29 January 2011
Smart win from Soldiers Tale
The Shane Marr trained Soldiers Tale got his career underway at Riccarton today with a smart win over 1200 metres at his second start.
A big, strong, correct horse by Stravinsky out of the Group 3 winning Volksraad mare Foxy Blonde, he had a tough run at his first start but fought well for fourth. That race was invaluable for experience and he raced a lot kinder today.
From the outside barrier draw he began quickly and rolled up to sit outside the leader. Given his head at the 300 metres he accelerated quickly to put a couple of lengths on his opposition and he held well.
Depending on how he pulls up he now may race at Dunedin next Saturday in a rating 70 1200 metres worth $17,500. The welfare of the horse comes first and he will only go there if we are confident he has come through this race well.
He has a lot of scope to improve as he was a late foal and should only continue to improve as he strengthens and matures. He is owned by the Go Racing With The Foxy Blonde syndicate whose members are spread from Christchurch to Auckland"
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