WA MEDIA GUILD FRIDAY’S THOUGHTS 26 NOVEMBER

The $125,000 Westral Mares Classic (2536m) is the highlight on a great night of pacing at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The Group 1 feature race has brought together a top-class field of mares to do battle, but members of the WA Trotting Media Guild have looked elsewhere to find their best bets on the…

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Star’s brother makes winning WA debut

Ken Casellas | Photo: Tabcorp Menangle Early this year hobby trainer Graeme Collins decided to quit the sport of harness racing. But a spur of the moment decision in May has rekindled his interest in the sport. The 60-year-old Collins, his wife Pauline and their son Ben are now the proud owners of four-year-old Art…

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Lewis favours Mirragon

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators “Mirragon likes to lead, and he should give a good sight,” said champion reinsman Chris Lewis when assessing the prospects of the four-year-old in the 2536m Westral Meshlock Security Doors And Screens Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The former Victorian pacer has drawn ideally at barrier…

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Savvy Bromac set to lead

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators New Zealand-bred four-year-old Savvy Bromac is a brilliant sit-sprinter, but outstanding young driver Emily Suvaljko is planning to take full advantage of her natural gate speed from the prized No. 1 barrier and attempt an all-the-way victory in the $125,000 Westral Mares Classic over 2536m at Gloucester Park…

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A perfect present for Chloe

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators “This is the perfect gift for my birthday,” declared a happy Chloe Brown after her partner Dylan Egerton-Green had driven her seven-year-old pacer Tyler Brett to an easy victory in the Italo-Australian W&C Centre 65TH Anniversary Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. This was a memorable win…

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Great WA debut by Sahara Storm

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Victorian-bred pacer Sahara Storm went within 0.1sec. of equalling the track record for two-year-old fillies over 1730m when she made a magnificent West Australian debut, scoring a most impressive all-the-way victory in the Bringing Home The Bacon Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The third fancy at…

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Fanci A Dance enjoys drop in class

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Veteran pacer Fanci A Dance dropped back from Free-For-All company at his two previous starts, and he appreciated the easier opposition when he was not extended in setting the pace and coasting to victory in the 2130m Gold Medal Xmas Ham Classic Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday…

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Just Wing It repeats the dose

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Standing-start specialist Just Wing It is proving a bête noire for Glenledi Chief, who has had victory snatched from him at his past two starts. Glenledi Chief, trained by Greg and Skye Bond and driven by Ryan Warwick, was the $2.75 favourite from the 10m mark in the…

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A stroll in the park for Major Martini

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators There were only five runners in the 2130m $20,000 Salami Too Hot To Trot Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night, and the brilliant four-year-old Major Martini simply ambled along in front for the first 1700m before sprinting over the final 400m in a sizzling 26.3sec. The Justin…

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The Ideal Touch overcomes setbacks

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Big American Ideal four-year-old The Ideal Touch gave an impressive display of his potential when he worked hard in the breeze before beating the $3.60 favourite Typhoon Banner and Leosabi ($4.40) in the 2130m Mondo Doro Smallgoods Special Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. It was a…

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Golden Nugget is the long-range aim

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Part-owner and trainer Katja Warwick is a realist. She admits that her smart colt Machnificent is far from being the best three-year-old in the State. But she admires his competitive spirit and has a long-range plan for him to contest the rich Golden Nugget late next year. Machnificent,…

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Bletchley Park just survives

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Five-year-old Victorian-bred pacer Bletchley Park fired up after bursting to an early lead and led by five lengths with 500m to travel in the $50,000 Mondo Doro RWWA Cup over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night before holding on grimly, under hard driving from Lindsay Harper, to…

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