Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators
West Australian-bred gelding Aussie Scooter is emerging as an excellent prospect for the $50,000 Easter Cup on April 7 following another splendid performance in winning the 2503m Join ABR And Summit At The Nullarbor Handicap at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
He is the State’s outstanding standing-start pacer and will be suited by the 2503m Easter Cup, which is a standing-start feature event.
Aussie Scooter has contested stands at 13 of his past 14 starts for six wins, four seconds, two thirds and one fourth to improve his career record to 51 starts for 15 wins, 14 placings and stakes of $159,715.
He was the $7.90 third favourite on Friday night when he began from the 20m mark. He got away smoothly for Kyle Symington and settled down in sixth position while his stablemate and $1.45 favourite Raven Banner had galloped off the front line and lost about 25 metres. Raven Banner quickly made up lost ground and he raced without cover before moving to the outside of the leader Arden Velocity in the middle stages.
Symington was happy for Aussie Scooter to follow Raven Banner, who eventually took a narrow lead 400m from home before Symington dashed Aussie Scooter to the front 100m later. Aussie Scooter scored by a half-length from $71 outsider Alfa Prince, who was eighth at the bell before finishing strongly, out three wide. The 30m backmarker James Butt ($19) came from sixth at the bell to finish third, with Raven Banner wilting to sixth.