Gambit’s chief rivals are likely to be Shanway, Pocket The Cash and Bettor Be Oscar, with Shanway (barrier two) and Pocket The Cash (barrier No. He dashed to the front after 450m and trotted faultlessly before winning by seven lengths from former South Australian trotter Goodtime Pe Rabbit. Tricky Ric made an impressive Australian debut at Gloucester Park on Tuesday night when started a hot favourite at $1.04. Gambit is owned by Auckland property developer Steve Waters, who recently sent five-year-old trotter Tricky Ric to Western Australia to be prepared by Hall Snr. But he will run a good race, I’ve no doubt.” “When he works in front, he takes a bit of getting over, and when he comes from behind, he runs pretty good. Gambit has had 20 starts on the Alexandra Park clockwise circuit and has raced only twice in an anti-clockwise direction for an unplaced effort off a back mark on the Rotorua grass track and for a win off 20m at Cambridge.Ĭhampion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr, fresh from a quartet of winners at Gloucester Park on Tuesday evening (Broadbeach, $6.50 Renaissance Art, $4.80 Tricky Ric, $1.06 and Bettor Get It On, $3) is conservative in his thoughts about Gambit’s winning prospects, saying: “He is working alright and seems a nice sort of horse.
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However, Hall sounded a word of caution, saying that Gambit was going into Friday night’s event without the benefit of a public trial and that the gelding was making his first appearance on the anti-clockwise Gloucester Park track after being used to racing in the opposite direction in New Zealand. On the credit side, Gambit is now prepared by champion trainer Gary Hall Snr, who has a remarkable record of first-up successes. He trailed the pacemaker Star Galleria before finishing fast along the sprint lane to beat Triple Eight by a nose at a 1.58.1 rate, with final sections of 29.5sec. 1 barrier in a $45,000 group 2 Free-For-All over 2200m at Alexandra Park early in March 2020. Gambit’s most recent victory was eight starts ago when he started from the No. Gambit provided a sample of his ability at his previous outing when he ran home strongly from seventh at the bell to finish a close third behind Triple Eight (1.55.4) and Mach Shard in a 2200m event at Alexandra Park in which the final quarters were run in 27.6sec.
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Finishing third in the Auckland Cup was the 2019 Miracle Mile winner Spankem, who has won 20 races and $1,568,494 in stakes. He raced without cover in the first lap and then enjoyed the one-out, one-back trail before fading badly over the final 500m to finish tenth, 20 lengths behind the winner Amazing Dream, a brilliant mare who has earned $950,910 from her 20 wins from 30 starts. However, Gambit has had the experience of contesting five group events in New Zealand, the latest of which was at his most recent outing, in the Group 1 3200m Auckland Cup at Alexandra Park on December 31 last year. 7 barrier in the field of eight in which each of his seven rivals has won more races than his tally of six from 22 starts. Punters will face a most interesting poser when they consider their investment in the opening event, the 2130m Pacing For Pink WA Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night.įive-year-old Shadow Play gelding Gambit is sure to be the centre of interest at his Australian debut and at his first appearance in a race for six months.
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