DOOM MAR 12 - TWO-IN-A-ROW FOR PARIS BLU

By Graham Potter | Monday, March 14, 2011

Doomben, March 12, 2011.
Track - Dead 4. Rail - Out 2m (1200 - 900). Out 1m the remainder.
QTIS 3YO Handicap - 1615m.
1 Paris Blu; 2 Igles Star; 3 Valera.
Time: 1-37.38. (Carrying 55kg). Last 600m: 35.86.
Margins: Head; Neck.

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Barry Baldwin: “It was good. We’ve always thought she is better in front.

“Bobby (El-Issa) did what we asked him to do should she be taken on in the middle stages.

“The plan worked and when the plan comes together it’s good!

“Yeah, she was up in grade and distance. She is out of an Air de France mare so that really dispelled any doubts that she would run the distance as far as breeding goes … and she is fit and well. You know when they are fit and well you can step them up sometimes.

“She could probably step up again, but I think we’ll stick with the mile at the moment.”

Jockey Bobby El-Issa: “Barry (Baldwin) just told me to ride the filly forward.

“I’ve ridden her a few times. I won a big race on her at the Gold Coast ridden quiet.

“She sort of lost a bit of form … then they got her back in form and she led when she won again at the Gold Coast the other day and they wanted her ridden the same way.

“They went a bit quick and I was able to take a sit, but we got there good in the end.

“She is bit of a fizzy little filly but she is pure guts. If there is nothing in her way she will always fight to the line.”

PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Paris Blu): 13.00 out to 15.00 in to 13.00.
Favourite (Igles Star): 5.00 in to 4.20 out to 4.40. Finished second.

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:

Apprentice T. Huxham was reprimanded under AR. 91 for failing to arrive on course by the prescribed time.

Simmering (L. Cassidy) underwent a pre-race veterinary examination and was cleared to start.

Simmering jumped away very awkwardly and lost ground.

Angel From Above (L. Rolls) jumped awkwardly, shifted in and made heavy contact with Tiz Corey (E. Wilkinson).

Valera (J. Holder) over-raced in the early and middle stages.

Al Faher (P. Hammersley) raced wide rounding the first turn until taking the position outside the leader near the 1000m.

Igles Star (C. Munce) raced three wide without cover throughout.

Vintage Black (R. McMahon) raced wide throughout.

After passing the 600m Vintage Black shifted out around the heels of Angel From Above to improve resulting in Hidden Treasure (S. Seamer) being taken wider on the track.

Passing the 500m Extreme Mover (T. Huxham) shifted out and bumped Simmering.

After passing the 500m Narcelo (B. Stewart) had to be eased when tightened for room between Extreme Mover and Heathen Chemistry (J. Wood), which shifted out when not fully clear.

Apprentice J. Wood was issued with a reprimand under AR. 137(a) and advised to show greater care in similar circumstances.

At the entrance to the straight Heathen Chemistry was inconvenienced when Forty Thirty (M. Hellyer) shifted out slightly.

Stewards sought an explanation from apprentice T. Huxham, the rider of Extreme Mover, for the reasons he lost several lengths after occupying a trailing position behind Deemed (G. Colless) progressing into the back straight.

T. Huxham explained that Extreme Mover became unbalanced when racing in restricted room to the inside of Valera approaching the 1000m and following that he was asking Extreme Mover to improve to the inside of Valera in an attempt to make ground, however the gelding was not responding to his riding.

Trainer P. Sexton advised that he had instructed apprentice Huxham to ride Extreme Mover in a handy position with cover if possible and after improving into the race from the 500m he was disappointed in the finishing effort of the gelding over the final 300m.

Stewards advised apprentice T. Huxham that in their view he had erred from after passing the 1000m until the 700m by not attempting to ride Extreme Mover more vigorously in an attempt to make ground to the inside of Valera and ultimately trail Deemed, which would have prevented Cash 'N' Style (R. Wiggins) moving to the rail in front of his mount after leaving the 700m.

Stewards were mindful of apprentice Huxham's inexperience riding at metropolitan meetings and did not feel that his riding of Extreme Mover was culpable under the rules.

A post-race veterinary examination of Simmering revealed no significant abnormalities other than that the horse had shifted its off-hind plate.

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