Yard to the Post @ Carrington Stakes Day
Race Day: Royal Randwick on Saturday, 26 January 2019
Today was the day of 'Tom' at Royal Randwick, the often joked about, sometimes maligned and always quirky Waller galloper TOM MELBOURNE. After winning five of his first seven starts there had been almost three years without a victory, finishing frustrating seconds in 11 out of those 30 starts.
He had been well-backed in the closing stages before the feature Carrington Stakes along with stable-mate ENDLESS DRAMA, who went on to miss the start hopelessly, leaving TOM MELBOURNE with Godolphin's Flow to run down. He did it with ease in the end, quickening up and dashing clear to win by two and a half lengths.
In other races, two-year-old DAWN PASSAGE, country galloper I AM A COOL KID and Hawkes-trained filly SYLVIA'S MOTHER started the day with three dominant victories. All promising galloper that have big upside in the future.
And to add to Chris Waller's day, NEW UNIVERSE managed to get a long awaited win in the last race of the day, Bowman riding him patiently and powering through the pack to win.
Track Info
| Rail | TRUE |
| Conditions | GOOD 3 |
| Weather | HOT |
| Bias | FAIR, nearer pace slight preference |
Race 1 AUSTRALIAN TURF CLUB HANDICAP
strong tempo
| Place | Silk | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Gate | Kgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawn Passage | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Blake Shinn | 8 | 56.5 | |
| 2 | Aussie | Bjorn Baker | Hugh Bowman | 5 | 56.5 | |
| 3 | Bivouac | James Cummings | Christian Reith | 9 | 57.5 |
Race 2 TAB HIGHWAY HANDICAP
| Place | Silk | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Gate | Kgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Am a Cool Kid | Gayna Williams | Adam Hyeronimus | 20 | 56.5 | |
| 2 | I Am Capitan | Dean Mirfin | Jason Collett | 15 | 59.0 | |
| 3 | Zardoro | Terry Robinson | Ms Rachel King | 12 | 54.5 |
Race 3 2019 MEMBERSHIP HANDICAP
strong tempo
| Place | Silk | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Gate | Kgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sylvia's Mother | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Brenton Avdulla | 5 | 55.5 | |
| 2 | Wonderbabe | Bjorn Baker | Christian Reith | 7 | 53.0 | |
| 3 | Exceltic | Gary Portelli | Robbie Dolan | 1 | 52.0 |
Race 4 SUMMER RACING HANDICAP
steady tempo
| Place | Silk | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Gate | Kgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luskintyre Lass | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 7 | 56.5 | |
| 2 | Pumpkin Pie | Michael Freedman | Christian Reith | 4 | 58.0 | |
| 3 | Toryjoy | Chris Waller | Hugh Bowman | 3 | 58.5 |
Race 5 HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY TOM NORRIS HANDICAP
strong tempo
| Place | Silk | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Gate | Kgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercurial Lad | Barbara Joseph, Paul & Matt Jones | Ms Rachel King | 1 | 52.0 | |
| 2 | Island Missile | Peter & Paul Snowden | Tim Clark | 5 | 53.5 | |
| 3 | Berdibek | John O'Shea | Tom Marquand | 8 | 57.5 |
Race 6 TAB.COM.AU HANDICAP
| Place | Silk | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Gate | Kgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Junglized | Brad Widdup | Billy Owen | 5 | 59.0 | |
| 2 | Sei Stella | Matthew Dale | Jay Ford | 9 | 55.5 | |
| 3 | Oriental Runner | Tony Sergi | Blake Shinn | 1 | 58.0 |
Race 7 CARRINGTON STAKES
fair tempo
| Place | Silk | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Gate | Kgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Melbourne | Chris Waller | Blake Shinn | 9 | 55.5 | |
| 2 | Flow | James Cummings | Hugh Bowman | 10 | 56.0 | |
| 3 | Tangled | Chris Waller | Corey Brown | 6 | 53.5 |
Race 8 #THERACES HANDICAP
fair tempo
| Place | Silk | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Gate | Kgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazen | Kristen Buchanan | Jason Collett | 4 | 58.5 | |
| 2 | Dealmaker | Chris Waller | Hugh Bowman | 6 | 56.0 | |
| 3 | Sondelon | Matt Laurie | Tim Clark | 11 | 56.5 |
Race 9 RISE UP AT THE CHAMPIONSHIPS HANDICAP
steady tempo
| Place | Silk | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Gate | Kgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Universe | Chris Waller | Hugh Bowman | 7 | 57.5 | |
| 2 | Organza | James Cummings | Brenton Avdulla | 2 | 57.5 | |
| 3 | Gresham | Chris Waller | Blake Shinn | 16 | 59.5 |
