Gary Harley
Five country trained gallopers were successful at the seven-race Wine Country Race Meeting on the Beaumont track on Monday while Aaron Bullock closed the gap on Zac Lloyd in the New South Wales Jockeys Premierships. The easiest winner on the day was the Muswellbrook mare Kermitsapet in the 1150 metre Reward Hospitality Class 1 Handicap.
Trained by Tim McIntosh and ridden by Reece Jones the 5-year-old as is customary was at the tail of the field until the top of the straight before Jones eased her into the clear and Kermitsapet quickly gathered in the leaders. The $6.50 chance careered away in the closing stages to win by 3.29 lengths. It was the mares second win in eleven starts and she appreciated the soft 5 track.
The lightly raced Breakout trained from Annabel and Rob Archibalds Scone stable was an impressive first-up winner of the 1350 metre New Era Technology Class 1 Handicap. The 3-year-old was spelled after his Muswellbrook victory on June 12 when he led throughout on a soft 7 surface. He won a Scone barrier trail in good form on October 7 and on Monday apprentice Braith Nock settled Breakout on the rail in fifth place before steering him inside the leaders in the straight. Breakout a solid $3.70 second favourite hit the front and held off the challengers by $2.90 favourite Good ‘N’ You to win by a length.
The Rosehill stable of Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou prepare Good ‘N’ You however the trainers only had to wait for the following race the 1350 metre TAB Maiden Handicap to celebrate the win of the stables only other starter Stunning Future. The filly was narrowly beaten first up at Hawkesbury on Monday. Jockey Tom Sherry took advantage of the rails barrier to ease the 3-year-old behind the leaders soon after the start and when in the clear halfway down the straight she sprinted quickly to gather in the leaders and win by more than a half a length.
Coffs Harbour pair David Matta and jockey Courtney Bellamy combined to land $21 chance Lolita a winner in the 1200 metre NZB Country Boosted Benchmark 58 Handicap. Bellamy, who had her first ride in May 2021, and she has now ridden 119 winners.
Bullocks two winners Unalienable Right for Muswellbrook trainer Ben Blay in the 1150 metre Dailey Family Funerals Country Boosted Maiden Plate and Chestime for Scone trainer Lou Mary took his current season tally of winners to 43. That places him in second place with 8 wins behind Zac Lloyd int eh New South Wales Jockeys Premiership.