Weekly Newsletter

CUESTA has gone for a break, given the playing out of the same song sheet, at Newcastle, on Saturday. Bad gate, interrupted run in transit, finding one who got all the breaks in the run, drew well, with the run raced to suit. CUESTA performed her usual honest self, finishing strongly to register her 3rd  2 nd  placing in  arrow. Will spell for approx 6 weeks.   SMART CRY has come through her trials well, and has been nominated for next Monday, at Newcastle, in a Class 2 Hcp,

RACING   CUESTA had her normal bad gate to contend with, on Saturday at Newcastle, drawing outside but one, over the 1850m. Squeezed up mid race, and held up for a run coming to the turn, saw her get to the outside with approx 200m to go. By then the race was over, as the winner had an easy 1 out 1 back run, got clear at top of straight and sprinted to put the race out of doubt. Finished strongly to run another 2 nd .     TRIAL   SMART CRY  trialled well again on Thursday, at

CUESTA continues to suffer poor barrier draws, with jockey, Ash Morgan doing his best to mitigate the disadvantage, having just failed by a neck, to run down the leader at Gosford, last Friday, over 1600m. Forced to go forward from the outside bar one gate, in the small field with horses pushing up inside her, Ash had no opportunity to slot in mid field. Taking the corner into the straight awkwardly he had to wait until CUESTA balanced up some 25-30m into  the straight, befor

RACING   CUESTA backed up from her run at Orange on Tuesday, 30 th Dec, to contest a Class 1 Hcp at Gosford, over 1600m,on Friday. As is her norm, she drew poorly, and in small field, was forced to be used up to find a spot outside the leader in the run. Had trouble with the corner into the straight, taking about 25 - 30m before balancing up, being strong to the line to be beaten a neck for 2 nd .   TRIAL   SMART CRY  has come through her first trial in good style, and will