WA MEDIA GUILD FRIDAY’S THOUGHTS 12TH MAY

Punters are in for a marathon night at Gloucester Park on Friday night with 12 races on the card. The feature event on the program is the $50,000 APG WA 4Y0 Final (1730m). Unfortunately, the original six-horse field has been reduced to four following two scratchings and prolific-winning mare Wonderful To Fly will go around…

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Stick With James Butt Says Voak

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Pinjarra trainer-reinsman Chris Voak has advised punters to overlook James Butt’s fifth placing behind Ima Fivestar General last Friday night and to stick with him when he starts from the prized No. 1 barrier in the 1730m Westside Auto Wholesale Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. On the…

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Symington Chooses Mea Culpa

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Talented young reinsman Kyle Symington has given punters an important lead by choosing to drive Mea Culpa in preference to The Code Breaker in the 2130m Channel Seven Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He is the regular driver of the Ryan Bell-trained The Code Breaker, who has…

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Keys Enjoying A Purple Patch

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Veteran trainer Kevin Keys is in high spirits after preparing three runners this week for wins at Kellerberrin with Mister Linton on Sunday and Flying Rumour at Gloucester Park on Tuesday and a second placing with 100/1 outsider Maddys Nino at Pinjarra on Monday. He is confident that Alcopony,…

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Shockwave Back After 660 Days

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Champion pacer Shockwave is fit and ready to make a successful comeback by winning the $30,000 West Australian Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night — at his first appearance for 660 days. The WA-bred seven-year-old has made a full recovery from tendon damage and his managing part-owner Kevin…

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Valentines Brook Is A Little Monster

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Valentines Brook is a little plain-looking pacer who is racing in superb form. But he is an extremely unfriendly horse. “He is very arrogant, and he hates other horses,” said his trainer Jocelyn Young after his victory in the 2536m Milne Feeds Made in WA Pace at Gloucester Park…

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Magnificent Storm Was Just Coasting

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Champion Magnificent Storm is firmly on track to challenge — and beat — many of Australia’s best pacers in rich feature events in Brisbane in July. He gave further proof of his rare talent when he obliterated his six rivals in the 1730m Ramsays Horse Transport Pace at Gloucester…

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Never Ending On Target For The Pearl

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Star young pacer Never Ending resumed after a seven-month absence in grand style at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he was not extended in winning the 2130m Australian Premium Feeds Pace. The Sweet Lou three-year-old remained unbeaten from seven starts and showed that he would be hard to…

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Howlett’s double As An Owner

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Prominent Busselton trainer Barry Howlett completed a double as an owner when Lil Happy Fella surged home from the rear to score a runaway victory in the final event, the 2130m Allwood Stud Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Earlier, Howlett’s New Zealand-bred gelding Cheer The Major had…

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Ima Fivestar General Holds On

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Punters who had supported the $1.90 favourite Ima Fivestar General in the 2130m Shop Budget Stockfeeds In Oakford Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night had a scare when the six-year-old just held on to beat the $6.50 chance Mea Culpa, who fought on tigerishly after working hard in…

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Cheer The Major Is Getting Better

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Seven-year-old gelding Cheer the Major has always been a laid-back customer and has never been a real trier, according to his owner Barry Howlett. “But he is getting better and is improving,” said Howlett after Kyle Symington had driven Cheer The Major to an all-the-way win in the 2130m…

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Rascal Is Kept Guessing

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Byford trainer Katja Warwick has always had her hands full in attempting to get Rascal to be more tractable in his races, and she admits that she has consistently changed the five-year-old’s gear in bids to get him to be more reliable in his races. “He has always wanted…

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