Horses To Follow and Blackbook from Saturday Racing 30/7/24

A tough day of racing across the eastern states of Australia on Saturday with consistent rain hampering horses and tracks.

Brodie Nickson from Sky Racing has run his eyes over the replays and found some gems to throw into your blackbook.

They are worth following over their next coming starts.

 

 

Randwick Blackbookers

Race 1 – Tarpaulin 

There is no hiding the rising three-year-old colt’s ability and he was impressive again on Saturday.

Yes the track downgrade did suit him coming off two wet runs, but he was utterly dominant as he accelerated through the tough going to record another victory.

The race rated well in comparison to the other sprints on the day.

They equalled the initial split of the BM72 claimed by High Dubai, and also had a stronger finish.

Additionally, they started at a stronger pace and stormed home faster than the stablemate Fleetwood in the BM88, granted that Fleetwood contended with a broader route and a worsening track condition.

Tarpaulin can go to a race like The Rosebud and be very competitive.

 

 

Race 9 – Etna Rosso

This was a really good return from the Waller-trained import.

Etna Rosso was gelded leading into this campaign and it was good to see him produced over the 1800m first-up, a sign that the camp will be wasting little time getting him over his best trip.

The Irish stayer won over 2110m at the end of last campaign in impressive fashion and he backed-up his good trials with this eye-catching return.

He ran the 29^th fastest last 400m and 18^th fastest last 200m of the meeting off a very fast run 1800m, a huge sign he has come back in terrific order.

 

 

Kembla Grange Blackbookers

Race 4 – Idle Flyer

Although we don’t have the sectional data to dive into the win of Idle Flyer, there was a tremendous amount to like following her win.

The daughter of Dundeel was eye-catching producing a monstrous last 200m on debut at Newcastle in a walking race.

She was heavily backed as soon as markets went up on Thursday ($11 to $4.40) and jumped $2.30 on raceday following deductions.

Jaden Lloyd made a good thing of her, riding her on-speed and putting the opposition away with contempt.

Although the clock won’t show a huge time, the way she moved was class and she can now step up in trip and continue her rise through her grades.

 

IDLE FLYER (2 f Dundeel - Progressive) wins dominantly at @kemblaraces for @mcsmithracing ??

The filly by @ArrowfieldStud's DUNDEEL was purchased in partnership with @RBloodstock for $70,000 from @torryburnstud's @inglis_sales Classic draft ?? pic.twitter.com/FOl4wN8L6v

— ANZ Bloodstock (@anz_news) July 27, 2024

 

Caulfield Blackbookers

Race 5 – Sunset Dreaming

Think there is little doubt this was the best horse beat across the day.

Blake Shinn got into a bumping match with Jye McNeil aboard Amousirra at the top of the straight and although he succeeded in keeping his main market rival in a pocket, he copped a couple of huge bumps, pushing Sunset Dreaming sideways on multiple occasions and losing almost all momentum.

This allowed Herbert Park to skip away and hold on for a narrow win with Sunset Dreaming charging late.

Sunset Dreaming produced a monstrous last 200m, the fastest of the meeting.

Follow her wherever she goes next in similar company.

 

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