A reprieve for Port Macquarie mare Flying Kistena from being a mum when her chances of a win are highly dependent on rain add interest to nominations for Taree Wingham Race Club’s TAB meeting at Bushland Drive Racecourse at Taree on Tuesday.
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The Neil Godbolt – trained six-year-old mare was hoping to have a win prior to the end of the breeding season but the owners decided to keep her for the next season for the breeding barn after she showed glimpses of old form.
She was showing another win or two would enhance her breeding prospects, it was felt.
Godbolt is happy with the way she is racing but wants some sting out of the ground for her to show her best.
Flying Kistena will be having her 60th start and is one of the outsiders to add to her seven wins and 21 placings for nearly $140,000 prizemoney in the Benchmark 65 Handicap over 1609m but to enhance her chances “she wants a bit of sting out of the ground.”
“She struggles with the weight in these races but when she is on handicap level she seems to run good races.”
It is a beaut race with plenty of opposition nominated from provincial stables.
Gosford mare Hawaiian Rose, trained by Grant Allard, was the subject of a steward’s questioning after it took off mid field before weakening badly for sixth when favourite and must be rated highly should it get a cosy run this time.
Taree trainer Ross Stitt nominated last start winner Wolartant but it is being reserved for a similar race on Friday at Mudgee.
Godbolt is also looking at the progress in the stable of Aldous in the Class 1 and Maiden Plate over 2012m, it being not ably served when fourth at Taree’s last meeting.
“The run was good but whether it backs up after at one stage being off the scene for two years is unknown,” Godbolt said.
Aldous tracked Arthus into the straight last start at Taree, thinking it would kick, but it weakened and this cost the Roudoute’s Choice gelding several lengths before it charged home after getting clear 200m out.
Port trainer John Sprague feels the rail being out last start cost his galloper Prince Nevaux a better run than third and he is tossing up whether to front again in the same race.
“The false rail being out cost him too much ground whereas if my horse got the same run as he did when in a trailing position as the winner (Princess Vein) at Taree last start, he would have been in the mix… that is how he won at Port at his previous start.”
Gosford trainer Grant Allard could have a good day with Hawaiian Rose and last start third at the track when resuming, Run Sally Run in the Class 3 Handicap over 1005m.
Acceptances for the meeting are taken Friday.
