kg)
3rd 1. Ace City (9) 5yo (G) T: Nathan Newton J: Rowan Cox (67kg)
R2 Platinum Horse Transport Handicap 1600m
1st 8. Lord Cat (9) 5yo (G) T: Stacey Kirkpatrick J: Craig Kirkpatrick (65kg)
2nd 3. The Satisfyer (6) 4yo (G) T: Renee Pola J: Jack Virgona (68kg)
3rd 2. Preliminaires (2) 9yo (G) T: Lisa Jones J: Sebastian Galea (68kg)
Source of results: Racenet.com.au
R3 Lindsay Park Racing Handicap
1st 2. Understated (6) 9yo (G) T: Peter Foster J: Leigh Taylor (67kg)
2nd 8. Smart Ace (8) 6yo (M) T: Don Dwyer J: Shaun Cooper (63.5kg)
3rd 6. Miss Neyland (1) 4yo (M) T: Troy Kilgower J: Grant Seccombe (64.5kg)
R4 Hans Grimus Memorial Handicap 1200m
1st 9. Our Dawny (2) 5yo (M) T: Dani Walker J: Sophie Clayfield (63kg)
2nd 2. Human Shield (9) 4yo (G) T: Kevin Corstens J: Tyson Barton (66.5kg)
3rd 1. Calypso Rich (5) 8yo (G) T: Grant White J: Rob Kirkpatrick
R5 Mansfield Power Ag Cup 1200m
1st 1. Lika Mosh (9) 7yo (M) T: Peter Foster J: Leigh Taylor (71kg)
2nd 4. Dustin Dhahran (3) 7yo (M) T: Dani Walker J: Dylan Dean (67kg)
3rd 12. Pill Box (8) 8yo (G) T: Jody Thompson J: Ben Moffat (68.5kg)
R6 Barastoc Handicap 1100m
1st 5. War Of Wisdom (4) 6yo (M) T: Tyson Barton J: Tyson Barton (68kg)
2nd 3. Scottish Jewel (8) 5yo (M) T: Troy Kilgower J: Grant Seccombe (70kg)
3rd 2. Flying Knee (9) 5yo (G) T: Don Dwyer J: Shaun Cooper (71kg)
