Mt Difficulty

3 August 2010

Promising debut for Mt Difficulty

It seems a a bit tough to ask a horse to race on its birthday, particularly if it is a baby turning three years old and also having its first race day start.

However, that is what we asked Ernie, who is better known as Mt Difficulty, to do last Sunday at Oamaru.
It was a promising start to his career in a race that looked strong on paper with plenty of trial winners and well bred horses also making their debuts. Mt Difficulty settled back, but moved closer behind the leaders on the home turn to be within striking distance. He got held up on the home turn and again at the 300 metres, but once in the clear finished the race strongly for 3rd. It was a good effort as the way the races played out during the day, it was very hard to win or make ground unless you were in the first two turning for home and close to the fence.
Mt Difficulty may now race in the 1200 metre Cashmere Plate for three year olds at Riccarton on Saturday the 7th. His immediate spring goal is the Listed the Ray Coupland Stakes over 1400 metres at Ashburton on the 17th of October and we will map out a plan for this after his race this Saturday."