SLIPPIN' JIMMY SIMPLY TOO SLICK FOR THE OPPOSITION

By Graham Potter | Sunday, December 31, 2023

Maiden wins don’t arrive in a more decisive manner than this.

The David Vandyke trained Slippin’ Jimmy already had two runs under his belt when he came into a QTIS Three-Year-Old Colts and Geldings Maiden Plate over 1200m at the Sunshine Coast on December 31 ... in which he had given a hint of things to come when placing second on fourth on those two occasions, both times finishing less than a length behind the winner.

His first two races were over 1000m and the son of Pariah certainly took the step up to 1200m in style here winning, as he liked, by a runaway 4.50 length margin as the $1.30 race favourite.

Apprentice Jasper Franklin, whose claim took 2kg off the 60kg that Slippin’ Jimmy was set to carry, immediately sent Slippin’ Jimmy forward from the widest barrier (seven out of seven) and, by the time he had fully crossed his field after the first 100m, Slippin’ Jimmy had already established a two-length advantage at the head of affairs.

Franklin then took hold of his mount, steadying him into a measured gallop, and that allowed his nearest rival to get within a length of him, with the balance of the field stacked up close behind that, as the Vandyke trained runner led the field through the sweep to the home turn, with Franklin sitting with a handful of horse.

Franklin duly gave Slippin’ Jimmy more a little bit more rein on straightening and Slippin’ Jimmy started to widen the gap on the chasing pack, quickly stretching that margin out to four lengths by the 300m mark, and doing it all with the minimum of fuss and seemingly without any great exertion.

The further they went, the further he would win by.

In the end, its was a cake-walk with Slippin’ Jimmy winning like a $1.30 chance should.

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