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Victorian-bred pacer Sammy Sufferall was an unplaced performer at short at odds on the two previous Friday nights before he bounced back to his best with an easy all-the-way victory in the Bridge Bar Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
Kyle Symington took full advantage of the favourable barrier at No. 2 by taking the five-year-old, the $2.10 favourite, straight to the front and setting a solid pace before winning by just under four lengths from $14 chance Pocket The Change, who trailed him throughout.
Unfavourable draws resulted in his unplaced efforts at his two previous appearances when he faded to seventh behind Rellim after being forced to cover a lot of extra ground and then was badly blocked for a clear passage when eleventh behind Rellim (again) the following week.
“He is more of a frontrunner, up on the speed,” said part-owner Claire Cummins, who leases the gelding in partnership with trainer Gary Butler from Victorian owner-breeder Michael Azzopardi.
Sammy Sufferall is by Goodtime Sammy, a stallion by American sire Somebeachsomewhere, and is the sixth and best foal out of Dream Away mare Edith Piaf, who won twice in Victoria and five times in Western Australia before being retired with earnings of $43,148 from seven wins and eight placings from 26 starts.
Little-known stallion Goodtime Sammy was retired after winning at his four starts as a two-year-old in 2015, with three wins in Victoria and one in New South Wales.
Sammy Suffarell has raced 17 times for five wins (all in WA), three placings and $37,701 in prizemoney, and he looks set for more wins.
Thirty-year-old Harvey trainer Logan Egerton-Green notched his 31ST winner when Joey Suvaljko drove $17.80 chance Priddah to victory over Frankensteinsbride ($51) and Sugar Street ($9) in the 2130m Trotsynd Shares Available Now Pace.
Eight-year-old Priddah ended a losing sequence of 16 when he ran home solidly from eighth at the bell to score by two lengths, notching his ninth victory from 105 starts.
Speedy New Zealand-bred four-year-old Lincoln Lou is in line to be sold to American interests after revealing his characteristic sparkling pace to win the Book Into Steelo’s Pace over 2130m, rating 1.56.4. Driven by Emily Suvaljko for trainer Michael Young, Lincoln Lou ($4.10) was seventh at the bell before charging to the front with 220m to travel and winning by a length from $7 chance Chivalry, who raced in the breeze and took the lead at the bell.
Madam Maggie, a $6.70 chance for owner-trainer David Gravolin, was rated perfectly in front by Kyle Harper before holding on to win in a three-way photo finish from Jill Mach ($10) and Dat Lovely ($6) in the 2130m Book Into Christmas In July Pace.
Trainer-reinsman Chris Voak hinted that WA-bred five-year-old Maximum Rock’s future could be in Adelaide after the Rock And Roll World gelding, a $5.70 chance, had given a bold frontrunning display to score an easy win in the 2130m The Ule Hoof Oil Pace, rating 1.57.6.