GIDGET TOO GOOD AT GAYNDAH

By Graham Potter | Saturday, June 8, 2024

The four-year-old mare Gidget was fourth-up when she came back to a non-tab meeting at Gayndah on June 8.

The daughter of Outreach had shown the first real flicker of a return to form in her previous start in which she finished runner-up in a Ratings Band 0-58 Handicap over 1100m at Gatton two weeks earlier, when jumping at a starting price of 20-1 ... and that warning was heeded by punters who sent her out as the $2.40 favourite for her BM60 Handicap over 1200m at Gayndah.

With apprentice Landa Sykes in the saddle, as he was in Gidget’s previous start ... and taking 2kg off the allotted 58kg Gidget was set to carry ... the Corey and Kylie Geran trained four-year-old started briskly from a wide draw (barrier 9 out of 10) and Sykes continued to push her forward with intent an she duly crossed into the lead by the time the field had travelled 200m.

Gidget then held just under a two-length lead over a trio of horses through the long sweep to the home turn, before cornering beautifully and maintaining a strong, sustained gallop to the line to essentially not let anyone else into the race.

This was Gidget’s sixth win in twenty-six starts ... and also her fourth win from nine starts over the 1200m distance, easily making this trip the preferred distance.

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