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Leading trainers Greg and Skye Bond ended a highly successful evening at Gloucester Park on Friday night on a winning note when star reinsman Ryan Warwick drove a confident and patient race to guide Aussie Scooter to victory in the Retravision Handicap, a 2503m standing-start race.
The Bonds had won earlier in the night with Himself and Glenledi Chief and enjoyed second placings with Ima Rockabilly Rebel and Dont Bother Me None, and a third with Tensing Bromac.
Aussie Scooter was equal favourite at $3.40 with Orlando Blue, and Warwick was happy to bide his time with Aussie Scooter enjoying a perfect passage in the one-out, one-back position while Cooper ($9.50) led for the first 600m before Gary Hall Jnr sent Orlando Blue to the front.
Warwick waited until 250m from home before switching Aussie Scooter three wide. The Mach Three gelding sprinted strongly to take the lead at the 100m, and he won, unextended, by a half-length from Orlando Blue, with the final 400m being covered in a slick 27.8sec.
“Aussie Scooter has been knocking on the door and has been ultra consistent in stands,” said Skye Bond.
Aussie Scooter, raced by Kerry and Jan Gibellini and members of the family, was purchased for $35,000 at the 2019 Perth APG yearling sale. He now has had 43 starts for 11 wins, 12 placings and $104,509 in prizemoney. He has inherited much of his ability from his dam, the Sportswriter mare Jasmin Amal, who earned $101,511 from eight wins and 12 placings from 31 starts.
As a two-year-old in 2015, Jasmin Amal finished third behind Bethany Aitch in the Diamond Classic and second to Dodolicious in the Westbred Classic for fillies.