SCST OCT 18 - BEE JAY SENZA CAUSES HUGE BOILOVER

By Graham Potter | Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Sunshine Coast, October 18, 2009.
Track - Good 3. Rail - out 8m.
Maiden Handicap - 1600m. Time: 1-38.85.
1 Bee Jay Senza; 2 Kratos; 3 Dane Raider.

The Vic Heading trained Bee Jay Senza caused a huge boil-over when he flew home full of running to easily outgun the opposition and make a mockery of his tote win odds of $92.00. He started at $101,00 on the bookmakers boards, out a full forty points more than the second longest priced runner in the race.

It was Bee Jay Senza’s second start for the Heading stable. The four-year-old had been soundly beaten in his first-up run at Nanango last time when resuming after an eleven month layoff from action.

He carried 58.5kg that day. The drop in weight (down to 55.5kg), a change of gear (blinkers on first time) and a healthy step up in distance (from 1200m to 1600m) was the combination of factors which clearly made a difference to the gelding’ s performance.

Bee Jay Dancer is lightly raced. This was only his fourth career start.

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Vic Heading: “No, I haven’t had him all the time. I only had him from the Nanango run. Just in his work ... he does it that easy. He just bowls pretty quickly and he looks like there is a lot of improvement in him yet.

“I even said the other day ... I said, I think there is something about this horse. I think he’s alright, but I just know I’ve got a lot more to go yet. We weren’t really setting him for today. We were hoping for a nice run and something we could work on.”

Jockey Lyall Appo: “I ride for him (trainer Vic Heading) in the country areas and he is not a bad trainer, you know. His horses all present well. He’s only recently got this horse. He gave him a start at Nanango a couple of weeks ago ... first-up, over 1200m. The horse was first-up after a spell and he was a bit disappointed with the run.

“He went into today’s race knowing he had given the horse plenty of work. He told me today ... he said just ride him where he is comfortable. Like in the early stages the horse tended to over-race a little bit, but, probably from about the half mile, he settled. He started to track up and I thought ... I twigged to myself and I thought, this horse is going to run into this.

“I waited ‘till the straight and instead of going up in-between them I thought, well, he’s done a pretty good job to get here, so I’ll give him plenty of chance and I brought him wider. He kicked at least twice down the running and, like he showed, he wanted to run away from them. Being the second start for the stable, I think they are quietly confident this horse might be able to go on to something.

“Yeah, it was my birthday yesterday. I had a very happy day yesterday. I turned forty-five. I don’t feel it, but to make it to forty-five is a big occasion considering I’ve come through racing unscathed and in good health. If I could ride for another forty-five years, I’d be very happy.”

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Trainer V. Heading was fined $100 for the late declaration of blinkers to be added to the gear of Bee Jay Senza. Mr Heading was also fined $100 for failing to produce the Document of Description for the horse.

Kalinga Echo (K. Wharton) jumped outwards at the start, making heavy contact with Bag The Profit (J. Byrne), which had to be checked and shifted out, making contact with the hind quarters of Xaarsparalla (R. Hinricks). Fleischmans Rocket (J. Taylor) was tightened for room on jumping away between Scaysbrook (A. Spinks) and Bee jay Senza (L. Appo), which shifted in.

Bee Jay Senza over-raced in the early and middle stages. Kratos (C. Reith) raced wide in the early and middle stages. The saddle on Dane Raider (K. Sawyers) shifted forward leaving the 800m, placing its rider at a disadvantage for the remainder of the event. Fleischmans Rocket was held up for clear running approaching the 200m and was obliged to shift wider on the track. Xaarsparalla and Gold Cymbals (D Craven) raced wide for the majority of the event.

When questioned regarding the improved performance of Bee Jay Senza, trainer V. Heading explained the horse was having its first run for the stable at Nanango on 26 September after a lengthy spell and, in his opinion, the gelding had benefited from that outing and subsequently had pleased him in the stable and at track-work leading up to today's event. He added that, in his opinion, Bee Jay Senza was better suited over the longer distance of today's event, and with the addition of blinkers he was hopeful of an improved performance today. Stewards noted the explanation.

A post-race veterinary examination of Kuda Rock failed to reveal any significant abnormalities.