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Dragon breathes fire again at Ellerslie

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Predictable sprinter Twilight Dragon again ran true to the form book at Ellerslie on Saturday with a first-up drubbing of his sprint rivals.

Twilight Dragon winning the Scot Thrust Hcp
Twilight Dragon winning the Scot Thrust Hcp Picture: Trish Dunell

The five-year-old assumed his customary role out in front in the Scot Thrust 1200 and he was never headed in his first appearance since last August.

“I was a bit concerned that some of the more seasoned horses might have the better of him, but he just loves it here,” trainer Danny Walker said. “I gave him two trials and I was thankful I did.”

Twilight Dragon has now won six races on the premier northern course and a lack of winter racing there has Walker unsure about the gelding’s future programme.

“There is a race here next week, but that might be a bit too much to ask of him,” he said.

“There’s no other races here until September so I’ll have to have a think about where he goes.”

Twilight Dragon was handled by apprentice Rowena Smyth, whose loyalty to the stable earned her the ride.

“Rowena does a lot of work for us behind the scenes,” Walker said.

She bounced the gelding to the front and they had the chasing pack in trouble on the bend with only Flower Bomb to emerge as any threat in the straight, but Twilight Dragon stuck grimly to his task to see it through by a length.

“He toughed it out really well after he changed legs on the turn,” Smyth said.


NZ Racing News

Ellerslie

Saturday, 23rd May 2015

4
13:04
(local)

Scot Thrust Hcp

WT: 54kg Type: OPEN
NZD $25,000
1200m TURF HEAVY
4
13:04
(local)
NZD $25,000
1200m HEAVY

Scot Thrust Hcp

WT: 54kg Type: OPEN


FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 3. TWILIGHT DRAGON (NZ) 5yo G
SPARTACUS (IRE) - OUR SHINIA (NZ)
R L SMYTH
DANNY WALKER
$2.25
55.5kg
Brookby Stables Ltd
2nd 1. FLOWER BOMB (NZ) 5yo M
ONE COOL CAT (USA) - SNAZZY LASS (AUS)
BRENDAN HUTTON
PETER & DAWN WILLIAMS
$1.67
57kg
R W Potter
3rd 5. AIRFIELD ROAD (NZ) 6yo G
GOLD CENTRE (AUS) - AIRLIA (NZ)
MICHAEL COLEMAN
L POULSON
$2
55kg
Mrs L V Poulson
4th 7. ELUSIVE GOLD (NZ) 5yo G
ELUSIVE CITY (USA) - SATIN GOLD (NZ)
MATTHEW CAMERON
MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN
$2
54.5kg
5th 6. SIR ELMO (NZ) 5yo G
SPARTACUS (IRE) - ALMADAAM (USA)
ANNA JONES
KAREN FURSDON
$2
53kg
6th 4. SALAMANCA (NZ) 4yo G
ALAMOSA (NZ) - ANCA (NZ)
ALYSHA COLLETT
MIKE BRESLIN
$2.5
56kg

Sales Information

7th 2. THE FILLY (NZ) 6yo M
ISHIGURU (USA) - BAYLINE BEAUTY (GB)
MARK HILLS
MURRAY NEAL
$1.8
57kg

Sales Information

8th 8. POLYATOMIC (NZ) 5yo M
KEEPER (AUS) - TOGARIS PRIDE (NZ)
CAMERON LAMMAS
JOHN & STEPHEN RALPH
$2
54kg

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