Racing
Apprentices dominate in Devonport
Tasmania’s leading apprentices dominated the day in Devonport on Sunday, riding the first six winners before senior riders David Pires and Codi Jordan booted home the last two winners on the card.
Premiership leader Jackson Radley kicked off the day on the $1.30 favourite Roundle Park for Adam Trinder in the 1150m maiden, followed by the first of two winners for Chloe Wells, Earendel ($2.50), who made it two-in-a-row, winning the 1880m BM64 Hcp.
That was the first leg of a double for trainer Barry Campbell, who also scored with Simply Deep ($1.50). Simply Deep made it two wins from two starts, taking out the 1009m class 1 hcp with his stable apprentice Lauryn Bingley aboard.
Wells brought up her double with Bold Instinct ($3.50), trained by her father Dean, winning the 1009m BM76 hcp.
Jabez Johnstone then piloted the next two winners, Rich Glow ($6.50) for Max Beamish, who put up a strong performance to down the odds-on favourite Bayside in the 1350m class 2 hcp.
Johnstone then scored on the Siggy Carr-trained Night People ($6.50 – $3), who made it two wins from three runs for Carr since transferring from Victoria.
Night People led all the way to score an emphatic victory in the 1350m class 6 hcp.
"I made a mistake of running him second-up without a bit more time between runs," Carr said, referring to Night People's failure in Hobart three weeks ago.
"He seems to race far better when kept fresh. This run was always intended to test him at Devonport with a view toward a Devonport Cup prep, and that remains on the table.
"Jabez rode him really well again, it was a non-claiming race, but the horse definitely runs for him."
Night People arrived at Carr's stable earlier this year, having previously been trained by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young. He had raced 10 times for two wins and four placings.
The Navy Flag 4yo has now had two starts for two wins on a synthetic surface, he also scored on the Ballarat synthetic track over 1500m in June last year.
"We will assess how he comes through this run and decide where to head next. There's every chance we may look to give him a freshen-up now and tailor his next preparation specifically around the Devonport Cup."
With the youngsters heading toward a clean sweep of the meeting, veteran David Pires ended their domination when he won the 1150m BM60 hcp on the Leanne Gaffney-trained Cornelian Bay ($3.90) while Codi Jordan scored a late pick-up ride on the hot favourite Spring Bean ($1.50) who scored in a thrilling photo in the final event of the day.
Spring Bean is trained by Glenn Stevenson and has now won three of his four starts this prep. He excels at Devonport, where his record stands at six starts for four wins and two placings.
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