SEARS KICKS OFF NOVEMBER WITH A DOUBLE SUCCESS

By Graham Potter | Saturday, November 2, 2024

Two wins in two days gave the Tony and Maddysen Sears training partnership a great start to November with Dear Prudence and Ain’t Telling saluting on November 1 and November 2 respectively.

Dera Prudence made it three wins in six starts since relocating to the Sears stable from trainer Joe Pride when taking out a Fillies And Mares BM58 race over 1350m at Ipswich on November 1.

This was Dear Prudence’s second successive victory having won at Warwick over 1200m in her previous start.
On that occasion Dear Prudence won by a comfortable enough half-length margin, but this time the result was a whole lot closer.

Dear Prudence ($4.80) was only ordinary away from a wide draw at the break, but Courtney Bellamy wasted no time in revving the mare up and pushing her right up into the leading line, where she ultimately settled in second place on the heels of Quality Miss ($18) who had wanted the lead.

Bellamy then pushed Dear Prudence up alongside Quality Miss as these two runners brought the field to the home turn, and a spirited battle between them then ensued … Quality Miss kicking on and Dear Prudence refusing to give an inch..

It was still an intense stride for stride battle until Dear Prudence edged marginally in front of Quality Miss with 50m left to run, but, in spite of being that close to the finish line, the result remained very much in the balance as Quality Miss tried to fight back and Freeman ($6.50) charged late down the centre of the track to pressure Dear Prudence all the way to the line.

The Sears trained runner was resilient though and prevailed by a nose from Freeman with Quality Miss having to settle for a close up third place.
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One day later it was Ain’t Telling’s turn to earn a place in the winners’ enclosure by taking out a QTIS Three-Year-Old Maiden Handicap over 1400m at the Gold Coast on November 2.

The three-year-old daughter of Dubious had put the writing on the wall with a close-up third place finish over 1200m in her previous start and she duly built on that performance to secure success here.

Jumping as a $6 chance, Ain’t Telling raced in the second half of the field in the early part, but was only four lengths off the lead and jockey Kirk Matheson had the Sears trained runner travelling at a comfortable gallop.

Still travelling well, but with ground to make up, Matheson had Ain’t Telling on the move in the sweep to the home turn, angling his mount all the way out into clear air to corner five wide with a clear run to the line and now within striking distance of the lead.

Here’s To Power ($5.50) was the runner right alongside Ain’t Telling at that stage, and both of these runners put in their runs together on the outside of the track, and with 120m left to run, the race had come down to a two way contest between Here’s to Power and Ain’t Telling with the latter finding that vital bit extra when she needed it most to push Here’s To Power back into second place over the last 100m.

Ain’t Telling’s first win had come in her fifth start and the result pushed her career earnings to $47 000.

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