Colourful owner Tony Ottobre questioned whether a rival jockey’s ride was designed to beat his wonder mare, while Jamie Kah was robbed of a chance to ride in The Everest at the starting gates.
In hindsight, Pride Of Jenni and Jamie Kah might have been better spending the weekend in Melbourne.Strapper Sammie Waters, owner Tony Ottobre and jockey Declan Bates will be at Moonee Valley on Saturday for the Cox Plate.Kah headed north to ride three-year-old colt Traffic Warden in the $20 million mega-sprint race only for her horse to be scratched in the seconds before they jumped.
Major Beel and Pride Of Jenni stay wide of the field in the first 500m of the 1600m King Charles Stakes.Pride Of Jenni felt the pinch in the last 100m and was collared by winner Ceowulf just 50m from the line. Major Beel finished second last. It would have been hard for Ottobre to swallow that his mare was held off the fence for so long by a rank outsider with no winning chance – even though the tactics were ticked off by stewards.
Traffic Warden, a three-year-old Godolphin colt, became fractious in the barriers, reared and then sat down before becoming momentarily cast. On-course vets advised stewards to scratch the horse from the race.It was Kah’s first day back in the saddle after serving a three-week suspension. She had five other rides for the day – a second, a fourth, an 11th, and a 17th of 17.
He has won a Melbourne Cup, two Cox Plates, two Caulfield Cups, a Golden Slipper, a Queen Elizabeth, an All-Star Mile and can now add a second Everest to his CV. Not that he ever complains. It is testimony to his resilience and professionalism that he never bites back. He will ride Mr Brightside in the Cox Plate.Saturday’s Cox Plate at Moonee Valley is shaping as a field of quality over quantity.
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