DOOM OCT 27 - GREYTFILLY OVERCOMES PRE-RACE ANTICS TO SCORE IN COMFORTABLE FASHION

By Graham Potter | Saturday, October 27, 2012

Doomben, October 27, 2012.
Track - Good 3; Rail - out 8m.
QTIS Two-year-old Handicap - 1110m.
1 Greytfilly; 2 Octane Flyer; 3 Architect; 4 Tressles.
Time: 1-05.53. Last 600: 34.15.
Margins: 2.80; 0.80.

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Jockey Ryan Wiggins: “I was a little bit skeptical of her run the other day.

“The top one (Octane Flyer) goes pretty good and I kinda had it in my mind to follow him all the way

“Probably about the 600 I had the opportunity to actually get around him. I was going pretty good so I decided to do that.

“You kinda get to a stage where you think, am I good enough to get around him and get forward of him before he gets out. I had the opportunity to get out. That’s why when I took that decision and let her go I was happy when she let down quickly.

“When I her to the outside she put paid to them pretty quick. That was the best thing about it.

“Then she just coasted to the line. Her win in the end was very soft.

“She had that run the other day and I’ve jumped her out a couple of times. She only a little thing but, look, that doesn’t matter when they’ve got a big motor.

“She is a bit of handful too as we saw before the race, but she put in when it mattered.”

PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Greytfilly): 3.40 out to 3.70 in to 3.60.
Favourite (Octane Flyer): 2.25 in to 1.90 out to 1.95.

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Assistant Starter M. Henderson reported to stewards that Greytfilly was fractious behind the barriers and exhibiting signs that it was in season. As a result, Greytfilly was loaded out of sequence. Connections were advised that a warning would be placed on Greytfilly regarding its pre-race behaviour.

Kayno (G. Cooksley), Vo Heart (E. Wilkinson) and Choose A Saga (D. Browne) were all hampered soon after the start when tightened for room between Craiglea Kalbar (K. Wharton) and Tressles (M. Cahill), which shifted out abruptly.

A short distance after the start, Grandkids Rock (L. Cassidy) attempted to buck and on the first turn when being restrained shifted out, taking Vo Heart wider on the track. Following an inquiry, stewards ordered that Grandkids Rock must trial to the satisfaction of the stewards before being permitted to race again.

Craiglea Kalbar had a tendency to hang out when racing wide through the middle stages of the race.

On several occasions passing the 800m, Cheekyboi (T. Harrison) had to be steadied when over-racing at the heels of Greytfilly (R. Wiggins).

Approaching the 600m, Octane Flyer (R. McMahon) shifted out and made contact with the hind quarters of Architect (M. Hellyer).

Rounding the home turn, Midway (S. Galloway) was momentarily impeded for clear running at the heels of Grandkids Rock (L. Cassidy).

G. Cooksley, rider of Kayno, dropped his whip near the 200m.

M. Cahill, rider of Tressles, reported that the horse raced greenly during the race.

Vo Heart raced wide throughout.